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Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit by Al Gore

Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Ed Begley (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2007released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit is an audiobook by Al Gore: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Ed Begley, released September 1, 2007, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Ed Begley
Released
September 1, 2007
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781614673644

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit audiobook?

Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit?

Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit is narrated by Ed Begley.

Is Earth in the Balance: Ecology and the Human Spirit worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.