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The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency by Douglas Alan Cohn

The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency runs 9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Hughes (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

9listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 9 hours, it is shorter than 53% of the 5,887 The Americas audiobooks in our catalog.

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About this listen

The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency is an audiobook by Douglas Alan Cohn: a 9-hour unabridged recording, read by William Hughes, released January 15, 2016, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
9 hrs
Narrated by
William Hughes
Released
January 15, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9781504660952

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How long is The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency as an audiobook?

The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency runs 9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.

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Who narrates The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency?

The President’s First Year: None Were Prepared, Some Never Learned—Why the Only School for Presidents Is the Presidency is narrated by William Hughes.