The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason runs 16 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Nigel Patterson (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
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What our data says
- At 16 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 1,484 Ancient Civilizations audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf
57 Ancient Civilizations 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 Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason is an audiobook by Charles Freeman: a 16-hour unabridged recording, read by Nigel Patterson, released January 5, 2021, on the Ancient Civilizations shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16 hrs
- Narrated by
- Nigel Patterson
- Released
- January 5, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9781705242384
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason as an audiobook?
The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason runs 16 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.
Is The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason?
The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason is narrated by Nigel Patterson.
Is The Closing of the Western Mind: The Rise of Faith and the Fall of Reason worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.3 hours.