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If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>enArtsCopyright Diamond Hegmannhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/1062e59bce4fe8a60bbef72381c06e9d.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/access-top-rated-full-audiobooks-in-biography-memoir-sports--6572445Wed, 26 Mar 2025 08:44:20 +0000Diamond HegmannDiamond Hegmannfeeds@spreaker.comPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/283/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Are you passionate about Self-Development, Psychology, or want to enhance Communication Skills? With over 500,000+...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/user/283/ to download full audiobooks of your choice for free. Are you passionate about Self-Development, Psychology, or want to enhance Communication Skills? With over 500,000+ audiobooks, we provide you with a rich resource. Get 3 free audiobooks right away and experience. You can listen to books on iPhone, iPad, Android, and other devices, making learning easier than ever. Don't miss the opportunity to improve yourself with us! Note: The authors receive royalties paid by the audiobook service provider for this free offer. If you do not want your audiobook to be in the podcast please send us an email to info@thebookvoice.com.]]>cleanepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naomi-osaka-her-journey-to-finding-her-power-and-her-voice-by-ben-rothenberg--65128051https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice Author: Ben Rothenberg Narrator: Ben Rothenberg, Stacey Glemboski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the international spotlight. Naomi Osaka is everywhere, but how did she get there? Most tennis fans were introduced to Naomi Osaka as they watched her win the 2018 US Open final in an unforgettably controversial and dramatic victory over her idol, Serena Williams. Her extraordinary talent propelled her to the top of her sport and onto the front page of newspapers and magazines worldwide, but it was her unique blend of awe-striking power and disarming vulnerability that fascinated millions as she became a champion like none before her. Osaka has captivated the tennis world-- and gained attention across the culture-- not only by winning three more Grand Slams but by finding her voice on a range of topics that have made her a touchstone far beyond sports, positioned at the crossroads of myriad social issues. Even as she became the highest-paid female athlete in history and one of the most discussed of the past decade, until now, the story of the Haitian-Japanese-American Osaka family’s journey across the world to follow their tennis dreams has remained little known. It is a story unlike any other, and Ben Rothenberg’s biography not only shows where Osaka came from but also where she's going as she returns to competitive tennis after a year on maternity leave. Through a riveting exploration of the ways Osaka has changed the game on and off the court, Rothenberg details the incredible impact Osaka has had in the arenas of sports, media, business, social justice, and mental health.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645504Tue, 09 Jan 2024 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice Author: Ben Rothenberg Narrator: Ben Rothenberg, Stacey Glemboski Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/645504 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naomi Osaka: Her Journey to Finding Her Power and Her Voice Author: Ben Rothenberg Narrator: Ben Rothenberg, Stacey Glemboski Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 28 minutes Release date: January 9, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A deeply reported, revealing biography of tennis phenomenon and activist Naomi Osaka, telling the untold story behind her Grand Slam-winning career, her headline-making advocacy for racial justice and mental health, and the challenges of a life in the international spotlight. Naomi Osaka is everywhere, but how did she get there? Most tennis fans were introduced to Naomi Osaka as they watched her win the 2018 US Open final in an unforgettably controversial and dramatic victory over her idol, Serena Williams. Her extraordinary talent propelled her to the top of her sport and onto the front page of newspapers and magazines worldwide, but it was her unique blend of awe-striking power and disarming vulnerability that fascinated millions as she became a champion like none before her. Osaka has captivated the tennis world-- and gained attention across the culture-- not only by winning three more Grand Slams but by finding her voice on a range of topics that have made her a touchstone far beyond sports, positioned at the crossroads of myriad social issues. Even as she became the highest-paid female athlete in history and one of the most discussed of the past decade, until now, the story of the Haitian-Japanese-American Osaka family’s journey across the world to follow their tennis dreams has remained little known. It is a story unlike any other, and Ben Rothenberg’s biography not only shows where Osaka came from but also where she's going as she returns to competitive tennis after a year on maternity leave. Through a riveting exploration of the ways Osaka has changed the game on and off the court, Rothenberg details the incredible impact Osaka has had in the arenas of sports, media, business, social justice, and mental health.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/killing-the-image-a-champion-s-journey-of-faith-fighting-and-forgiveness-by-andre-ward--65128196https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing the Image: A Champion’s Journey of Faith, Fighting, and Forgiveness Author: Andre Ward Narrator: Andre Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. In this inspiring memoir, undefeated five-time world champion boxer Andre Ward--aka 'Son of God'--shares the gripping narrative of his unforgettable career, his rock-solid faith, and why boxing was never the biggest fight of his life. Andre Ward was the undefeated light heavyweight boxing champion of the world when he walked away from the ring and did not look back. Now that he has taken off his gloves for the final time, the Olympic gold medalist is ready to share the heartbreaking and uplifting stories of his formative years and unprecedented boxing career. Motivational, faith-building, and utterly compelling, this memoir offers - an inspiring story of overcoming a broken childhood - behind-the-scenes drama from Andre's epic championship bouts, complicated relationships with managers and promoters, and shocking decision to retire at the top of his game - insight into breaking destructive generational bonds, forgiving those who have hurt us, and moving toward hope - a challenge to live out our faith without compromise   Rich with colorful characters, fascinating detail, and biblical truths, this is the story of a man known for his integrity outside the ring, his warrior's instinct inside it, and his unrelenting bond with the God who called him to the greatest victory of all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610726Tue, 14 Nov 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing the Image: A Champion’s Journey of Faith, Fighting, and Forgiveness Author: Andre Ward Narrator: Andre Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610726 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Killing the Image: A Champion’s Journey of Faith, Fighting, and Forgiveness Author: Andre Ward Narrator: Andre Ward Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 24 minutes Release date: November 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. In this inspiring memoir, undefeated five-time world champion boxer Andre Ward--aka 'Son of God'--shares the gripping narrative of his unforgettable career, his rock-solid faith, and why boxing was never the biggest fight of his life. Andre Ward was the undefeated light heavyweight boxing champion of the world when he walked away from the ring and did not look back. Now that he has taken off his gloves for the final time, the Olympic gold medalist is ready to share the heartbreaking and uplifting stories of his formative years and unprecedented boxing career. Motivational, faith-building, and utterly compelling, this memoir offers - an inspiring story of overcoming a broken childhood - behind-the-scenes drama from Andre's epic championship bouts, complicated relationships with managers and promoters, and shocking decision to retire at the top of his game - insight into breaking destructive generational bonds, forgiving those who have hurt us, and moving toward hope - a challenge to live out our faith without compromise   Rich with colorful characters, fascinating detail, and biblical truths, this is the story of a man known for his integrity outside the ring, his warrior's instinct inside it, and his unrelenting bond with the God who called him to the greatest victory of all.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kammy-the-funny-and-moving-autobiography-by-the-broadcasting-legend-by-chris-kamara--65128070https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend Author: Chris Kamara Narrator: Chris Kamara, Tony Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This audiobook includes a moving introduction read by Kammy himself, as well as an exclusive Q&A between him and narrator Tony Marshall. 'What a man, what a life, what a story, and what a great read' – Paddy McGuinness With his trademark banter and unflinching honesty, Kammy sees Chris 'Kammy' Kamara tell the unbelievable stories of his life, revealing how he went from hard-tackling footballer to broadcasting national treasure. Presenter, commentator, (sometimes masked) singer, footballer, manager and campaigner, Kammy's action-packed career has made him a bona fide British hero. But it hasn't always been plain sailing. Kammy had a tough upbringing, faced racism on the terraces during his playing career and has, in recent years, dealt with a rare brain condition – apraxia – that has affected his speech and seen him say goodbye to Sky Sports. Despite this, Kammy’s star has only risen as he’s met every challenge with courage, determination and his infectious smile. With entertaining stories of his playing career from Pompey to Leeds and beyond; his management at Bradford City and Stoke; his crazy travels around the world; of Soccer Saturday banter; presenting Ninja Warrior; and the incredible friendships he's made along the way, Kammy is an unforgettable ride from one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters. 'A talented (and daft) lad from the Boro who has entertained the nation for decades, on and off the pitch. So get the tissues ready – this book will make you laugh and cry in equal measure' – Steph McGovern]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659133Thu, 09 Nov 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend Author: Chris Kamara Narrator: Chris Kamara, Tony Marshall Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/659133 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kammy: The Funny and Moving Autobiography by the Broadcasting Legend Author: Chris Kamara Narrator: Chris Kamara, Tony Marshall Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 58 minutes Release date: November 9, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This audiobook includes a moving introduction read by Kammy himself, as well as an exclusive Q&A between him and narrator Tony Marshall. 'What a man, what a life, what a story, and what a great read' – Paddy McGuinness With his trademark banter and unflinching honesty, Kammy sees Chris 'Kammy' Kamara tell the unbelievable stories of his life, revealing how he went from hard-tackling footballer to broadcasting national treasure. Presenter, commentator, (sometimes masked) singer, footballer, manager and campaigner, Kammy's action-packed career has made him a bona fide British hero. But it hasn't always been plain sailing. Kammy had a tough upbringing, faced racism on the terraces during his playing career and has, in recent years, dealt with a rare brain condition – apraxia – that has affected his speech and seen him say goodbye to Sky Sports. Despite this, Kammy’s star has only risen as he’s met every challenge with courage, determination and his infectious smile. With entertaining stories of his playing career from Pompey to Leeds and beyond; his management at Bradford City and Stoke; his crazy travels around the world; of Soccer Saturday banter; presenting Ninja Warrior; and the incredible friendships he's made along the way, Kammy is an unforgettable ride from one of Britain's best-loved broadcasters. 