Sports & Recreation audiobooks

The Grand Slam

By: Mark Frost

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 19 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In the wake of the stock-market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports. In the summer of 1930, Bobby Jones, a twenty-eight-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. In four months, this natural, self-taught player conquered the British Amateur Championship, the... Read more

Sound and Fury

By: Dave Kindred

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 14 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

A 2007 Audie Award NomineeOne of AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of 2006Muhammed Ali and Howard Cosell, a legendary athlete and a television icon, were individually interesting, but together they were mesmerizing. They were profoundly different—young and old, black and white, a Muslim and a Jew, Ali barely literate, Cosell an editor of his... Read more

The Sweet Science

By: A. J. Liebling

Narrated by: Grover Gardner

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

This collection of A. J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing's American heyday, including Sugar Ray Robinson's dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano's rise to prominence, and Joe Louis's unfortunate decline. Liebling... Read more

Eddie Rickenbacker

By: Kathryn Cleven Sisson

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 1 hour 50 minutes

Abridged: No

World War I flying ace Eddie Rickenbacker’s first attempt at flight was riding his bicycle off the roof while holding an umbrella! Growing up in the Midwest in the early 1900s, young Eddie, whose parents were Swiss immigrants, worked hard to help support his family but found time to build a “pushmobile,” experience a thrilling ride in a... Read more

Full Throttle

By: Robert Edelstein

Narrated by: Rex Linn

Length: 11 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: No

Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle.Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit... Read more

SuperFoods Audio Collection - Abridged

By: Steven G. Pratt

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 12 hours 1 minute

Abridged: Yes

HealthStyle is the 21st Century program for promoting vigor, preventing disease and extending your lifespan.If, up until now you have relied on luck, genetics and a few healthy practices to achieve this goal, SuperFoods HealthStyle will be your authoritative, engaging, introduction to a new, better, life. Like SuperFoods Rx, the authors'... Read more

French Women Don't Get Fat

By: Mireille Guiliano

Narrated by: Kathe Mazur

Length: 7 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Stylish, convincing, wise, funny–and just in time: the ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way you think and live.

French women don’t get fat, but they do eat bread and pastry, drink wine, and regularly enjoy three-course meals. In her delightful tale, Mireille Guiliano unlocks the simple secrets of this “French paradox”–how... Read more

The Zone - Abridged

By: Barry Sears

Narrated by: Barry Sears

Length: 1 hour 40 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For years experts have been telling Americans what to eat and what not to eat. Fat, they told us, was the enemy. Then it was salt, then sugar, then cholesterol... and on it goes.Americans listened and they lost -- but not their excess fat. What they lost was their health and waistlines. Americans are the fattest people on earth... and why?... Read more

I Should Have Been at Work - Abridged

By: Des Lynam

Narrated by: Des Lynam

Length: 3 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: Yes

One of the most sought-after celebrity titles of recent years, Des Lynam’s autobiography gives a frank and opinionated insight into the man behind the myth. Famously guarded about his private life, Des sets the record straight on all the stories that have been written about him, giving a unique view of life at the very top... Read more

Öffne die Tür - Open the Door - Abridged

By: Marco Göllner

Narrated by: Nadine König, Christian Schulte, Andreas Fröhli...

Length: 1 hour 17 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Bo zieht in eine neue Wohnung. Der Rest des Hauses steht noch leer und soll erst später umgebaut werden. So wundert er sich nicht weiter über die verschlossene Tür zum Treppenhaus, die er nicht öffnen kann. Doch das soll sich bald ändern. Er begegnet Fee und sie gehen miteinander aus. Fee verbringt eine Nacht bei Bo. Im Morgengrauen wacht Bo auf... Read more

How I Play Golf - Abridged

By: Tiger Woods

Narrated by: Walter Franks

Length: 3 hours 52 minutes

Abridged: Yes

For the first time, champion Tiger Woods reveals the five secrets to his amazing success - a combination of physical, metaphysical and psychological practices he uses daily to keep his game in top shape. Read more

The Education of a Coach - Abridged

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: Eric Conger

Length: 2 hours 53 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Pulitzer Prize-winner David Halberstam's bestseller takes you inside the football genius of Bill Belichick for an insightful profile in leadership. Bill Belichick's thirty-one years in the NFL have been marked by amazing success--most recently with the New England Patriots. In this groundbreaking book, David Halberstam explores the nuances of... Read more

Leading with the Heart - Abridged

By: Mike Krzyzewski & Donald T. Phillips

Narrated by: Mike Krzyzewski

Length: 2 hours 43 minutes

Abridged: Yes

In this informative and inspirational book, Coach K, Duke University's head basketball coach, tells readers how he coaxes peak performances from his team, relying on lessons he learned as a captain in the U.S. Army.

