Sports & Recreation audiobooks

The Game

By: George Howe Colt

Narrated by: George Newbern

Length: 10 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

*A New York Times Notable Book*
*A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year*

From the bestselling National Book Award finalist and author of The Big House comes “a well-blended narrative packed with top-notch reporting and relevance for our own time” (The Boston Globe) about the young athletes who battled in the legendary Harvard-Yale football game... Read more

Why Baseball Matters

By: Susan Jacoby

Narrated by: Hillary Huber

Length: 5 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Baseball, first dubbed the "national pastime" in print in 1856, is the country's most tradition-bound sport. Despite remaining popular and profitable into the twenty-first century, the game is losing young fans. Furthermore, baseball's greatest charm—a clockless suspension of time—is also its greatest liability in a culture of digital... Read more

In the Name of the Father

By: Mark Ribowsky

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 14 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

No family in the history of American sports has ascended to the storybook level of greatness and royal succession quite like the Mannings. Although the façade has occasionally cracked—murmurs of locker-room scandal, flashes of fraternal jealousy—this talented trio of quarterbacks is enshrined in American culture, epitomizing once-proud but dying... Read more

How 'Bout Them Cowboys?

By: Gary Myers

Narrated by: James Edward Thomas

Length: 8 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

Welcome to Jerryworld and an all-access pass to the most valuable sports franchise on the planet, the Dallas Cowboys.

Many books have been written about the Cowboys, but there's never been an account like this one. How 'Bout Them Cowboys tells the story of the NFL's most successful franchise, with special access to its outspoken owner, Jerry... Read more

The League

By: John Eisenberg

Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May

Length: 11 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The epic tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus spewing out $14 billion in annual revenue. But it was not always a success. In The League, John Eisenberg focuses on the pioneering... Read more

My Life, My Fight

By: Steven Adams

Narrated by: Chris Hobbs

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

The OKC Thunder's big man shares the unlikely story behind his indomitable sense of determination and his journey from Rotorua, New Zealand to stardom in the NBA.

Steven Adams overcame extreme odds to become a first-round prospect in the 2013 NBA draft. From there he signed a major contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder -- making him New... Read more

On the Nose

By: Hans Florine

Narrated by: Hans Florine

Length: 5 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Hans Florine is a big-wall climbing legend in his own time. He holds the speed record on the Nose route of El Capitan, a 3,000-foot granite cliff in Yosemite Valley that’s considered the Everest of the rock-climbing world. Ascending the Nose takes most climbers anywhere from twelve to ninety-six hours. Florine, along with climbing partner Alex... Read more

The H2O Diet Book

By: Jeannette Murueta & Gene Coates

Narrated by: Cheyenne Bizon

Length: 5 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Pair it with your favorite diet and double your weight loss results!The H2O Diet presents an authentic, permanent weight-loss strategy to naturally redirect your eating and drinking, so you can regain a healthy body and spirit. Combined with your favorite diet, The H2O Diet can help you double your weight loss results.With this diet, you will... Read more

Driven

By: Rosemary Smith

Narrated by: Marcella Riordan

Length: 6 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspirational story of the female motorsport pioneer who broke through the gender barrier to compete in and win some of the most iconic rallies in the world. Rosemary Smith is recognised internationally for her outstanding achievements in the world of motorsport. A female pioneer in a notoriously male-dominated sport,... Read more

Dream. Believe. Achieve. My Autobiography

By: Jonathan Rea

Narrated by: Conor MacNeill

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

‘If I had to lose my record to anyone, I couldn’t be happier that it was Jonathan. Family connections aside, there is nobody more talented, more determined or more deserving.’ – Carl Fogarty Within the staggeringly dangerous and high-pressure sport of professional motorcycling, Jonathan Rea’s... Read more

My Life in Football

By: Kevin Keegan

Narrated by: Ric Jerrom

Length: 13 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

The phenomenal Sunday Times bestseller

Kevin Keegan is one of the greatest players in English football history, famed for his style on the pitch, his relentless ambition and passion for the game.

'And I'll tell you, honestly, I will love it if we beat them. Love it!!!'
Kevin Keegan, 1996

In My Life in Football Keegan tells the story of his... Read more

Take a Hike!

