Sports & Recreation audiobooks

Shaq Uncut

By: Shaquille O'Neal

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

Superman. Diesel. The Big Aristotle. Shaq Fu. The Big Daddy. The Big Shaqtus. Wilt Chamberneezy. The Real Deal. The Big Shamrock. Shaq.

You know him by any number of names, and chances are you know all about his legendary basketball career: Shaquille "Shaq" O'Neal is a four-time NBA champion and a three-time NBA Finals MVP. After being an... Read more

Amazing Olympians

By: Charles Margerison

Length: 27 minutes

Abridged: No

There is no event like the Olympic Games. The athletes who compete are amazing in their ability to attain world class standards and their drive to be the best as they strive to beat their competitors and defy physical limitations and records on a global stage. These individuals are an example to all of us, and each of the Amazing Olympians in... Read more

Beyond Belief

By: Josh Hamilton

Narrated by: Ethan Sawyer

Length: 7 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

In this intimate memoir, former Major League Baseball player Josh Hamilton reflects on his battle with addiction and the impact it had on his career—and the spiritual journey that helped him heal.

Josh Hamilton was the first player chosen in the first round of the 1999 baseball draft. He was destined to be one of those rare "high-character "... Read more

A Life Without Limits

By: Chrissie Wellington

Narrated by: Polly Lee & Chrissie Wellington

Length: 9 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

In this inspiring memoir, an Ironman World Championship winner shares the details of her hard-earned triathlon success and encourages others to set off on their own fitness journeys.

In 2007, Chrissie Wellington shocked the triathlon world by winning the Ironman World Championships in Hawaii. As a newcomer to the sport and a complete unknown to... Read more

The Playbook for Dads

By: Jim Kelly

Narrated by: Allan Robertson & Robin Bloodworth

Length: 5 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

On the football field NFL great Jim Kelly was a strong-armed passer, leading his team to victory after victory. In The Playbook for Dads he passes principles instead of footballs, still using his talent to lead men, but now he leads them to greatness as fathers, in his view the world's most important job.With an emphasis on preparation, hard... Read more

4th and Goal

By: Monte Burke

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 8 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

In this "powerful and inspiring" true story, follow Joe Moglia's legendary career transition from head football coach at Coastal Carolina University to the CEO of TD Ameritrade, one of the country's most successful financial firms: "If you're a football fan, this is a book you must read" (Bill Cowher, former coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers).

As... Read more

Jeremy Lin

By: Timothy Dalrymple

Narrated by: Feodor Chin

Length: 7 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Harvard graduate Jeremy Lin recently became a New York Knicks phenomenon and he's the NBA's first American-born player of Taiwanese descent. The book will chronicle Lin's high school, college and early career in the NBA with particular emphasis on the media explosion surrounding his success as starting point guard with the Knicks. It will... Read more

The First 20 Minutes

By: Gretchen Reynolds

Narrated by: Karen Saltus

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Every Wednesday, Gretchen Reynolds singlehandedly influences how millions of Americans work out. In her Phys Ed column for The New York Times, she debunks myths, spurs conversation, and creates arguments among her readers by questioning widely held beliefs about exercise.
Expanding upon her popular columns, Reynolds tackles the questions we all... Read more

On the Right Track

By: Marion Jones & Maggie Greenwood-Robinson

Narrated by: Marion Jones

Length: 5 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

For more than a decade, Marion Jones was hailed as the "the fastest woman on the planet." At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Australia, she became the first woman ever to win five medals at one Olympics. That same year, the Associated Press and ESPN named her Athlete of the Year. She was on the cover of Vogue and Time. She seemed to have it... Read more

Seeds of Hope

By: Jane Goodall

Narrated by: Edita Brychta & Jane Goodall

Length: 14 hours

Abridged: No

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role that trees and plants play in our world.

From world-renowned scientist Jane Goodall, as seen in the new National Geographic documentary Jane, comes a fascinating examination of the critical role... Read more

The Handoff

By: John Tournour

Narrated by: John Tournour

Length: 8 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

John Tournour, known to his many listeners and fans as JT the Brick, is one of the biggest sports radio personalities in America. Making it as a sports radio host is almost impossible, and JT went about it in a fearless way, leaving a lucrative position as a Merrill Lynch stockbroker to pursue his dream. But Tournour's hardest challenge would... Read more

Southern League

By: Larry Colton

Narrated by: Fleet Cooper

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

"Birmingham is probably the most thoroughly segregated city in the United States. Its ugly record of brutality is widely known. Negroes have experienced grossly unjust treatment in the courts. There have been more unsolved bombings in Negro homes and churches in Birmingham than in any other city in the nation."

