The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Peter Firstbrook (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.5 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
911 History & Culture 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 Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family is an audiobook by Peter Firstbrook: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Peter Firstbrook, released February 8, 2011, on the History & Culture and Law & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Peter Firstbrook
- Released
- February 8, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Law & Politics, Africa
- ISBN
- 9780307750457
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family as an audiobook?
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family?
The Obamas: The Untold Story of an African Family is narrated by Peter Firstbrook.