Democracy in America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Democracy in America audiobook runs 34.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Pruden (about 23 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 34.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 69 days |
| 1 hour / day | 35 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 23 days |
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What our data says
- At 34.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by John Pruden
John Pruden narrates 218 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,341 hours in all.
- American Sniper: The Autobiography of the Most Lethal Sniper in U.S. Military History
- Healing the Shame That Binds You
- Hell's Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and the Hell's Angels Motorcycle Club
- Carnivore
- The Plot Against the President: The True Story of How Congressman Devin Nunes Uncovered the Biggest Political Scandal in U.S. History
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
51 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Other recordings
- The 2008 recording read by George Guidall runs 29.7 hours shorter (4.8 hours).
- The 2025 recording read by Andrew Jackson runs 5.8 hours shorter (28.7 hours).
- The 2020 recording read by Peter Wickham runs 1.2 hours shorter (33.3 hours).
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
Democracy in America is an audiobook by Alexis de Tocqueville: a 34.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Pruden, released September 30, 2010, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 34.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- John Pruden
- Released
- September 30, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781400188116
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Democracy in America audiobook?
Democracy in America runs 34.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23 hours.
Is the Democracy in America audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Democracy in America?
Democracy in America is narrated by John Pruden.
Is Democracy in America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23 hours, saving 11.5 hours.