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What It Takes: The Way to the White House by Richard Ben Cramer

What It Takes: The Way to the White House: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What It Takes: The Way to the White House audiobook runs 54.7 hours unabridged, narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright (about 36.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

54.7listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 54.7 hours of listening.

Days to finish What It Takes: The Way to the White House at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day110 days
1 hour / day55 days
2 hours / day28 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×37 days

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What our data says

  • At 54.7 hours, it runs longer than 100% 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

What It Takes: The Way to the White House is an audiobook by Richard Ben Cramer: a 54.7-hour unabridged recording, read by Keith Sellon-Wright, released March 31, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
54.7 hrs
Narrated by
Keith Sellon-Wright
Released
March 31, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781541438927

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the What It Takes: The Way to the White House audiobook?

What It Takes: The Way to the White House runs 54.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 36.5 hours.

Is the What It Takes: The Way to the White House audiobook free?

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

Who narrates What It Takes: The Way to the White House?

What It Takes: The Way to the White House is narrated by Keith Sellon-Wright.

Is What It Takes: The Way to the White House worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 36.5 hours, saving 18.2 hours.