The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Wilbert L. Cooper (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 13 hours, it runs longer than 88% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
966 Social Science 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 Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power is an audiobook by Wilbert L. Cooper: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Wilbert L. Cooper, released August 25, 2026, on the Social Science and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Wilbert L. Cooper
- Released
- August 25, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Law & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781250454027
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power as an audiobook?
The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power?
The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power is narrated by Wilbert L. Cooper.
Is The Black Shield: An American Memoir of Family and Power worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.