The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David R. Samson (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 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 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 91% of the 10,901 Medicine & Naturopathy audiobooks in our catalog.
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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 Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution is an audiobook by David R. Samson: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David R. Samson, released August 17, 2026, on the Medicine & Naturopathy and Biology & Chemistry shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David R. Samson
- Released
- August 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Medicine & Naturopathy, Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9798349162800
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution as an audiobook?
The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution?
The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution is narrated by David R. Samson.
Is The Sleepless Ape: The Story of Sleep in Human Evolution worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.