Sports & Recreation audiobooks

A New Formation

By: Calum Jacobs

Narrated by: Calum Jacobs, Kwaku Dapaah-Danquah, Thomas Theo...

Length: 6 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

Brought to you by Penguin.

A New Formation is an exploration of the unique role that Black British footballers have played in shaping the beautiful game both on and off the pitch, an inventive and highly original analysis of the intersections between football and wider Black British culture.

A New Formation is not a book about football and... Read more

The Sports Gazette

By: Mr Punch

Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, ...

Length: 2 hours 10 minutes

Abridged: No

A rousing gallop through the British Sporting Calendar of the last nine hundred years, as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable and fascinating events in the colourful history of British sport. From sword fights to boxing, jousting to motor racing, football to cricket, told entirely in the words of those who were there Performed by an... Read more

Your Pain Is Your Gain

By: Michael Draksal

Narrated by: Michael Draksal

Length: 1 hour 34 minutes

Abridged: No

Verletzungen sind die Schnellstraßen zum Erfolg! Zugegeben, es ist die harte Schule, aber wenn Du die Chance erkennst, die das Leben Dir hier gerade schenkt, kommst Du gestärkt aus dieser Phase zurück. Stärker als Du es ohne die Verletzung je geworden wärst. Stärker als Du es selbst je geglaubt hättest. Freu Dich auf die beste Zeit Deines... Read more

The Sporting Pastimes Gazette

By: Mr Punch

Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, ...

Length: 1 hour 57 minutes

Abridged: No

A lively jog through the British Sporting Calendar as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable and fascinating events of the British at play. From marble games to water speed records, from fox hunting to ballooning and from cock fighting to the very British sport of… hopping, told entirely in the words of those who were there.Performed by an... Read more

The Sporting Gazette BOX SET

By: Mr Punch

Narrated by: Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, ...

Length: 4 hours 7 minutes

Abridged: No

A rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years, as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable events in the history of British sport, told entirely in the words of those who were there, in TWO volumes.Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell,... Read more

Hitting Against the Spin

By: Nathan Leamon & Ben Jones

Narrated by: Nathan Leamon

Length: 9 hours

Abridged: No

The Times Best Sports Books 2021 - 'the sporting nerd's book of the year'

'Fascinating and insightful . . . lifts the curtain to reveal the inner workings of international cricket. A must-read for any cricketer, coach or fan' Eoin Morgan

'This path-breaking book should be compulsory reading for commentators and captains - and all cricket fans'... Read more

Cricket Ka Commonwealth

By: Ramachandra Guha & Ketan Mishra

Narrated by: Kandarp Relhan

Length: 15 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

When Ramachandra Guha began following the game in the early 1960s, India was utterly marginal to the world of cricket: the country still hadn't won a Test match overseas; by the time he joined the Board of Control for Cricket in India, fifty years later, India had become world cricket's sole superpower.Cricket ka Commonwealth, the Hindi... Read more

The Midrange Theory

By: Seth Partnow

Narrated by: Mike Lenz

Length: 8 hours 46 minutes

Abridged: No

At its core, the goal of any basketball team is relatively simple: take and make good shots while preventing the opponent from doing the same. But what is a "good" shot?



The concept of basketball "analytics" has been lauded, derided, and misunderstood. The incorporation of more data into NBA decision-making has been credited—or blamed—for... Read more

Team Chemistry

By: André Lachance & Jean François Ménard

Narrated by: Scott Malloch

Length: 5 hours 57 minutes

Abridged: No

What is different about teams that are consistent winners, those teams that always seem to bring their A-game when the stakes are highest? A positive team culture is likely the answer. We’ve all seen it happen: the team that looks great on paper, or has a league-leading regular season, but can’t pull out the wins or give their top... Read more

Move, Connect, Play

By: Jason Nemer

Narrated by: Jason Nemer

Length: 6 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Move, Connect, Play is an audiobook detailing the core principles of AcroYoga, a practice that melds the spectacle of circus arts with the healing power of massage and the breathwork of yoga.

This program is read by the author.

Get ready to learn how to fly.

AcroYoga is a movement practice that combines the balance and connection of yoga with the... Read more

برطمان نوتيلا

By: محمود زكي

Narrated by: رهام حمدي زيدان

Length: 2 hours 37 minutes

Abridged: No

أول كتاب مصري من نوعه يحكي عن مشاكل الرجيم وحلولها من وحي تجارب شخصية لعدد من الذين نجحوا في التخلص من وزنهم الزائد بعيدًا عن أنظمة التغذية التقليدية لأطباء التغذية. يتناول الكتاب ثلاثة محاور رئيسية، حياة الشخص السمين في الماضي والمواقف التي يتعرض لها بسبب تلك المشكلة، ورحلة الريجيم بتفاصيلها النفسية والغذائية، ثم الجزء الأخير عن حياة من... Read more

The Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums

By: Gemma Atkinson

Narrated by: Gemma Atkinson

Length: 3 hours 19 minutes

Abridged: No

The Ultimate Body Plan for New Mums is the second fitness and recipe audiobook from actress, presenter and fitness guru Gemma Atkinson. Based on her own experiences, Gemma wants to help other new mums ease their way back into exercise and nourish themselves with the right kinds of food.

