The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Henry Leyva (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 874 Biology & Chemistry audiobooks in our catalog.
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Henry Leyva narrates 28 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 291 hours in all.
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code is an audiobook by Sam Kean: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Henry Leyva, released July 17, 2012, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Henry Leyva
- Released
- July 17, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Biology & Chemistry
- ISBN
- 9781611134667
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code as an audiobook?
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code?
The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code is narrated by Henry Leyva.
Is The Violinist's Thumb: And Other Lost Tales of Love, War, and Genius, as Written by Our Genetic Code worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.