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What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea by James Traub

What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea audiobook runs 11.7 hours unabridged, narrated by L.J. Ganser (about 7.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.7listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2019released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.7 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 11.7 hours, it runs longer than 74% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

More narrated by L.J. Ganser

L.J. Ganser narrates 339 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 3,033 hours in all.

All L.J. Ganser audiobooks, measured

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About this listen

What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea is an audiobook by James Traub: a 11.7-hour unabridged recording, read by L.J. Ganser, released September 24, 2019, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Europe shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.7 hrs
Narrated by
L.J. Ganser
Released
September 24, 2019
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Europe
ISBN
9781549150531

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea audiobook?

What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea runs 11.7 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.8 hours.

Is the What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea audiobook free?

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

Who narrates What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea?

What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea is narrated by L.J. Ganser.

Is What Was Liberalism?: The Past, Present, and Promise of a Noble Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.8 hours, saving 3.9 hours.