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From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds by Daniel C. Dennett

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds audiobook runs 15.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Perkins (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

15.8listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy 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

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds is an audiobook by Daniel C. Dennett: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Perkins, released February 7, 2017, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
15.8 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Perkins
Released
February 7, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9781681684406

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds audiobook?

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.

Is the From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds audiobook free?

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Who narrates From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds?

From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds is narrated by Tom Perkins.

Is From Bacteria to Bach and Back: The Evolution of Minds worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.