The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects runs 4.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Emily Prokop (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 77% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the World shelf
171 World 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 Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects is an audiobook by Emily Prokop: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Emily Prokop, released September 24, 2020, on the World shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Emily Prokop
- Released
- September 24, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World
- ISBN
- 9781004007394
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects as an audiobook?
The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects?
The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects is narrated by Emily Prokop.