Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Scott Peterson (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
707 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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
Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong is an audiobook by Alan Axelrod: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Scott Peterson, released September 13, 2010, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Scott Peterson
- Released
- September 13, 2010
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781596596696
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong audiobook?
Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.
Is the Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong audiobook free?
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Who narrates Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong?
Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong is narrated by Scott Peterson.
Is Profiles in Folly: History's Worst Decisions and Why They Went Wrong worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.