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Extinction: A Very Short Introduction by Paul B. Wignall

Extinction: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Extinction: A Very Short Introduction audiobook runs 4.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Jonathan Cowley (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

4.1listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 4.1 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day5 days
2 hours / day3 days
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What our data says

  • At 4.1 hours, it is shorter than 74% 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

Extinction: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Paul B. Wignall: a 4.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Cowley, released September 10, 2019, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
4.1 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Cowley
Released
September 10, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781515933311

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Extinction: A Very Short Introduction audiobook?

Extinction: A Very Short Introduction runs 4.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.

Is the Extinction: A Very Short Introduction audiobook free?

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Who narrates Extinction: A Very Short Introduction?

Extinction: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Jonathan Cowley.