The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service runs 6.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lee Goettl and William James (about 4.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 6.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 13 days |
| 1 hour / day | 7 days |
| 2 hours / day | 4 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 5 days |
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What our data says
- At 6.3 hours, it is shorter than 72% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lee Goettl
Lee Goettl narrates 101 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 732 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
1,575 Memoirs 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 Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service is an audiobook by William James: a 6.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Lee Goettl and William James, released August 11, 2025, on the Memoirs and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 6.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lee Goettl, William James
- Released
- August 11, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Business, Military (Biography & Memoir)
- ISBN
- 9781544549446
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service as an audiobook?
The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service runs 6.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.2 hours.
Is The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service?
The Accidental Executive: Finding Purpose in Public Service: From GS-1 to the Senior Executive Service is narrated by Lee Goettl and William James.