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The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? by Robert X. Cringely

The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon?: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? runs 3.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robert X. Cringely (about 2.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

3.7listening hrs
Businessstore shelf
2014released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 3.7 hours of listening.

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1 hour / day4 days
2 hours / day2 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×3 days

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What our data says

  • At 3.7 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 779 Business 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 Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? is an audiobook by Robert X. Cringely: a 3.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert X. Cringely, released September 15, 2014, on the Business shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
3.7 hrs
Narrated by
Robert X. Cringely
Released
September 15, 2014
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Business
ISBN
9781942248170

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? as an audiobook?

The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? runs 3.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.5 hours.

Is The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon??

The Decline and Fall of IBM: End of an American Icon? is narrated by Robert X. Cringely.