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The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State by Graeme Wood

The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State runs 11.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Graeme Wood (about 7.6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.5listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day23 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.5 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

1,412 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 Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State is an audiobook by Graeme Wood: a 11.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Graeme Wood, released December 20, 2016, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.5 hrs
Narrated by
Graeme Wood
Released
December 20, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9780515159936

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State as an audiobook?

The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State runs 11.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.6 hours.

Is The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State?

The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State is narrated by Graeme Wood.

Is The Way of the Strangers: Encounters with the Islamic State worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.6 hours, saving 3.8 hours.