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How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing by Tim Minshall

How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing audiobook runs 8.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Tim Minshall (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.3listening hrs
Business & Career Developmentstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.3 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.3 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 5,613 Business & Career Development 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

How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing is an audiobook by Tim Minshall: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Tim Minshall, released May 6, 2025, on the Business & Career Development and Computers & Technology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.3 hrs
Narrated by
Tim Minshall
Released
May 6, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Business & Career Development, Computers & Technology
ISBN
9780063434721

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing audiobook?

How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing?

How Things Are Made: A Journey Through the Hidden World of Manufacturing is narrated by Tim Minshall.