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The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape by James Howard Kunstler

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Al Kessel (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape is an audiobook by James Howard Kunstler: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Al Kessel, released October 8, 2019, on the Social Science and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Al Kessel
Released
October 8, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781515942825

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape as an audiobook?

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape?

The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape is narrated by Al Kessel.

Is The Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-made Landscape worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.