Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) audiobook runs 10.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Philip Delves Broughton (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 10.5 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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What our data says
- At 10.5 hours, it runs longer than 66% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,617 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) is an audiobook by Philip Delves Broughton: a 10.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Philip Delves Broughton, released October 29, 2026, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Philip Delves Broughton
- Released
- October 29, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Economics
- ISBN
- 9781804964330
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) audiobook?
Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) runs 10.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is the Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) audiobook free?
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Who narrates Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby)?
Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) is narrated by Philip Delves Broughton.
Is Embargo: The Thrilling Story of the 1973 Oil Crisis and How it Explains the World in 2026: 'A Masterpiece' (Sebastian Mallaby) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.