The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World runs 0.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Darren Grimes (about 0.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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| 30 min / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day | 1 day |
| 2 hours / day | 1 day |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 1 day |
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What our data says
- At 0.5 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Darren Grimes
Darren Grimes narrates 10 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 90 hours in all.
- The Octopus of Global Control
- The Complete Books of Charles Fort: Lo - New Lands - Wild Talents - The Book of the Damned
- Adam and Eve and The Great Reset: How an Ancient Cataclysm Cycle was Silenced for 50 Years
- Hypocrazy: Surviving in a World of Cultural Double Standards
- James Allen Collection: As a Man Thinketh and The Way of Peace
About as long, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf
39 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Di Zi Gui
- The Arrows of Zen: Ancient Tales for Modern Times
- 100 Quotes by Niccolo Machiavelli, from 'The Prince'
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- 100 quotes by Henry David Thoreau: Great philosophers & their inspiring thoughts
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 Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World is an audiobook by Ptahhotep: a 0.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Darren Grimes, released December 24, 2025, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Ancient Civilizations shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 0.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Darren Grimes
- Released
- December 24, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy, Ancient Civilizations
- ISBN
- 9798295377891
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World as an audiobook?
The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World runs 0.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 0.4 hours.
Is The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World?
The Maxims of Ptahhotep: The Oldest Book in the World is narrated by Darren Grimes.