The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East runs 19.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Rob Shapiro (about 13.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 19.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
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What our data says
- At 19.8 hours, it runs longer than 95% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
291 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 Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East is an audiobook by Andrew Scott Cooper: a 19.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Rob Shapiro, released August 9, 2011, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Business & Career Development shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 19.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Rob Shapiro
- Released
- August 9, 2011
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Business & Career Development, History
- ISBN
- 9780307967176
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East as an audiobook?
The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East runs 19.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.2 hours.
Is The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East?
The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East is narrated by Rob Shapiro.
Is The Oil Kings: How the U.S., Iran, and Saudi Arabia Changed the Balance of Power in the Middle East worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.2 hours, saving 6.6 hours.