The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck runs 13.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ellen Adair (about 9.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 13.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 28 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 13.7 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ellen Adair
Ellen Adair narrates 16 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 171 hours in all.
About as long, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf
131 Biology & Chemistry 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 Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck is an audiobook by Jessica Riskin: a 13.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Ellen Adair, released March 24, 2026, on the Biology & Chemistry and Biography & Memoir shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ellen Adair
- Released
- March 24, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry, Biography & Memoir
- ISBN
- 9798217281640
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck as an audiobook?
The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck runs 13.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.1 hours.
Is The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck?
The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck is narrated by Ellen Adair.
Is The Power of Life: The Invention of Biology and the Revolutionary Science of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.1 hours, saving 4.6 hours.