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The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History by Elizabeth Kolbert

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Anne Twomey (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by Anne Twomey

Anne Twomey narrates 22 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 213 hours in all.

All Anne Twomey audiobooks, measured

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 Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is an audiobook by Elizabeth Kolbert: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Anne Twomey, released November 14, 2024, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Anne Twomey
Released
November 14, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781526680853

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History as an audiobook?

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History?

The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History is narrated by Anne Twomey.

Is The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.