Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas audiobook runs 10.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Simon Mattacks (about 6.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.3 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Simon Mattacks
Simon Mattacks narrates 176 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,485 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,685 Social Science 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
Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas is an audiobook by Steven Poole: a 10.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Simon Mattacks, released February 9, 2017, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Simon Mattacks
- Released
- February 9, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781536623673
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas audiobook?
Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas runs 10.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.8 hours.
Is the Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas?
Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas is narrated by Simon Mattacks.
Is Rethink: The Surprising History of New Ideas worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.8 hours, saving 3.4 hours.