'A talented (and daft) lad from the Boro who has entertained the nation for decades, on and off the pitch. So get the tissues ready – this book will make you laugh and cry in equal measure' – Steph McGovern]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-race-to-be-myself-by-caster-semenya--65128176https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Race To Be Myself Author: Caster Semenya Narrator: Becky Motumo, Caster Semenya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Woman. Athlete. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. The Race To Be Myself is an intimate exploration of Caster Semenya's many identities, told for the first time by Caster herself. In her own words, Caster takes the reader through key moments that defined her story, sharing her journey from childhood, through to her teenage years and adulthood. In the book, Caster will detail what went on behind the scenes when she found international fame, how it felt to have her body dissected for the whole world to see. Caster will explore how the politics of race, gender, and sexuality play out at the highest levels of competitive sports and why she is determined to continue the fight for her and others right to run free. The Race To Be Myself is an inspirational book about personal freedom and self-love, and how important it is to have the strength and courage to pursue your dream - no matter what it is put in your way. ©2023 Caster Semenya (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567216Tue, 31 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Race To Be Myself Author: Caster Semenya Narrator: Becky Motumo, Caster Semenya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567216 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Race To Be Myself Author: Caster Semenya Narrator: Becky Motumo, Caster Semenya Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 32 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Woman. Athlete. Daughter. Sister. Wife. Mother. The Race To Be Myself is an intimate exploration of Caster Semenya's many identities, told for the first time by Caster herself. In her own words, Caster takes the reader through key moments that defined her story, sharing her journey from childhood, through to her teenage years and adulthood. In the book, Caster will detail what went on behind the scenes when she found international fame, how it felt to have her body dissected for the whole world to see. Caster will explore how the politics of race, gender, and sexuality play out at the highest levels of competitive sports and why she is determined to continue the fight for her and others right to run free. The Race To Be Myself is an inspirational book about personal freedom and self-love, and how important it is to have the strength and courage to pursue your dream - no matter what it is put in your way. ©2023 Caster Semenya (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mind-over-matter-hard-won-battles-on-the-road-to-hope-by-jordin-tootoo-stephen-brunt--65128133https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mind Over Matter: Hard-Won Battles on the Road to Hope Author: Jordin Tootoo, Stephen Brunt Narrator: Jordin Tootoo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Following the bestselling success of the inspiring All the Way, pioneering Inuit NHLer Jordin Tootoo begins the process of healing in the wake of the suicide and violence that marks his family, only to discover the source of all that trauma in his father's secret past. For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it’s all over. But Jordin Tootoo is not most hockey players. Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his career—not only through his very public triumph over alcoholism, but also his natural charisma. And now, years after hanging up his skates, he is more committed to doing things the right way and speaking about it to others, whether it’s corporate executives or Indigenous youth. But the news of unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools brought back to life many of the demons that had haunted his family. In a moment of realization that left him rattled and saddened, Tootoo fit the pieces together. The years that were never spoken of. The heavy drinking. The all too predictable violence. His father was a survivor, marked by what he had survived. As he travels back to Nunavut to try to speak with his father about what haunts him, he encounters the ghosts of the entire community. Still, as Tootoo says, we are continuously learning and rewriting our story at every step. He has learned from his mistakes and his victories. He has learned from examples of great courage and humility. He has learned from being a father and a husband. And he has learned from his own Inuk traditions, of perseverance and discipline in the face of hardship. Weaving together life’s biggest themes with observations and experiences, Jordin shares the kind of wisdom he has had to specialize in—the hard-won kind.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587689Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mind Over Matter: Hard-Won Battles on the Road to Hope Author: Jordin Tootoo, Stephen Brunt Narrator: Jordin Tootoo Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587689 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mind Over Matter: Hard-Won Battles on the Road to Hope Author: Jordin Tootoo, Stephen Brunt Narrator: Jordin Tootoo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 38 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Following the bestselling success of the inspiring All the Way, pioneering Inuit NHLer Jordin Tootoo begins the process of healing in the wake of the suicide and violence that marks his family, only to discover the source of all that trauma in his father's secret past. For some hockey players, retirement marks the moment when it’s all over. But Jordin Tootoo is not most hockey players. Having inspired millions when he first broke into the league, Tootoo continued to influence people throughout his career—not only through his very public triumph over alcoholism, but also his natural charisma. And now, years after hanging up his skates, he is more committed to doing things the right way and speaking about it to others, whether it’s corporate executives or Indigenous youth. But the news of unmarked graves on the grounds of residential schools brought back to life many of the demons that had haunted his family. In a moment of realization that left him rattled and saddened, Tootoo fit the pieces together. The years that were never spoken of. The heavy drinking. The all too predictable violence. His father was a survivor, marked by what he had survived. As he travels back to Nunavut to try to speak with his father about what haunts him, he encounters the ghosts of the entire community. Still, as Tootoo says, we are continuously learning and rewriting our story at every step. He has learned from his mistakes and his victories. He has learned from examples of great courage and humility. He has learned from being a father and a husband. And he has learned from his own Inuk traditions, of perseverance and discipline in the face of hardship. Weaving together life’s biggest themes with observations and experiences, Jordin shares the kind of wisdom he has had to specialize in—the hard-won kind.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-awesome-game-one-man-s-incredible-globe-crushing-hockey-odyssey-by-dave-hill--65128079https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey Author: Dave Hill Narrator: Dave Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome? DAVE HILL—author, actor, rock musician and stand-up comedian—is an outstanding American. One thing that makes him stand out is that he's part Canadian—an advantage he explored in his previous book, Parking the Moose. Another is that he's obsessed with hockey. That makes him one of only five percent of Americans who've declared they like hockey more than any other sport. Unbelievable but true. In The Awesome Game, Dave tackles this mind-blowing conundrum with full force, drilling down into what makes hockey so vitally important in so many parts of the world, despite the average American not recognizing its preeminent greatness. His search for the very soul of hockey takes him across the globe, from Canada (of course) to Poland, Kenya, even New York, to observe on-ice action, mingle with fans and interrogate some of the sport's greatest players and pundits. The Awesome Game is bursting with passion, expert in its analysis and as deeply entertaining as the game itself (but funnier).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657065Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey Author: Dave Hill Narrator: Dave Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Awesome Game: One Man's Incredible, Globe-Crushing Hockey Odyssey Author: Dave Hill Narrator: Dave Hill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One man's search to answer the ultimate question in sports: Why is hockey so incredibly awesome? DAVE HILL—author, actor, rock musician and stand-up comedian—is an outstanding American. One thing that makes him stand out is that he's part Canadian—an advantage he explored in his previous book, Parking the Moose. Another is that he's obsessed with hockey. That makes him one of only five percent of Americans who've declared they like hockey more than any other sport. Unbelievable but true. In The Awesome Game, Dave tackles this mind-blowing conundrum with full force, drilling down into what makes hockey so vitally important in so many parts of the world, despite the average American not recognizing its preeminent greatness. His search for the very soul of hockey takes him across the globe, from Canada (of course) to Poland, Kenya, even New York, to observe on-ice action, mingle with fans and interrogate some of the sport's greatest players and pundits. The Awesome Game is bursting with passion, expert in its analysis and as deeply entertaining as the game itself (but funnier).]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unforgiving-lessons-from-the-fall-by-lindsey-jacobellis--65128061https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall Author: Lindsey Jacobellis Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life, the winningest snowboardcross rider of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold. On February 16, 2006, twenty-year old American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to win the first gold medal in women’s snowboardcross, a sport making its Olympic debut. With a seemingly insurmountable lead over the other competitors, Lindsey only needed a clean run for the gold medal to be hers. But as the five-time world champion entered the last 100 meters the unthinkable happened: choosing to add a little flair to the run, she grabbed the back edge of her board—then lost her balance and fell. It was a mistake that would go down as one of the biggest “unforced errors” in all of sports history.  For the next sixteen years, Jacobellis endured the criticism and second-guessing of Olympic commentators, sportswriters, and detractors. Day after day she persevered and trained harder on the snow and with her life coach, learning the power of resilience and what the sport really meant to her. The fierce competitor discovered that life, though it may not seem like it, does happen in just the right way: you end up precisely where you were meant to be. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, Lindsey twice reached the top of the podium, becoming a two-time Olympic gold medalist.   