The Founding Fish: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Founding Fish runs 14.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John McPhee (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.2 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
212 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Founding Fish is an audiobook by John McPhee: a 14.2-hour unabridged recording, read by John McPhee, released February 15, 2008, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- John McPhee
- Released
- February 15, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781440798863
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Founding Fish as an audiobook?
The Founding Fish runs 14.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Founding Fish free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Founding Fish?
The Founding Fish is narrated by John McPhee.
Is The Founding Fish worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.7 hours.