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Bestsellers

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  • The Greatest Comeback

  • How Team Canada Fought Back, Took the Summit Series, and Reinvented Hockey
  • Written by: John U. Bacon
  • Narrated by: Braden Wright
  • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    14
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

The series you thought you knew: the first book written with the complete co-operation of the whole team “They’d stolen our beer and our steaks, and then to make it worse . . . they give us this Russian beer—the warm, skunky sh*t, and not the good, cold Labatts our sponsor sent. I...

  • Best Narrator yet , amazing book !!!

  • By J Merner on 2023-10-31
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  • The Boys in the Boat

  • Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  • Written by: Daniel James Brown
  • Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
  • Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    218
  • Performance
    189
  • Story
    187

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. For readers of Unbroken, out of the...

  • Solid story and good narration

  • By Loves To Read on 2024-02-11
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  • Business Is About to Pick Up!

  • 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls
  • Written by: Jim Ross
  • Narrated by: Jim Ross
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Experience 50 years of wrestling history through the iconic voice of Jim Ross.

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  • The Club

  • How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
  • Written by: Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg
  • Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    19
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

This is a sports and business tale of how money, ambition, and 25 years of drama remade an ancient institution into a 21st-century entertainment empire....

  • Soccer Rises

  • By Jake L.S. on 2019-08-22
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  • The Last Good Year

  • Seven Games That Ended an Era
  • Written by: Damien Cox
  • Narrated by: Damien Cox
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    38
  • Performance
    34
  • Story
    34

Nominated for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Book Award We may never see a playoff series like it again. Before Gary Bettman, and the lockouts. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the league, just about anything...

  • Painful but nice to revisit

  • By Brian White on 2020-04-01
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  • Stronger

  • The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
  • Written by: Michael Joseph Gross
  • Narrated by: Dan Woren
  • Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A groundbreaking, richly informative exploration of the central role of muscle in human life and health, Stronger sounds an urgent call for each of us to recognize muscle as “the vital, inextricable and effective partner of the soul.” “Even if you’ve never picked up a weight—Stronger...

The Greatest Comeback cover art
  • The Greatest Comeback

  • How Team Canada Fought Back, Took the Summit Series, and Reinvented Hockey
  • Written by: John U. Bacon
  • Narrated by: Braden Wright
  • Length: 12 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    14
  • Performance
    11
  • Story
    11

The series you thought you knew: the first book written with the complete co-operation of the whole team “They’d stolen our beer and our steaks, and then to make it worse . . . they give us this Russian beer—the warm, skunky sh*t, and not the good, cold Labatts our sponsor sent. I...

  • Best Narrator yet , amazing book !!!

  • By J Merner on 2023-10-31
The Boys in the Boat cover art
  • The Boys in the Boat

  • Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
  • Written by: Daniel James Brown
  • Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
  • Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    218
  • Performance
    189
  • Story
    187

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race. For readers of Unbroken, out of the...

  • Solid story and good narration

  • By Loves To Read on 2024-02-11
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  • Business Is About to Pick Up!

  • 50 Years of Wrestling in 50 Unforgettable Calls
  • Written by: Jim Ross
  • Narrated by: Jim Ross
  • Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Experience 50 years of wrestling history through the iconic voice of Jim Ross.

The Club cover art
  • The Club

  • How the English Premier League Became the Wildest, Richest, Most Disruptive Force in Sports
  • Written by: Joshua Robinson, Jonathan Clegg
  • Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    19
  • Performance
    15
  • Story
    15

This is a sports and business tale of how money, ambition, and 25 years of drama remade an ancient institution into a 21st-century entertainment empire....

  • Soccer Rises

  • By Jake L.S. on 2019-08-22
The Last Good Year cover art
  • The Last Good Year

  • Seven Games That Ended an Era
  • Written by: Damien Cox
  • Narrated by: Damien Cox
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    38
  • Performance
    34
  • Story
    34

Nominated for the 2019 Toronto Heritage Book Award We may never see a playoff series like it again. Before Gary Bettman, and the lockouts. Before all the NHL's old barns were torn down to make way for bigger, glitzier rinks. Before expansion and parity across the league, just about anything...

  • Painful but nice to revisit

  • By Brian White on 2020-04-01
Stronger cover art
  • Stronger

  • The Untold Story of Muscle in Our Lives
  • Written by: Michael Joseph Gross
  • Narrated by: Dan Woren
  • Length: 15 hrs and 8 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A groundbreaking, richly informative exploration of the central role of muscle in human life and health, Stronger sounds an urgent call for each of us to recognize muscle as “the vital, inextricable and effective partner of the soul.” “Even if you’ve never picked up a weight—Stronger...