Unforgiving recounts Lindsey’s journey from disappointment to triumph. It is an honest account of one life-altering misstep and its aftermath, and a reflection on what it means to come of age as an athlete in the spotlight, the weight of expectations, falling short, and ultimately fulfilling your dreams. Unforgiving is about the purpose-driven, forward-looking attitude Lindsey took on after her fall, when looking back wouldn’t have done anyone any favors. It’s about the pass she refused to grant herself until she’d earned it. Unforgiving is about the commitment to seek her own truth—and to speak up on one’s own behalf after letting others do it for years.   Forgiveness, in the end, is at the heart of Lindsey’s story, but underneath and alongside is its polar opposite—an unending, uncompromising determination to push herself, to prove herself, to power past every obstacle in her path, even those of her own making.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650881Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall Author: Lindsey Jacobellis Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall Author: Lindsey Jacobellis Narrator: Abby Craden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 1 minute Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In this deeply personal memoir in the vein of Andre Agassi's Open and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life, the winningest snowboardcross rider of all time chronicles her career, a story of self-growth that reveals the secret of her resilience and how she overcame crushing early failure to win Olympic gold. On February 16, 2006, twenty-year old American snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis was poised to win the first gold medal in women’s snowboardcross, a sport making its Olympic debut. With a seemingly insurmountable lead over the other competitors, Lindsey only needed a clean run for the gold medal to be hers. But as the five-time world champion entered the last 100 meters the unthinkable happened: choosing to add a little flair to the run, she grabbed the back edge of her board—then lost her balance and fell. It was a mistake that would go down as one of the biggest “unforced errors” in all of sports history.  For the next sixteen years, Jacobellis endured the criticism and second-guessing of Olympic commentators, sportswriters, and detractors. Day after day she persevered and trained harder on the snow and with her life coach, learning the power of resilience and what the sport really meant to her. The fierce competitor discovered that life, though it may not seem like it, does happen in just the right way: you end up precisely where you were meant to be. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Games, Lindsey twice reached the top of the podium, becoming a two-time Olympic gold medalist.   Unforgiving recounts Lindsey’s journey from disappointment to triumph. It is an honest account of one life-altering misstep and its aftermath, and a reflection on what it means to come of age as an athlete in the spotlight, the weight of expectations, falling short, and ultimately fulfilling your dreams. Unforgiving is about the purpose-driven, forward-looking attitude Lindsey took on after her fall, when looking back wouldn’t have done anyone any favors. It’s about the pass she refused to grant herself until she’d earned it. Unforgiving is about the commitment to seek her own truth—and to speak up on one’s own behalf after letting others do it for years.   Forgiveness, in the end, is at the heart of Lindsey’s story, but underneath and alongside is its polar opposite—an unending, uncompromising determination to push herself, to prove herself, to power past every obstacle in her path, even those of her own making.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-in-two-worlds-a-coach-s-journey-from-the-reserve-to-the-nhl-and-back-by-ted-nolan--65128046https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back Author: Ted Nolan Narrator: James Malloch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: #1 BESTSELLER In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened? Growing up on a First Nation reserve, young Ted Nolan built his own backyard hockey rink and wore skates many sizes too big. But poverty wasn’t his biggest challenge. Playing the game meant spending his life in two worlds: one in which he was loved and accepted and one where he was often told he didn’t belong. Ted proved he had what it took, joining the Detroit Red Wings in 1978. But when his on-ice career ended, he discovered his true passion wasn’t playing; it was coaching. First with the Soo Greyhounds and then with the Buffalo Sabres, Ted produced astonishing results. After his initial year as head coach with the Sabres, the club was being called the “hardest working team in professional sports.” By his second, they had won their first Northeast Division title in sixteen years. Yet, the Sabres failed to re-sign their much-loved, award-winning coach. Life in Two Worlds chronicles those controversial years in Buffalo—and recounts how being shut out from the NHL left Ted frustrated, angry, and so vulnerable he almost destroyed his own life. It also tells of Ted’s inspiring recovery and his eventual return to a job he loved. But Life in Two Worlds is more than a story of succeeding against the odds. It’s an exploration of how a beloved sport can harbour subtle but devastating racism, of how a person can find purpose when opportunity and choice are stripped away, and of how focusing on what really matters can bring two worlds together.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655908Tue, 17 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back Author: Ted Nolan Narrator: James Malloch Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655908 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life in Two Worlds: A Coach's Journey from the Reserve to the NHL and Back Author: Ted Nolan Narrator: James Malloch Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: #1 BESTSELLER In 1997 Ted Nolan won the Jack Adams Award for best coach in the NHL. But he wouldn’t work in pro hockey again for almost a decade. What happened? Growing up on a First Nation reserve, young Ted Nolan built his own backyard hockey rink and wore skates many sizes too big. But poverty wasn’t his biggest challenge. Playing the game meant spending his life in two worlds: one in which he was loved and accepted and one where he was often told he didn’t belong. Ted proved he had what it took, joining the Detroit Red Wings in 1978. But when his on-ice career ended, he discovered his true passion wasn’t playing; it was coaching. First with the Soo Greyhounds and then with the Buffalo Sabres, Ted produced astonishing results. After his initial year as head coach with the Sabres, the club was being called the “hardest working team in professional sports.” By his second, they had won their first Northeast Division title in sixteen years. Yet, the Sabres failed to re-sign their much-loved, award-winning coach. Life in Two Worlds chronicles those controversial years in Buffalo—and recounts how being shut out from the NHL left Ted frustrated, angry, and so vulnerable he almost destroyed his own life. It also tells of Ted’s inspiring recovery and his eventual return to a job he loved. But Life in Two Worlds is more than a story of succeeding against the odds. It’s an exploration of how a beloved sport can harbour subtle but devastating racism, of how a person can find purpose when opportunity and choice are stripped away, and of how focusing on what really matters can bring two worlds together.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/coach-prime-deion-sanders-and-the-making-of-men-by-jean-jacques-taylor--65128119https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men Author: Jean-Jacques Taylor Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An exclusive insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders, his staff, and players, who are changing the culture of college football. ''A highly readable portrait of one of the most exciting coaches in college football.'' – San Deigo Union-Tribune ''You won't find a more competitive person than Coach Prime. At Jackson State, he wanted to dominate and win.... Nothing has changed but the address. He wants to dominate and win a national championship at Colorado.'' (from Coach Prime) Known for decades as one of the NFL’s most iconic and spectacular playmakers, Deion Sanders remains college football's most intriguing newsmaker. In just three years, he has become the most talked about coach by recruiting elite players to moribund programs and reviving the spirit and pride of forgotten fanbases by winning. Along the way, he’s changing how we think about college sports while rejuvenating whole communities with the national attention that follows him and the fresh commerce a winning culture ignites. First at Jackson State and now at Colorado, Sanders has displayed a knack for leading miraculous turnarounds of once-storied-but-long-irrelevant programs. Television cameras turn up for national broadcasts, gameday attendance skyrockets, economic impact reaches the tens of millions, and NFL scouts take renewed interest. Meanwhile, off the field, Sanders displays an uncanny ability to connect with his players. Weekly chat sessions about life and love are the norm. His unyielding commitment to guiding his players to become exceptional men raises the bar on what parents and athletes expect from college coaches. Now, with access no other reporter has been granted, veteran sports journalist Jean-Jacques Taylor takes readers inside one season with Deion Sanders to show the heart, mind, and culture of America's most innovative football coach and his team of would-be champions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650884Tue, 10 Oct 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men Author: Jean-Jacques Taylor Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/650884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Coach Prime: Deion Sanders and the Making of Men Author: Jean-Jacques Taylor Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An exclusive insider account with unprecedented access to Deion Sanders, his staff, and players, who are changing the culture of college football. ''A highly readable portrait of one of the most exciting coaches in college football.'' – San Deigo Union-Tribune ''You won't find a more competitive person than Coach Prime. At Jackson State, he wanted to dominate and win.... Nothing has changed but the address. He wants to dominate and win a national championship at Colorado.'' (from Coach Prime) Known for decades as one of the NFL’s most iconic and spectacular playmakers, Deion Sanders remains college football's most intriguing newsmaker. In just three years, he has become the most talked about coach by recruiting elite players to moribund programs and reviving the spirit and pride of forgotten fanbases by winning. Along the way, he’s changing how we think about college sports while rejuvenating whole communities with the national attention that follows him and the fresh commerce a winning culture ignites. First at Jackson State and now at Colorado, Sanders has displayed a knack for leading miraculous turnarounds of once-storied-but-long-irrelevant programs. Television cameras turn up for national broadcasts, gameday attendance skyrockets, economic impact reaches the tens of millions, and NFL scouts take renewed interest. Meanwhile, off the field, Sanders displays an uncanny ability to connect with his players. Weekly chat sessions about life and love are the norm. His unyielding commitment to guiding his players to become exceptional men raises the bar on what parents and athletes expect from college coaches. Now, with access no other reporter has been granted, veteran sports journalist Jean-Jacques Taylor takes readers inside one season with Deion Sanders to show the heart, mind, and culture of America's most innovative football coach and his team of would-be champions.