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Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis by Robert D. Kaplan

Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis audiobook runs 6.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Robert Petkoff (about 4.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

6.7listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 6.7 hours of listening.

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2 hours / day4 days
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What our data says

  • At 6.7 hours, it is shorter than 71% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis is an audiobook by Robert D. Kaplan: a 6.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Robert Petkoff, released January 28, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
6.7 hrs
Narrated by
Robert Petkoff
Released
January 28, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Europe
ISBN
9798217065813

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis audiobook?

Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis runs 6.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.5 hours.

Is the Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis audiobook free?

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Who narrates Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis?

Waste Land: A World in Permanent Crisis is narrated by Robert Petkoff.