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Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s by Julian Gewirtz

Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s audiobook runs 13.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Rick Adamson (about 9.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.8 hours of listening.

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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 13.8 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

874 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

Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s is an audiobook by Julian Gewirtz: a 13.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rick Adamson, released February 21, 2023, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.8 hrs
Narrated by
Rick Adamson
Released
February 21, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World, Asia
ISBN
9798765070246

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s audiobook?

Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s runs 13.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9.2 hours.

Is the Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s?

Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s is narrated by Rick Adamson.

Is Never Turn Back: China and the Forbidden History of the 1980s worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9.2 hours, saving 4.6 hours.