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A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America by Ian Williams

A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America runs 2.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joshua Mount (about 1.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

2.8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 2.8 hours, it is shorter than 91% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

169 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 Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America is an audiobook by Ian Williams: a 2.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Joshua Mount, released September 20, 2021, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
2.8 hrs
Narrated by
Joshua Mount
Released
September 20, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781667048833

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Questions listeners ask

How long is A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America as an audiobook?

A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America runs 2.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.9 hours.

Is A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America?

A Tale of Two Systems: A View of Ordinary Life in Communist USSR and “The West” - the United States of America is narrated by Joshua Mount.