Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery audiobook runs 15.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Gibson Frazier (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 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 15.4 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gibson Frazier
Gibson Frazier narrates 87 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 853 hours in all.
About as long, on the Medicine & Naturopathy shelf
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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
Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery is an audiobook by Ira Rutkow: a 15.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Gibson Frazier, released March 8, 2022, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gibson Frazier
- Released
- March 8, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781797139333
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery audiobook?
Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery runs 15.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is the Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery?
Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery is narrated by Gibson Frazier.
Is Empire of the Scalpel: The History of Surgery worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.1 hours.