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The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists by Erik L. Peterson

The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Beyer (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.2listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 8.2 hours, it is shorter than 58% of the 7,179 World 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 Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists is an audiobook by Erik L. Peterson: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Beyer, released March 18, 2025, on the World and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.2 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Beyer
Released
March 18, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World, The Americas
ISBN
9798855573565

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How long is The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists as an audiobook?

The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.

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Who narrates The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists?

The Shortest History of Eugenics: From “Science” to Atrocity―How a Dangerous Movement Shaped the World, and Why It Persists is narrated by Tom Beyer.