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The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else by Hernando De Soto

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else runs 6.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bob Souer (about 4.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.9listening hrs
Business & Career Developmentstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 6.9 hours, it runs longer than 59% of the 5,613 Business & Career Development audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Business & Career Development shelf

837 Business & Career Development audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:

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About this listen

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else is an audiobook by Hernando De Soto: a 6.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Bob Souer, released May 28, 2019, on the Business & Career Development and Economics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.9 hrs
Narrated by
Bob Souer
Released
May 28, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Business & Career Development, Economics
ISBN
9781515919636

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else as an audiobook?

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else runs 6.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.6 hours.

Is The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else?

The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else is narrated by Bob Souer.