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The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century by Robert B. Marks

The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century runs 12.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by James Anderson Foster (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century at common listening paces
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30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century is an audiobook by Robert B. Marks: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by James Anderson Foster, released September 25, 2024, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
James Anderson Foster
Released
September 25, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781666682915

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century as an audiobook?

The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century?

The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century is narrated by James Anderson Foster.

Is The Origins of the Modern World: A Global and Environmental Narrative from the Fifteenth to the Twenty-First Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.