The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us runs 5.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Adam Rutherford (about 3.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.8 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Adam Rutherford
Adam Rutherford narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 53 hours in all.
- A Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes
- The Rutherford and Fry’s Complete Guide to Absolutely Everything
- How to Argue With a Racist: What Our Genes Do (and Don't) Say About Human Difference
- The Complete (Short) Guide to Absolutely Everything: Adventures in Math and Science
- The Curious Cases of Rutherford and Fry: Series 1-10: BBC science sleuths solve everyday mysteries
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
126 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence
- Chatter: The Voice in Our Head, Why It Matters, and How to Harness It
- My Stroke of Insight
- Chasing the Sun: How the Science of Sunlight Shapes Our Bodies and Minds
- Stress-Proof: The Scientific Solution to Protect Your Brain and Body--and Be More Resilient Every Day
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 Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us is an audiobook by Adam Rutherford: a 5.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Adam Rutherford, released March 19, 2019, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Adam Rutherford
- Released
- March 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781977330970
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us as an audiobook?
The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us runs 5.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.9 hours.
Is The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us?
The Book of Humans: A Brief History of Culture, Sex, War, and the Evolution of Us is narrated by Adam Rutherford.