The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies runs 18.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Alter (about 12.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 18.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 38 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 18.7 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
391 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 Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies is an audiobook by Jonathan Alter: a 18.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Alter, released June 4, 2013, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 18.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Alter
- Released
- June 4, 2013
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781442362673
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies as an audiobook?
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies runs 18.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 12.5 hours.
Is The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies?
The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies is narrated by Jonathan Alter.
Is The Center Holds: Obama and His Enemies worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 12.5 hours, saving 6.2 hours.