The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay runs 30.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Paul Brion (about 20.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 30.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 62 days |
| 1 hour / day | 31 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 21 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 30.9 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Brion
Paul Brion narrates 117 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,169 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
95 World 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 Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay is an audiobook by William H. Mcneill: a 30.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Brion, released March 29, 2022, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 30.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Brion
- Released
- March 29, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781666146363
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay as an audiobook?
The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay runs 30.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.6 hours.
Is The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay?
The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay is narrated by Paul Brion.
Is The Rise of the West: A History of the Human Community; with a Retrospective Essay worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.6 hours, saving 10.3 hours.