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A Life in the American Century by Joseph S. Nye Jr.

A Life in the American Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Life in the American Century runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Colacci (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2024released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Life in the American Century at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day22 days
1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

1,534 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

A Life in the American Century is an audiobook by Joseph S. Nye Jr.: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released October 8, 2024, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
David Colacci
Released
October 8, 2024
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9798855530308

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Life in the American Century as an audiobook?

A Life in the American Century runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is A Life in the American Century free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates A Life in the American Century?

A Life in the American Century is narrated by David Colacci.

Is A Life in the American Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.