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The Longest Better in Audio Audiobooks

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, 20 unabridged Better in Audio audiobooks in our catalog run 20 hours or more. These are the longest, by the store's own running time.

The list

#TitleAuthorLength
1The Complete Oz CollectionL. Frank Baum70.5 hrs
2The Rhythm of War: Book Four of The Stormlight ArchiveBrandon Sanderson57.4 hrs
3The David Foster Wallace ReaderDavid Foster Wallace48.5 hrs
4Battlefield Earth: A Saga of the Year 3000L. Ron Hubbard45.9 hrs
5OutlanderDiana Gabaldon32.6 hrs
6Off Limits Boxed SetK. Bromberg30.2 hrs
7Four Past MidnightStephen King29.7 hrs
8A Promised LandBarack Obama29.2 hrs
9A Promised Land: The powerful political memoir from the former US PresidentBarack Obama29.2 hrs
10Long Walk to Freedom: The Autobiography of Nelson Mandela: Booktrack EditionNelson Mandela28 hrs
11Normal Women: 900 Years of Making HistoryPhilippa Gregory27.3 hrs
12Book at Bedtime: A BBC Radio Collection: 10 Unmissable ClassicsF.M. Mayor26.6 hrs
13A Brief History of Seven KillingsMarlon James26.1 hrs
14Fairy TaleStephen King24.5 hrs
15Looking to Score: The SeriesKendall Ryan23.1 hrs
16King: A LifeJonathan Eig20.8 hrs
17You Like It Darker: StoriesStephen King20.6 hrs
18Surrender: Bono Autobiography: 40 Songs, One StoryBono20.4 hrs
19Surrender: 40 Songs, One StoryBono20.4 hrs
20Seduction: Sex, Lies, and Stardom in Howard Hughes's HollywoodKarina Longworth20.4 hrs
21Lady MidnightCassandra Clare19.8 hrs
22When the Sea Came Alive: An Oral History of D-DayGarrett M. Graff19.7 hrs
23NOS4A2Joe Hill19.7 hrs
24American Gods: The TenthNeil Gaiman19.7 hrs
25Little Women: (Penguin ClassicsLouisa May Alcott19.1 hrs

Ordered by the store's running time, longest first. Computed from unabridged English-language audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026); children's titles are not ranked. Methodology.

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