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Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World by Elizabeth Kolbert

Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World audiobook runs 12.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Rebecca Lowman (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.7listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.7 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Rebecca Lowman

Rebecca Lowman narrates 226 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,296 hours in all.

All Rebecca Lowman audiobooks, measured

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

Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World is an audiobook by Elizabeth Kolbert: a 12.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Rebecca Lowman, released November 4, 2025, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.7 hrs
Narrated by
Rebecca Lowman
Released
November 4, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9798217165919

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World audiobook?

Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World runs 12.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World?

Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World is narrated by Rebecca Lowman.

Is Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.