The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst runs 30.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by David Colacci (about 20.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 30.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 62 days |
| 1 hour / day | 31 days |
| 2 hours / day | 16 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 21 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 30.9 hours, it runs longer than 100% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by David Colacci
David Colacci narrates 378 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,605 hours in all.
About as long, on the Arts & Entertainment shelf
36 Arts & Entertainment 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 Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst is an audiobook by David Nasaw: a 30.9-hour unabridged recording, read by David Colacci, released February 9, 2021, on the Arts & Entertainment and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 30.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- David Colacci
- Released
- February 9, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Arts & Entertainment, Business
- ISBN
- 9781705276426
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst as an audiobook?
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst runs 30.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 20.6 hours.
Is The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst?
The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst is narrated by David Colacci.
Is The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 20.6 hours, saving 10.3 hours.