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This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand by Christophe Galfard

This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand audiobook runs 14.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Leighton Pugh (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.5listening hrs
Biology & Chemistrystore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.5 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 1,603 Biology & Chemistry 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

This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand is an audiobook by Christophe Galfard: a 14.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Leighton Pugh, released June 25, 2026, on the Biology & Chemistry shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.5 hrs
Narrated by
Leighton Pugh
Released
June 25, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781529032062

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand audiobook?

This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand runs 14.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is the This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand audiobook free?

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

Who narrates This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand?

This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand is narrated by Leighton Pugh.

Is This Is Life: From the acclaimed author of the international bestseller The Universe in Your Hand worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.