The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World runs 18.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Cowley (about 12.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 18.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 37 days |
| 1 hour / day | 19 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 13 days |
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What our data says
- At 18.1 hours, it runs longer than 94% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Cowley
Jonathan Cowley narrates 93 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 927 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
422 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 Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World is an audiobook by Adrian Wooldridge: a 18.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Cowley, released June 28, 2022, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Cowley
- Released
- June 28, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Economics
- ISBN
- 9798765035344
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World as an audiobook?
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World runs 18.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.1 hours.
Is The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World?
The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World is narrated by Jonathan Cowley.
Is The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.1 hours, saving 6 hours.