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The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy by David Graeber

The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy runs 8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Mike Chamberlain (about 5.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

8listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2018released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 8 hours, it is shorter than 59% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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 Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy is an audiobook by David Graeber: a 8-hour unabridged recording, read by Mike Chamberlain, released October 23, 2018, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
8 hrs
Narrated by
Mike Chamberlain
Released
October 23, 2018
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Mental Health & Psychology
ISBN
9781977331779

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy as an audiobook?

The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy runs 8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.4 hours.

Is The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy free as an audiobook?

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Who narrates The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy?

The Utopia of Rules: On Technology, Stupidity, and the Secret Joys of Bureaucracy is narrated by Mike Chamberlain.