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Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters by Jerry Borrowman

Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters audiobook runs 6.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Grover Gardner (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.3 hours of listening.

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30 min / day13 days
1 hour / day7 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

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What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Biography & Memoir shelf

3,372 Biography & Memoir 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

Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters is an audiobook by Jerry Borrowman: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Grover Gardner, released June 23, 2020, on the Biography & Memoir and How to Survive Anything shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Grover Gardner
Released
June 23, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir, How to Survive Anything
ISBN
9781094165196

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters audiobook?

Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is the Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters?

Catastrophes and Heroes: True Stories of Man-Made Disasters is narrated by Grover Gardner.