The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Justine Medda (about 7.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
618 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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 Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst is an audiobook by Virginia Mendoza: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Justine Medda, released July 9, 2026, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Justine Medda
- Released
- July 9, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781807760380
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst as an audiobook?
The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.1 hours.
Is The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst?
The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst is narrated by Justine Medda.
Is The Search for Water: A Human History of Thirst worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.1 hours, saving 3.5 hours.