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Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse by Eric Alterman

Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.5listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.5 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

1,196 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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

Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse is an audiobook by Eric Alterman: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Sean Patrick Hopkins, released August 11, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.5 hrs
Narrated by
Sean Patrick Hopkins
Released
August 11, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
ISBN
9781549101816

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse audiobook?

Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.

Is the Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse?

Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse is narrated by Sean Patrick Hopkins.

Is Lying in State: Why Presidents Lie -- And Why Trump Is Worse worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.