The World as It Is: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The World as It Is runs 15.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ben Rhodes and Mark Deakins (about 10.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 32 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 15.8 hours, it runs longer than 90% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ben Rhodes
Ben Rhodes narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 61 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
604 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
- Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth
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- Black AF History: The Un-Whitewashed Story of America
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- Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
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 as It Is is an audiobook by Ben Rhodes: a 15.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Rhodes and Mark Deakins, released June 5, 2018, on the Law & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ben Rhodes, Mark Deakins
- Released
- June 5, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Law & Politics, The Americas, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781984827845
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The World as It Is as an audiobook?
The World as It Is runs 15.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.5 hours.
Is The World as It Is free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The World as It Is?
The World as It Is is narrated by Ben Rhodes and Mark Deakins.
Is The World as It Is worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.5 hours, saving 5.3 hours.