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Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War by Romesh Ratnesar

Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War audiobook runs 7.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Wes Bleed (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2009released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 65% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War is an audiobook by Romesh Ratnesar: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Wes Bleed, released November 5, 2009, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Wes Bleed
Released
November 5, 2009
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Law & Politics
ISBN
9781608146048

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War audiobook?

Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is the Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War audiobook free?

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Who narrates Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War?

Tear Down This Wall: A City, a President, and the Speech that Ended the Cold War is narrated by Wes Bleed.