Sports & Recreation audiobooks

How Basketball Can Save the World

By: David Hollander

Narrated by: Leon Nixon & David Hollander

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

A thought-provoking exploration of how basketball—and the values rooted in the game—can solve today’s most pressing issues, from the professor behind the popular New York University course

NBA and WNBA superstars, Hall of Fame players, coaches, and leading cultural figures have all dropped by New York University Professor David Hollander’s course... Read more

Strength Training for Seniors: The Ultimate Home Workout Program with Simple Exercises for Improving Balance, Energy, and Building Muscle

By: Scott Hamrick

Narrated by: Ivan Busenius

Length: 3 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Looking for some motivation to get your exercise routine back on track?Wondering if you’re too old to have a fit, strong body?Or do you worry that your muscles might be “too worn out” or “too fragile” for the kind of workouts you’d like to do?If so, then keep listening…This audiobook will motivate you to get in the best shape of your life,... Read more

Who Is LeBron James?

By: Crystal Hubbard & Who HQ

Narrated by: Emana Rachelle

Length: 55 minutes

Abridged: No

How did a young boy from Ohio go on to become one of the greatest basketball players of all time? Read about the incredible life and career of LeBron James in this addition to the #1 New York Times best-selling Who Was? series.

Today, LeBron James is an international superstar who has won four NBA Championships, earned two Olympic gold medals,... Read more

Dream Chaser

By: Kasim Edebali

Narrated by: Sebastian Pappenberger

Length: 10 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Vom Osdorfer Born in die weite Welt. Was für viele Jugendliche ein Traum bleibt, ist für Kasim Edebali Wirklichkeit geworden – eine Karriere als Profisportler. Mit viel Herzblut und immer 110 Prozent Einsatz schafft er mit 18 Jahren den Sprung über den großen Teich. Nach Stationen an der Kimball Union Academy und einem Sportstipendium am... Read more

The Play Book

By: Janet Omstead

Narrated by: Janet Omstead

Length: 3 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Press play!After almost two decades of encouraging her clients to embrace exercise as play, health coach Janet Omstead has written a practical, back-to-basics guide that will inspire you to: Move your body in a way that makes sense to you Gain more energy, joy, and fun Improve your quality of life as you age Become more functional Take control... Read more

Going AWOL

By: Mary Somervell

Narrated by: Elisabeth Easther

Length: 4 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you interested in living a more authentic and adventurous life? Would you like to be inspired by incredible outdoor adventures around New Zealand? Instead of making excuses for missing out, are you ready for experiences that will enrich your life? If so, this book is for you. You will be captivated by the ups and downs of real-life shared... Read more

Live Your Bucket List and Cycling King Alfred's Way Box Set

By: Julia Goodfellow-Smith

Narrated by: Julia Goodfellow-Smith

Length: 5 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

What’s on your bucket list? Do you think about how extraordinary your life would be if you fulfilled those dreams? It’s time to make "one day" today with Live Your Bucket List. In Live Your Bucket List, Julia Goodfellow-Smith guides you through the proven process that will take you from dreaming to achieving. You’ll find steps to:  Ignite your... Read more

Every Shot Counts

By: Mark Broadie

Narrated by: Jim O'Hara

Length: 6 hours 28 minutes

Abridged: No

Columbia Business School professor Mark Broadie’s paradigm-shifting approach that uses statistics and golf analytics to transform the game.

Mark Broadie is at the forefront of a revolutionary new approach to the game of golf. What does it take to drop ten strokes from your golf score? What part of Tiger Woods’ game makes him a winner?... Read more

Läuft schon! - How to run - eine Anleitung von der unsportlichsten Joggerin der Welt (Ungekürzte Autorinnenlesung)

By: Nicole Staudinger

Narrated by: Nicole Staudinger

Length: 4 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Keine Ausreden mehr: In diesem Hörbuch bringt Bestsellerautorin Nicole Staudinger auch Sportmuffel in Bewegung. Das Laufhörbuch ohne Laufplan - aber mit umso mehr Spaß! "Mein erster Lauf-Versuch scheiterte kläglich. Nach nur siebzehn Sekunden. Mehr war als etwas moppelnde Sport-Newcomerin einfach nicht drin. Heute laufe ich drei bis fünf Mal... Read more

The Legend of Hoopman

By: Michael T. Gregory

Narrated by: narrator

Length: 17 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

Chuck “Hoopman” Hayes is a retired Army Officer that goes back to school for the opportunity to play college basketball. It doesn’t take Hoopman long to figure out his team is hiding a dark secret. As Chuck digs deeper, he finds the purity of the game that he loves is being subjected to corruption. But Chuck Hayes dares to take on the criminals... Read more

Homefarming - Abridged

By: Judith Rakers

Narrated by: Judith Rakers & Christopher Braun

Length: 5 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Meine kleine Farm Habt Ihr auch diesen Traum vom Homefarming? Von einem Garten, in dem Gemüse, Obst und Beeren wachsen und in dem euch glückliche Hühner jeden Morgen mit frischen Eiern versorgen? Selbst wenn ihr berufstätig und zeitlich voll eingespannt seid, könnt ihr es schaffen. Ich weiß das, weil es bei mir auch so war: Am Anfang war dieser... Read more

