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The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past by Samira Leakey, Meave Leakey

The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past runs 14.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Susan Lyons (about 9.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.6listening hrs
Memoirsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 14.6 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 10,266 Memoirs 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 Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past is an audiobook by Samira Leakey and Meave Leakey: a 14.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Susan Lyons, released November 10, 2020, on the Memoirs and Biology & Chemistry shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.6 hrs
Narrated by
Susan Lyons
Released
November 10, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Memoirs, Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9780358308942

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past as an audiobook?

The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past runs 14.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.7 hours.

Is The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past?

The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past is narrated by Susan Lyons.

Is The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.7 hours, saving 4.9 hours.