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Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World by J.C. Sharman

Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World audiobook runs 6.5 hours unabridged, narrated by John Lee (about 4.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.5listening hrs
Worldstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.5 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.5 hours, it is shorter than 69% of the 7,179 World 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

Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World is an audiobook by J.C. Sharman: a 6.5-hour unabridged recording, read by John Lee, released May 14, 2019, on the World shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.5 hrs
Narrated by
John Lee
Released
May 14, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
World
ISBN
9781400122042

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World audiobook?

Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World runs 6.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.3 hours.

Is the Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World audiobook free?

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Who narrates Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World?

Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World is narrated by John Lee.