The World as We Know It: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World as We Know It runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Goldstrom (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 9 hours, it is shorter than 51% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Goldstrom
Michael Goldstrom narrates 46 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 476 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
2,744 Literary Fiction 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 World as We Know It is an audiobook by Joseph Monninger: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Goldstrom, released November 15, 2012, on the Drama and Literary Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Goldstrom
- Released
- November 15, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Drama, Literary Fiction
- ISBN
- 9781481593984
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World as We Know It as an audiobook?
The World as We Know It runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The World as We Know It free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World as We Know It?
The World as We Know It is narrated by Michael Goldstrom.