The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 runs 16.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lawrence Wright (about 11.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 16.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 34 days |
| 1 hour / day | 17 days |
| 2 hours / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 12 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 16.8 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 4,722 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
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Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 is an audiobook by Lawrence Wright: a 16.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lawrence Wright, released May 16, 2017, on the World and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 16.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lawrence Wright
- Released
- May 16, 2017
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780525529736
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 as an audiobook?
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 runs 16.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.2 hours.
Is The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11?
The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 is narrated by Lawrence Wright.
Is The Looming Tower: Al-Qaeda and the Road to 9/11 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.2 hours, saving 5.6 hours.