Sports & Recreation audiobooks

George Best In His Own Words

By: George Best

Narrated by: George Best

Length: 1 hour 4 minutes

Abridged: No

This selection of BBC archive interviews with celebrated footballer George Best begins in the 1970s, when Best is enjoying success at a young age. It continues into the 1980s, by which time he has become a husband and father and has also had to come to terms with his alcoholism. Career and personal highs and lows are discussed, along with... Read more

Cobb

By: Al Stump

Narrated by: Ian Esmo

Length: 19 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

As a boy in the 1890s, he went looking for thrills in a rural Georgia that still burned with the humiliation of the Civil War. As an old man in the 1960s, he dared death, picked fights, refused to take his medicine, and drove off all his friends and admirers. He went to his deathbed alone, clutching a loaded pistol and a bag containing millions... Read more

One on One

By: John Feinstein

Narrated by: David de Vries

Length: 16 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

John Feinstein's illuminating recollections from two decades of interviews with sports legends.

John Feinstein's career is a sports fan's dream-a lifetime of encounters with the great figures in sports, not just on the field, but in the locker room and behind the scenes with legends like Bob Knight, Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jack Nicklaus,... 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

The Climb

By: Anatoli Boukreev & G. Weston DeWalt

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Anatoli Boukreev's first-hand account of the worst human disaster in the history of Mt. Everest will hold listeners spellbound. A top-rated guide and high altitude climber, Boukreev dictated the raw and powerful details of this ill-fated trek from memories and notes recorded just five days after the catastrophe. In May of 1996, 33 people went up... Read more

Las estrellas Orientales

By: Mark Kurlansky

Narrated by: David Crommett

Length: 9 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: No

Al final de la temporada de 2010, mas de ochenta y seis jovenes y hombres de la empobrocida ciudad de San Pedro de Macoris jugaban en las Grandes Ligas-lo que significa que uno de cada seis dominicanos de las Grandes Ligas vinieron de los mismos equipos locales de los ingenios azucareros, y acudieron en masa a los Estados Unidos en busca de... Read more

Reshaping It All

By: Candace Cameron Bure

Narrated by: Candace Cameron Bure

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes recipes and a bonus CD with photos!Candace Cameron Bure first became known to millions as a costar on the hit ABC television series Full House. Today, like her brother Kirk Cameron, she is the rare Hollywood actor who is outspoken about her Christian faith and how it helps overcome certain obstacles. Bure’s healthy lifestyle has been... Read more

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

Muhammad Ali In His Own Words

By: Muhammad Ali

Narrated by: Muhammad Ali

Length: 1 hour 12 minutes

Abridged: No

This fascinating collection of archive interviews with Muhammad Ali begins in 1965 with an interview with Harry Carpenter, and culminates with a TV interview with Joanna Lumley in 1989. Along the way Ali makes several famous appearances on Parkinson in the 1970s, and talks to David Frost in The Frost Interview. The 1980s find him answering... Read more

Backyard Brawl

By: W.K. Stratton

Narrated by: Jonathan Hogan

Length: 9 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this journalistic tour de force, Dallas Morning News contributor W.K. Stratton follows the fates of the Texas Longhorns and the Texas A&M Aggies, two collegiate football programs steeped in tradition, as they prepare for their annual clash in 2001. One of the most storied rivalries in sports, Texas vs. Texas A&M represents a culture... Read more

Heart of the Game

By: S.L. Price

Narrated by: Tom Schiff

Length: 9 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

“Genuine and raw…a heartfelt work of despair, triumph, and redemption.”
 —Boston GlobeThe critically acclaimed Heart of the Game—subtitled “Life, Death, and Mercy in Minor League America”—explores the pure roots of a sport that is stained by scandal at its highest level. S.L. Price, award-winning writer for Sports Illustrated and author of... Read more

West by West

By: Jerry West & Jonathan Coleman

Narrated by: Ryan West

Length: 9 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

He is one of basketball's towering figures: "Mr. Clutch," who mesmerized his opponents and fans. The coach who began the Lakers' resurgence in the 1970s. The general manager who helped bring "Showtime" to Los Angeles, creating a championship-winning force that continues to this day.

