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The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama by David Remnick

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama runs 24.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mark Deakins (about 16.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

24.9listening hrs
Law & Politicsstore shelf
2010released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 24.9 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day13 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×17 days

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What our data says

  • At 24.9 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 3,072 Law & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama is an audiobook by David Remnick: a 24.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Mark Deakins, released April 6, 2010, on the Law & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
24.9 hrs
Narrated by
Mark Deakins
Released
April 6, 2010
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Law & Politics
ISBN
9780307734372

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama as an audiobook?

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama runs 24.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 16.6 hours.

Is The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama?

The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama is narrated by Mark Deakins.

Is The Bridge: The Life and Rise of Barack Obama worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 16.6 hours, saving 8.3 hours.