Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization audiobook runs 14 hours unabridged, narrated by Norman Dietz (about 9.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 14 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Norman Dietz
Norman Dietz narrates 137 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,621 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
815 World 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
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization is an audiobook by Nicholson Baker: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Norman Dietz, released August 4, 2008, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Norman Dietz
- Released
- August 4, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9781400177899
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization audiobook?
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.3 hours.
Is the Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization?
Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization is narrated by Norman Dietz.
Is Human Smoke: The Beginnings of World War II, the End of Civilization worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.3 hours, saving 4.7 hours.