The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic: Audiobook
Part of American Empire Project
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic runs 11.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Tom Weiner (about 7.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 11.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 23 days |
| 1 hour / day | 12 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
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What our data says
- At 11.2 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Tom Weiner
Tom Weiner narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,000 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,457 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 Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic is an audiobook by Chalmers Johnson: a 11.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Weiner, released November 1, 2007, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 11.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Tom Weiner
- Released
- November 1, 2007
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- Series
- American Empire Project
- ISBN
- 9781483051031
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic as an audiobook?
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic runs 11.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.5 hours.
Is The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic?
The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic is narrated by Tom Weiner.
Is The Sorrows of Empire: Militarism, Secrecy, and the End of the Republic worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.5 hours, saving 3.7 hours.