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The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything by Marcelo Gleiser

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Thom Rivera (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.3listening hrs
Lessons in Philosophystore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.3 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 4,248 Lessons in Philosophy audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything is an audiobook by Marcelo Gleiser: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Thom Rivera, released April 12, 2022, on the Lessons in Philosophy and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.3 hrs
Narrated by
Thom Rivera
Released
April 12, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Lessons in Philosophy, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9798200961665

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything as an audiobook?

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.

Is The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything?

The Simple Beauty of the Unexpected, Second Edition: A Natural Philosopher’s Quest for Trout and the Meaning of Everything is narrated by Thom Rivera.