Martin Luther King, Jr.
Letter... Read more

Rising Tide

By: Randy Roberts & Ed Krzemienski

Narrated by: Alan Sklar

Length: 15 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly national pastime.

During the bloodiest years of the civil rights movement, Bear Bryant and Joe Namath-two of the most iconic and controversial figures in... Read more

The Backyard Parables

By: Margaret Roach

Narrated by: Margaret Roach

Length: 8 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

Margaret Roach has been harvesting thirty years of backyard parables-deceptively simple, instructive stories from a life spent digging ever deeper-and has distilled them in this memoir along with her best tips for garden making, discouraging all manner of animal and insect opponents, at-home pickling, and more.

After ruminating on the bigger... Read more

Beautifully Unique Sparkleponies

By: Chris Kluwe

Narrated by: Chris Kluwe

Length: 5 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Hi. In your hands, right now, you hold the culmination of thousands of years of human intelligence, ingenuity, and brilliance. Now put your goddamn phone down and pay attention to my book.

What is in my book, you ask? (I'm really glad you asked, by the way, because now I get to tell you.)

Time travel. Gay marriage. Sportsballing. Futuristic... Read more

The Real Secret to Optimal Health

By: Anthony Galea

Narrated by: Ljuba Bogdanovich

Length: 6 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

World renowned sports medicine physician, Dr. Anthony Galea
reveals the secret to optimum mental and physical health. With Dr. Galea's background in science he helps the listener understand how their body works and how to reach its full potential.

You will learn:
• how to turn back the age clock by understanding how
spirituality, diet and exercise... Read more

Collision Low Crossers

By: Nicholas Dawidoff

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 16 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

An unrivaled portrait of day-to-day life in the NFL: "Riveting . . . an instant classic" (New York Times Book Review).

By spending a year with the New York Jets, Nicholas Dawidoff entered a mysterious and private world with its own rituals and language. Equal parts Paper Lion, Moneyball, Friday Night Lights, and The Office, this absorbing,... Read more

Toughness

By: Jay Bilas

Narrated by: Jay Bilas

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The popular ESPN basketball analyst and former Duke player looks at the true meaning of toughness.

If anyone knows tough, it’s Jay Bilas. A four-year starter at Duke, he learned an incomparable work ethic under coach Mike Krzyzewski, battling against the greatest college players in the game. After playing professionally overseas for several... Read more

The Kid

By: Ben Bradlee Jr.

Narrated by: Dave Mallow

Length: 35 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. comes the epic biography of Boston Red Sox legend Ted Williams that baseball fans have been waiting for.

Williams was the best hitter in baseball history. His batting average of .406 in 1941 has not been topped since, and no player who has hit more than 500 home runs has a higher career batting average.... Read more

Discover Your Optimal Health

By: Wayne Scott Andersen

Narrated by: Tim Andres Pabon

Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Go from surviving to thriving! Anyone who has ever lost weight only to ultimately gain it back will benefit from this life-changing breakthrough program that shows you not only how to reach and maintain your healthy weight, but how to create a life of renewed vibrancy and become as healthy as you can. Thousands of people worldwide have gone from... Read more

Fantasy Life

By: Matthew Berry

Narrated by: Matthew Berry

Length: 8 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Fantasy football, fantasy baseball, fantasy basketball, even fantasy sumo wrestling: the world of fantasy sports is huge, and still growing. Today, more than 35 million people in the United States and Canada spend hours upon hours each week on their fantasy sports teams. And as the Senior Fantasy Sports Analyst for ESPN, Matthew Berry is on the... Read more

Michael Jordan

By: Roland Lazenby

Narrated by: Bob Souer

Length: 21 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

The definitive biography of a legendary athlete.

The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball -- hitting nothing... Read more

The Closer

By: Mariano Rivera

Narrated by: Michael Kay

Length: 7 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The greatest relief pitcher of all time shares his extraordinary story of survival, love, and baseball.

Mariano Rivera, the man who intimidated thousands of batters merely by opening a bullpen door, began his incredible journey as the son of a poor Panamanian fisherman. When first scouted by the Yankees, he didn't even own his own glove. He... Read more

Chris Powell's Choose More, Lose More for Life

By: Chris Powell

Narrated by: Chris Powell

Length: 5 hours 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Transform Your Body, Transform Your Life!

Each season, millions of viewers tune in to see Chris Powell lead extraordinary transformations on ABC's breakout hit reality-transformation show, Extreme Weight Loss. Now, building on the basic weight-loss philosophy introduced in his bestselling book Choose to Lose, Chris has created a transformation... Read more