The Next Century: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Next Century runs 4.3 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by E.G. Marshall (about 2.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 4.3 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 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 4.3 hours, it is shorter than 86% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
335 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 Next Century is an audiobook by David Halberstam: a 4.3-hour unabridged recording, read by E.G. Marshall, released March 1, 1991, on the Economics and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.3 hrs
- Narrated by
- E.G. Marshall
- Released
- March 1, 1991
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Economics, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781614673743
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Next Century as an audiobook?
The Next Century runs 4.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.9 hours.
Is The Next Century free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Next Century?
The Next Century is narrated by E.G. Marshall.