The Promise and the Dream: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Promise and the Dream runs 11.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Lewis Arlt (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 24 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Lewis Arlt
Lewis Arlt narrates 19 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 148 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,242 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Promise and the Dream is an audiobook by David Margolick: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Lewis Arlt, released August 20, 2019, on the Social Science and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Lewis Arlt
- Released
- August 20, 2019
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781666578874
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Promise and the Dream as an audiobook?
The Promise and the Dream runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.
Is The Promise and the Dream free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Promise and the Dream?
The Promise and the Dream is narrated by Lewis Arlt.
Is The Promise and the Dream worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.