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/take-the-lead-hanging-on-letting-go-and-conquering-life-s-hardest-climbs-by-sasha-digiulian--65128095https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs Author: Sasha Digiulian Narrator: Sasha Digiulian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs—and shares the power of perseverance and positivity. At age six, Sasha DiGiulian stepped into a climbing gym for the first time and was competing within a year. Decked out in all-pink gear and with her blonde hair tied into pigtails, Sasha knew from an early age what it was like to be a girl in a traditionally male-dominated sport, vowing to never sacrifice her femininity to fit in. With a fierce love for the climb and incredible natural talent, Sasha soon won her first National Sport Climbing Championship at only seventeen, and a year later took the title of World Champion. To her fans, it looked like Sasha was on top of the world. But under the accolades, she was just another young woman learning how to handle the intense scrutiny of social media and dealing with body dysmorphia, all while quietly facing a potentially career-ending injury. In a relatable and inspiring voice, Take the Lead reflects on the highs and lows of Sasha’s illustrious life and career for the first time, bringing listeners on her remarkable journey from novice climber to Columbia University graduate, adventurer, environmentalist, and entrepreneur, and one of the most recognizable faces in climbing. For listeners of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life, Take the Lead ultimately emphasizes the power of perseverance, fearlessness and positivity in tackling some of the most daunting and fearsome climbs—on and off the wall. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655575Tue, 26 Sep 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs Author: Sasha Digiulian Narrator: Sasha Digiulian Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655575 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Take the Lead: Hanging On, Letting Go, and Conquering Life's Hardest Climbs Author: Sasha Digiulian Narrator: Sasha Digiulian Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 56 minutes Release date: September 26, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This program is read by the author. World champion climber Sasha DiGiulian tells her story—from coming of age under the scrutiny of social media, navigating a male-dominated sport, and tackling her most heart-stopping climbs—and shares the power of perseverance and positivity. At age six, Sasha DiGiulian stepped into a climbing gym for the first time and was competing within a year. Decked out in all-pink gear and with her blonde hair tied into pigtails, Sasha knew from an early age what it was like to be a girl in a traditionally male-dominated sport, vowing to never sacrifice her femininity to fit in. With a fierce love for the climb and incredible natural talent, Sasha soon won her first National Sport Climbing Championship at only seventeen, and a year later took the title of World Champion. To her fans, it looked like Sasha was on top of the world. But under the accolades, she was just another young woman learning how to handle the intense scrutiny of social media and dealing with body dysmorphia, all while quietly facing a potentially career-ending injury. In a relatable and inspiring voice, Take the Lead reflects on the highs and lows of Sasha’s illustrious life and career for the first time, bringing listeners on her remarkable journey from novice climber to Columbia University graduate, adventurer, environmentalist, and entrepreneur, and one of the most recognizable faces in climbing. For listeners of Cheryl Strayed’s Wild and Megan Rapinoe’s One Life, Take the Lead ultimately emphasizes the power of perseverance, fearlessness and positivity in tackling some of the most daunting and fearsome climbs—on and off the wall. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/fight-for-your-life-by-amir-khan--65128161https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight For Your Life Author: Amir Khan Narrator: Shane Zaza, Amir Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 14, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Following Khan's retirement from the sport in May 2022, in Fight For Your Life: The Autobiography Khan looks back on his exhilarating boxing career that spanned 27 years from his first fight to his last. A role model for his Pakistani heritage, his Bolton upbringing and the best of British sport, Khan also reveals for the first time the full story of his life outside of the ring. Told with his trademark warmth, humour and honesty, Khan relives his highs and lows. He shares never-before-told stories about his greatest fights and rivalries. He reflects on his Muslim faith and how his family forged him. He reveals dramatic details of a shocking armed robbery attempt when he was held up at gunpoint with his wife Faryal, along with the ups and downs of their marriage. He describes his charity efforts to help Pakistan's devastating floods, and he gleefully recounts the hilarious and heart-warming antics of his everyday life as a husband and father of three children, made popular in the acclaimed BBC Three TV series 'Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton'. The book, which is written in 12 chapters and 12 rounds, shares Khan's relatable and hard-won life advice so that listeners can learn from his triumphs and mistakes. ©2023 Amir Khan (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632513Thu, 14 Sep 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight For Your Life Author: Amir Khan Narrator: Shane Zaza, Amir Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: September...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632513 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Fight For Your Life Author: Amir Khan Narrator: Shane Zaza, Amir Khan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 14, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Following Khan's retirement from the sport in May 2022, in Fight For Your Life: The Autobiography Khan looks back on his exhilarating boxing career that spanned 27 years from his first fight to his last. A role model for his Pakistani heritage, his Bolton upbringing and the best of British sport, Khan also reveals for the first time the full story of his life outside of the ring. Told with his trademark warmth, humour and honesty, Khan relives his highs and lows. He shares never-before-told stories about his greatest fights and rivalries. He reflects on his Muslim faith and how his family forged him. He reveals dramatic details of a shocking armed robbery attempt when he was held up at gunpoint with his wife Faryal, along with the ups and downs of their marriage. He describes his charity efforts to help Pakistan's devastating floods, and he gleefully recounts the hilarious and heart-warming antics of his everyday life as a husband and father of three children, made popular in the acclaimed BBC Three TV series 'Meet the Khans: Big in Bolton'. The book, which is written in 12 chapters and 12 rounds, shares Khan's relatable and hard-won life advice so that listeners can learn from his triumphs and mistakes. ©2023 Amir Khan (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/once-a-giant-a-story-of-victory-tragedy-and-life-after-football-by-gary-myers--65128032https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football Author: Gary Myers Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick. The 1986 New York Giants are legendary. A championship team coached by Bill Parcells and his wunderkind assistant Bill Belichick, featuring future Hall of Famers and All-Pros like Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, and Harry Carson. They were dominant on the field and formed a unique and lasting bond off of it. More than thirty years later, it's the friendships that have proved more important--a matter of life and death. In Once a Giant, bestselling football writer Gary Myers tells the story of that team and what became of it. Gridiron glory eventually faded; chronic pain, addiction, and in some cases crimes have followed. Many football players face these harsh realities, but the Giants have confronted and survived them together. With unprecedented access, Myers dives into such issues as Mark Bavaro's battle with injuries, the breakup and reconciliation of Parcells and Belichick, and Lawrence Taylor's struggles with sobriety. He creates a never-before-seen portrait of the team's run to the title, and their even more challenging fight to live after it ended.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660096Tue, 12 Sep 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football Author: Gary Myers Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660096 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football Author: Gary Myers Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 45 minutes Release date: September 12, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The inside story of the Super Bowl champion 1986 Giants, the extraordinary friendships that resulted--and stunning revelations about the hardships they faced, based on new interviews with Bill Parcells, Phil Simms, Mark Bavaro, and Bill Belichick. The 1986 New York Giants are legendary. A championship team coached by Bill Parcells and his wunderkind assistant Bill Belichick, featuring future Hall of Famers and All-Pros like Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, and Harry Carson. They were dominant on the field and formed a unique and lasting bond off of it. More than thirty years later, it's the friendships that have proved more important--a matter of life and death. In Once a Giant, bestselling football writer Gary Myers tells the story of that team and what became of it. Gridiron glory eventually faded; chronic pain, addiction, and in some cases crimes have followed. Many football players face these harsh realities, but the Giants have confronted and survived them together. With unprecedented access, Myers dives into such issues as Mark Bavaro's battle with injuries, the breakup and reconciliation of Parcells and Belichick, and Lawrence Taylor's struggles with sobriety. He creates a never-before-seen portrait of the team's run to the title, and their even more challenging fight to live after it ended.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/brady-life-lessons-from-a-legend-by-brian-boone--65128096https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brady: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.” From an underrated recruit, to a second-string player with the chance of a lifetime, to the best quarterback in history, Tom Brady is a success story for the ages. His unshakable belief in himself and his relentless dedication to improving his game brought him more than two decades of record-breaking career highs. No other NFL player has as many Super Bowl wins, game wins, touchdown passes, passing yards, or completed passes as TB12. Brady: Life Lessons from a Legend is a front-row seat to the struggles and triumphs of Brady’s incredible career as an unstoppable athlete and a savvy businessman. Anyone with a lofty dream will benefit from the insights and wisdom that helped Brady become the G.O.A.T. Inspiring quotes from Brady himself A biographical look at Brady’s early years, his rise to fame, and his most spectacular achievements Guiding truths and hard-earned lessons to help you crush your own goals]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620313Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brady: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620313 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Brady: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 47 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “If you don’t play to win, don’t play at all.” From an underrated recruit, to a second-string player with the chance of a lifetime, to the best quarterback in history, Tom Brady is a success story for the ages. His unshakable belief in himself and his relentless dedication to improving his game brought him more than two decades of record-breaking career highs. No other NFL player has as many Super Bowl wins, game wins, touchdown passes, passing yards, or completed passes as TB12. Brady: Life Lessons from a Legend is a front-row seat to the struggles and triumphs of Brady’s incredible career as an unstoppable athlete and a savvy businessman. Anyone with a lofty dream will benefit from the insights and wisdom that helped Brady become the G.O.A.T. Inspiring quotes from Brady himself A biographical look at Brady’s early years, his rise to fame, and his most spectacular achievements Guiding truths and hard-earned lessons to help you crush your own goals]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/when-the-game-was-war-the-nba-s-greatest-season-by-rich-cohen--65128073https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season Author: Rich Cohen Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and off-the-court drama between Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, and Michael Jordan—from New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen. “Plug in to a world where rivalries really mattered.”