The American Future: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The American Future runs 16 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rupert Degas (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 16 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Rupert Degas
Rupert Degas narrates 113 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,057 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
580 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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- The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization
- Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
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- Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
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 American Future is an audiobook by Simon Schama: a 16-hour unabridged recording, read by Rupert Degas, released May 19, 2009, on the The Americas and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rupert Degas
- Released
- May 19, 2009
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780061894275
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The American Future as an audiobook?
The American Future runs 16 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.
Is The American Future free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The American Future?
The American Future is narrated by Rupert Degas.
Is The American Future worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.3 hours.