The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind runs 22.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Parks (about 14.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 22.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 45 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 15 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 22.2 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tom Parks
Tom Parks narrates 744 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 6,261 hours in all.
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- When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment
- Leading the Unleadable: How to Manage Mavericks, Cynics, Divas, and Other Difficult People
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
107 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America's Great Migration
- The Dawn of Everything: A New History of Humanity
- The Fourth Turning Is Here: What the Seasons of History Tell Us about How and When This Crisis Will End
- Collateral Damage: The Mysterious Deaths of Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Kilgallen, and the Ties that Bind Them to Robert Kennedy and the JFK Assassination
- King: A Life
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 Work: A New History of Humankind is an audiobook by Jan Lucassen: a 22.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Parks, released August 31, 2021, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 22.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Parks
- Released
- August 31, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9781666144024
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind as an audiobook?
The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind runs 22.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 14.8 hours.
Is The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind?
The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind is narrated by Tom Parks.
Is The Story of Work: A New History of Humankind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 14.8 hours, saving 7.4 hours.