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Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism by James Burnham

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism audiobook runs 10.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Phillip J. Sawtelle (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

10.9listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2011released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 10.9 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day11 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

1,534 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

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism is an audiobook by James Burnham: a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Phillip J. Sawtelle, released November 1, 2011, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
10.9 hrs
Narrated by
Phillip J. Sawtelle
Released
November 1, 2011
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781481597623

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism audiobook?

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.

Is the Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism audiobook free?

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Who narrates Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism?

Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism is narrated by Phillip J. Sawtelle.

Is Suicide of the West: An Essay on the Meaning and Destiny of Liberalism worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.