Galileo: A Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Galileo: A Life audiobook runs 12.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Jeff Riggenbach (about 8.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.8 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jeff Riggenbach
Jeff Riggenbach narrates 80 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 911 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
530 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Galileo: A Life is an audiobook by James Reston: a 12.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Jeff Riggenbach, released November 8, 2011, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jeff Riggenbach
- Released
- November 8, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781483054278
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Galileo: A Life audiobook?
Galileo: A Life runs 12.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.5 hours.
Is the Galileo: A Life audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Galileo: A Life?
Galileo: A Life is narrated by Jeff Riggenbach.
Is Galileo: A Life worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.5 hours, saving 4.3 hours.