Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner): Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) audiobook runs 26.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner (about 17.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 26.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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What our data says
- At 26.8 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner
Malcolm Hillgartner narrates 134 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,612 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
62 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) is an audiobook by Steve Coll: a 26.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Malcolm Hillgartner, released October 27, 2011, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Malcolm Hillgartner
- Released
- October 27, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781101548981
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) audiobook?
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) runs 26.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.9 hours.
Is the Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) audiobook free?
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Who narrates Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner)?
Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) is narrated by Malcolm Hillgartner.
Is Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Pulitzer Prize Winner) worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.9 hours, saving 8.9 hours.