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The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century by Tim Weiner

The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century runs 17.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Stefan Rudnicki (about 11.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

17.1listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 17.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day35 days
1 hour / day18 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×12 days

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What our data says

  • At 17.1 hours, it runs longer than 92% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century is an audiobook by Tim Weiner: a 17.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Stefan Rudnicki, released July 15, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
17.1 hrs
Narrated by
Stefan Rudnicki
Released
July 15, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
ISBN
9780063270213

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century as an audiobook?

The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century runs 17.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 11.4 hours.

Is The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century?

The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century is narrated by Stefan Rudnicki.

Is The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 11.4 hours, saving 5.7 hours.