World Made by Hand: Audiobook
Book 1 of the A World Made by Hand Novel series
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the World Made by Hand audiobook runs 9.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Jim Meskimen (about 6.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 20 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
You'll finish in – by –
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What our data says
- At 9.7 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 14,520 Literary Fiction audiobooks in our catalog.
Catching up on A World Made by Hand Novel
This is book 1. Books 1 to 2 run 19.9 hours in all.
| Book | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Made by Hand | 9.7 hrs |
| 2 | The Witch of Hebron | 10.3 hrs |
More narrated by Jim Meskimen
Jim Meskimen narrates 226 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,079 hours in all.
About as long, on the Literary Fiction shelf
3,013 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
World Made by Hand is book 1 of James Howard Kunstler's A World Made by Hand Novel series: a 9.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jim Meskimen, released July 29, 2025, on the Literary Fiction and Apocalyptic & Dystopian shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jim Meskimen
- Released
- July 29, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Literary Fiction, Apocalyptic & Dystopian, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- Series
- A World Made by Hand Novel #1
- ISBN
- 9781668159033
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the World Made by Hand audiobook?
World Made by Hand runs 9.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.4 hours.
Is the World Made by Hand audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates World Made by Hand?
World Made by Hand is narrated by Jim Meskimen.