Obama: The Ascent of a Politician: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Obama: The Ascent of a Politician audiobook runs 13.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Dion Graham (about 8.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 27 days |
| 1 hour / day | 14 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13.4 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 3,098 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Dion Graham
Dion Graham narrates 147 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,317 hours in all.
About as long, on the The Americas shelf
362 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Obama: The Ascent of a Politician is an audiobook by David Mendell: a 13.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Dion Graham, released August 21, 2007, on the Law & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dion Graham
- Released
- August 21, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780061554254
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Obama: The Ascent of a Politician audiobook?
Obama: The Ascent of a Politician runs 13.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.9 hours.
Is the Obama: The Ascent of a Politician audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Obama: The Ascent of a Politician?
Obama: The Ascent of a Politician is narrated by Dion Graham.
Is Obama: The Ascent of a Politician worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.