Energy and Civilization: A History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Energy and Civilization: A History audiobook runs 20.2 hours unabridged, narrated by David Colacci (about 13.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 41 days |
| 1 hour / day | 21 days |
| 2 hours / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 20.2 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Colacci
David Colacci narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,605 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
306 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Energy and Civilization: A History is an audiobook by Vaclav Smil: a 20.2-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released May 8, 2018, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Colacci
- Released
- May 8, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781469098241
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Energy and Civilization: A History audiobook?
Energy and Civilization: A History runs 20.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.5 hours.
Is the Energy and Civilization: A History audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Energy and Civilization: A History?
Energy and Civilization: A History is narrated by David Colacci.
Is Energy and Civilization: A History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.5 hours, saving 6.7 hours.