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Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society by Ross Menzies, Rachel Menzies

Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society audiobook runs 13.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Michael Wahr (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.3listening hrs
Literaturestore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society at common listening paces
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30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.3 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 41,638 Literature 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

Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society is an audiobook by Ross Menzies and Rachel Menzies: a 13.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Wahr, released September 14, 2021, on the Literature shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.3 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Wahr
Released
September 14, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Literature
ISBN
9781004057986

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society audiobook?

Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society runs 13.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.

Is the Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society?

Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society is narrated by Michael Wahr.

Is Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.4 hours.