The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth runs 11.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Derek Perkins (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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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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What our data says
- At 11.9 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Derek Perkins
Derek Perkins narrates 328 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf
420 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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 Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth is an audiobook by Hugh Aldersey Williams: a 11.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Derek Perkins, released September 20, 2016, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Derek Perkins
- Released
- September 20, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781681682792
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth as an audiobook?
The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth runs 11.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth?
The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth is narrated by Derek Perkins.
Is The Tide: The Science and Stories Behind the Greatest Force on Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 4 hours.