The World: A Brief Introduction: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World: A Brief Introduction runs 10.4 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Dan Woren (about 6.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 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 10.4 hours, it runs longer than 65% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
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About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,633 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 World: A Brief Introduction is an audiobook by Richard Haass: a 10.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Dan Woren, released May 12, 2020, on the World and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Dan Woren
- Released
- May 12, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9780593211137
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World: A Brief Introduction as an audiobook?
The World: A Brief Introduction runs 10.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.9 hours.
Is The World: A Brief Introduction free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World: A Brief Introduction?
The World: A Brief Introduction is narrated by Dan Woren.
Is The World: A Brief Introduction worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.9 hours, saving 3.5 hours.