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The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made by E. Thomas, Walter Isaacson

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made runs 33.5 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Jonathan Reese (about 22.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

33.5listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2013released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 33.5 hours of listening.

Days to finish The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day67 days
1 hour / day34 days
2 hours / day17 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×23 days

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What our data says

  • At 33.5 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 5,887 The Americas 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 Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made is an audiobook by E. Thomas and Walter Isaacson: a 33.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Jonathan Reese, released January 29, 2013, on the The Americas and Law & Politics shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
33.5 hrs
Narrated by
Jonathan Reese
Released
January 29, 2013
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas, Law & Politics
ISBN
9780804127653

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Questions listeners ask

How long is The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made as an audiobook?

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made runs 33.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 22.3 hours.

Is The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made free as an audiobook?

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

Who narrates The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made?

The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made is narrated by Jonathan Reese.

Is The Wise Men: Six Friends and the World They Made worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 22.3 hours, saving 11.2 hours.