Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas audiobook runs 16.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Robertson Dean (about 11.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.7 hours, it runs longer than 92% 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.
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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
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas is an audiobook by Stephen Budiansky: a 16.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Robertson Dean, released May 28, 2019, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robertson Dean
- Released
- May 28, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781977346759
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas audiobook?
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas runs 16.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.1 hours.
Is the Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas?
Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas is narrated by Robertson Dean.
Is Oliver Wendell Holmes: A Life in War, Law, and Ideas worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.1 hours, saving 5.6 hours.