What a Garden Grows for Children

By: Jessica A Tucker

Narrated by: Jessica A Tucker

Length: 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Have you been contemplating the importance of introducing children to gardening?
There are countless benefits to introducing and teaching children of all ages about gardening methods, and how to not only grow plants and a garden organically but also how to grow food!
Learning to care for a garden allows children to not only grow food for... Read more

The Spark Factor

By: Molly Maloof

Narrated by: Molly Maloof & Mark Jacobson

Length: 7 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

Foreword by Dave AspreyA breakthrough program for women to revive their lost energy and vitality, developed by a leading biohacker and physician Inside of you, there is a spark—it’s what animates you, and without it, you could not live. This energy creation isn’t mystical, nor is it spiritual; it is science. We know from research that our... Read more

From the Front Row

By: Jeffrey Loria

Narrated by: John McLain

Length: 11 hours 3 minutes

Abridged: No

Before he wrote a memoir, Jeffrey Loria was the author of one of America's most remarkable professional careers. He began as a very private modern art dealer, and ultimately became a very public Major League Baseball team owner and World Series champion. Welcome to his unique and thrilling world.



How are great artists like great athletes? How can... Read more

Vegan Cookbook for Athlete

By: Arnold Lewis

Narrated by: Lora Johnson

Length: 5 hours 22 minutes

Abridged: No

Are you an athlete who wants to improve your food with a healthier diet that gives strength to your muscles without the use of animal protein?
You're in the right place, man!
Athletes and bodybuilders usually think that it is very difficult to develop and train their muscles through a vegan diet due to lack of animal protein.
But this is... Read more

The Flesh Eaters

By: Geoffrey Childs

Narrated by: David Elias

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Geoffrey Childs, born in 1946, sketches this fictional scene: When a pair of climbers does not return, two sets of rescuers set out--one for experience, and the other one to save friends. In the aftermath of the event, the motives and feelings are just as divided. This selection is part of the full length audiobook, "Rescue: Stories of Survival... Read more

The Storm

By: Sebastian Junger

Narrated by: Rick Foucheux

Length: 32 minutes

Abridged: No

On October 29, 1991, the 70-foot longliner Andrea Gail,on day 40 of an extended commercial swordfishing trip, was lost in a convergence of three powerful storms off Canada’s Grand Banks. Data buoys measured waves as high as 100 feet, and the boat was hit with winds measuring 80 knots (92 miles per hour). The Andrea Gail’s emergency beacon washed... Read more

Bikpela Hol

By: John Long & Dwight Brooks

Narrated by: Gary Telles

Length: 42 minutes

Abridged: No

Published in Rock and Ice Magazine in 1986, this essay, co-written by John Long and Dwight Brooks, tells the story of a hair-raising caving adventure in Papua New Guinea. This selection is part of the full length audiobook, "Explore: Stories of Survival From Off The Map." Read more

Mejorar la vista es posible: Sencillos hábitos y ejercicios para cuidar los ojos y recuperar la visión de forma natural

By: David Evenson

Narrated by: Triton Heroc Castillo

Length: 39 minutes

Abridged: No

Todas las partes del cuerpo necesitan ejercicio para gozar de una buena salud, y los ojos no son la excepción.
Este audiolibro ofrece un método simple para cuidar y mejorar tu salud visual.
En este pequeño audiolibro conocerás:
• Los hábitos aparentemente inofensivos que están dañando tus ojos y tu salud en general.
• Hábitos y consejos diarios para... Read more

Fast Weight Loss And Muscle Gain

By: DietX

Narrated by: Frank Block

Length: 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Discover several elusive tips and tricks to quickly melt pounds of fat off of your body and replace them with lean muscle. Feel great, get fit, and look amazing! These proven weight loss and muscle building techniques will rapidly and scientifically sculpt your body (in a matter of weeks) into a jaw-dropping, head turning lean, muscular... Read more

I'd Trade Him Again

By: Terry McConnell, J'Lyn Nye & Peter Pocklington

Narrated by: Anthony J. Miano

Length: 2 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

August 8, 2023 marks the 35th anniversary of the news conference during which THE TRADE was announced, and in the annals of professional hockey, no incident has resulted in such furor, such angst among Canadians as did the decision by team owner Peter Pocklington to trade Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky to the Los Angeles Kings. Pocklington's... Read more

Warrior

By: Lisa Guerrero

Narrated by: Lisa Guerrero

Length: 8 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Lisa Guerrero chronicles her iconic career—from dealing with harassment as a sports broadcaster to chasing “bad guys” for Inside Edition—and proves that through small, daily acts, bravery is a muscle we can strengthen over time.

I’ve been a cheerleader. A corporate executive. A Barbie Doll. A sportscaster. A soap opera vixen. A sideline reporter.... Read more

The Green Arch

By: John Long

Narrated by: Gary Telles

Length: 17 minutes

Abridged: No

In "The Green Arch," mountaineer and author John Long offers vivid descriptions of ascending the west face of Tahquitz Rock--a granite, 8,846-foot-tall rock formation located on the high western slope of the San Jacinto mountain range in Southern California--as a teenager with his childhood climbing friends. Read more

Queen Of All She Surveys

By: Maureen O'Neill

Narrated by: Kimberly Schraf

Length: 49 minutes

Abridged: No

"Queen Of All She Surveys" is an essay written by author and mountaineering pioneer Maureen O'Neill chronicling alpine climbing with fellow women in the Pacific Northwest, and the dangers that accompany those who ascend these gorgeous, but unforgiving, mountains. Read more