The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth runs 13.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nadia May (about 8.8 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 |
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What our data says
- At 13.1 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Nadia May
Nadia May narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 108 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
297 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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
The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth is an audiobook by Lena Lenček and Gideon Bosker: a 13.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Nadia May, released November 2, 2009, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nadia May
- Released
- November 2, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781483054995
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth as an audiobook?
The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth runs 13.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.8 hours.
Is The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth?
The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth is narrated by Nadia May.
Is The Beach: The History of Paradise on Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.8 hours, saving 4.4 hours.