This is not about weight loss or dieting, or unobtainable... Read more

Square Peg, Round Ball

By: Ned Boulting

Narrated by: Ned Boulting

Length: 7 hours 54 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Square Peg, Round Ball written and read by Ned Boulting.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE SUNDAY TIMES SPORTS BOOK AWARDS 2023 – SPORTS ENTERTAINMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR

'What Ned hasn’t seen on a sports TV channel isn’t worth knowing about.' – Gabby Logan

'From falling out with Mourinho to flying with Gerrard, this is a wonderful journey... Read more

Una Pasión Llamada Futbol - Abridged

By: Onofre Quezada

Narrated by: Anonimo

Length: 2 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: Yes

Es claro que el futbol es sin duda alguna uno de los deportes más populares del mundo, tanto que la sola palabra futbol da mucho de qué hablar, pero que bueno será también comprender un poco acerca de la historia del futbol, sus inicios u orígenes, la historia de los mundiales desde 1930 hasta el mundial del 2018, darnos cuenta además quienes... Read more

Maskin takana – Suomalainen maalivahtikirja

By: Paavo Nurmi

Narrated by: Jarmo Mäkinen

Length: 9 hours 20 minutes

Abridged: No

Maalivahdin pelipaikka ei ole helppo. Onnistuneet torjunnat nostavat maalivahdin helposti sankariksi, mutta myös epäonnistumiset muistetaan vuosikymmentenkin jälkeen. Maskin takana – suomalainen maalivahtikirja sukeltaa kotimaisten maalivahtien elämään. Kirja nostaa esiin taitavimmat suomalaiset maalivahdit niin SM-liigasta kuin myös NHL:stä ja... Read more

Transforming Trauma with Jiu-Jitsu

By: Jamie Marich, PHD & Anna Pirkl, LMFT

Narrated by: Marissa Ghavami

Length: 10 hours 50 minutes

Abridged: No

Heal from trauma and PTSD with the martial art of jiu-jitsu--written for survivors, mental health therapists, and trauma-informed martial arts instructors.


This groundbreaking book introduces jiu-jitsu as a powerful embodied modality for trauma survivors in recovery, and includes 10 grounding practices, self-defense techniques, and 30... Read more

Muggsy

By: Tyrone "Muggsy" Bogues & Jake Uitti

Narrated by: Cary Hite

Length: 8 hours 27 minutes

Abridged: No

Growing up, Muggsy Bogues was always told he should do something else, anything besides basketball. He never acknowledged his many doubters except to prove them spectacularly wrong. Twenty years after receiving his first basketball as a toddler, he stood proud—at five-foot-three—as the starting point guard for the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA.... Read more

Headwaters

By: Dylan Tomine

Narrated by: Dylan Tomine

Length: 7 hours 8 minutes

Abridged: No

Christmas Island. The Russian Arctic. Argentine Patagonia. Japan. Cuba. British Columbia.

Dylan Tomine takes us to the far reaches of the planet in search of fish and adventure, with keen insight, a strong stomach and plenty of laughs along the way. Closer to home, he wades deeper into his beloved steelhead rivers of the Pacific Northwest and the... Read more

A Queer Dharma

By: Jacoby Ballard

Narrated by: Phil Corin & Jacoby Ballard

Length: 10 hours 1 minute

Abridged: No

Queer critique, queer practice: embodied teachings for healing from trauma and social injustice.

Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.

Part I deconstructs the ways mainstream yoga perpetuates queer- and... Read more

In Scoring Position

By: Bob Ryan & Bill Chuck

Narrated by: Pat Grimes, Chris Lutkin & Pete Cross

Length: 11 hours 38 minutes

Abridged: No

Bob Ryan has scored every baseball game he's attended, at every level, since the start of the 1977 season. It's a deeply personal tradition still going strong at more than 1,400 games and counting. The tattered scorebooks he's filled are worn from age, travel, and countless summer days, but their grids and scrawled symbols tell the stories of... Read more

Entrenamiento de Habilidades de Fútbol. Colección de 5 libros en 1

By: Chest Dugger

Narrated by: Mario Luna

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Entrenamiento de Habilidades de Fútbol. Colección de 5 libros en 1Libros 1. Ofensa en el FútbolLibros 2. Practique fútbol desde casaLibros 3. Fortaleza mental en el fútbolLibros 4. Consejos para rematar mejor jugando al fútbolLibros 5. Habilidades para el Fútbol
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The Grove

By: Ben Dark

Length: 6 hours 48 minutes

Abridged: No

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'Ben Dark is such a wonderful writer - The Grove drew me in from the first line.' Lia Leendertz

'The Grove is overflowing with delicious nuggets of cultural, social and garden history ­- and I adore Ben Dark's humour and humility in equal measure.' Advolly Richmond

'A heartfelt romp through the wisteria and wilderness of London's... Read more

FamilyFlow. Ruhepausen für Kinder. Für Kreativität und Lebensfreude

By: Caroline Clauder

Narrated by: Caroline Clauder

Length: 1 hour 23 minutes

Abridged: No

Jede Farbe des Regenbogens hat ihre eigene Geschichte und Stärke … Kreativität und Lebensfreude durch Entspannungsreisen in die Welt der Farben verspricht diese neue "Family Flow"-CD. In kindgerechten Geschichten weckt die meditative Lesung innere Bilder; die einzelnen Farben des Regenbogens erwachen in der Vorstellungskraft des Kindes zum Leben... Read more

FamilyFlow. Die große Hörbuchbox der Entspannung

By: Florian Sprater, Rudi Mika & Alexandra Lennarz

Narrated by: Pirmin Sedlmeir & Louis Friedemann Thiele

Length: 3 hours 17 minutes

Abridged: No

Für jedes Kind und jede Situation die richtige Entspannungsmethode: Kinder-Yoga auf dem Bauernhof mit Govinda, dem Erdmännchen, Traumreisen zu mehr Selbstbewusstsein und Entspannungsmusik für gestresste Kinderseelen. Ob alleine oder zusammen mit den Eltern, ob neue Haltungen für kleine Yogis, Atem- und Achtsamkeitsübungen, Fantasiegeschichten... Read more