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How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future by Daniel Ziblatt, Steven Levitsky

How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future audiobook runs 8.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Fred Sanders (about 5.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8.4listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 8.4 hours of listening.

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30 min / day17 days
1 hour / day9 days
2 hours / day5 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×6 days

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What our data says

  • At 8.4 hours, it is shorter than 55% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future is an audiobook by Daniel Ziblatt and Steven Levitsky: a 8.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Fred Sanders, released January 25, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
8.4 hrs
Narrated by
Fred Sanders
Released
January 25, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9780241984284

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future audiobook?

How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future runs 8.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.6 hours.

Is the How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future audiobook free?

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Who narrates How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future?

How Democracies Die: The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future is narrated by Fred Sanders.