The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction runs 5.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Larkin (about 3.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 5.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 11 days |
| 1 hour / day | 6 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 4 days |
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What our data says
- At 5.2 hours, it is shorter than 80% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Peter Larkin
Peter Larkin narrates 15 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 183 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
85 Biology & Chemistry 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 History of Life: A Very Short Introduction is an audiobook by Michael J. Benton: a 5.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Larkin, released June 22, 2021, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 5.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Larkin
- Released
- June 22, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781666141962
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction as an audiobook?
The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction runs 5.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 3.5 hours.
Is The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction?
The History of Life: A Very Short Introduction is narrated by Peter Larkin.