The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals runs 16.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Richard McGonagle (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 days |
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What our data says
- At 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Richard McGonagle
Richard McGonagle narrates 17 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 194 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
533 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals is an audiobook by Jane Mayer: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Richard McGonagle, released July 15, 2008, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Richard McGonagle
- Released
- July 15, 2008
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9780739375938
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals as an audiobook?
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals?
The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals is narrated by Richard McGonagle.
Is The Dark Side: The Inside Story of How The War on Terror Turned into a War on American Ideals worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.