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The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years by Sunil Amrith

The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years runs 11.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Esh Alladi (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 68% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years is an audiobook by Sunil Amrith: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Esh Alladi, released September 26, 2024, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Esh Alladi
Released
September 26, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, Non-Fiction
ISBN
9781802066593

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years as an audiobook?

The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years?

The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years is narrated by Esh Alladi.

Is The Burning Earth: An Environmental History of the Last 500 Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.