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Ideas That Shaped Mankind by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto

Ideas That Shaped Mankind: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ideas That Shaped Mankind audiobook runs 8.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Felipe Arnesto (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.2 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 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 7,179 World 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

Ideas That Shaped Mankind is an audiobook by Felipe Fernandez-Armesto: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Felipe Arnesto, released October 3, 2008, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Felipe Arnesto
Released
October 3, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781436173926

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Ideas That Shaped Mankind audiobook?

Ideas That Shaped Mankind runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

Is the Ideas That Shaped Mankind audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Ideas That Shaped Mankind?

Ideas That Shaped Mankind is narrated by Felipe Arnesto.