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On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing by Timothy Snyder

On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing audiobook runs 1.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Timothy Snyder (about 1.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

1.8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2017released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 1.8 hours, it is shorter than 94% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

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

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About this listen

On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing is an audiobook by Timothy Snyder: a 1.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Timothy Snyder, released March 2, 2017, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and World shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
1.8 hrs
Narrated by
Timothy Snyder
Released
March 2, 2017
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, World
ISBN
9781473549425

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing audiobook?

On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing runs 1.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 1.2 hours.

Is the On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing audiobook free?

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Who narrates On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing?

On Tyranny: The Book to Help You Understand Why Democracy Is Failing is narrated by Timothy Snyder.