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The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America by Justin Ellis

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America runs 13.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Justin Ellis (about 9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

13.5listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2026released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 13.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day27 days
1 hour / day14 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 13.5 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 9,905 Social Science 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 Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America is an audiobook by Justin Ellis: a 13.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Justin Ellis, released June 16, 2026, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
13.5 hrs
Narrated by
Justin Ellis
Released
June 16, 2026
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, The Americas
ISBN
9780063091276

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America as an audiobook?

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America runs 13.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 9 hours.

Is The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America?

The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America is narrated by Justin Ellis.

Is The Cruelty of Nice Folks: Why Minneapolis Is the Story of America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 9 hours, saving 4.5 hours.