The History of Now: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The History of Now runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Carrington MacDuffie (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Carrington MacDuffie
Carrington MacDuffie narrates 130 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,157 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,714 Literary Fiction 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 Now is an audiobook by Daniel Klein: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Carrington MacDuffie, released April 20, 2009, on the Literary Fiction and Historical (Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Carrington MacDuffie
- Released
- April 20, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Historical (Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781483052038
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The History of Now as an audiobook?
The History of Now runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The History of Now free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The History of Now?
The History of Now is narrated by Carrington MacDuffie.
Is The History of Now worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.