—Bob Ryan, sports columnist emeritus, The Boston Globe AN ESQUIRE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Four historic teams. Four legendary players. One unforgettable season. The 1980s were a transformative decade for the NBA. Since its founding in 1946, the league had evolved from a bruising, earthbound game of mostly nameless, underpaid players to one in which athletes became household names for their thrilling, physics-defying play. The 1987–88 season was the peak of that golden era, a year of incredible drama that featured a pantheon of superstars in their prime—the most future Hall of Famers competing at one time in any given season—battling for the title, and for their respective legacies. In When the Game Was War, bestselling author Rich Cohen tells the story of this incredible season through the four teams, and the four players, who dominated it: Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics, Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons, and a young Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. From rural Indiana to the South Side of Chicago, suburban North Carolina to rust-belt Michigan, Cohen explores the diverse journeys each of these iconic players took before arriving on the big stage. Drawing from dozens of interviews with NBA insiders, Cohen brings to vivid life some of the most colorful characters of the era—like Bill Laimbeer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Ainge, and Charles Oakley—who fought like hell to help these stars succeed.  For anyone who longs to understand how the NBA came to be the cultural juggernaut it is today—and to relive the magic and turmoil of those pivotal years—When the Game Was War brilliantly recasts one unforgettable season and the four transcendent players who were at the center of it all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652394Tue, 05 Sep 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season Author: Rich Cohen Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652394 to listen full audiobooks. Title: When the Game Was War: The NBA's Greatest Season Author: Rich Cohen Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 41 minutes Release date: September 5, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The gritty, no-holds-barred account of the 1987 NBA season, a thrilling year of fierce battles and off-the-court drama between Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Isiah Thomas, and Michael Jordan—from New York Times bestselling author Rich Cohen. “Plug in to a world where rivalries really mattered.”—Bob Ryan, sports columnist emeritus, The Boston Globe AN ESQUIRE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Four historic teams. Four legendary players. One unforgettable season. The 1980s were a transformative decade for the NBA. Since its founding in 1946, the league had evolved from a bruising, earthbound game of mostly nameless, underpaid players to one in which athletes became household names for their thrilling, physics-defying play. The 1987–88 season was the peak of that golden era, a year of incredible drama that featured a pantheon of superstars in their prime—the most future Hall of Famers competing at one time in any given season—battling for the title, and for their respective legacies. In When the Game Was War, bestselling author Rich Cohen tells the story of this incredible season through the four teams, and the four players, who dominated it: Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics, Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers, Isiah Thomas and the Detroit Pistons, and a young Michael Jordan and his Chicago Bulls. From rural Indiana to the South Side of Chicago, suburban North Carolina to rust-belt Michigan, Cohen explores the diverse journeys each of these iconic players took before arriving on the big stage. Drawing from dozens of interviews with NBA insiders, Cohen brings to vivid life some of the most colorful characters of the era—like Bill Laimbeer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Danny Ainge, and Charles Oakley—who fought like hell to help these stars succeed.  For anyone who longs to understand how the NBA came to be the cultural juggernaut it is today—and to relive the magic and turmoil of those pivotal years—When the Game Was War brilliantly recasts one unforgettable season and the four transcendent players who were at the center of it all.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/young-woman-and-the-sea-how-trudy-ederle-conquered-the-english-channel-and-inspired-the-world-by-glenn-stout--65128140https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616352 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Author: Glenn Stout Narrator: Gisela Chipe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a “wave of confidence and emancipation” for women in sports (Parade). By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed. “England or drown is my motto,” she said, plunging into the frigid Channel for her second attempt at the crossing. Fourteen hours later, two hours faster than any man, and after weathering a gale and waves that approached six-feet, she stepped onto Kingsdowne Beach as the most famous woman in the world. Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea brings to life the real Trudy Ederle, the challenges that came with her fame, and the historic mark her achievement made for all women athletes who followed.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616352Tue, 29 Aug 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616352 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Author: Glenn Stout Narrator: Gisela Chipe Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616352 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Young Woman and the Sea: How Trudy Ederle Conquered the English Channel and Inspired the World Author: Glenn Stout Narrator: Gisela Chipe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 29, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The exhilarating true story of Trudy Ederle, the first woman to swim the English Channel, and inspire a “wave of confidence and emancipation” for women in sports (Parade). By age twenty, at the height of the Jazz Age, Trudy Ederle was the most accomplished swimmer in the world. She’d won Olympic gold and set a host of world records. But the greatest challenge remained: the English Channel. Only a few swimmers, none of them women, had ever made the treacherous twenty-one mile crossing. Trudy’s failed first attempt seemed to confirm what many naysayers believed: No woman could possibly accomplish such a thing. In 1926, Ederle proved them wrong. As her German immigrant parents cheered her, and her sister and fellow swimmer Meg helped fashion both her scandalous two-piece swimsuit and leak-proof goggles, Trudy was determined to succeed. “England or drown is my motto,” she said, plunging into the frigid Channel for her second attempt at the crossing. Fourteen hours later, two hours faster than any man, and after weathering a gale and waves that approached six-feet, she stepped onto Kingsdowne Beach as the most famous woman in the world. Based on years of archival research that unearthed Ederle’s memory from obscurity, Young Woman and the Sea brings to life the real Trudy Ederle, the challenges that came with her fame, and the historic mark her achievement made for all women athletes who followed.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kingdom-quarterback-patrick-mahomes-the-kansas-city-chiefs-and-how-a-once-swingin-cow-town-chased-the-ultimate-comeback-by-mark-dent-ru--65128033https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback Author: Mark Dent, Rustin Dodd Narrator: Kemet Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together—a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former “Paris of the Plains,” Kansas City. There is nobody like Patrick Mahomes. In three seasons, he has won a Super Bowl and competed in another, earned the titles of First Team All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and league MVP, and turned the Kansas City Chiefs from famed playoff failures into the most successful team in the NFL. With his unique and groundbreaking playing style, and winning personality both on and off the field, Mahomes has become a truly transcendent quarterback in a journey that mirrors and accentuates the rebirth of the once swingin’ cow town of Kansas City, Missouri. Once an adventure-filled jazz epicenter and nightlife hub to rival New Orleans, Kansas City’s wild edges and captivating neighborhoods were snuffed out in pursuit of a suburbanized dream that largely left out people of color. It’s been a long road attempting to move past the scars of segregation and overcome the city’s flyover reputation, but Kansas City is now poised to make a comeback, and no other person or team embodies that hope like Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City and Mahomes represent the story of the midwestern American city—how they grew, how they shaped the country, how the sport of football came to mean so much to them, how they failed, and how they are changing. Kansas City–area natives Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd have written for outlets such as The New York Times, The Kansas City Star, and Texas Monthly, bringing their deep connection to the city, football expertise, and polished writing skills to create a serious book about a very entertaining subject—the rebirth of a city, a team’s triumph, and how Patrick Mahomes, and the team he led, were exactly what was needed to bring Kansas City back together again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649124Tue, 22 Aug 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback Author: Mark Dent, Rustin...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649124 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kingdom Quarterback: Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs, and How a Once Swingin' Cow Town Chased the Ultimate Comeback Author: Mark Dent, Rustin Dodd Narrator: Kemet Coleman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: August 22, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2.75 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together—a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former “Paris of the Plains,” Kansas City. There is nobody like Patrick Mahomes. In three seasons, he has won a Super Bowl and competed in another, earned the titles of First Team All-Pro, NFL Offensive Player of the Year, and league MVP, and turned the Kansas City Chiefs from famed playoff failures into the most successful team in the NFL. With his unique and groundbreaking playing style, and winning personality both on and off the field, Mahomes has become a truly transcendent quarterback in a journey that mirrors and accentuates the rebirth of the once swingin’ cow town of Kansas City, Missouri. Once an adventure-filled jazz epicenter and nightlife hub to rival New Orleans, Kansas City’s wild edges and captivating neighborhoods were snuffed out in pursuit of a suburbanized dream that largely left out people of color. It’s been a long road attempting to move past the scars of segregation and overcome the city’s flyover reputation, but Kansas City is now poised to make a comeback, and no other person or team embodies that hope like Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Kansas City and Mahomes represent the story of the midwestern American city—how they grew, how they shaped the country, how the sport of football came to mean so much to them, how they failed, and how they are changing. Kansas City–area natives Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd have written for outlets such as The New York Times, The Kansas City Star, and Texas Monthly, bringing their deep connection to the city, football expertise, and polished writing skills to create a serious book about a very entertaining subject—the rebirth of a city, a team’s triumph, and how Patrick Mahomes, and the team he led, were exactly what was needed to bring Kansas City back together again.