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The Order of Time
- Narrated by Benedict Cumberbatch
- Narrated by: Benedict Cumberbatch
- Length: 4 hrs and 18 mins
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- Categories: Politics & Social Sciences, Philosophy
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Publisher's Summary
Winner of the Specsavers Audiobook of the Year 2018.
Penguin presents the audio edition of The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli. The best-selling author of Seven Brief Lessons on Physics takes us on an enchanting journey to discover the meaning of time.
Time is a mystery that does not cease to puzzle us. Philosophers, artists and poets have long explored its meaning while scientists have found that its structure is different from the simple intuition we have of it. From Boltzmann to quantum theory, from Einstein to loop quantum gravity, our understanding of time has been undergoing radical transformations. Time flows at different speeds in different places, the past and the future differ far less than we might think and the very notion of the present evaporates in the vast universe.
With his extraordinary charm and sense of wonder, bringing together science, philosophy and art, Carlo Rovelli unravels this mystery, inviting us to imagine a world where time is in us and we are not in time.
Critic Reviews
"A global superstar...Rovelli is making the grammar of the universe accessible to a new generation." (Channel 4 News)
"Benedict Cumberbatch's warm, resonant voice makes him a very fine narrator." (The Times)
"Cumberbatch possesses a deep and rich voice and reads the text in a precise but unhurried manner, with the result that we feel as if we are getting an exposition by an erudite but gentle teacher." (The New York Times)
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- R. Sharath Kumar
- 28-05-19
This book will change your perspective on life.
It takes you from the very basics of time to what time really could be and what it means to be human and experience this 'time'.
beautifully written, poetic and to the point. those are rare qualities in a book. Cumberbatch's narration is wonderful and you can tell he enjoyed the book.
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- Kumar
- 26-04-20
a live story to time
it is a book on time. but reads more like a book on philosophy and often like a poet's love letter to the object of his love. Rovelli is a deep thinker, clearly in love with his subject and has explored it from the lens of scientists and philosophers. It is hard to understand in sections but still you cannot put it down. just like you cannot stop listening to a beautiful song, even if you can't understand it's lyrics. Cumberbatch's reading takes it to a whole new level. surely worth listening
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- pranav Kaushik
- 17-08-19
Time is a construct made by the mind.
Human existence is nothing but a relentless dance between memories and anticipation. The past, present and the future are nothing but the constructs made by our mind to give meaning to the events that are happening around us.
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- Sambit Rath
- 20-02-22
awesome and really extraordinary
one of the best books I have listened to .
extremely simple way if explaining the most arcane concepts of human thinking and perception integrated with the complex laws of physics
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- Anonymous User
- 30-10-21
An Event of Change!
Loved it!! Carlo Rovelli has put things so simply that an average reader can also understand these mighty concepts.
Presented by Dr.Strange himself-The Time stone keeper - is a treat! Listening to Benedict Cumberbatch is simplly like losing all sense of reality! He is an excellent orator besides being a powerful actor.
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- BS
- 08-09-21
It's TIME.
Sleeping is of the lowest entropy state we go daily. That is where we feel the absence of Time.Time to Time it is Timeless atlast.
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- SP
- 20-08-21
A push out of my comfort zone
This book is a thought provoking, life altering read. It has attempted to answer some of the questions tgat haunt me and keep me awake at night. Loved it!
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- Sid
- 19-05-21
Deep Philosophical & Scientific
Never seen such a beautiful intertwined relationship of philosophy & science served with a magic touch of the author. I have a whole new notion of time now that didn't even existed in wildest dreams. I loved the book!
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- Kindle Customer
- 27-03-21
good book
first part is awesome and technical. rest two are ok and philosophical. but worth reading
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- Biswajit Basu
- 28-01-21
SUBLIME
A truly sublime experience to hear. Metaphysical & Poetic too. Excellent narration that further enhances the mystique of Time.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-18
Amazing book! Very deep and interesting.
I think Benedict Cumberbatch should read every audiobook! His voice is lovely! The book is amazing. It really makes you wonder.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-06-18
Beautiful
Takes all of us on an adventure and explores the deep enigmatic mysteries of our reality.
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- Iama lame
- 16-04-22
great book + great narrator
like having time explained by Dr. Strange himself. one of the very few audiobooks I have listened to multiple times
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- Francois
- 30-01-22
Poetic Science
This book combines cutting edge scientific thinking with a delicate and poetic subtlety. Benedict’s voice, although beautiful, is hard to hear while driving in a car and I’m not sure that it always matches the emotional tone of Carlo Rovelli’s intended narration. Still, the last chapter brought tears to my eyes.
