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The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea by Philip Hoare

The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea runs 12 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Page (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)store shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) 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 Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea is an audiobook by Philip Hoare: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Page, released February 22, 2010, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Michael Page
Released
February 22, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781400185719

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea as an audiobook?

The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea?

The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea is narrated by Michael Page.

Is The Whale: In Search of the Giants of the Sea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.