Sports & Recreation audiobooks

 99 façons de soulager les douleurs au dos et au cou  - Abridged

By: Denis Fortier

Narrated by: Alexandre Stanké

Length: 5 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: Yes

 Les douleurs au dos et au cou ne sont pas une condamnation : elles peuvent être prévenues et soulagées. Vous êtes la personne la mieux placée pour intervenir rapidement, dès les premiers signes, en faisant des gestes simples. Ce guide se veut un outil utile pour que vous y arriviez plus facilement.  Read more

Les philo-fables - Abridged

By: Michel Piquemal

Narrated by: Jacques Salomé

Length: 1 hour 16 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Faire de la philo avec les ados par le biais de 33 courtes histoires, fables, paraboles ou contes. Les ados ont soif de questionner en grand, de « philosopher » et de réagir à des thèmes essentiels. Nous avons délaissé la philosophie classique européenne qui ne raconte pratiquement pas d’histoires (elle préfère définir des concepts, des notions)... Read more

Les manipulateurs et l'amour - Abridged

By: Isabelle Nazare-Aga

Narrated by: Isabelle Nazare-Aga

Length: 2 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Apprenez à vous protéger de l’emprise affective des manipulateurs. L’amour est une force profonde capable de nous faire évoluer vers un plein épanouissement. Mais qu’en est-il lorsque la personne qui nous a déclaré son amour se révèle être un vampire affectif? Face à cette relation amoureuse qui nous écrase, vaut-il mieux lutter, partir ou... Read more

Vaincre ses peurs - Abridged

By: Lucien Auger

Narrated by: Pascale Rollin

Length: 1 hour 46 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Dans un style clair et accessible, l’auteur décrit les formes et les mécanismes des peurs qui nous hantent. Toutes ces peurs qui empoisonnent nos vies: de la peur de la solitude à la peur de mourir, en passant par la peur de l’opinion des autres et celle d’échouer ou de ne pas être aimé. L’anxiété est un phénomène universel et l’auteur nous... Read more

Le courage d'être soi - Abridged

By: Jacques Salomé

Narrated by: Jacques Salomé

Length: 1 hour 19 minutes

Abridged: Yes

L’ouvrage le plus personnel de JACQUES SALOMÉ nous interpelle sur l’art de communiquer en conscience. Riche de son itinéraire, de son expérience et de ses rencontres, il propose quelques balises, et une méthodologie pratique pour : •EExplorer les zones d’ombre ou de méprise dans notre personnalité, les pièges et les malentendus qui nous... Read more

Les manipulateurs sont parmi nous - Abridged

By: Isabelle Nazare-Aga

Narrated by: Isabelle Nazare-Aga

Length: 2 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Sympathiques, séduisants, réservés ou carrément tyranniques, les manipulateurs utilisent diverses manoeuvres pour parvenir à leurs fins. Agissant en douceur, ces proches – parents, conjoint, connaissances, collègues – parviennent à nous culpabiliser, à nous dévaloriser et à semer en nous le doute et le malaise. Qui sont ces manipulateurs ?... Read more

La blessure d'abandon - Abridged

By: Daniel Dufour

Narrated by: Daniel Dufour

Length: 2 hours 25 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Vous est-il déjà arrivé de penser que vous n’êtes pas aimable? D’avoir peur de vous engager dans une relation? De songer à quitter votre partenaire parce que vous vous dites que si ce n’est pas vous, c’est lui qui partira? Si oui, vous êtes sans doute abandonnique. La blessure d’abandon peut se traduire par des attitudes sociales, telles que... Read more

Oser parler et savoir dire - Abridged

By: Arnaud Riou

Narrated by: Arnaud Riou

Length: 2 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Des conseils et des exercices pratiques pour apprendre à communiquer et à exprimer vos idées clairement en toute situation. Savoir trouver les mots justes et exposer son point de vue sont des atouts précieux lorsqu’il faut faire un appel crucial, déclarer sa flamme, se présenter à un entretien d’embauche ou aborder un sujet délicat avec un... Read more

Running & Being

By: George Sheehan

Narrated by: Patrick Lawlor

Length: 10 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Written by the late, beloved Dr. George Sheehan, Running & Being tells of the author's midlife return to the world of exercise, play, and competition, in which he found "a world beyond sweat" that proved to be a source of great revelation and personal growth. But Running & Being focuses more on life than it does, specifically, on... Read more

Bones

By: Joe Tone

Narrated by: Ray Porter

Length: 11 hours 39 minutes

Abridged: No

The dramatic true story of two brothers living parallel lives on either side of the U.S.-Mexico border—and how their lives converged in a major criminal conspiracy

José and Miguel Treviño were bonded by blood and a shared vision of a better life. But they chose different paths that would end at the same violent crossroads—with considerable help... Read more

Play Like a Girl

By: Ellie Roscher

Narrated by: Katherine Fenton

Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing up and living in Kibera, Kenya, Abdul Kassim was well aware of the disproportionate number of challenges faced by women due to the extreme gender inequalities that persist in the slums. After being raised by his aunts, his mother, and his grandmother and having a daughter himself, he felt that he needed to make a difference. In 2002,... Read more

Truth Doesn't Have a Side

By: Dr. Bennet Omalu

Narrated by: Ron Butler

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

One day in 2002 the fifty-year old body of former Pittsburgh Steeler and hall of famer Mike Webster was laid on a cold table in front of pathologist Dr. Bennet Omalu. Webster’s body looked to Omalu like the body of a much older man, and the circumstances of his behavior prior to his death were clouded in mystery. But when Omalu cut into... Read more

Surfing with Sartre

By: Aaron James

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

Length: 12 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Assholes: A Theory, a book that—in the tradition of Shopclass as Soulcraft, Barbarian Days and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance—uses the experience and the ethos of surfing to explore key concepts in philosophy.

The existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre once declared "the ideal limit of aquatic... Read more

Chuck Noll

By: Michael MacCambridge

Narrated by: Sean Runnette

Length: 15 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Chuck Noll won four Super Bowls and presided over one of the greatest football dynasties in history, the Pittsburgh Steelers of the '70s. Later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his achievements as a competitor and a coach are the stuff of legend. But Noll always remained an intensely private and introspective man, never revealing... Read more

The Lose Your Belly Diet

By: Travis Stork, MD

Narrated by: Christopher Solimene

Length: 6 hours 9 minutes

Abridged: No

The Lose Your Belly Diet is built around a very clear, research-based concept: eating food that nourishes and protects the microbes in your gut paves the way for weight loss and a slimmer middle. Most importantly, having great gut health is linked to good health and well-being throughout your body.



Scientists in this rapidly growing field are... Read more

Playing Hurt

By: John Saunders & John U. Bacon

Narrated by: Dion Graham

Length: 8 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

For the first time ever, the popular late host of ESPN's The Sports Reporters and ABC's college football openly discusses a lifelong battle with depression.

During his three decades on ESPN and ABC, John Saunders became one of the nation's most respected and beloved sportscasters. In this moving, jarring, and ultimately inspiring memoir,... Read more

What Made Maddy Run

By: Kate Fagan

Narrated by: Kate Fagan

Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

The heartbreaking story of college athlete Madison Holleran, whose life and death by suicide reveal the struggle of young people suffering from mental illness today in this #1 New York Times Sports and Fitness bestseller.

If you scrolled through the Instagram feed of 19-year-old Maddy Holleran, you would see a perfect life: a freshman at an Ivy... Read more

La búsqueda de Gobi

By: Dion Leonard

Narrated by: Alejandro Vargas-Lugo

Length: 7 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

La búsqueda de Gobi es la milagrosa historia de Dion Leonard, un corredor de ultramaratones experimentado que se encontró con una perrita callejera mientras competía en una carrera de 155 millas a través del desierto de Gobi en China. La adorable cachorro, que luego nombró «Gobi», demostró que lo que le faltaba en tamaño, lo compensaba con el... Read more

Relentless Success

By: Todd Stottlemyre

Narrated by: Todd Stottlemyre

Length: 3 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

When pursuing major-league achievements, you are going to face extreme pressure. With a system in place to combat these pressures head-on, success is inevitable.Pave the way to your success through this nine-part system influenced by peak performance coaches for elite athletes. By adopting this system for seizing your big opportunity, you’re... Read more

The Nonrunner's Marathon Guide for Women

By: Dawn Dais

Narrated by: Dawn Dais

Length: 6 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Anyone can run a marathon. Dawn Dais makes it a little more bearable--and a lot more fun

Dawn Dais hated running. And it didn't like her much, either. Her fitness routine consisted of avoiding the stairs in her own house, because who really has the energy to climb stairs? It was with this exercise philosophy firmly in place that she set off to... Read more

Tommy's Honor

By: Kevin Cook

Narrated by: James A. Gillies

Length: 9 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Bringing to life golf's founding father and son, Tommy's Honor is a stirring tribute to two legendary players and a vivid evocation of their colorful, rip-roaring times.



The Morrises were towering figures in their day. Old Tom began life as a nobody—he was the son of a weaver and a maid. But he was born in St. Andrews, Scotland, the cradle of... Read more

Surfer girls make waves and defy expectations in Bangladesh

By: PBS NewsHour

Narrated by: PBS NewsHour

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

In Bangladesh's only beach town, there are just a handful of girls who ride the waves. In fact, most people there frown upon seeing girl surfers, who have faced threats from conservative Muslims in the neighborhood. But surfing makes them feel empowered when they might otherwise be expected to assume traditional roles and marry before they... Read more

Leo Durocher

By: Paul Dickson

Narrated by: Barry Abrams

Length: 13 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

Leo Durocher (1906–1991) was baseball's all-time leading cocky, flamboyant, and galvanizing character, casting a shadow across several eras, from the time of Babe Ruth to the Space Age Astrodome, from Prohibition through the Vietnam War. For more than forty years, he was at the forefront of the game, with a Zelig-like ability to be present as a... Read more

Football Leaks

By: Rafael Buschmann & Michael Wulzinger

Narrated by: Mark Bremer

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

Dass es in der Welt des Fußballs immer weniger um den Sport und immer mehr um schmutzige Geschäfte geht, ahnen die Fans nicht erst seit den Skandalen um die Fifa und die vermeintlich gekaufte WM 2006 in Deutschland., , Die Football Leaks bieten nun erstmals Einblicke in die Schattenwelt der Branche, offenkundig wird die grenzenlose Gier, die... Read more