The Future of Life: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Future of Life runs 7.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ed Begley (about 5.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 7.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day | 8 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 7.6 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ed Begley
Ed Begley narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 48 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
258 Biology & Chemistry 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 Future of Life is an audiobook by Edward O Wilson: a 7.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ed Begley, released February 1, 2002, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 7.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ed Begley
- Released
- February 1, 2002
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781597777230
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Future of Life as an audiobook?
The Future of Life runs 7.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.1 hours.
Is The Future of Life free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Future of Life?
The Future of Life is narrated by Ed Begley.