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On the Future: Prospects for Humanity by Martin Rees

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On the Future: Prospects for Humanity audiobook runs 5.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Martin Rees and Samuel West (about 3.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

5.4listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2018released
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1 hour / day6 days
2 hours / day3 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×4 days

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What our data says

  • At 5.4 hours, it runs longer than 54% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Samuel West

Samuel West narrates 83 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 897 hours in all.

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About this listen

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity is an audiobook by Martin Rees: a 5.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Martin Rees and Samuel West, released October 23, 2018, on the Biology & Chemistry and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
5.4 hrs
Narrated by
Martin Rees, Samuel West
Released
October 23, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biology & Chemistry, Lessons in Philosophy
ISBN
9780691192994

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On the Future: Prospects for Humanity audiobook?

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity runs 5.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.6 hours.

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Who narrates On the Future: Prospects for Humanity?

On the Future: Prospects for Humanity is narrated by Martin Rees and Samuel West.