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American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center by William Langewiesche

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center audiobook runs 7.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Richard M. Davidson (about 5.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.9listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2008released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.9 hours of listening.

Days to finish American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day16 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 7.9 hours, it is shorter than 60% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center is an audiobook by William Langewiesche: a 7.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard M. Davidson, released January 14, 2008, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.9 hrs
Narrated by
Richard M. Davidson
Released
January 14, 2008
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
ISBN
9781501992643

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center audiobook?

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center runs 7.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.3 hours.

Is the American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center audiobook free?

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Who narrates American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center?

American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center is narrated by Richard M. Davidson.