The War on Drugs: A History: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The War on Drugs: A History runs 12.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Barry Abrams (about 8.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 12.2 hours, it runs longer than 85% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Barry Abrams
Barry Abrams narrates 201 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 1,772 hours in all.
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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 War on Drugs: A History is an audiobook by David R. Farber: a 12.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Barry Abrams, released November 30, 2021, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Barry Abrams
- Released
- November 30, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781666178364
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The War on Drugs: A History as an audiobook?
The War on Drugs: A History runs 12.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.1 hours.
Is The War on Drugs: A History free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The War on Drugs: A History?
The War on Drugs: A History is narrated by Barry Abrams.
Is The War on Drugs: A History worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.1 hours, saving 4.1 hours.