The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century runs 14 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Saifedean Ammous (about 9.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 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 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 2,729 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Saifedean Ammous
Saifedean Ammous narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 49 hours in all.
About as long, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) shelf
468 Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) 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 Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century is an audiobook by Saifedean Ammous: a 14-hour unabridged recording, read by Saifedean Ammous, released November 14, 2025, on the Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy) and Teen & YA shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14 hrs
- Narrated by
- Saifedean Ammous
- Released
- November 14, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Historical (Science Fiction & Fantasy), Teen & YA
- ISBN
- 9798260889497
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century as an audiobook?
The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century runs 14 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.4 hours.
Is The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century?
The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century is narrated by Saifedean Ammous.
Is The Gold Standard: An Alternative History of the Twentieth Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.4 hours, saving 4.7 hours.