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  • Watching Baseball Smarter

  • A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
  • Written by: Zack Hample
  • Narrated by: Barry Abrams
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

This smart and funny fan's guide to baseball explains the ins and outs of pitching, hitting, running, and fielding, while offering insider trivia and anecdotes that will appeal to anyone....

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  • Season on the Brink

  • Written by: John Feinstein
  • Narrated by: John Feinstein
  • Length: 13 hrs
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    7
  • Performance
    6
  • Story
    6

Decades after it spent weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, A Season on the Brink remains the most celebrated basketball book ever written—an unforgettable chronicle of his year spent following the Indiana Hoosiers and their fiery coach Bob Knight. Granted unprecedented access to...

  • Outstanding

  • By Anonymous on 2020-09-12
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  • Seabiscuit

  • An American Legend
  • Written by: Laura Hillenbrand
  • Narrated by: George Newbern
  • Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    26
  • Story
    25

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of the runaway phenomenon Unbroken comes a universal underdog story about the horse who came out of nowhere to become a legend. “Fascinating . . . Vivid . . . A first-rate piece of storytelling, leaving us not only with a vivid portrait of a...

  • One of the best audio books I've heard.

  • By James on 2018-12-13
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  • Go Like Hell

  • Ford, Ferrari, and Their Battle for Speed and Glory at Le Mans
  • Written by: A. J. Baime
  • Narrated by: Jones Allen
  • Length: 8 hrs and 49 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    45
  • Performance
    40
  • Story
    40

Henry Ford, Lee Iaococca and Carroll Shelby concoted a scheme to reinvent the Ford company. They would enter the high-stakes world of European car racing....

  • horrible performance ruins a great book

  • By Ray Truant on 2019-11-22
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  • Ballyhoo!

  • The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling (Sports and American Culture)
  • Written by: Jon Langmead
  • Narrated by: Kirk Winkler
  • Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Ballyhoo! The Roughhousers, Con Artists, and Wildmen Who Invented Professional Wrestling is a history of professional wrestling’s formative period in the U.S., from roughly 1874 to 1941, and the contested interplay of wrestlers and promoters who built the “sport” as we know it.

  • Wrestling History For Students of the Game

  • By C Anderson on 2025-05-23
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  • Three Ring Circus

  • Kobe, Shaq, Phil and the Crazy Years of the Lakers Dynasty
  • Written by: Jeff Pearlman
  • Narrated by: Brian Hutchison
  • Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    33
  • Performance
    27
  • Story
    27

The story of the Lakers dynasty from 1996 through 2004, when Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal combined - and collided - to help bring the Lakers three straight championships and restore the franchise as a powerhouse....

  • Fantastic listen for Lakers fans, haters, and every basketball fan in between

  • By Kendra on 2024-07-19
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  • Sports in America

  • Written by: James A. Michener
  • Narrated by: Larry McKeever
  • Length: 23 hrs and 29 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Originally published in 1976, James A. Michener’s explosive, spectacular Sports in America is a prescient examination of the crisis in American sports that is still unfolding to this day. Pro basketball players are banned for narcotics use, while a Major League pitcher is arrested for...

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  • The Forgotten Marlins

  • A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins
  • Written by: Sam Zygner, Marty Lurie - foreword
  • Narrated by: Doug Greene
  • Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

The Forgotten Marlins: A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins brings to life one of the most colorful and flamboyant teams to ever grace the diamonds of minor league baseball.

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  • One to Remember

  • Stories from 39 Members of the NHL’s One Goal Club
  • Written by: Ken Reid, Colby Armstrong - foreword
  • Narrated by: Ivan Sherry
  • Length: 6 hrs and 14 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    30
  • Performance
    25
  • Story
    25

Thirty-nine stories of hockey players who only scored one goal in their entire NHL career. From guys nobody has heard of to star goalies who managed to get one in the net, Ken Reid interviews these NHLers and finds out what that single point meant in the grand scheme of their lives....

  • Great Storytelling

  • By CHRIS SOTIROPOULOS on 2025-02-17
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  • The Art of Batting

  • The Craft of Cricket’s Greatest Run Scorers
  • Written by: Jarrod Kimber
  • Narrated by: Jarrod Kimber
  • Length: 10 hrs and 10 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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  • Performance
    0
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Most batters just do their best, yet the top players create art. It is physically impossible to face an 80mph delivery and track it with your eyes, yet the greatest batters do more than just watch the ball, they can see into the future.

