Sports & Recreation audiobooks

The World According to Foggy

By: Carl Fogarty

Narrated by: Damian Lynch

Length: 6 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Published to coincide with the thirtieth anniversary of the Superbike World Championship, The World According to Foggy will delight the legions of motor sport fans in the UK and beyond, and will be lapped by those who have enjoyed books by Valentino Rossi, Guy Martin, Michael Dunlop, John McGuinness, Ian Hutchinson and Freddie Spencer.

Foggy's... Read more

The Performance Cortex

By: Zach Schonbrun

Narrated by: Thomas Vincent Kelly

Length: 10 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Athletic genius explained. A groundbreaking new perspective on the science of elite sporting performance.

Why couldn't Michael Jordan, master athlete that he was, hit a baseball? Why can't modern robotics come close to replicating the dexterity of a five-year-old? Why do good quarterbacks always seem to know where their receivers are?

In this... Read more

Descent

By: Thomas Dekker

Narrated by: Liam Gerrard

Length: 5 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

At age twenty, Thomas Dekker was already earning €100,000 a year—as an amateur bike racer. The next year, he turned pro and his salary quadrupled then rose again to €900,000 as he established his position as a super-domestique among Europe's wealthiest superteams. The sport world marveled at Dekker's rise as the young racer set his ambitions on... Read more

Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

By: Dave Zirin & Michael Bennett

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 6 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer.



Bennett, a defensive end for the Seattle Seahawks, has gained international... Read more

Let Your Mind Run

By: Deena Kastor & Michelle Hamilton

Narrated by: Deena Kastor

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Deena Kastor is one of the greatest bodies in distance running, but this book captures what is so groundbreaking about her mind.”—Alexi Pappas, Olympian, writer, and filmmaker

“Inspiring, fascinating, and insightful. Practical for anyone trying to overcome the biggest impediments to climbing that next hill of... Read more

The Pursuit of Endurance

By: Jennifer Pharr Davis

Narrated by: Jennifer Pharr Davis

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis unlocks the secret to maximizing perseverance--on and off the trail

Jennifer Pharr Davis, a record holder of the FKT (fastest known time) on the Appalachian Trail, reveals the secrets and habits behind endurance as she chronicles her incredible accomplishments in the world of... Read more

Rise

By: Paige VanZant

Narrated by: Chloe Cannon & Paige VanZant

Length: 6 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

AN INSPIRING MEMOIR FOR ANYONE WHO'S BEEN KNOCKED DOWN AND CAME UP SWINGING

As a young girl growing up in Newberg, Oregon, Paige Sletten was all energy and full of potential. A natural athlete, Paige excelled at dancing, made the cheerleading squad earlier than most, and even had aspirations of becoming a Disney child star. With a tight-knit... Read more

North

By: Scott Jurek

Narrated by: Scott Jurek & Jenny Jurek

Length: 8 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of the bestseller Eat and Run, a thrilling memoir about his grueling, exhilarating, and immensely inspiring 46-day run to break the speed record for the Appalachian Trail.

Scott Jurek is one of the world's best known and most beloved ultrarunners. Renowned for his remarkable endurance and speed, accomplished on a vegan diet, he's... Read more

Hang Time

By: Elgin Baylor & Alan Eisenstock

Narrated by: Peter Jay Fernandez

Length: 12 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Elgin Baylor's memoir of an epic all-star career in the NBA-during which he transformed basketball from a horizontal game to a vertical one-and his fights against racism during his career as a player and as general manager of the LA Clippers under the infamous Donald Sterling People think of Elgin Baylor as one of the greatest basketball players... Read more

Lost in the Wild

By: Cary J. Griffith

Narrated by: Roger Wayne

Length: 7 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

In the wilderness, one false step can make the difference between a delightful respite and a brush with death.



On a beautiful summer afternoon in 1998, Dan Stephens, a twenty-two-year-old canoeist, was leading a trip deep into Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park. He stepped into a gap among cedar trees to look for the next portage—and did not... Read more

This is Tai Chi: 50 Essential Questions and Answers

By: Paul Read

Narrated by: Paul Read

Length: 1 hour 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Everything you need to know about Tai Chi, including how to find a class...what happens in a class...how long it takes to learn...the difference between the styles and a unique history of the art in China and its travels to the West. See below for a complete list of the 50 Questions that the book answers. This fascinating audio version of the... Read more

The Final Race

By: Eric T. Eichinger

Narrated by: Lloyd James

Length: 7 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

On July 19, 1924, Eric Liddell was on top of the world.He was the most famous Briton at the time, having just won the gold in the Olympic 400-meter race. The story of that race―and the one he didn’t run―was told in the popular movie classic Chariots of Fire. But what most of us don’t know is what became of Eric Liddell in the years after the... Read more

The Angry Chef’s Guide to Spotting Bullsh*t in the World of Food

By: Anthony Warner

Narrated by: Jonathan Cowley

Length: 10 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Never before have we had so much information available to us about food and health. There's GAPS, paleo, detox, gluten-free, alkaline, the sugar conspiracy, clean eating . . . Unfortunately, a lot of it is not only wrong but actually harmful. So why do so many of us believe this bad science?



