Coal: A Human History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Coal: A Human History audiobook runs 7.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Shelly Frasier (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 63% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Shelly Frasier
Shelly Frasier narrates 23 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 172 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
373 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Coal: A Human History is an audiobook by Barbara Freese: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Shelly Frasier, released June 1, 2003, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Shelly Frasier
- Released
- June 1, 2003
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781400170876
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Coal: A Human History audiobook?
Coal: A Human History runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is the Coal: A Human History audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Coal: A Human History?
Coal: A Human History is narrated by Shelly Frasier.