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  • Madden & Summerall

  • How They Revolutionized NFL Broadcasting
  • Written by: Rich Podolsky, Troy Aikman - foreword, Joe Buck - foreword
  • Narrated by: Tim H. Dixon
  • Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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    0
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Madden & Summerall tells the inside story of how two unlikely partners became the greatest broadcast duo in NFL history.

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  • The Last Cowboy

  • A Life of Tom Landry
  • Written by: Mark Ribowsky
  • Narrated by: Peter Berkrot
  • Length: 27 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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As the coach during professional football’s most storied era, Tom Landry transformed the gridiron from a no-holds-barred battlefield to the highly-technical chess match it is today....

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  • The Power and the Glory

  • The History of the World Cup
  • Written by: Jonathan Wilson
  • Narrated by: Paul Thornley
  • Length: 20 hrs and 4 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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    0

A definitive new history of the world’s most watched sporting event—just in time for the 2026 tournament​ "Wilson is the game’s pre-eminent popular historian."—Observer (UK) An Irish Times Best Sports Book of the Year Since 1930, the World Cup has become a truly global obsession. It...

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  • The Real Madrid Way

  • How Values Created the Most Successful Sports Team on the Planet
  • Written by: Steven G. Mandis
  • Narrated by: Charles Constant
  • Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    3
  • Performance
    3
  • Story
    3

Real Madrid is the most successful sports team on the planet. The soccer club has more trophies than any other sports team, including 11 UEFA Champions League trophies....

  • Great analysis into the business and culture of Real Madrid

  • By Oscar Gomez on 2024-01-01
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  • Parcells

  • A Football Life
  • Written by: Bill Parcells, Nunyo Demasio
  • Narrated by: Jason Culp
  • Length: 26 hrs and 9 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    2
  • Story
    2

Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated the...

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  • Endzone

  • The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football
  • Written by: John U. Bacon
  • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
  • Length: 16 hrs and 32 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    1
  • Performance
    1
  • Story
    1

Endzone tells the story of how college football's most successful and respected program nearly lost it all in less than a decade....

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  • Striking Back

  • The 1972 Munich Olympics Massacre and Israel's Deadly Response
  • Written by: Aaron J. Klein
  • Narrated by: Stefan Rudnicki
  • Length: 7 hrs and 39 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    6
  • Performance
    6
  • Story
    6

1972. The Munich Olympics. Palestinian members of the Black September group murder 11 Israeli athletes....

  • Tells One Story

  • By Charles L Arbez on 2025-08-21
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  • Faster

  • How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best
  • Written by: Neal Bascomb
  • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
  • Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    4
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

For fans of The Boys in the Boat and In the Garden of Beasts, a pulse-pounding tale of triumph over Hitler’s fearsome Silver Arrows during the golden age of auto racing....

  • brilliant story

  • By Amazon Customer on 2020-09-22
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  • Sack Exchange

  • The Definitive Oral History of the 1980s New York Jets
  • Written by: Greg Prato
  • Narrated by: Bob Dunsworth
  • Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
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    0
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An eye-opening account of a memorable era in one team's history, which also takes a step back and looks at the state of the National Football League as a whole during the 1980s....

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  • Showboat

  • The Life of Kobe Bryant
  • Written by: Roland Lazenby
  • Narrated by: Ron Butler
  • Length: 21 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    48
  • Performance
    37
  • Story
    37

The definitive portrait of Kobe Bryant, from the author of Michael Jordan. "Lazenby's detailed research and fantastic writing paint a complex, engaging picture of one of the NBA's greats" (Kurt Helin, Pro Basketball Talk , NBC Sports). Eighteen-time All-Star, scorer of 81 points in a single game...

  • Amazing Listen!

  • By Daniel Grisales on 2022-06-08
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  • The Soccer 100

  • Written by: The Athletic, Oliver Kay, James Horncastle
  • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A celebration of the beautiful game and its 100 greatest players, from the pre–World War II exploits of Dixie Dean to the modern-day genius of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi These players left legacies, redefined the game with trademark skills, and grew into national icons. They have their...

