Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth audiobook runs 20 hours unabridged, narrated by Paul Hecht (about 13.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 20 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 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 20 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Paul Hecht
Paul Hecht narrates 75 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 941 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
313 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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
Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth is an audiobook by Frederick Kempe: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Paul Hecht, released May 17, 2011, on the World and Europe shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20 hrs
- Narrated by
- Paul Hecht
- Released
- May 17, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Europe, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781461803829
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth audiobook?
Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.4 hours.
Is the Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth?
Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth is narrated by Paul Hecht.
Is Berlin 1961: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Most Dangerous Place on Earth worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.4 hours, saving 6.7 hours.