Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara audiobook runs 13.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Lucy Paterson (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 76% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lucy Paterson
Lucy Paterson narrates 64 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 630 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
925 World 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
Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara is an audiobook by Judith Scheele: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Lucy Paterson, released June 3, 2025, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lucy Paterson
- Released
- June 3, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781668650493
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara audiobook?
Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is the Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara?
Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara is narrated by Lucy Paterson.
Is Shifting Sands: A Human History of the Sahara worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.4 hours.