The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself runs 14.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joyce Bean (about 9.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 14.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 29 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 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 14.3 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 39,028 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joyce Bean
Joyce Bean narrates 289 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,877 hours in all.
About as long, on the Non-Fiction shelf
2,246 Non-Fiction audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
- Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind: The multi-million copy bestseller
- The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America
- Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail (Oprah's Book Club 2.0)
- The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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 Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself is an audiobook by Hannah Holmes: a 14.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Joyce Bean, released January 6, 2009, on the Non-Fiction shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 14.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joyce Bean
- Released
- January 6, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Non-Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781423376200
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself as an audiobook?
The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself runs 14.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.5 hours.
Is The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself?
The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself is narrated by Joyce Bean.
Is The Well-Dressed Ape: A Natural History of Myself worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.5 hours, saving 4.8 hours.