Mao: The Unknown Story: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mao: The Unknown Story audiobook runs 29.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Robertson Dean (about 19.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 29.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 60 days |
| 1 hour / day | 30 days |
| 2 hours / day | 15 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 20 days |
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What our data says
- At 29.9 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robertson Dean
Robertson Dean narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,183 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
78 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
Mao: The Unknown Story is an audiobook by Jon Halliday and Jung Chang: a 29.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Robertson Dean, released March 7, 2006, on the Law & Politics and Asia shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 29.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robertson Dean
- Released
- March 7, 2006
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics, Asia, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781415930076
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Mao: The Unknown Story audiobook?
Mao: The Unknown Story runs 29.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 19.9 hours.
Is the Mao: The Unknown Story audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Mao: The Unknown Story?
Mao: The Unknown Story is narrated by Robertson Dean.
Is Mao: The Unknown Story worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 19.9 hours, saving 10 hours.