The Idea of Progress: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idea of Progress runs 8.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Liam Johnson (about 5.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.5 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 14,091 Non-fiction (Kids) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Liam Johnson
Liam Johnson narrates 12 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 138 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf
701 Non-fiction (Kids) 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 Idea of Progress is an audiobook by J.B. Bury: a 8.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Liam Johnson, released February 29, 2024, on the Non-fiction (Kids) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Liam Johnson
- Released
- February 29, 2024
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-fiction (Kids)
- ISBN
- 9781509488889
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idea of Progress as an audiobook?
The Idea of Progress runs 8.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.7 hours.
Is The Idea of Progress free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idea of Progress?
The Idea of Progress is narrated by Liam Johnson.