Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse audiobook runs 14.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Perkins (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 3,827 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog.
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Tom Perkins narrates 208 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,284 hours in all.
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About as long, on the Computers & Technology shelf
172 Computers & Technology audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse is an audiobook by Eric Jay Dolin: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Perkins, released April 18, 2016, on the Computers & Technology shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Perkins
- Released
- April 18, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Computers & Technology
- ISBN
- 9781515971351
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse audiobook?
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is the Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse?
Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse is narrated by Tom Perkins.
Is Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.