Assembling a crack team of psychiatrists, behavioral... Read more

The Battle

By: Paul O'Connell

Narrated by: John Cormack

Length: 11 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of The Battle by Paul O'Connell, read by John Cormack.

There has never been a rugby player quite like Paul O'Connell. His name is synonymous with passion, heart and determination. But he is also the thinking man's rugby player, a legendary student of the game.

As the heartbeat of Munster, British and Irish... Read more

Beyond the Mat

By: Julie Rosenberg

Narrated by: Carolyn Cook

Length: 6 hours 13 minutes

Abridged: No

Achieve professional and personal success by following the philosophical principles of yoga, along with powerful poses that can be done at a desk, in flight, or on the go

Yoga is thought of by many as a fitness hobby--a gentler alternative to SoulCycle and CrossFit--but its underlying philosophy offers much more than a good workout. Yoga can... Read more

Run Forever

By: Amby Burfoot

Narrated by: Chris Ciulla

Length: 6 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

In Run Forever, Boston Marathon winner and former Runner's World editor-in-chief Amby Burfoot shares practical advice and wisdom on how to run with greater joy and health for an entire lifetime.

Everyone learns how to run at an early age. It's naturally wired into your body. Yet in recent years, running has become complicated by trendy gadgets... Read more

A Season in the Sun

By: Randy Roberts & Johnny Smith

Narrated by: Pete Larkin

Length: 9 hours 29 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of Mickey Mantle's magnificent 1956 season

Mickey Mantle was the ideal batter for the atomic age, capable of hitting a baseball harder and farther than any other player in history. He was also the perfect idol for postwar America, a wholesome hero from the heartland.

In A Season in the Sun, acclaimed historians Randy Roberts and Johnny... Read more

Extreme Ironing 101

By: HowExpert & Marie Claire Medina

Narrated by: Patricia Willis

Length: 46 minutes

Abridged: No

The world of extreme sports is evolving every day. Many of us are reinventing the parameters of tradition and creating new ways to do things. In 2016, skateboarding was among several new sports added to the 2020 Olympic Games, which is quite impressive if you think about the startup days of skateboarding. In the late '40s, surfers wanted a way... Read more

Tiger Woods

By: Jeff Benedict & Armen Keteyian

Narrated by: Roger Casey

Length: 15 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 New York Times Bestseller * “A whirlwind of a biography that reads honest and true.” —The Wall Street Journal * “There is beauty and awe in this perfectly pitched biography.” —The New York Times * “Comprehensive, propulsive...and unsparing.” —The New Yorker

Based on years of reporting and hundreds of interviews with people from every corner... Read more

From the Outside

By: Ray Allen & Michael Arkush

Narrated by: JD Jackson

Length: 7 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

The record-holding two-time National Basketball Association champion reflects on his work ethic, his on-the-court friendships and rivalries, the great teams he's played for, and what it takes to have a long and successful career in this thoughtful, in-depth memoir.Playing in the NBA for eighteen years, Ray Allen won championships with the Boston... Read more

The Perfect Mile

By: Neal Bascomb

Narrated by: Nelson Runger

Length: 14 hours 44 minutes

Abridged: No

The inspirational story of three international runners attempting to achieve what no one had managed—to break the four-minute mile barrier. It was the ultimate test of endurance, and the human drama that unfolded is told here for the first time.In sport, running the four-minute mile was the elusive Holy Grail, considered by most to be beyond the... Read more

Deep Descent

By: Kevin F. McMurray

Narrated by: P. J. Ochlan

Length: 9 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: No

On a foggy July evening in 1956, the Italian cruise liner Andrea Doria, bound for New York, was struck broadside by another vessel. In eleven hours, she would sink nearly 250 feet to the murky Atlantic Ocean floor. Thanks to a daring rescue operation, only 51 of more than 1,700 people died in the tragedy. But the Andrea Doria is still taking... Read more

Ninety Percent Mental

By: Bob Tewksbury & Scott Miller

Narrated by: Bob Tewksbury

Length: 7 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

Former Major League pitcher and mental skills coach for two of baseball's legendary franchises (the Boston Red Sox and San Francisco Giants) Bob Tewksbury takes fans inside the psychology of baseball.

In Ninety Percent Mental, Bob Tewksbury shows readers a side of the game only he can provide, given his singular background as both a longtime MLB... Read more

Gator

By: Ron Guidry & Andrew Beaton

Narrated by: Ron Guidry

Length: 6 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Legendary New York Yankees pitcher Ron Guidry recounts his years playing for one of the most storied and celebrated teams in sports history--the world champion New York Yankees during their heyday in the Bronx Zoo years, with manic manager Billy Martin, headline loving owner George Steinbrenner, and an ego-driven all-star cast that included... Read more