The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Stampone (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
943 Social Science 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 Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization is an audiobook by Thomas Homer-Dixon: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by David Stampone, released September 15, 2020, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Stampone
- Released
- September 15, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781039000278
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization as an audiobook?
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization?
The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization is narrated by David Stampone.
Is The Upside of Down: Catastrophe, Creativity and the Renewal of Civilization worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.