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The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world by Neil Oliver

The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world runs 12.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Neil Oliver (about 8.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.9listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.9 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.

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 of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world is an audiobook by Neil Oliver: a 12.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Neil Oliver, released September 16, 2021, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.9 hrs
Narrated by
Neil Oliver
Released
September 16, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781529191080

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world as an audiobook?

The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world runs 12.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.6 hours.

Is The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world?

The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world is narrated by Neil Oliver.

Is The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.6 hours, saving 4.3 hours.