Duke University's head basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski has proved himself a leader both on and off the court. He's led the Duke... Read more

Light on Life - Abridged

By: B.K.S. Iyengar, John J. Evans & Douglas Abrams

Narrated by: Patricia Walden

Length: 5 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: Yes

B.K.S. Iyengar, hailed as "the Michelangelo of yoga" (BBC) and considered by many to be the most important living yoga master, has spent much of his life introducing the modern world to the ancient practice of yoga. Yoga's popularity is soaring, but its widespread acceptance as an exercise for physical fitness and the recognition of its health... Read more

Dark Descent

By: Kevin F. McMurray

Length: 4 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Two years after Titanic came another ship disaster of equal magnitude "The most comprehensive and impressive account of the investigation of a shipwreck I've ever read. Kevin McMurray has revealed the secrets of the Empress of Ireland in a spellbinding read."
--Clive Cussler, bestselling author of Night Probe! On May 29, 1914, after a... Read more

Wink

By: Ed Hotaling

Length: 4 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

"After a number of up-the-track finishes by authors trying to emulate the success of Laura Hillenbrand's bestselling Seabiscuit: An American Legend, a worthy successor has at last broken out of the pack . . .Winkfield's story is so incredible you'll find yourself wondering why you've never heard it before."
--MSNBC "One of the most... Read more

In Search of Burningbush - Abridged

By: Michael Konik

Length: 4 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: Yes

"Few authors write as passionately about the game of golf as Michael Konik. In Search of Burningbush communicates why the greatest sport in the world has touched so many lives so deeply, including mine." --Jack Nicklaus "Golf is a game of Spirit and spirits. This true story, which reads like good fiction, describes a journey into golf's... Read more

Phil Gordon's Little Green Book - Abridged

By: Phil Gordon

Narrated by: Phil Gordon

Length: 3 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: Yes

The ultimate guide to becoming an expert player of no limit hold’em poker from one of the game’s “premier players” (Erik Seidel, World Series of Poker winner) Phil Gordon.

Poker is hotter than ever, with tens of millions of fans dealing in, logging on, and tuning in to global tournaments. And the most popular version of poker is no limit hold’em,... Read more

One Magical Sunday

By: Phil Mickelson & Donald T. Phillips

Narrated by: Phil Mickelson, Amy Mickelson, Amanda Mickelson...

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

The triumphant story of beloved golfer Phil Mickelson and the years of grit and tireless work that lead to his success, packed with personal insights and never-before-seen photos.

Every year, he came so close only to fall short. Every year, the dream grew larger, only to fade away. Yet every year, his gallery of fans grew in support of his quest.... Read more

Sly Moves

By: Sylvester Stallone

Narrated by: Robb Webb

Length: TBA

Abridged: No

Are you ready to be a contender? Sly’s action-oriented program for getting fit and eating right is a revealing portrait of one of Hollywood’s biggest slavesSly Moves—part candid autobiography, part nuts-and-bolts training manual, part motivational handbook—is a refreshingly sensible guide to getting immediate results that last a lifetime. It’s... Read more

Simple Steps

By: Lisa Lelas, Linda McClintock & Beverly Zingarella

Narrated by: Lisa Lelas & Celeste Lawson

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Breathe easier. Live happier. All it takes is a few simple steps each week.If you're like most women, you have more worries, wishes, and chores than you can keep track of. You may crave a sense of order and control but have no idea how to attain it and thus find yourself coping with a thousand daily details.Now the women who established the... Read more

The Masters

By: Curt Sampson

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 10 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

The Masters golf tournament weaves a hypnotic spell. Success at Augusta National breeds legends, while failure can overshadow even the most brilliant of careers. But as Curt Sampson, author of the bestseller Hogan, reveals in The Masters, a cold heart beats behind the warm antebellum façade of this famous Augusta course.The Masters is an... Read more

Bums

By: Peter Golenbock

Narrated by: Raymond Todd

Length: 19 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

Before the team headed to Los Angeles in 1957, the Brooklyn Dodgers were one of the most colorful and beloved teams in baseball. Even today, they remain ingrained in the fabric of our national pastime. In Bums, bestselling author Peter Golenbock has compiled a fascinating oral history of the Ebbets Field heroes with recollections from former... Read more

Squeeze Play

By: Jane Leavy

Narrated by: Anna Fields

Length: 14 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

Troubles begin for sports reporter A. B. Berkowitz when she is assigned to cover the Washington Senators, who are having a lousy season. When A. B. points out the team’s ineptitude, the players refuse to talk to her, except to attempt to gross her out as often as possible. Into this mix come the team’s televangelist owner, her hardcore editor,... Read more