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An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power by John Steele Gordon

An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power runs 14.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bob Souer (about 9.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.4listening hrs
Economicsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 14.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day29 days
1 hour / day15 days
2 hours / day8 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 14.4 hours, it runs longer than 87% of the 1,568 Economics 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

An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power is an audiobook by John Steele Gordon: a 14.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released July 30, 2019, on the Economics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.4 hrs
Narrated by
Bob Souer
Released
July 30, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Economics
ISBN
9781630153038

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Questions listeners ask

How long is An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power as an audiobook?

An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power runs 14.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.6 hours.

Is An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power?

An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power is narrated by Bob Souer.

Is An Empire of Wealth: The Epic History of American Economic Power worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.6 hours, saving 4.8 hours.