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The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People by Neil Shubin

The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People runs 6.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Marc Cashman (about 4.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.6listening hrs
Biology & Chemistrystore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

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Based on 6.6 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 6.6 hours, it is shorter than 70% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry 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 Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People is an audiobook by Neil Shubin: a 6.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Marc Cashman, released January 8, 2013, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.6 hrs
Narrated by
Marc Cashman
Released
January 8, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9780449012932

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People as an audiobook?

The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People runs 6.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.4 hours.

Is The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People?

The Universe Within: Discovering the Common History of Rocks, Planets, and People is narrated by Marc Cashman.