Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing audiobook runs 15.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Adam Hart-Davis and Neil Degrasse Tyson and others (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Neil Degrasse Tyson
Neil Degrasse Tyson narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 36 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf
1,448 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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About this listen
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing is an audiobook by Richard Dawkins: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Hart-Davis, Neil Degrasse Tyson and Lawrence Krauss and others, released May 6, 2021, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Hart-Davis, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss, Steven Pinker, Lalla Ward, Richard Dawkins
- Released
- May 6, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9781473588417
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing audiobook?
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is the Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing?
Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing is narrated by Adam Hart-Davis, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Lawrence Krauss and Steven Pinker and others.
Is Books do Furnish a Life: An electrifying celebration of science writing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.