The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor runs 26.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kevin Stillwell (about 17.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 26.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 54 days |
| 1 hour / day | 27 days |
| 2 hours / day | 14 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 18 days |
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What our data says
- At 26.6 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin Stillwell
Kevin Stillwell narrates 109 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,211 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
110 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor is an audiobook by Martin Meredith: a 26.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin Stillwell, released March 19, 2019, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 26.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin Stillwell
- Released
- March 19, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781549120664
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor as an audiobook?
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor runs 26.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 17.7 hours.
Is The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor?
The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor is narrated by Kevin Stillwell.
Is The Fortunes of Africa: A 5000-Year History of Wealth, Greed, and Endeavor worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 17.7 hours, saving 8.9 hours.