The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years by David Talbot

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years audiobook runs 20.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Mel Foster (about 13.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

20.7listening hrs
Biography & Memoirstore shelf
2012released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 20.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day42 days
1 hour / day21 days
2 hours / day11 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×14 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 20.7 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 31,282 Biography & Memoir 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

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years is an audiobook by David Talbot: a 20.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Mel Foster, released September 4, 2012, on the Biography & Memoir shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
20.7 hrs
Narrated by
Mel Foster
Released
September 4, 2012
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Biography & Memoir
ISBN
9781469204048

How to listen to Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years audiobook?

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years runs 20.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.8 hours.

Is the Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years?

Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years is narrated by Mel Foster.

Is Brothers: The Hidden History of the Kennedy Years worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.8 hours, saving 6.9 hours.