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- Claudia Y Fox
- 22-08-21
Quite possibly the most beautiful book I have ever encountered.
I love books of this genre, but this one is in a league of its own. It is quite possibly the most beautiful book I have ever encountered.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-04-21
Nope, skip this one.
Great narration.
This is NOT simple subject matter irrespective of what the other reviews say.
The last two chapters are far less technical go off on a completely different tangent being more enjoyable.
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- rettyre
- 19-01-21
A Wonderful Journey into the great clock tower
A beautifully written and fascinating book with some incredible ideas and poetic connections buried within. Buy it, read it, love it.
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- Fuad
- 28-12-20
Great book
Easy explanations, very complete, you can understand everything and you don´t need to be a scientist
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- Daniel J
- 27-04-20
One of the few science books makes you emotional
This book does not only describe the current understanding of time and its relation to reality, but also sparks an emotional and objective meaning to life. Benedict Cumberbatch's narration made this book shine.
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- James R. Modrall
- 14-01-20
Extraordinary
I confess that i was sceptical that such a short, popular science treatment could shed much light on such a complex subject. I was wrong. Rovelli writes beautifully and the breadth of his culture is amazing. His departure point is his day job as a theoretical physicist, but he jumps effortlessly between the ancient history of science (Anaximander is a favorite), philosophy, religious texts (Christian, Buddhist and Hindu), literature (Shakespeare, Proust .. . ) and music (from Bach to the Grateful Dead). Truly extraordinary. And of course how can you beat Benedict Cumberbatch as a reader?
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- Steffan H.
- 29-08-18
Brilliant!
Like being sat down in a button back leather armchair and having chocolate poured into your ears until your mind is blown.
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- Amazon Customer
- 20-01-19
Well worth listening to
As someone with next to no previous knowledge on the subject, some parts where tricky to get my head around (and some for chunks I didn't manage it at all). Other sections, particularly the first few chapters, were very illuminating and really changed my perception of time.
The final chapter is beautifully written and quite philosophical, I teared up a few times, which I wasn't expecting.
The narration is excellent and really brought the text to life.
I think I'm going to give it a second listen...
6 people found this helpful
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- Heisenberg
- 27-04-18
Beautifully written and beautifully read.
Popular physics books can often by dry or full of technical language, but with Rovelli you get such wonderfully lyrical writing, drawing references from art and literature, and the wider cultural life, to illustrate the points he is making. A joy to read, or listen to, especially when read by Benedict Cumberbatch. A brief but profound book, that examines the physics and the philosophy of time. What is time? Does it even exist? What does the concept of now mean? This builds on Rovelli's earlier works, and is, I think, his best yet. Highly recommended.
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- Jack worsfold
- 18-12-20
Simply Beautiful
I usually avoid science books that have been translated or are not read by the author. You tend to lose so much in the translation or the text being spoken by a non scientist. NOT THE CASE HERE. Carlo Rovelli's writing is stunningly beautiful. Poetic and heartfelt. The translation has not damaged the beauty of the words and concepts in this book. Benedict Cumberbatch does a wonderful job of transposing the words on the page into deeply impactful narration. I felt the words and the most wonderful thing about this book. It left me feeling happy that I had heard it. Genuinely happy to have not missed this cracking book. If you like popular science books, they do not come better than this gem! 11/10
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- matt hall
- 09-06-18
Masterful and personal
This is partly a book about physics, partly consciousness, partly about being human and or limitations.
Rovelli spends a considerable amount of time discussing what physics has to say about time, before returning to the question of why we perceive time in the way that we do when the evidence is so strong that this is an illusion.
On the way he delves into philosophy, history, music, and literature and throughout cumberbatch's narration bring a resonance and erudition which make the journey an absolute joy.
As a physicist, there are points where the argument seems a little thin - the low entropy state of the early universe is dealt with as a dictation in a wider universe. Really just a statement of the anthropic principle, which is a little off hand. These are minor quibbles, though. The real point is the journey and the synthesis, which is masterly.
Thoroughly enjoyed this. I recommend it to anyone in a meditative frame of mind.
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- Jamie
- 14-05-18
Tell me doctor, where are we going this time?
It’s has been some time, naturally from my own relative perspective that a book has so profoundly blown my mind to absolute smithereens. This book will take me a few reads to fully comprehend, but if you want to learn more about what time is, and what it is not then this work is for you. It’s poetic and beautiful and to have it read by Mr Cumberbatch is just ambrosia to the ears.
