Detroit: A Biography: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Detroit: A Biography audiobook runs 10.1 hours unabridged, narrated by William Hughes (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 56% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by William Hughes
William Hughes narrates 86 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 964 hours in all.
- The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American Supereconomy
- Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System--and Themselves
- The Road to Serfdom, the Definitive Edition: Text and Documents
- NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity
- Wired for War: The Robotics Revolution and Conflict in the 21st Century
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
921 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race
- The Journey of Crazy Horse: A Lakota History
- A Higher Loyalty: Truth, Lies, and Leadership
- Killing the Mob: The Fight Against Organized Crime in America
- Killing Crazy Horse: The Merciless Indian Wars in America
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
Detroit: A Biography is an audiobook by Scott Martelle: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hughes, released April 1, 2012, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Hughes
- Released
- April 1, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781481589901
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Detroit: A Biography audiobook?
Detroit: A Biography runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is the Detroit: A Biography audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Detroit: A Biography?
Detroit: A Biography is narrated by William Hughes.
Is Detroit: A Biography worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.