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Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America by David Shambaugh

Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America audiobook runs 18.8 hours unabridged, narrated by David de Vries (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

18.8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 18.8 hours of listening.

Days to finish Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day38 days
1 hour / day19 days
2 hours / day10 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×13 days

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What our data says

  • At 18.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% 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

Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America is an audiobook by David Shambaugh: a 18.8-hour unabridged recording, read by David de Vries, released April 13, 2026, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
18.8 hrs
Narrated by
David de Vries
Released
April 13, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781696621434

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America audiobook?

Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America runs 18.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.

Is the Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America?

Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America is narrated by David de Vries.

Is Breaking the Engagement: How China Won & Lost America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.3 hours.