Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East audiobook runs 16.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Steven Simon and Robert Petkoff (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robert Petkoff
Robert Petkoff narrates 385 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,502 hours in all.
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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
Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East is an audiobook by Steven Simon: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Steven Simon and Robert Petkoff, released April 11, 2023, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Steven Simon, Robert Petkoff
- Released
- April 11, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780593671160
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East audiobook?
Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is the Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East?
Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East is narrated by Steven Simon and Robert Petkoff.
Is Grand Delusion: The Rise and Fall of American Ambition in the Middle East worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.