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  • The League

  • How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
  • Written by: John Eisenberg
  • Narrated by: Daniel Thomas May
  • Length: 11 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    7
  • Performance
    4
  • Story
    4

The “deeply researched, surprise-on-every-page, and altogether marvelous” (Weekly Standard) tale of the five owners who shepherded the NFL through its tumultuous early decades and built the most popular sport in America The National Football League is a towering, distinctly American colossus...

  • good book

  • By Duke on 2019-10-16
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  • The Sweet Science

  • Written by: A. J. Liebling
  • Narrated by: Grover Gardner
  • Length: 8 hrs and 40 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    11
  • Performance
    8
  • Story
    8

This collection of A.J. Liebling's classic New Yorker pieces on the "sweet science of bruising" brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was....

  • Niche book, but enjoyable

  • By Devin on 2023-01-05
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  • Harvey Penick's Little Red Book

  • Written by: Harvey Penick
  • Narrated by: Jack Whitaker
  • Length: 1 hr and 27 mins
  • Abridged
  • Overall
    29
  • Performance
    20
  • Story
    20

The twentieth anniversary edition of this classic work—the bestselling golf instruction book of all time and hailed as “the golfer's equivalent of The Elements of Style” (The New York Times)—includes a new introduction by a prominent golfer, twenty new illustrations, and...

  • Really good

  • By Aaron Hampel on 2023-04-23

New Releases

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The Soccer 100
  • The Soccer 100

  • Written by: The Athletic, Oliver Kay, James Horncastle
  • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A celebration of the beautiful game and its 100 greatest players, from the pre–World War II exploits of Dixie Dean to the modern-day genius of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi These players left legacies, redefined the game with trademark skills, and grew into national icons. They have their...

Written by: The Athletic, and others

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Pourquoi Nous Aimons Le Golf
  • Pourquoi Nous Aimons Le Golf

  • Une Histoire en 50 Moments de Légende
  • Written by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier
  • Narrated by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier
  • Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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POURQUOI NOUS AIMONS LE GOLF – Une histoire en 50 moments de légende Un livre-hommage à la passion, à l’élégance et aux émotions uniques du golf. Vous aimez le golf ? Alors vous savez qu’il ne s’agit pas seulement de swing, de clubs ou de scores. C’est un sport de cœur, de souvenirs, de gestes silencieux et de respect. C’est un moment figé sur un green au coucher du soleil. Un putt qui change une carrière. Une Ryder Cup qui bascule. Un souvenir que vous n’oublierez jamais.

Written by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier

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Manchester United After Munich
  • Manchester United After Munich

  • How Tragedy Forged One of the World’s Greatest Football Clubs
  • Written by: Wayne Barton
  • Narrated by: Adam Grayson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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    0
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This compelling and moving story of Manchester United's rejuvenation after the Munich Air Crash revisits an era that is fundamental to the club's place in the modern game. The 1958 Munich Air Crash that ripped the heart from one of Britain's greatest ever teams. Barton focuses on the five years immediately after the tragedy, how the shattered ambitions of the club were revived and rejuvenated by recovering manager Matt Busby and his assistant Murphy. The engrossing story is told through in-depth research and exclusive interviews with many players from the era.

Written by: Wayne Barton

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A Brief History of American Football
  • A Brief History of American Football

  • Written by: Derek Monaghan
  • Narrated by: Adam Schuster
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
  • Unabridged
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A Brief History of American Football is a sweeping, cinematic journey through the evolution of America’s most beloved sport. From muddy college fields in the 19th century to billion-dollar stadiums and global broadcasts, Derek Monaghan traces the game’s transformation with vivid storytelling, historical insight, and cultural depth.

Written by: Derek Monaghan

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A Stroll Through the Fairways
  • A Stroll Through the Fairways

  • A History of Golf
  • Written by: Sirus Source
  • Narrated by: Mark Tompkins
  • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
  • Unabridged
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The history of golf is a captivating journey that spans centuries and continents, evolving from a rudimentary pastime in medieval Scotland to a global phenomenon with rich competitive traditions. Emerging in the 15th century on the misty landscapes of Scottish links, golf faced attempts to curb its popularity, only to persist and flourish. The 18th century witnessed the formalization of golf courses, with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews standing as a testament to the game's growing stature.

