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The Human Scale by Lawrence Wright

The Human Scale: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Human Scale runs 18.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Ganim (about 12.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.4listening hrs
Legal & Politicalstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.4 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Human Scale at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day37 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.4 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 2,576 Legal & Political audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Legal & Political shelf

67 Legal & Political 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 Human Scale is an audiobook by Lawrence Wright: a 18.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Ganim, released March 11, 2025, on the Legal & Political shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.4 hrs
Narrated by
Peter Ganim
Released
March 11, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Legal & Political
ISBN
9798217074037

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Human Scale as an audiobook?

The Human Scale runs 18.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.2 hours.

Is The Human Scale free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Human Scale?

The Human Scale is narrated by Peter Ganim.

Is The Human Scale worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.2 hours, saving 6.1 hours.