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Anchorboy
- True Tales from the World of Sportscasting
- Narrated by: Jay Onrait, Dan O'Toole
- Length: 7 hrs and 9 mins
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Number Two
- More Short Tales from a Very Tall Man
- Written by: Jay Onrait
- Narrated by: Jay Onrait
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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From the twisted and juvenile mind that brought you the national best seller Anchorboy comes another rollicking collection of embarrassing stories that'll make you laugh, cry, and feel just a little bit uncomfortable.
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Disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 2020-07-30
Written by: Jay Onrait
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My Life in and out of the Rough
- The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me
- Written by: John Daly, Glen Waggoner - contributor
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "Grip It and Rip It" approach to golf - and to life. Usually seen with a Marlboro Light dangling from his lip, John is the unchained, unpredictable, unapologetic bad boy of professional golf. My Life in and out of the Rough is a thrillingly - and sometimes shockingly - candid memoir of a larger-than-life athlete battling assorted addictions (alcohol, gambling, chocolate, sex), his weight, and, perhaps worst of all, divorce lawyers.
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Great read 👍🏼
- By Crystal Taylor on 2023-04-23
Written by: John Daly, and others
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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
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Taking us back to that feverish spring, The Last Good Year gives an intimate account not just of an era-defining seven games, but of what the series meant to the men who were changed by it: Marty McSorley, the tough guy who took his whole team on his shoulders; Doug Gilmour, the emerging superstar; celebrity owner Bruce McNall; Bill Berg, who went from unknown to famous when the Leafs claimed him on waivers; Kelly Hrudey, the Kings' goalie who would go on to become a Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster; Kerry Fraser, who would become the game's most infamous referee.
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Painful but nice to revisit
- By Brian White on 2020-04-01
Written by: Damien Cox
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities - no, personalities full-stop - in the hockey media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating "pugnacity, truculence, testosterone, and belligerence" during his tenure at the helm of the Maple Leafs, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life.
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
Written by: Brian Burke, and others
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The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey's Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game's Lost Legend
- Written by: Gare Joyce
- Narrated by: Bernard Clark
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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In his prime, few could dispute Bobby Hull's athletic brilliance - the first to have five fifty-goal seasons, the highest scorer on the 1976 Canada Cup team, the first to use the slapshot as a scoring weapon, and the first hockey player to sign a million-dollar contract. With his body-builder torso, and his 100 mph volleys across a rink, the world of hockey glory was his to lose. And he did. With his publicized marital troubles and his defection from the NHL to the WHA, Hull's star began to fall, leaving him broke and in exile from the game.
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The narrato should have some knowledge of the game
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-04
Written by: Gare Joyce
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Offside
- My Life Crossing the Line
- Written by: Sean Avery, Michael McKinley
- Narrated by: Sean Avery
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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As one of the NHL's most polarizing players, Sean Avery turned the rules of professional hockey on their head. For 13 seasons, he played for some of the most storied franchises in the league, including the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers, making his mark in each city as a player who was sometimes loved, sometimes despised, and always controversial. In Offside, Avery displays his trademark candor about the world of pro hockey and does for it what Jim Bouton's game-changing Ball Four did for baseball.
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get alittle of what you expect and alot you didnt.
- By Greg White on 2020-02-20
Written by: Sean Avery, and others
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Number Two
- More Short Tales from a Very Tall Man
- Written by: Jay Onrait
- Narrated by: Jay Onrait
- Length: 7 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Story
From the twisted and juvenile mind that brought you the national best seller Anchorboy comes another rollicking collection of embarrassing stories that'll make you laugh, cry, and feel just a little bit uncomfortable.
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Disappointed
- By Anonymous User on 2020-07-30
Written by: Jay Onrait
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My Life in and out of the Rough
- The Truth Behind All That Bull**** You Think You Know About Me
- Written by: John Daly, Glen Waggoner - contributor
- Narrated by: Danny Campbell
- Length: 6 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Ever since his astonishing victory in the 1991 PGA Championship, John Daly has enthralled fans with his big drives, bigger personality, and "Grip It and Rip It" approach to golf - and to life. Usually seen with a Marlboro Light dangling from his lip, John is the unchained, unpredictable, unapologetic bad boy of professional golf. My Life in and out of the Rough is a thrillingly - and sometimes shockingly - candid memoir of a larger-than-life athlete battling assorted addictions (alcohol, gambling, chocolate, sex), his weight, and, perhaps worst of all, divorce lawyers.
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Great read 👍🏼
- By Crystal Taylor on 2023-04-23
Written by: John Daly, and others
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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
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Taking us back to that feverish spring, The Last Good Year gives an intimate account not just of an era-defining seven games, but of what the series meant to the men who were changed by it: Marty McSorley, the tough guy who took his whole team on his shoulders; Doug Gilmour, the emerging superstar; celebrity owner Bruce McNall; Bill Berg, who went from unknown to famous when the Leafs claimed him on waivers; Kelly Hrudey, the Kings' goalie who would go on to become a Hockey Night in Canada broadcaster; Kerry Fraser, who would become the game's most infamous referee.
