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A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service by Robert M. Gates

A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service runs 8.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.1listening hrs
Management & Leadershipstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service at common listening paces
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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.1 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 6,016 Management & Leadership 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

A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service is an audiobook by Robert M. Gates: a 8.1-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released January 19, 2016, on the Management & Leadership shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.1 hrs
Narrated by
George Newbern
Released
January 19, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Management & Leadership
ISBN
9781101888827

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service as an audiobook?

A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service runs 8.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service?

A Passion for Leadership: Lessons on Change and Reform from Fifty Years of Public Service is narrated by George Newbern.