The Fifties: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fifties runs 34.7 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Robertson Dean (about 23.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 34.7 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 70 days |
| 1 hour / day | 35 days |
| 2 hours / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 24 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 34.7 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Robertson Dean
Robertson Dean narrates 285 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,183 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
57 World 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 Fifties is an audiobook by David Halberstam: a 34.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Robertson Dean, released September 4, 2018, on the The Americas and World shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 34.7 hrs
- Narrated by
- Robertson Dean
- Released
- September 4, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- The Americas, World
- ISBN
- 9780525643609
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fifties as an audiobook?
The Fifties runs 34.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 23.2 hours.
Is The Fifties free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fifties?
The Fifties is narrated by Robertson Dean.
Is The Fifties worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 23.2 hours, saving 11.6 hours.