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How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made by Philip Ball

How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made audiobook runs 12.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Philip Ball (about 8.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.3listening hrs
Medicine & Naturopathystore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.3 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.3 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy 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 to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made is an audiobook by Philip Ball: a 12.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Ball, released May 30, 2019, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.3 hrs
Narrated by
Philip Ball
Released
May 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Medicine & Naturopathy, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9780008331801

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made audiobook?

How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made runs 12.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.2 hours.

Is the How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made audiobook free?

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

Who narrates How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made?

How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made is narrated by Philip Ball.

Is How to Grow a Human: Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.2 hours, saving 4.1 hours.