By: Tim Hewitt

Narrated by: Zac Clay

Length: 7 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Take a Hike! is the story of one man's journey on the 2167 mile long Appalachian Trail.
Tim Hewitt, whose trail name was Paddler, talks about trip planning and preparation and shares with you his daily journal for his six month adventure. He is joined on the trip by his thirteen year old son David for five weeks in the summer. David's journal and... Read more

The Chicken Runs at Midnight

By: Tom Friend

Narrated by: Mark Schlicher & Ben Holland

Length: 8 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover the nearly unbelievable true story of how a goofy catchphrase spoken by a coach's dying daughter inspired the 1992 Pittsburgh Pirates in game seven of the National League Championship Series and later became a sign from heaven to a grieving family at the end of game seven of the 1997 World Series.As a Major League Baseball coach, Rich... Read more

Life Is Short, Don't Wait to Dance

By: Valorie Kondos Field

Narrated by: Valorie Kondos Field

Length: 7 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Highly acclaimed UCLA Women's gymnastics coach of 7 NCAA championships Valorie Kondos Field shares insights on how to use uniqueness and authenticity to achieve success.
Former professional ballerina Valorie Kondos Field--or Miss Val, as she's affectionately known--has never tumbled, flipped, or even played any type of organized sports, and yet... Read more

The Hunter's Way

By: Craig Raleigh

Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain

Length: 3 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

“Craig Raleigh puts hunting into modern perspective, combining higher sensibilities and his firsthand insight into the hunting world to gently illuminate a part of human nature that was, and still is, among the purest of human endeavors.” —Jim Shockey, award-winning writer and host of Jim Shockey’s Hunting Adventures and UnchartedA thoughtful... Read more

To Shake the Sleeping Self

By: Jedidiah Jenkins

Narrated by: Jedidiah Jenkins

Length: 12 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “With winning candor, Jedidiah Jenkins takes us with him as he bicycles across two continents and delves deeply into his own beautiful heart.”—Cheryl Strayed, author of Wild and Tiny Beautiful Things
 
On the eve of turning thirty, terrified of being funneled into a life he didn’t choose, Jedidiah Jenkins quit his dream... Read more

No Spin

By: Shane Warne & Mark Nicholas

Narrated by: Rhys Muldoon

Length: 13 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do. The leg-spinner who rewrote the record books. One of Wisden's five cricketers of the twentieth century. A sporting idol across the globe. A magnet for the tabloids. But the millions of words written and spoken about Shane Warne since his explosive arrival on the Test cricket scene in 1992 have only... Read more

Golf in America

By: George B. Kirsch

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 12 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In this concise social history of golf in the United States from the 1880s to the present, George B. Kirsch tracks the surprising growth of golf as a popular, mainstream sport, in contrast to the stereotype of golf as a pastime enjoyed only by the rich elite. While golf retains a strong association with upper-class, male-dominated, socially... Read more

The Manual Of Bean Curd Boxing

By: Paul Read

Narrated by: Paul Read

Length: 3 hours 56 minutes

Abridged: No

So many disciplines promise happiness, security, health, wisdom or enlightenment, but few deliver more than just words. Yet, when you fuse together an ancient eastern practice with a thoroughly 21st century take - you create something beautifully intriguing and inspiringly new that encompasses so many of these qualities: Bean Curd... Read more

Going to the Match: The Passion for Football

By: Duncan Hamilton

Narrated by: David Mounfield

Length: 11 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A celebration of football by award-winning sports writer, Duncan Hamilton.

A massive audience in sitting-rooms, parks and pubs watched England in the 2018 World Cup. Yet as Duncan Hamilton demonstrates with style, insight and wit in Going to the Match, watching on TV is no substitute for being there.

Hamilton embarks on a richly entertaining,... Read more

Stand Up Paddleboarding 2.0

By: HowExpert & Kayla Anderson

Narrated by: Maria Chester

Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Stand-Up Paddleboarding 2.0 has every term, trick, and tip you'll ever hear about the sport of SUP. As one of the fastest growing outdoor activities for beginners, stand-up paddleboarding is a great way to lose weight, enjoy nature, and improve your physique. Stand-Up Paddleboarding 2.0 has a full glossary of SUP-related terms along with 101... Read more

Belichick

By: Ian O'Connor

Narrated by: Brian Hutchison

Length: 21 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

From a New York Times best-selling author, the definitive biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach, Bill Belichick. Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL-the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises in sports. As head coach of the New England Patriots, he's led the... Read more

The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino

By: Michael Sokolove

Narrated by: Joshua Kane

Length: 7 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

From acclaimed New York Times Magazine author Michael Sokolove, the astonishing inside story of the epic corruption scandal that has rocked the NCAA and exposed the rot and hypocrisy at the heart of big-time college sports.

At a lavish annual event in late August 2017, the University of Louisville athletic director, who made more than $5 million... Read more

How to Stay Alive

By: Bear Grylls

Narrated by: Ralph Lister

Length: 8 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

In the spirit of the multi-million copy bestselling SAS Survival Handbook comes the ultimate survival guide for the 21st century, from world-famous adventurer and former SAS soldier Bear Grylls.For more than a decade, Bear Grylls has introduced TV viewers to the most dramatic wilderness survival situations, through his hit shows such as Man Vs.... Read more