Barack Obama: The Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Barack Obama: The Story audiobook runs 26 hours unabridged, narrated by David Maraniss (about 17.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 52 days |
| 1 hour / day | 26 days |
| 2 hours / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 26 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Maraniss
David Maraniss narrates 5 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
116 The Americas 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
Barack Obama: The Story is an audiobook by David Maraniss: a 26-hour unabridged recording, read by David Maraniss, released June 19, 2012, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Maraniss
- Released
- June 19, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Law & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781442348332
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Barack Obama: The Story audiobook?
Barack Obama: The Story runs 26 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.3 hours.
Is the Barack Obama: The Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Barack Obama: The Story?
Barack Obama: The Story is narrated by David Maraniss.
Is Barack Obama: The Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.3 hours, saving 8.7 hours.