Sports & Recreation audiobooks

Cardboard Gods

By: Josh Wilker

Narrated by: Jim Meskimen

Length: 8 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Cardboard Gods is the memoir of Josh Wilker, a brilliant writer who has marked the stages of his life through the baseball cards he collected as a child. It also captures the experience of growing up obsessed with baseball cards and explores what it means to be a fan of the game. Along the way, as we get to know Josh, his family, and his... Read more

Irish Thunder

By: Bob Halloran

Narrated by: Bronson Pinchot

Length: 10 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

"Irish" Micky Ward grew up in the 1970s and '80s as a tough kid from Lowell, Massachusetts—a town where young men became boxers as a means of survival. Ward participated in street fights from an early age and was forever known by his opponents and spectators as the underdog. But with his incredible ability to suddenly drop an opponent late in a... Read more

Endgame

By: Frank Brady

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 13 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

From Frank Brady, who wrote one of the bestselling books on Bobby Fischer of all time and who was himself a friend of Fischer’s, comes an impressively researched biography that for the first time completely captures the remarkable arc of Bobby Fischer’s life. When Bobby Fischer passed away in January 2008, he left behind a confounding legacy.... Read more

Wheat Belly

By: William Davis

Narrated by: Tom Weiner

Length: 7 hours 33 minutes

Abridged: No

A provocative look at how eliminating wheat from our diets can help us lose weight, shrink unsightly bulges, and reverse a broad spectrum of health problems—from acne to diabetes and serious digestive disorders.Since the introduction of dietary guidelines calling for reduced fat intake in the 1970s, a strange phenomenon has occurred: Americans... 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

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

Wallace

By: Jim Gorant

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 9 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

Today, Wallace is a champion; but in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit bull–breeding operation. Then Andrew "Roo" Yori entered the picture. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo could immediately see that Wallace was something special. While on his honeymoon, Roo learned that Wallace was about to be... Read more

The Disaster Diaries

By: Sam Sheridan

Narrated by: Donald Corren

Length: 10 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

Sam Sheridan has traveled the world as an amateur boxer and mixed martial arts fighter, worked as a professional wilderness firefighter, an EMT, a sailor, a cowboy at the largest ranch in Montana, and in construction under brutal conditions at the South Pole. If he isn't ready for the apocalypse and the fractured world that will likely ensue,... Read more

Formula 50

By: 50 Cent

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 6 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Includes Bonus Material with recipes, photos, and instructions!Get fit like 50 Cent! The phenomenally fit superstar rapper reveals his strategic six-week workout plan for achieving a ripped body—and developing the mental toughness to stay in shape for a lifetime.Survival is a recurring theme of 50 Cent’s lyrics and his life. That’s why, with... Read more

Yoga Workshop

By: Trish Munro

Narrated by: Trish Munro

Length: 1 hour 1 minute

Abridged: No

Popular yoga expert and owner of the Yoga Factory, Trish Munro presents an innovative yoga workshop that introduces beginners to yoga through simple exercises, as well as offering more advanced exercises and guided meditations for more experienced practitioners. This audiobook features music by Llewellyn. Read more

The Squared Circle

By: David Shoemaker

Narrated by: R. C. Bray

Length: 10 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

A breakthrough examination of professional wrestling—its history, its fans, and its wider cultural impact—that does for the sport what Chuck Klosterman did for heavy metalThe Squared Circle grows out of David Shoemaker's writing for both Deadspin, where he started the column "Dead Wrestler of the Week"—a feature on the many wrestling superstars... Read more

Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle

By: Tom Venuto

Narrated by: Tom Venuto

Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

A smart, energizing program to help you shed fat, build muscle, and achieve your ideal body in just thirty days!A huge success as a self-published e-book, Burn the Fat, Feed the Muscle is the bible of fat loss that will help anyone to get his or her dream body. Tom Venuto has created a program using the secrets of the world's leanest people,... Read more

JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet

By: J.J. Virgin

Narrated by: Tara Ochs

Length: 7 hours

Abridged: No

From New York Times bestselling author of The Virgin Diet comes a groundbreaking program that will revolutionize the way readers think about sugar and help you drop fat fast--up to 10 pounds in just two weeks!


