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The Profession by Bill Bratton, Peter Knobler

The Profession: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Profession runs 16.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Bill Bratton (about 10.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

16.1listening hrs
Management & Leadershipstore shelf
2021released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 16.1 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Profession at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day33 days
1 hour / day17 days
2 hours / day9 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×11 days

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What our data says

  • At 16.1 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 6,016 Management & Leadership audiobooks in our catalog.

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 Profession is an audiobook by Bill Bratton and Peter Knobler: a 16.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Bill Bratton, released June 8, 2021, on the Law & Politics and Management & Leadership shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
16.1 hrs
Narrated by
Bill Bratton
Released
June 8, 2021
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Law & Politics, Management & Leadership
ISBN
9780593165331

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Profession as an audiobook?

The Profession runs 16.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.7 hours.

Is The Profession free as an audiobook?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates The Profession?

The Profession is narrated by Bill Bratton.

Is The Profession worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.7 hours, saving 5.4 hours.