The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Luis Moreno (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 81% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Luis Moreno
Luis Moreno narrates 109 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,222 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,339 Social Science 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 Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World is an audiobook by Greg Grandin: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Luis Moreno, released January 14, 2014, on the Social Science and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Luis Moreno
- Released
- January 14, 2014
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, World
- ISBN
- 9781490603971
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World as an audiobook?
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.
Is The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World?
The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World is narrated by Luis Moreno.
Is The Empire of Necessity: Slavery, Freedom, and Deception in the New World worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.8 hours.