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/althea-the-life-of-tennis-champion-althea-gibson-by-sally-h-jacobs--65128148https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Author: Sally H. Jacobs Narrator: Chanté Mccormick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Chanté McCormick rises to the challenge of narrating Jacobs's comprehensive biography of Althea Gibson with grace, energy, and a rich voice.'- AudioFile “A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds – on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.” — Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate 'the game of royalty.' The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be. Her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. Gibson had a stunning career. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South, Gibson’s immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world. She won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again. The young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. In a crowning achievement, Althea Gibson became the No. One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 1957 and 1958. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In Althea, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584464Tue, 15 Aug 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Author: Sally H. Jacobs Narrator: Chanté Mccormick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584464 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Althea: The Life of Tennis Champion Althea Gibson Author: Sally H. Jacobs Narrator: Chanté Mccormick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 3 minutes Release date: August 15, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Chanté McCormick rises to the challenge of narrating Jacobs's comprehensive biography of Althea Gibson with grace, energy, and a rich voice.'- AudioFile “A captivating book that brilliantly reveals an American sports legend long overlooked. Sally Jacobs tells the riveting story of Althea Gibson, my personal shero, who overcame daunting odds – on the tennis court and off - to stand at the world pinnacle of her sport and became an inspiration to many.” — Billie Jean King In 1950, three years after Jackie Robinson first walked onto the diamond at Ebbets Field, the all-white, upper-crust US Lawn Tennis Association opened its door just a crack to receive a powerhouse player who would integrate 'the game of royalty.' The player was a street-savvy young Black woman from Harlem named Althea Gibson who was about as out-of-place in that rarefied and intolerant world as any aspiring tennis champion could be. Her tattered jeans and short-cropped hair drew stares from everyone who watched her play, but her astonishing performance on the court soon eclipsed the negative feelings being cast her way as she eventually became one of the greatest American tennis champions. Gibson had a stunning career. Raised in New York and trained by a pair of tennis-playing doctors in the South, Gibson’s immense talent on the court opened the door for her to compete around the world. She won top prizes at Wimbledon and Forest Hills time and time again. The young woman underestimated by so many wound up shaking hands with Queen Elizabeth II, being driven up Broadway in a snowstorm of ticker tape, and ultimately became the first Black woman to appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated and the second to appear on the cover of Time. In a crowning achievement, Althea Gibson became the No. One ranked female tennis player in the world for both 1957 and 1958. Seven years later she broke the color barrier again where she became the first Black woman to join the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA). In Althea, prize-winning former Boston Globe reporter Sally H. Jacobs tells the heart-rending story of this pioneer, a remarkable woman who was a trailblazer, a champion, and one of the most remarkable Americans of the twentieth century. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/nowhere-to-run-the-ridiculous-life-of-a-semi-professional-football-club-chairman-by-jonathan-sayer--65128200https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nowhere to Run: The ridiculous life of a semi-professional football club chairman Author: Jonathan Sayer Narrator: Jonathan Sayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans of Ashton United FC. As his initial optimism and disillusionment begin to slip through his fingers, the new co-chairman and co-owner (alongside his dad) starts to realise the scale of the challenge ahead. Battling to keep the club afloat, a record number of games without a win sees hope turn to despair as Jonathan contends with a mutiny from a group of octogenarian supporters, constant battles with the local council and a star striker who arrives on crutches despite somehow passing his medical. As the on-pitch form continues to deteriorate and rifts appear between him and his father, Jonathan begins to make some increasingly desperate decisions: dressing as a seven-foot robin in the local market in an effort to drum up larger crowds, sinking his savings into an ever spiralling wage bill and even contemplating bringing in a local priest to lift the 'Boxing Day Curse' by performing a late-night exorcism on the pitch. Chronicling the euphoric highs and bitter disappointments of the less glamourous side of the beautiful game, Nowhere to Run is the hilarious, heart-warming tale of life in the hot seat of a non-league football club. ©2023 Jonathan Sayer (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620640Thu, 10 Aug 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nowhere to Run: The ridiculous life of a semi-professional football club chairman Author: Jonathan Sayer Narrator: Jonathan Sayer Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620640 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Nowhere to Run: The ridiculous life of a semi-professional football club chairman Author: Jonathan Sayer Narrator: Jonathan Sayer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 8 minutes Release date: August 10, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. On the second oldest football pitch in the world, Jonathan Sayer stands atop a beer crate to address the assembled fans of Ashton United FC. As his initial optimism and disillusionment begin to slip through his fingers, the new co-chairman and co-owner (alongside his dad) starts to realise the scale of the challenge ahead. Battling to keep the club afloat, a record number of games without a win sees hope turn to despair as Jonathan contends with a mutiny from a group of octogenarian supporters, constant battles with the local council and a star striker who arrives on crutches despite somehow passing his medical. As the on-pitch form continues to deteriorate and rifts appear between him and his father, Jonathan begins to make some increasingly desperate decisions: dressing as a seven-foot robin in the local market in an effort to drum up larger crowds, sinking his savings into an ever spiralling wage bill and even contemplating bringing in a local priest to lift the 'Boxing Day Curse' by performing a late-night exorcism on the pitch. Chronicling the euphoric highs and bitter disappointments of the less glamourous side of the beautiful game, Nowhere to Run is the hilarious, heart-warming tale of life in the hot seat of a non-league football club. ©2023 Jonathan Sayer (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-fan-for-all-seasons-a-journey-through-life-and-sport-by-jon-harvey--65128126https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fan for All Seasons: A Journey Through Life and Sport Author: Jon Harvey Narrator: Jon Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 3, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A funny, heartfelt, nostalgia-infused story of grief, sport and the journey of a lifetime. What do you do when your world changes in an instant? For Jon Harvey, after the sudden death of his brother, it meant turning to the thing that had given him support, joy and a lifetime of memories: sport, in all its myriad sublime and ridiculous forms. A kaleidoscopic twelve months took him from London Olympia to ancient Olympia, from rugby balls to Rubik's Cubes, Wimbledon tennis to Wimbledon greyhounds, Twickenham to Frimley Green, Roger Federer to Martin 'Wolfie' Adams, and much, much more. It's a celebration, of a life shaped by sport, and the ultimate season ticket. ©2023 Jon Harvey (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621924Thu, 03 Aug 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fan for All Seasons: A Journey Through Life and Sport Author: Jon Harvey Narrator: Jon Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/621924 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Fan for All Seasons: A Journey Through Life and Sport Author: Jon Harvey Narrator: Jon Harvey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 11 minutes Release date: August 3, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. A funny, heartfelt, nostalgia-infused story of grief, sport and the journey of a lifetime. What do you do when your world changes in an instant? For Jon Harvey, after the sudden death of his brother, it meant turning to the thing that had given him support, joy and a lifetime of memories: sport, in all its myriad sublime and ridiculous forms. A kaleidoscopic twelve months took him from London Olympia to ancient Olympia, from rugby balls to Rubik's Cubes, Wimbledon tennis to Wimbledon greyhounds, Twickenham to Frimley Green, Roger Federer to Martin 'Wolfie' Adams, and much, much more. It's a celebration, of a life shaped by sport, and the ultimate season ticket. ©2023 Jon Harvey (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/life-is-mostly-edges-a-memoir-by-calvin-miller--65128120https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is Mostly Edges: A Memoir Author: Calvin Miller Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One man’s backward glance at unexpected lessons, the beauty of relationship, and God’s mysterious guiding hand. Bestselling author and poet Calvin Miller turns his hand to the most moving story of all – his own. The reader is taken through a myriad of experiences of a young man coming of age in mid-20th century America. Following his life into college, seminary, a small local church and eventually to a new life as an author and professor, the memoir touches on those points that make all of us uniquely human and intensely vulnerable.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646949Tue, 25 Jul 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is Mostly Edges: A Memoir Author: Calvin Miller Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646949 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Life Is Mostly Edges: A Memoir Author: Calvin Miller Narrator: Wayne Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 57 minutes Release date: July 25, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One man’s backward glance at unexpected lessons, the beauty of relationship, and God’s mysterious guiding hand. Bestselling author and poet Calvin Miller turns his hand to the most moving story of all – his own. The reader is taken through a myriad of experiences of a young man coming of age in mid-20th century America. Following his life into college, seminary, a small local church and eventually to a new life as an author and professor, the memoir touches on those points that make all of us uniquely human and intensely vulnerable.