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High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing by Ben Austen

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing audiobook runs 13.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ron Butler (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.6listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day28 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×10 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.6 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing is an audiobook by Ben Austen: a 13.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released February 13, 2018, on the Social Science shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ron Butler
Released
February 13, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science
ISBN
9780062799180

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing audiobook?

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing runs 13.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is the High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing?

High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing is narrated by Ron Butler.

Is High-Risers: Cabrini-Green and the Fate of American Public Housing worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.