The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge runs 8.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Hughes (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.3 hours, it is shorter than 52% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by William Hughes
William Hughes narrates 86 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 964 hours in all.
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About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
855 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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 Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge is an audiobook by Jamie James: a 8.3-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hughes, released June 3, 2008, on the History & Culture shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Hughes
- Released
- June 3, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture
- ISBN
- 9781481566612
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge as an audiobook?
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge runs 8.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge?
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge is narrated by William Hughes.