The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by John Lee (about 7.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Lee
John Lee narrates 513 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,580 hours in all.
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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 Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World is an audiobook by Jonathan Black: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released June 4, 2026, on the Lessons in Philosophy shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Lee
- Released
- June 4, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781918107296
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World as an audiobook?
The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.3 hours.
Is The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World?
The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World is narrated by John Lee.
Is The Secret History of the Universe: How Ancient Wisdom Made the Modern World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.3 hours, saving 3.6 hours.