The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained runs 18.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Gordon Griffin (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 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 18.2 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Gordon Griffin
Gordon Griffin narrates 202 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,210 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
451 World 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 History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is an audiobook by DK: a 18.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Gordon Griffin, released November 7, 2019, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Gordon Griffin
- Released
- November 7, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9780241445259
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained as an audiobook?
The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained runs 18.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
Is The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained?
The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained is narrated by Gordon Griffin.
Is The History Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6.1 hours.