I will read this again, and again perhaps now or in the past; in the future or somewhere in between. Who knows?
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- Will
- 12-08-18
Brilliant
An artful combination of science, philosophy and classics. You know when someone talks passionately about an interesting subject and you get so drawn in that you almost have an out of body experience? This book is that, with added physics.
Cumberbatch reads it extremely well too.
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- Adnan
- 06-09-20
Absolute poetry
Quite easily the best book I've listened to.
*completely unnecessary words to fill this review*
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- Natalie
- 06-08-20
A Gem
Mind blowing and delightful at the same time!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book, though on a number of occasions i needed to rewind to try to get a better grasp of certain theories.
Full marks to Mr Cumberbatch for narration, it was Devine, he made listening to quantum physics an absolute pleasure.
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- Andrew D
- 09-12-18
An interesting book that made me think differently
I like reading about science, but sometimes I get the same facts in a different way. This offered me something different. The concept of entropy defined in terms of order, but the concept of orderliness defined relative to a particular viewpoint. This means that there can be no absolute definition of orderliness and so the direction of time is a local concept.
It was well written and interesting, in a very accessible way.
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- Peter
- 09-10-19
Cumberbatch does what he can
I'd never heard of the physicist Rovelli, but I have a layman's interest in the philosophical problems of science. In truth I bought this to hear more of the mellifluous tones of Benedict Cumberbatch. What a disappointment. Rovelli may be a fine physicist but he has almost no idea how to put his material across to the reasonably well-informed reader. The books swings between the much-repeated obvious (eg that there is no 'Now') and the bafflingly obscure. Rovelli never makes it clear where generally accepted theory stops and his own speculations start, and his attempts at the occasional 'purple patch' of prose and matey asides are just embarrassing. (Perhaps the translation is partly at fault?) Top marks to Cumberbatch who makes a terrific effort with this material, but I fear it's pretty obvious that at times he doesn't understand what he is reciting any more than this listener.
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- JM
- 28-08-18
Fascinating and thought provoking
I thought some of the concepts would get lost on me, however this was beautifully written and explained. Not to mention poetically conveyed by Benedict Cumberbatch (I want him to narrate all audio books!). I took a lot away from this work that will stay with me, can't wait to listen to it again. Just loved it!
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- Luke
- 10-05-22
An all time great.
bought this as a gift for my boss so i can properly explain to him why asking "why aren't you at work right now?" is a question that makes no sense.
audio is a bit too quiet.
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- Robbie Hammond
- 25-07-21
wow what a strong ending to a book about physics
Benedict Cumbabatch does an amazing performance reading this book and Carlo Rovelli has a extraudinary ability to explaine a topic as complex as time. I am ignorant of any other books about explaining what time is; that being said i cant imagine any better written source set out to demystify time and all of its aspects than this book. Anyone reading this book not knowing that there is an audio version performed by Benedict Cumberbatch is a sucker.
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- Hukum
- 25-06-21
pretty ordinary
boring...too much philosophy...was waiting until the end for something really interesting...but nothing ...🙃 Benedict voice was probably the only good thing about this book ..
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- RW
- 01-04-21
Worth it for Benadict's dulcet tones
Fascinating content that will make you reframe your thinking. I'm not sure I could have grasped the concepts as readily if not for Benadict's exemplary diction.
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- Ian Harrison
- 17-05-20
Dreamy reading, accessible and stimulating ideas
A very well pitched and paced journey thru questions of time. Extremely cultured in that European way.
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- Mark
- 20-04-19
A stimulating and accessible time!
I found 'The order of time' a fascinating, stimulating and accessible exploration into the physics and philosophy of time. I've already listened and re-listened to most chapters twice in an attempt to take on board most of the ideas Carlo Rovelli presents.
However, I'm sure there's so much more and this is one audio book that I'll return to again - regularly - for the pleasure of the narration and the depth of the ideas under discussion. A great exercise in mental stimulation and awareness. Really enjoyable!
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- J. A. Varzaly
- 13-11-18
Timely
Interesting, thought provoking and philosophical. An in depth analysis of time beyond what many may have ever thought before.
The narration by Benedict Cumberbatch was exquisitely matched and wonderfully presented.
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- Netwin Waldro
- 22-06-18
Hard physics and flowery in equal measure
Highly memorable, though sometimes very meandering. Rovelli is unlike any other writer of physics. An extremely confronting exploration of physical reality and the human condition. The first two sections contain all the important and cosmos-shattering assertions about the emergence of time from stranger underlying structures. The last few chapters were too poetic for my liking. Benedict obviously enjoyed narrating this book.