Sports & Recreation audiobooks

The Only Blasphemy

By: John Long

Narrated by: Gary Telles

Length: 11 minutes

Abridged: No

"The Only Blasphemy" is an essay from mountaineer legend John Long chronicling his solo ascent at Joshua Tree National Park's Half Dome with climber extraordinaire and childhood friend John Bachar. 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

Not Just Cricket

By: Pradeep Magazinne

Narrated by: Ranjit Madgavkar

Length: 12 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

Prominent writer Pradeep Magazine's diary is an account of lived, genuine encounters, of satisfaction, distress, dread, misfortune and trust, and about how an evacuated character shapes one's mentality towards society and the country. From the Kashmir of the 1950s to fearful Punjab, from the Mandir-Masjid partition and the effect of Mandal... Read more

Yoga Nidra

By: Shreyananda Natha

Narrated by: Shreyananda Natha

Length: 26 minutes

Abridged: No

YOGA NIDRA – Underbar yogisk djupasvpänning och meditation. Uppläst av Shreyananda Natha, författare till den bästsäljande yogaboken ALLT OM YOGA och YOGA BIBELN.
Yoga Nidra, även känd som yogisk sömn, är en unik meditationsprocess som är kraftfullt djupgående och helande för kropp, sinne och själ.
Shreyananda Natha guidar utövare in i ett... Read more

The Sense of Wonder

By: Matthew Salesses

Narrated by: Jee Young Han & Tommy Kang

Length: 6 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

From the author of PEN/Faulkner finalist Disappear Doppelgänger Disappear and Craft in the Real World comes a searing masterwork on the ways Asian Americans navigate the thorny worlds of sports and entertainment when everything is stacked against them. An Asian American basketball star walks into a gym. No one recognizes him, but everyone stares... Read more

Crossing Paths

By: Rees Hughes & Howard Shapiro

Narrated by: Joe Knezevich & Whitney Dykhouse

Length: 11 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

What's it like to be a trail angel and can romance truly blossom from first meeting to marriage on the Pacific Crest Trail? How do trail names get bestowed and what does it mean when you find yourself roaring back at a mountain lion? How have climate change, technology, and the sheer number of hikers affected life on the PCT?



Find the answers to... Read more

Horse Brain, Human Brain

By: Janet L. Jones

Narrated by: Helena Harris

Length: 8 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this illuminating book, brain scientist and horsewoman Janet Jones describes human and equine brains working together. Using plain language, she explores the differences and similarities between equine and human ways of negotiating the world. Mental abilities—like seeing, learning, fearing, trusting, and focusing—are discussed from both human... Read more

First Wilderness

By: Sam Keith

Narrated by: Michael Kirby

Length: 9 hours 2 minutes

Abridged: No

After serving as a US Marine during World War II and attending college on the GI Bill, Sam Keith decided to seek adventure in Alaska as a laborer on the Adak Navy base. There he befriended Dick Proenneke, whose shared love of the outdoors, hard work, and self-reliance quickly bonded an alliance between the two. Together they explored the wilds... Read more

Jim Kaat

By: Jim Kaat

Narrated by: Joe Barrett

Length: 6 hours 12 minutes

Abridged: No

An unforgettable look at a lifetime of baseball packed with humor and passion for the game



With a career that has now touched eight decades, Jim Kaat has had a prime front row seat for baseball's continuing evolution.



Not only was he a major-league pitcher for twenty-five seasons, but his time as a pitching coach and his many years as a... Read more

Straight Shooter

By: Stephen A. Smith

Narrated by: Stephen A. Smith

Length: 8 hours 4 minutes

Abridged: No

AN NAACP IMAGE AWARD NOMINEE

America’s most popular sports media figure tells it like it is in this “raw, deeply authentic, and immensely entertaining” (Bob Iger, #1 New York Times bestselling author and CEO of The Walt Disney Company) book, not only dishing out his signature, uninhibited opinions but also revealing the challenges he overcame in... Read more

The Witchy Homestead

By: Nikki Van De Car

Narrated by: Yuuki Luna

Length: 2 hours 51 minutes

Abridged: No

From the bestselling author of Practical Magic comes an essential guide to cultivating magical self-sufficiency and enchanted resilience through spell work, gardening, herbal remedies, and more.

Whether we live on a farm or in a high rise, we can always create a life that is entwined with the natural world. A homestead is not a log cabin or a... Read more

Willie Horton: 23

By: Willie Horton & Kevin Allen

Narrated by: Bill Andrew Quinn

Length: 8 hours 14 minutes

Abridged: No

A compelling autobiography from one of Detroit's favorite sons



At fifteen, Willie Horton received his first contract offer to become a professional baseball player. At twenty, he smacked his first major-league home run. At twenty-four, Horton stood in full uniform on the hood of his car, in the midst of burning homes and overturned vehicles, and... Read more

Maris & Mantle

By: Tony Castro

Narrated by: Michael Butler Murray

Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

The never before told story of the profound and compelling friendship between the two New York legends.



Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris are forever intertwined in baseball history thanks to the unforgettable 1961 season, when the two Yankee icons spurred each other to new heights in pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record. History has largely... Read more

Hidden Mountains

By: Michael Wejchert

Narrated by: Johnathan McClain

Length: 6 hours 47 minutes

Abridged: No

The story of a climbing adventure gone wrong in a remote Alaskan mountain range, the impossible rescue attempt that followed, and the fraught cost of survivalIn 2018, two couples set out on a climbing expedition to Alaska’s Hidden Mountains, one of the last wild ranges in North America. A rarity in modern climbing, the peaks were nearly... Read more

Alfonso Gatto

By: Massimo Cerulo

Narrated by: Lorenzo Loreti

Length: 1 hour 49 minutes

Abridged: No

Alfonso Gatto inviato alle grandi corse a tappe di ciclismo. Un ruolo in apparenza atipico per il poeta salernitano, chiamato a raccontare la società italiana del Secondo dopoguerra prima per L'Unità e poi per Il Giornale del Mattino. Il poeta ascolta, osserva, racconta un'Italia che rinasce. Si entusiasma per imprese sportive che hanno del... Read more

Chakra Yoga: The Ultimate Guide to Balancing, Awakening, and Healing Your Chakras Using Yoga Poses

By: Mari Silva

Narrated by: Eric Burr

Length: 4 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn everything you need to know about Chakra yoga!Have you always wanted to familiarize yourself with the chakra system?Are you interested in finding out where they come from, their purpose, and their importance?Do you wish to understand what causes blockages in each chakra and their associated symptoms?Do you want to experience a free flow of... Read more

THE BOY WHO SAW DOUBLE

By: DONNA J. KNIGHT

Narrated by: DONNA J. KNIGHT

Length: 2 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

Donna J. Knight is a God-fearing and God-loving author and motivational speaker. Her testimony will both touch your heart and lift your spirit to new levels. Her recount of being led into a wilderness experience, under the guise of basketball, will evoke tears of sadness and tears of joy.Knight's testimony of how she unconsciously developed a... Read more

Charles Hamelin : Mission accomplie

By: Luc Bellemare

Narrated by: Antoni Castonguay

Length: 5 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

De ses débuts en patinage de vitesse à son dernier tour de piste, en passant par l’intimidation dont il a été victime à l’école, son ascension parmi l’élite et les hauts et les bas de sa vie personnelle, Charles Hamelin s’ouvre à Luc Bellemare avec une grande générosité. Charles Hamelin a remporté 6 médailles olympiques, 142 médailles en Coupe... Read more

Approach Without Caution

By: James Haskell

Narrated by: James Haskell

Length: 9 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

Is there always someone else to blame for your failures? Afraid of putting the real work in to achieve your goals? Are you sick of just being average and do you want to start winning? It’s time to drown out self-doubt and the distracting... Read more

The Race Against Time

By: Richard Askwith

Narrated by: Richard Askwith

Length: 11 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

An exploration of the art of running, and a quest to ensure you can continue for a lifetime

Never before have so many people run so many miles, or set themselves such ambitious targets, in pursuit of self-fulfillment: marathons, ultra-marathons, extreme adventures. And never before have people had such high hopes of... Read more

Émile « Butch » Bouchard

By: Patric Laprade

Narrated by: Arnaud Doiron-Barbant

Length: 10 hours 5 minutes

Abridged: No

Qui était l'homme derrière le numéro 3 ?Pourquoi le retrait de son chandail est-il devenu un devoir de mémoire ? Émile « Butch » Bouchard, l'un des meilleurs défenseurs de la LNH et le premier capitaine francophone du Canadien de Montréal à s'imposer à ce titre, est un personnage iconique : joueur chevronné, certes, mais aussi apiculteur, homme... Read more

Der kleine Jäger-Knigge - Abridged

By: Christian Teppe

Narrated by: Christian Teppe

Length: 2 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Die Jägerprüfung ist bestanden - nun gilt es, sich nicht nur im Revier, sondern auch in der Jägerschaft zurechtzufinden - eine Gesellschaft mit ganz eigenen Regeln, einer eigenen Sprache und traditionsreichem Brauchtum. Wie verhalte ich mich bei alltäglichen Begegnungen mit anderen Jägern, aber auch mit Jagdgästen und anderen Nichtjägern wie... Read more

New Kids in the World Cup

By: Adam Elder

Narrated by: Tim Campbell

Length: 10 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

In 1990, though no one knew it then, a fearless group of players changed the sport of soccer in the United States forever.Young, bronzed, and mulletted, they were America’s finest athletes in a sport that America loved to hate. Even sportswriters rooted against them. Yet this team defied massive odds and qualified for the World Cup, making... Read more

Who Is Megan Rapinoe?

By: Stefanie Loh & Who HQ

Narrated by: Barrie Kreinik

Length: 35 minutes

Abridged: No

Learn about the bold and courageous life of soccer champion and activist Megan Rapinoe in the new Who HQ Now format of #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series.

On July 7, 2019, Megan Rapinoe ran out onto the field to play in her third Women's World Cup final. Determined to succeed after having to sit out of the semifinals due to an injury,... Read more