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When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano by Donald R. Prothero

When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano audiobook runs 6.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Qarie Marshall (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.8listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.8 hours, it is shorter than 64% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano is an audiobook by Donald R. Prothero: a 6.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Qarie Marshall, released October 16, 2018, on the Social Science and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.8 hrs
Narrated by
Qarie Marshall
Released
October 16, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Biology & Chemistry
ISBN
9781666570717

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How long is the When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano audiobook?

When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano runs 6.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is the When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano audiobook free?

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Who narrates When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano?

When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Toba Volcano is narrated by Qarie Marshall.