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The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas by Gal Beckerman

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Feodor Chin (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.9listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas is an audiobook by Gal Beckerman: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Feodor Chin, released February 15, 2022, on the Social Science and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.9 hrs
Narrated by
Feodor Chin
Released
February 15, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, World
ISBN
9780593506035

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas as an audiobook?

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas?

The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas is narrated by Feodor Chin.

Is The Quiet Before: On the Unexpected Origins of Radical Ideas worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.