The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State runs 9.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Beville (about 6.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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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 |
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What our data says
- At 9.5 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,613 Business & Career Development audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jonathan Beville
Jonathan Beville narrates 32 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 309 hours in all.
About as long, on the Business & Career Development shelf
680 Business & Career Development 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 Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State is an audiobook by Michael Steinberger: a 9.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Beville, released November 4, 2025, on the Business & Career Development and Business shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jonathan Beville
- Released
- November 4, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Business & Career Development, Business
- ISBN
- 9781797188492
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State as an audiobook?
The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State runs 9.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.3 hours.
Is The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State free as an audiobook?
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Who narrates The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State?
The Philosopher in the Valley: Alex Karp, Palantir, and the Rise of the Surveillance State is narrated by Jonathan Beville.