The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs runs 12.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Michael Prichard (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 72% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Michael Prichard
Michael Prichard narrates 174 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,947 hours in all.
- Rainbow Six
- Executive Orders
- Treasure Island, with eBook
- Clear and Present Danger
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About as long, on the The Americas shelf
780 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Killing England: The Brutal Struggle for American Independence
- Where the Deer and the Antelope Play: The Pastoral Observations of One Ignorant American Who Loves to Walk Outside
- Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism
- Things That Matter: Three Decades of Passions, Pastimes and Politics
- Brave Companions
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 Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs is an audiobook by David C. Unger: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Michael Prichard, released February 16, 2012, on the The Americas shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Michael Prichard
- Released
- February 16, 2012
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781452675848
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs as an audiobook?
The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs?
The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs is narrated by Michael Prichard.
Is The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.2 hours.