Written by: Sirus Source

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The Forgotten Marlins
  • The Forgotten Marlins

  • A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins
  • Written by: Sam Zygner, Marty Lurie - foreword
  • Narrated by: Doug Greene
  • Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
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The Forgotten Marlins: A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins brings to life one of the most colorful and flamboyant teams to ever grace the diamonds of minor league baseball. Includes rarely-heard stories about baseball’s Satchel Paige’s years in Miami, including interviews with ballplayers. During their five years of existence, the Marlins featured such prominent personalities as eccentric manager Pepper Martin, free-spirited southpaw pitcher Mickey McDermott, maverick promoter Bill Veeck, and the iconic Hall-of-Famer Satchel Paige.

Written by: Sam Zygner, and others

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The Soccer 100
  • The Soccer 100

  • Written by: The Athletic, Oliver Kay, James Horncastle
  • Narrated by: Tim Campbell
  • Length: 20 hrs and 50 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
  • Story
    0

A celebration of the beautiful game and its 100 greatest players, from the pre–World War II exploits of Dixie Dean to the modern-day genius of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi These players left legacies, redefined the game with trademark skills, and grew into national icons. They have their...

Written by: The Athletic, and others

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Pourquoi Nous Aimons Le Golf
  • Pourquoi Nous Aimons Le Golf

  • Une Histoire en 50 Moments de Légende
  • Written by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier
  • Narrated by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier
  • Length: 2 hrs and 43 mins
  • Unabridged
  • Overall
    0
  • Performance
    0
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POURQUOI NOUS AIMONS LE GOLF – Une histoire en 50 moments de légende Un livre-hommage à la passion, à l’élégance et aux émotions uniques du golf. Vous aimez le golf ? Alors vous savez qu’il ne s’agit pas seulement de swing, de clubs ou de scores. C’est un sport de cœur, de souvenirs, de gestes silencieux et de respect. C’est un moment figé sur un green au coucher du soleil. Un putt qui change une carrière. Une Ryder Cup qui bascule. Un souvenir que vous n’oublierez jamais.

Written by: Pierre-Etienne Hourlier

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Manchester United After Munich
  • Manchester United After Munich

  • How Tragedy Forged One of the World’s Greatest Football Clubs
  • Written by: Wayne Barton
  • Narrated by: Adam Grayson
  • Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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This compelling and moving story of Manchester United's rejuvenation after the Munich Air Crash revisits an era that is fundamental to the club's place in the modern game. The 1958 Munich Air Crash that ripped the heart from one of Britain's greatest ever teams. Barton focuses on the five years immediately after the tragedy, how the shattered ambitions of the club were revived and rejuvenated by recovering manager Matt Busby and his assistant Murphy. The engrossing story is told through in-depth research and exclusive interviews with many players from the era.

Written by: Wayne Barton

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A Brief History of American Football
  • A Brief History of American Football

  • Written by: Derek Monaghan
  • Narrated by: Adam Schuster
  • Length: 1 hr and 31 mins
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A Brief History of American Football is a sweeping, cinematic journey through the evolution of America’s most beloved sport. From muddy college fields in the 19th century to billion-dollar stadiums and global broadcasts, Derek Monaghan traces the game’s transformation with vivid storytelling, historical insight, and cultural depth.

Written by: Derek Monaghan

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A Stroll Through the Fairways
  • A Stroll Through the Fairways

  • A History of Golf
  • Written by: Sirus Source
  • Narrated by: Mark Tompkins
  • Length: 5 hrs and 16 mins
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The history of golf is a captivating journey that spans centuries and continents, evolving from a rudimentary pastime in medieval Scotland to a global phenomenon with rich competitive traditions. Emerging in the 15th century on the misty landscapes of Scottish links, golf faced attempts to curb its popularity, only to persist and flourish. The 18th century witnessed the formalization of golf courses, with the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews standing as a testament to the game's growing stature.

Written by: Sirus Source

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The Forgotten Marlins
  • The Forgotten Marlins

  • A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins
  • Written by: Sam Zygner, Marty Lurie - foreword
  • Narrated by: Doug Greene
  • Length: 12 hrs and 35 mins
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The Forgotten Marlins: A Tribute to the 1956-1960 Original Miami Marlins brings to life one of the most colorful and flamboyant teams to ever grace the diamonds of minor league baseball. Includes rarely-heard stories about baseball’s Satchel Paige’s years in Miami, including interviews with ballplayers. During their five years of existence, the Marlins featured such prominent personalities as eccentric manager Pepper Martin, free-spirited southpaw pitcher Mickey McDermott, maverick promoter Bill Veeck, and the iconic Hall-of-Famer Satchel Paige.

Written by: Sam Zygner, and others

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