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The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century by Ryan Avent

The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century runs 10 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Scott Merriman (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10listening hrs
Career Developmentstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 10 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 6,401 Career Development audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Career Development shelf

461 Career Development 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 Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century is an audiobook by Ryan Avent: a 10-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Merriman, released September 20, 2016, on the Career Development shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10 hrs
Narrated by
Scott Merriman
Released
September 20, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Career Development
ISBN
9781531867669

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century as an audiobook?

The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century runs 10 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.

Is The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century?

The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century is narrated by Scott Merriman.

Is The Wealth of Humans: Work, Power, and Status in the Twenty-first Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.3 hours.