New York Times Bestseller
If you're eating healthy, but just can't seem to lose weight, you're not alone. Sugar is the single biggest... Read more

Faster, Higher, Stronger

By: Mark McClusky

Narrated by: Mark McClusky

Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of high-performance athletics is changing forever. Not so long ago, you could compete at the top level with hard work and a good coach, but today, it’s impossible to separate the achievements of athletes from the scientists who support them.

In Faster, Higher, Stronger, veteran journalist Mark McClusky brings readers behind the scenes... Read more

The Teammates

By: David Halberstam

Narrated by: Tate Donovan

Length: 4 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

A Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist shares the moving story of four baseball players and the friendships they forged as teammates—and the impact they had off the field. More than 6 years after his death David Halberstam remains one of this country's most respected journalists and revered authorities on American life and history in the years... Read more

El Cerrador

By: Mariano Rivera

Narrated by: Carlos Carrasco

Length: 12 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

El lanzador de relevo más exitoso de todos los tiempos comparte su extraordinaria historia de supervivencia, amor y béisbol.



Mariano Rivera, el hombre que intimidó a miles de bateadores con tan solo abrir la puerta del bullpen, comenzó su increíble viaje como el hijo de un pobre pescador panameño. Cuando primeramente los Yankees lo reclutaron, ni... Read more

The Secret Game

By: Scott Ellsworth

Narrated by: Scott Ellsworth

Length: 11 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Winner of the 2016 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing: The true story of the game that never should have happened -- and of a nation on the brink of monumental change.

In the fall of 1943, at the little-known North Carolina College for Negroes, Coach John McLendon was on the verge of changing basketball forever. A protégé of James... Read more

Sport Matters

By: Kenneth L. Shropshire

Narrated by: Walter Dixon

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Donald Sterling. Ray Rice. The Washington Redskins. The Miami Dolphins. NCAA Athletes.

These names, among countless others, have blanketed the headlines as the media has brought global attention to several recent sports controversies. Now, Kenneth L. Shropshire, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania professor of Legal Studies and... Read more

Showtime

By: Jeff Pearlman

Narrated by: Malcolm Hillgartner

Length: 18 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports' most-revered—and dominant—dynasties.The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin... Read more

Denali’s Howl

By: Andy Hall

Narrated by: Jim Manchester

Length: 7 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Denali's Howl is the white-knuckle account of one of the most deadly climbing disasters of all time.In 1967, twelve young men attempted to climb Alaska's Mount McKinley—known to the locals as Denali—one of the most popular and deadly mountaineering destinations in the world. Only five survived.Journalist Andy Hall, son of the park superintendent... Read more

Winning in Baseball and Business

By: Earl Bell

Narrated by: Earl Bell

Length: 3 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Do you want to know how your business can score a home run? Earl Bell, successful businessman, entrepreneur, and Little League coach, is just the man you need to take your business to the major leagues.Now, for the first time, Earl Bell reveals his coaching secrets in Winning in Baseball and Business, an audiobook that uses metaphor to show that... Read more

The Big Fat Surprise

By: Nina Teicholz

Narrated by: Erin Bennett

Length: 13 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the Year 2014Named one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction Books of 2014Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Books of 2014Forbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare Book of 2014In The Big Fat Surprise, investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: that... Read more

Baseball Forever!

By: Jason Turbow & John Miley

Narrated by: Bob Costas

Length: 4 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

John Miley has compiled the most comprehensive audio account of baseball history in existence—a vast and wildly entertaining assemblage of game tapes from throughout the sport's history. His archive contains classic moments, like the Shot Heard 'round the World, and amazing feats, like Carl Hubbell striking out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie... Read more

Lessons from Everest

By: Dr. Tim Warren

Narrated by: Dr. Tim Warren

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

After a devastating failed attempt to climb Mt. Everest in 2007 and a brief period of mourning, Dr. Tim Warren became focused on learning the lessons that had been revealed to him while hiking alone for three days down the Khumbu Valley of Nepal to heal his damaged lung tissue in the luxury of oxygen-rich lower altitude. He felt an overpowering... Read more