Now, for the first time, the legendary Jerry West tells his... Read more

Sweetness

By: Jeff Pearlman

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 18 hours 49 minutes

Abridged: No

The first definitive biography of Chicago Bears superstar Walter PaytonAt five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in... Read more

The Will to Climb

By: Ed Viesturs & David Roberts

Narrated by: Fred Sanders

Length: 10 hours 41 minutes

Abridged: No

The bestselling author of No Shortcuts to the Top and K2 chronicles his three attempts to climb the world's tenth-highest and statistically deadliest peak, Annapurna in the Himalaya, while exploring the dramatic and tragic history of others who have made -- or attempted – the ascent, and what these exploits teach us about facing life's greatest... Read more

Breaking Through My Limits

By: Alexandra Orlando

Narrated by: Alexandra Orlando

Length: 6 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Alexandra Orlando is an Olympic athlete who dedicated seventeen years of her life to the sport of rhythmic gymnastics, winning almost two hundred medals. Despite injury, she competed at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008, and retired from the sport at the age of twenty-one as one of the top ten gymnasts in the world.

Her incredible story is one of... Read more

Supercharge Your Sports Performance

By: Glenn Harrold

Narrated by: Glenn Harrold

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Supercharge Your Sports Performance is a superb high quality hypnosis recording by the UK's best selling self-help audio author Glenn Harrold. Glenn's powerful hypnosis recording will help you achieve a peak performance state whenever you need to be at your best in any sporting event. Using the latest hypnotherapy techniques Glenn will help you... Read more

India's Massive School Lunch Program

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 6 minutes

Abridged: No

The economy in India is growing rapidly, but not fast enough to take care of its millions of poor and hungry children. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on a solution that has resulted in the world's largest school lunch program. Read more

Gardeners' Question Time 4 Seasons

By: BBC

Narrated by: Matthew Biggs, Anne Swithinbank, Eric Robson, J...

Length: 2 hours

Abridged: No

An exclusive edition of the perennially popular BBC Radio 4 series for gardeners everywhere. Gardening can be both a challenge and a joy. Get it right, and it can provide boundless pleasure; get it wrong, and it is a source of infinite frustration. Help is at hand, however, in this specially recorded 'Gardeners' Question Time' compilation, in... Read more

Brian Clough In His Own Words

By: Brian Clough

Narrated by: Brian Clough

Length: 59 minutes

Abridged: No

In interviews ranging from 1972 to 2000, Brian Clough talks about 'the real Brian Clough' - how he is perceived by other people; his bluntness and forceful opinions, and what makes him a good football manager. He also discusses the prospect of becoming an MP; his dream job; football hysteria and hooliganism; his childhood and mother's death; and... Read more

You Are an Ironman

By: Jacques Steinberg

Narrated by: Kirby Heyborne

Length: 11 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

As he did so masterfully in his New York Times bestseller The Gatekeepers, Jacques Steinberg creates a compelling portrait of people obsessed with reaching a life-defining goal. In this instance, the target is an Ironman triathlon—a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike ride, then finally a 26-mile marathon run, all of which must... Read more

Slipless In Settle

By: Harry Pearson

Narrated by: David Fleeshman

Length: 8 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

Slipless in Settle is a sentimental journey around club cricket in the north of England, a world far removed from the clichéd lengthening-shadows-on-the-village-green image of the summer game. This is hardcore cricket played in former pit villages and mill towns. Winner of the 2011 MCC Cricket Book of the Year, it is about the little clubs that... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Shaping the New You

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen & Amy Newmark

Narrated by: Joyce Bean & Buck Schirner

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

You'll be inspired by these 101 encouraging stories about dieting and fitness... and finding what works for you. Join Richard Simmons in the great adventure of Shaping the New You!There's nothing better than hearing the success stories of other people. Read what worked for them and what didn't. You'll find your own path to success in these 101... Read more

Chicken Soup for the Soul: Runners

By: Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark ...

Narrated by: Christina Traister & Dan John Miller

Length: 10 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Runners will love these inspirational stories about their sport—the camaraderie, the self-discipline, the energy and endorphins they enjoy, the self-discovery. Includes stories on swimming and cycling for triathletes too.When runners aren't running, they are talking about running, planning their next run, shopping for running... This book... Read more

The Sacred Acre

By: Mark Tabb

Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

When tragedy devastated a small town, an unlikely source of inspiration pieced the community back together in this dramatic true story. On a Sunday in May 2008, an F5 tornado hit the town of Parkersburg, Iowa, killing eight people and destroying 250 homes and businesses within a span of 34 seconds. The next day, Parkersburg's beloved football... Read more