The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire runs 23 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Leon Nixon and Jonathan Todd Ross (about 15.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 46 days |
| 1 hour / day | 23 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 days |
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What our data says
- At 23 hours, it runs longer than 97% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Leon Nixon
Leon Nixon narrates 297 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,719 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
154 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
The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire is an audiobook by Kal Raustiala: a 23-hour unabridged recording, read by Leon Nixon and Jonathan Todd Ross, released January 31, 2023, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23 hrs
- Narrated by
- Leon Nixon, Jonathan Todd Ross
- Released
- January 31, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781705080290
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire as an audiobook?
The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire runs 23 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.3 hours.
Is The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire?
The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire is narrated by Leon Nixon and Jonathan Todd Ross.
Is The Absolutely Indispensable Man: Ralph Bunche, the United Nations, and the Fight to End Empire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.3 hours, saving 7.7 hours.