Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Prebble (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 5,775 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Prebble
Simon Prebble narrates 90 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 930 hours in all.
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters is an audiobook by Matt Ridley: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Prebble, released January 18, 2011, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Prebble
- Released
- January 18, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9780062073105
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters audiobook?
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.
Is the Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters?
Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters is narrated by Simon Prebble.
Is Genome: The Autobiography of a Species In 23 Chapters worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.