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Painful but nice to revisit
- By Brian White on 2020-04-01
Written by: Damien Cox
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Burke's Law
- A Life in Hockey
- Written by: Brian Burke, Stephen Brunt - contributor
- Narrated by: Brian Burke
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
Brian Burke is one of the biggest hockey personalities - no, personalities full-stop - in the hockey media landscape. His brashness makes him a magnet for attention, and he does nothing to shy away from it. Most famous for advocating "pugnacity, truculence, testosterone, and belligerence" during his tenure at the helm of the Maple Leafs, Burke has lived and breathed hockey his whole life.
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Wow
- By David Smith on 2020-11-22
Written by: Brian Burke, and others
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The Devil and Bobby Hull: How Hockey's Original Million-Dollar Man Became the Game's Lost Legend
- Written by: Gare Joyce
- Narrated by: Bernard Clark
- Length: 8 hrs and 28 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
In his prime, few could dispute Bobby Hull's athletic brilliance - the first to have five fifty-goal seasons, the highest scorer on the 1976 Canada Cup team, the first to use the slapshot as a scoring weapon, and the first hockey player to sign a million-dollar contract. With his body-builder torso, and his 100 mph volleys across a rink, the world of hockey glory was his to lose. And he did. With his publicized marital troubles and his defection from the NHL to the WHA, Hull's star began to fall, leaving him broke and in exile from the game.
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The narrato should have some knowledge of the game
- By Anonymous User on 2023-02-04
Written by: Gare Joyce
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Offside
- My Life Crossing the Line
- Written by: Sean Avery, Michael McKinley
- Narrated by: Sean Avery
- Length: 11 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall
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Performance
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Story
As one of the NHL's most polarizing players, Sean Avery turned the rules of professional hockey on their head. For 13 seasons, he played for some of the most storied franchises in the league, including the Detroit Red Wings, the Los Angeles Kings, and the New York Rangers, making his mark in each city as a player who was sometimes loved, sometimes despised, and always controversial. In Offside, Avery displays his trademark candor about the world of pro hockey and does for it what Jim Bouton's game-changing Ball Four did for baseball.
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get alittle of what you expect and alot you didnt.
- By Greg White on 2020-02-20
Written by: Sean Avery, and others
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This Team Is Ruining My Life (But I Love Them)
- How I Became a Professional Hockey Fan
- Written by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
- Narrated by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
- Length: 10 hrs and 22 mins
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How do you turn ranting about hockey into a career? Steve “Dangle” Glynn is a YouTuber, podcaster, and sports personality from Toronto who managed to turn a 16-second online rant about the Maple Leafs into a career in sports media. From video blogging in his parents’ house at 19 to yelling on televisions across Canada at 28, Dangle has been involved with some of the most important sports companies in the country.
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Not what you think it would be..
- By Darryll McClurg on 2019-06-21
Written by: Steve "Dangle" Glynn
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99: Stories of the Game
- Written by: Wayne Gretzky
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 12 hrs and 10 mins
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In this sports memoir, Wayne Gretzky weaves memories of his legendary career with an inside look at professional hockey and the heroes and stories that inspired him. From minor-hockey phenomenon to Hall of Fame sensation, Wayne Gretzky rewrote the record books, his accomplishments becoming the stuff of legend. Dubbed “The Great One”, he is considered by many to be the greatest hockey player who ever lived. No one has seen more of the game than he has - but he has never discussed in depth just what it was he saw.
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Great Mix of Old and NEW Hockey Stories
- By Gregorschwartz on 2020-02-18
Written by: Wayne Gretzky
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The Grim Reaper
- The Life and Career of a Reluctant Warrior
- Written by: Stu Grimson
- Narrated by: Stu Grimson
- Length: 9 hrs and 21 mins
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NHL tough guys all tell the same story. They all grew up dreaming of skating in the big league as stars. Then one day, a coach tells them the only way to make it is to drop the gloves. And every guy says the same thing: I'll do whatever it takes to play in the NHL. Not Stu Grimson, though. When he was offered a contract to patrol the ice for the Calgary Flames, he said no thanks, and went to university instead. And that's the way Grimson has approached his career and his life: on his own terms.
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Was hoping for more
- By Anonymous User on 2023-08-30
Written by: Stu Grimson
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The Best Seat in the House
- Stories from the NHL - Inside the Room, on the Ice…and on the Bench
- Written by: Jamie McLennan, Ian Mendes
- Narrated by: Todd Ellis
- Length: 4 hrs and 41 mins
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A back-up goalie's hilarious behind-the-mask look at life in the NHLJamie McLennan spent 20 years playing professional hockey. Sort of. As the backup for such legendary goalies as Grant Fuhr, Ron Hextall, Roberto Luongo, and Miikka Kiprusoff, he saw everything - except much playing time.
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Not the right voice for the story
- By Anonymous User on 2018-02-06
Written by: Jamie McLennan, and others
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Ringmaster
- Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America
- Written by: Abraham Josephine Riesman
- Narrated by: Alyss Weissglass
- Length: 15 hrs and 11 mins
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ALL INFORMATION EVERY WRESTLING FAN ALREADY KNOWS!
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- Narrated by: Mark Messier - prologue epilogue, Will Reeve
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Waste of your time
- By Anonymous User on 2022-03-30
Written by: Jimmy Roberts, and others
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Phil
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Gripping from start to finish
- By Ryan Taylor on 2022-05-25
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The Never-Ending Present
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- Written by: Michael Barclay
- Narrated by: George Stroumboulopoulos
- Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
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From our talent-rich neighbor to the north comes this biography of one of the most successful Canadian rock bands, The Tragically Hip, which announced a year-long tour after sharing the news of lead singer Gord Downie’s inoperable cancer. Now available to US listeners, The Never-Ending Present details what led up to the memorable night when music fans all over the world watched Downie’s heroic final performance.
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Loved the band, loved the book!
- By Susan Visser on 2018-09-18
Written by: Michael Barclay
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The "Down Goes Brown" History of the NHL
- The World's Most Beautiful Sport, the World's Most Ridiculous League
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- Narrated by: Sean McIndoe
- Length: 7 hrs and 52 mins
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Sean McIndoe of Down Goes Brown, one of hockey's favorite and funniest writers, takes aim at the game's most memorable moments - especially if they're memorable for the wrong reasons - in this warts-and-all history of the NHL.
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great listen
- By Amazon Customer on 2021-01-22
Written by: Sean McIndoe
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Off the Record
- Written by: Peter Mansbridge
- Narrated by: Peter Mansbridge
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A Stellar Read!
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Scotty
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- Written by: Ken Dryden
- Narrated by: Ken Dryden
- Length: 15 hrs and 32 mins
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What an amazing story! This from a Leaf's fan.
- By L. Kandia on 2023-04-18
Written by: Ken Dryden
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Undisputed Truth
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- Narrated by: Joshua Henry
- Length: 20 hrs and 46 mins
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Philosopher, Broadway headliner, fighter, felon - Mike Tyson has defied stereotypes, expectations, and a lot of conventional wisdom during his three decades in the public eye. Bullied as a boy in the toughest, poorest neighborhood in Brooklyn, Tyson grew up to become one of the most thrilling and ferocious boxers of all time - and the youngest heavyweight champion ever. But his brilliance in the ring was often compromised by reckless behavior.
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Amazing, heart breaking.
- By Mitchell on 2020-04-21
Written by: Mike Tyson, and others
Publisher's Summary
Top Ten Things You'll Learn When You Read This Book:
10) Jay was beaten up by an MMA fighter on live television
9) Interviewing Will Ferrell can be a harrowing experience
8) Jay once ruined a perfectly good pair of underwear on Christmas Eve
7) Failing as a stand-up comedian can lead to a job in broadcasting
6) Jay ran a marathon to get a ticket for the 2010 men's Olympic gold-medal hockey game
5) Jay was sexually harassed at TSN by a senior citizen every day for 10 years
4) Jay appeared as the Phantom of the Opera on national television
3) Jay was entertained nightly by free live sex shows throughout university
2) Jay was single-handedly responsible for Winnipeg's second NHL team being called "The Jets" (he claims)
1) Running around in a full-body unitard at the London Olympics is a bad idea
All this and more awaits you in Anchorboy!
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- Liam Matthews
- 2021-08-23
Don't Listen to Your Heroes' Audiobooks
I was excited to listen to this book being a huge fan of Jay and Dan for most of my life. But after kicking his book off right from the start with an off-colour joke about Bruce/Caitlyn Jenner, the tone was set for an uncomfortable listen.
I like racy, borderline humour when it's self-aware, but this book is full of stories of Jay being a primadonna and completely unaware bozo - full of stories of him throwing tantrums when he doesn't get his way, in one case ruining an opportunity for one of his colleagues because he complained about deserving it more, another where he chose to be an intolerable a-hole to hotel staff in the UK - sometimes offering half-hearted statements of regret about it, and sometimes none at all.
I wish I didn't get this audiobook and could just keep pretending Jay Onrait seems like a likable guy, but that ship has sailed. Maybe others won't be as irritated as me about it, but after three jokes in a row about Ryan Seacrest's body I couldn't keep listening to him for the full length of the book.
His reading was good though.
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- J. MacDonald
- 2019-03-09
Super disappointing
I kept reading, thinking looking for redemption - what an arsehole. Dan must be one amazing pal.
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- KC
- 2018-11-12
Good Listen
Found Jay to be quite entertaining to listen to. He has some great stories about his life adventures.
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- Dave
- 2018-10-15
Jay sure can tell a story!
had a great time listening to Jay's tales and experiences. many laughter out loud moments. Good listen
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- Anonymous User
- 2018-10-15
Super story
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