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/62-aaron-judge-the-new-york-yankees-and-the-pursuit-of-greatness-by-bryan-hoch--65128107https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness Author: Bryan Hoch Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “The definitive story” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times baseball columnist) of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible, unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the franchise both men called home. Aaron Judge, the hulking superman who carried an easy aw-shucks demeanor from small-town California to stardom in the Big Apple, had long established his place as one of baseball’s most intimidating power hitters. Baseballs frequently rocketed off his bat like cannon fire, dispatching heat-seeking missiles toward the “Judge’s Chambers” seating area in right field, sending delirious fans scattering for souvenirs. But even in a high-tech universe where computers measure each swing to the nth degree, Roger Maris’s American League mark of sixty-one home runs seemed largely out of reach. It had been more than a decade since baseball wiped clean the stains of its performance-enhanced era, in which cartoonish sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds made a mockery of the record book. Given a more level playing field against pitchers sporting hellacious arsenals unlike anything Babe Ruth or Maris could have imagined, only an exceptional talent could even consider making a run at sixty-one homers. Judge, who placed the bet of his life by turning down a $213.5 million extension on the eve of the regular season, promised to rise to the challenge. “In the most thorough telling yet of an all-time-great Yankees performance” (Jeff Passan, New York Times bestselling author), veteran Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch unravels the remarkable journey of Judge’s run to shatter Maris’s beloved sixty-one-year-old record. In-depth, inspiring, and with an expert’s insight, 62 also investigates the more significant questions raised in a season unlike any other, including how—and where—Judge will deliver his encore.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652182Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness Author: Bryan Hoch Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/652182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: 62: Aaron Judge, the New York Yankees, and the Pursuit of Greatness Author: Bryan Hoch Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 19 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “The definitive story” (Tyler Kepner, The New York Times baseball columnist) of Yankees slugger Aaron Judge’s incredible, unparalleled run to break Roger Maris’s home run record and the franchise both men called home. Aaron Judge, the hulking superman who carried an easy aw-shucks demeanor from small-town California to stardom in the Big Apple, had long established his place as one of baseball’s most intimidating power hitters. Baseballs frequently rocketed off his bat like cannon fire, dispatching heat-seeking missiles toward the “Judge’s Chambers” seating area in right field, sending delirious fans scattering for souvenirs. But even in a high-tech universe where computers measure each swing to the nth degree, Roger Maris’s American League mark of sixty-one home runs seemed largely out of reach. It had been more than a decade since baseball wiped clean the stains of its performance-enhanced era, in which cartoonish sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, and Barry Bonds made a mockery of the record book. Given a more level playing field against pitchers sporting hellacious arsenals unlike anything Babe Ruth or Maris could have imagined, only an exceptional talent could even consider making a run at sixty-one homers. Judge, who placed the bet of his life by turning down a $213.5 million extension on the eve of the regular season, promised to rise to the challenge. “In the most thorough telling yet of an all-time-great Yankees performance” (Jeff Passan, New York Times bestselling author), veteran Yankees beat reporter Bryan Hoch unravels the remarkable journey of Judge’s run to shatter Maris’s beloved sixty-one-year-old record. In-depth, inspiring, and with an expert’s insight, 62 also investigates the more significant questions raised in a season unlike any other, including how—and where—Judge will deliver his encore.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lexington-the-extraordinary-life-and-turbulent-times-of-america-s-legendary-racehorse-by-kim-wickens--65128093https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649110 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse Author: Kim Wickens Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous Civil War–era South, and became the most successful sire in American racing history The early days of American horse racing were grueling. Four-mile races, run two or three times in succession, were the norm, rewarding horses who brandished the ideal combination of stamina and speed. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, possessed these winning qualities, which pioneering Americans prized.  Lexington shattered the world speed record for a four-mile race, showing a war-torn nation that the extraordinary was possible even in those perilous times. He would continue his winning career until deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement in 1855. But once his groundbreaking achievements as a racehorse ended, his role as a sire began. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any other Thoroughbred—an annual success that led Lexington to be named America’s leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times.  Yet with the Civil War raging, Lexington’s years at a Kentucky stud farm were far from idyllic. Confederate soldiers ran amok, looting freely and kidnapping horses from the top stables. They soon focused on the prized Lexington and his valuable progeny. Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by this legendary horse when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. Wickens spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy—and with Lexington, she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649110Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649110 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse Author: Kim Wickens Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649110 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lexington: The Extraordinary Life and Turbulent Times of America's Legendary Racehorse Author: Kim Wickens Narrator: Vivienne Leheny Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 16 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “A vivid portrait of America’s greatest stallion, the larger-than-life men who raced and bred him, and the dramatic times in which they lived.”—Geraldine Brooks, author of Horse The powerful true story of the champion Thoroughbred racehorse who gained international fame in the tumultuous Civil War–era South, and became the most successful sire in American racing history The early days of American horse racing were grueling. Four-mile races, run two or three times in succession, were the norm, rewarding horses who brandished the ideal combination of stamina and speed. The stallion Lexington, named after the city in Kentucky where he was born, possessed these winning qualities, which pioneering Americans prized.  Lexington shattered the world speed record for a four-mile race, showing a war-torn nation that the extraordinary was possible even in those perilous times. He would continue his winning career until deteriorating eyesight forced his retirement in 1855. But once his groundbreaking achievements as a racehorse ended, his role as a sire began. Horses from his bloodline won more money than the offspring of any other Thoroughbred—an annual success that led Lexington to be named America’s leading sire an unprecedented sixteen times.  Yet with the Civil War raging, Lexington’s years at a Kentucky stud farm were far from idyllic. Confederate soldiers ran amok, looting freely and kidnapping horses from the top stables. They soon focused on the prized Lexington and his valuable progeny. Kim Wickens, a lawyer and dressage rider, became fascinated by this legendary horse when she learned that twelve of Thoroughbred racing's thirteen Triple Crown winners descended from Lexington. Wickens spent years meticulously researching the horse and his legacy—and with Lexington, she presents an absorbing, exciting account that transports readers back to the raucous beginning of American horse racing and introduces them to the stallion at its heart.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-tao-of-the-backup-catcher-playing-baseball-for-the-love-of-the-game-by-tim-brown--65128066https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/642697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game Author: Tim Brown Narrator: Justin Price, Tim Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This fascinating book chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back―told partly through the experiences of an MLB veteran.​ In baseball there are superstars and stars and everyday players and then there are the rest. Within the rest are role players and specialists and journeymen and then there are the backup catchers. The Tao of the Backup Catcher is about them, the backup catchers, who exist near the bottom of the roster and the end of the bench and between the numbers in a sport–and a society–increasingly driven by cold, hard analytics. The Tao of the Backup Catcher is a story of grown men who once dreamed of stardom and generational wealth. Instead, they were handed a broom and a deeper understanding of who wins and why, who stands tall and who folds, and who will invest their own lives in catching bullpens and the back ends of doubleheaders. Backup catchers survive in part because every team needs one. They are necessary, once or twice a week. They prosper because the game, like the world around the game, still needs good souls, honest efforts, open eyes and ears, closed mouths, compassion for the sad parts, a laugh for the silly parts, and a heart that knows the difference. Backup catchers are sports’ big brothers, psychologists, priests, witch doctors, player coaches, father figures and drinking buddies, all wrapped in a suit of today’s polycarbonate armor and yesterday’s dirt. They come with a singular goal–to win baseball games. They play for the greater good. After that, they play for themselves. A reverie on loving the grind and the little things baseball can teach us, The Tao of the Backup Catcher profiles Erik Kratz, Josh Paul, AJ Ellis, Bobby Wilson, Drew Butera, Matt Treanor, and John Flaherty to name a few.  “This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting who you are.” ―Jeff Passan]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/642697Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/642697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game Author: Tim Brown Narrator: Justin Price, Tim Brown Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/642697 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tao of the Backup Catcher: Playing Baseball for the Love of the Game Author: Tim Brown Narrator: Justin Price, Tim Brown Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 32 minutes Release date: July 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This fascinating book chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back―told partly through the experiences of an MLB veteran.​ In baseball there are superstars and stars and everyday players and then there are the rest. Within the rest are role players and specialists and journeymen and then there are the backup catchers. The Tao of the Backup Catcher is about them, the backup catchers, who exist near the bottom of the roster and the end of the bench and between the numbers in a sport–and a society–increasingly driven by cold, hard analytics. The Tao of the Backup Catcher is a story of grown men who once dreamed of stardom and generational wealth. Instead, they were handed a broom and a deeper understanding of who wins and why, who stands tall and who folds, and who will invest their own lives in catching bullpens and the back ends of doubleheaders. Backup catchers survive in part because every team needs one. They are necessary, once or twice a week. They prosper because the game, like the world around the game, still needs good souls, honest efforts, open eyes and ears, closed mouths, compassion for the sad parts, a laugh for the silly parts, and a heart that knows the difference. Backup catchers are sports’ big brothers, psychologists, priests, witch doctors, player coaches, father figures and drinking buddies, all wrapped in a suit of today’s polycarbonate armor and yesterday’s dirt. They come with a singular goal–to win baseball games. They play for the greater good. After that, they play for themselves. A reverie on loving the grind and the little things baseball can teach us, The Tao of the Backup Catcher profiles Erik Kratz, Josh Paul, AJ Ellis, Bobby Wilson, Drew Butera, Matt Treanor, and John Flaherty to name a few.  “This isn’t just a story about baseball. It’s about life and the beauty of knowing and accepting who you are.” ―Jeff Passan]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cage-kings-how-an-unlikely-group-of-moguls-champions-and-hustlers-transformed-the-ufc-into-a-10-billion-industry-by-michael-thomsen--65128047https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions and Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry Author: Michael Thomsen Narrator: Patrick Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 15, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as 'human cockfighting' - more violence than sport - to a global pop culture phenomenon. Senator John McCain once decried mixed martial arts as 'human cockfighting,' while the New York Times despaired that the sport offered a 'pay-per-view prism' onto the decline of western civilization. But the violent spectacle of cage fighting no longer feels nearly as scandalous as it did when the sport debuted in 1993. Today, it's spoken of reverentially as a kind of 'human chess' played out in real-time between two bodies and the UFC is one of the most valuable franchises in the world, worth more than any team in the NFL, NBA, or MLB and equal to what Disney paid to acquire Marvel Comics. Once banned in thirty-six states and hovering on the edge of bankruptcy, the UFC has evolved into a $10 billion industry. How did cage fighting go so mainstream? A rollicking behind-the-scenes account of one of the most spectacular upsets in American sports history, Kings of the Cage follows the desperate fighters, audacious promoters, fanboy bloggers, fatherly trainers, philosophical announcers, hustling sponsors, and three improbable twentysomething corporate titans on a darkly comic odyssey to normalize a new level of brutality in American pop culture-and make a fortune doing so. Stylishly written and poignantly observed, the book offers a provocative look at how the hollowing out of the American dream over the past three decades and the violence endemic to modern capitalism left us ready to embrace a sport like cage fighting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651131Thu, 15 Jun 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions and Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry Author: Michael Thomsen Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/651131 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cage Kings: How an Unlikely Group of Moguls, Champions and Hustlers Transformed the UFC into a $10 Billion Industry Author: Michael Thomsen Narrator: Patrick Harrison Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 15, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A cultural and business history of the UFC, tracing the unlikely rise of mixed martial arts from what was derided in the '90s as 'human cockfighting' - more violence than sport - to a global pop culture phenomenon. Senator John McCain once decried mixed martial arts as 'human cockfighting,' while the New York Times despaired that the sport offered a 'pay-per-view prism' onto the decline of western civilization. But the violent spectacle of cage fighting no longer feels nearly as scandalous as it did when the sport debuted in 1993. Today, it's spoken of reverentially as a kind of 'human chess' played out in real-time between two bodies and the UFC is one of the most valuable franchises in the world, worth more than any team in the NFL, NBA, or MLB and equal to what Disney paid to acquire Marvel Comics. Once banned in thirty-six states and hovering on the edge of bankruptcy, the UFC has evolved into a $10 billion industry. How did cage fighting go so mainstream? A rollicking behind-the-scenes account of one of the most spectacular upsets in American sports history, Kings of the Cage follows the desperate fighters, audacious promoters, fanboy bloggers, fatherly trainers, philosophical announcers, hustling sponsors, and three improbable twentysomething corporate titans on a darkly comic odyssey to normalize a new level of brutality in American pop culture-and make a fortune doing so. Stylishly written and poignantly observed, the book offers a provocative look at how the hollowing out of the American dream over the past three decades and the violence endemic to modern capitalism left us ready to embrace a sport like cage fighting.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-it-home-life-lessons-from-a-season-of-little-league-by-teresa-strasser--65128113https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'This is a story about a team that becomes a family and a family that becomes a team. . . a wonderful book .' -- Cal Ripken, Jr. 'A MUST READ!'--USA TODAY (ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023) An achingly heartfelt and surprisingly funny memoir about family, grief, and moving forward.   When her brother dies from cancer, and then her mother just four months later, Teresa Strasser has no one to mourn with but her irresponsible, cantankerous, trailerpark-dwelling father. He claims not to remember her chaotic childhood, but he’s a devoted grandpa, so as her son embarks on his first season pitching in Little League, Teresa and Nelson form a grief group of two in beach chairs lined up behind the first base line.   There are no therapeutically trained facilitators and no rules other than those dictated by the Little League of America, and the human heart. For Teresa and her father, the stages of grief are the draft, the regular season, and the playoffs. One season of baseball becomes the framework for a memoir about family, loss, and the fundamentals of baseball and life. They cheer, talk smack about other teams, scream at each other in the parking lot, and care way too much about Little League.   Making It Home is a bracingly honest journey through grief, self-doubt, and anxiety armed with humor and optimism. After all, America’s pastime may be just a game, but it always leaves room for redemption, even at the bottom of the lineup.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630943Tue, 06 Jun 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630943 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making It Home: Life Lessons from a Season of Little League Author: Teresa Strasser Narrator: Teresa Strasser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 55 minutes Release date: June 6, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'This is a story about a team that becomes a family and a family that becomes a team. . . a wonderful book .' -- Cal Ripken, Jr. 'A MUST READ!'--USA TODAY (ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023) An achingly heartfelt and surprisingly funny memoir about family, grief, and moving forward.   When her brother dies from cancer, and then her mother just four months later, Teresa Strasser has no one to mourn with but her irresponsible, cantankerous, trailerpark-dwelling father. He claims not to remember her chaotic childhood, but he’s a devoted grandpa, so as her son embarks on his first season pitching in Little League, Teresa and Nelson form a grief group of two in beach chairs lined up behind the first base line.   There are no therapeutically trained facilitators and no rules other than those dictated by the Little League of America, and the human heart. For Teresa and her father, the stages of grief are the draft, the regular season, and the playoffs. One season of baseball becomes the framework for a memoir about family, loss, and the fundamentals of baseball and life. They cheer, talk smack about other teams, scream at each other in the parking lot, and care way too much about Little League.   Making It Home is a bracingly honest journey through grief, self-doubt, and anxiety armed with humor and optimism. After all, America’s pastime may be just a game, but it always leaves room for redemption, even at the bottom of the lineup.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-extra-mile-by-kevin-sinfield--65128197https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extra Mile Author: Kevin Sinfield Narrator: Kevin Sinfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The extraordinary memoir of the sporting icon, devoted friend and fundraising hero who has inspired the nation in his fight against MND. 'An inspirational and life-affirming read. What Kevin Sinfield has achieved on and off the field is truly remarkable. His inspiring leadership and relentless focus on fundraising for MND shows how we should all strive to care more for each other' Gareth Southgate The Extra Mile is no ordinary sports memoir. But Kevin Sinfield is no ordinary sportsman. A one-club legend of Leeds Rhinos, who has now crossed codes as a defence coach for Leicester Tigers, Kevin Sinfield is a rugby icon. But in recent years has shown heroism of a very different kind through his selfless and extraordinary fundraising for Motor neurone disease (MND), the terminal illness that has affected his best mate and former teammate Rob Burrow. Sinfield's epic challenges have included running 7 marathons in 7 days, and running over 101 miles in 24 hours. In the process, Sinfield has captured the hearts of the nation and raised nearly £5 million for MND. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours for his efforts. Told with Sinfield's characteristic warmth, dry wit and inspirational leadership, The Extra mile is the story of an astonishing life, of an enduring friendship, of perseverance against the most difficult of challenges, and of a remarkable, humble human being who has defied the odds. The book equips readers with the tools and the mindset to embrace togetherness and to overcome their own challenges. It leaves the reader with the urgent question: Who would you go the extra mile for to help in life? © Kevin Sinfield 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622365Thu, 25 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extra Mile Author: Kevin Sinfield Narrator: Kevin Sinfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622365 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extra Mile Author: Kevin Sinfield Narrator: Kevin Sinfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 25, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The extraordinary memoir of the sporting icon, devoted friend and fundraising hero who has inspired the nation in his fight against MND. 'An inspirational and life-affirming read. What Kevin Sinfield has achieved on and off the field is truly remarkable. His inspiring leadership and relentless focus on fundraising for MND shows how we should all strive to care more for each other' Gareth Southgate The Extra Mile is no ordinary sports memoir. But Kevin Sinfield is no ordinary sportsman. A one-club legend of Leeds Rhinos, who has now crossed codes as a defence coach for Leicester Tigers, Kevin Sinfield is a rugby icon. But in recent years has shown heroism of a very different kind through his selfless and extraordinary fundraising for Motor neurone disease (MND), the terminal illness that has affected his best mate and former teammate Rob Burrow. Sinfield's epic challenges have included running 7 marathons in 7 days, and running over 101 miles in 24 hours. In the process, Sinfield has captured the hearts of the nation and raised nearly £5 million for MND. He was awarded an OBE in the Queen's Birthday honours for his efforts. Told with Sinfield's characteristic warmth, dry wit and inspirational leadership, The Extra mile is the story of an astonishing life, of an enduring friendship, of perseverance against the most difficult of challenges, and of a remarkable, humble human being who has defied the odds. The book equips readers with the tools and the mindset to embrace togetherness and to overcome their own challenges. It leaves the reader with the urgent question: Who would you go the extra mile for to help in life? © Kevin Sinfield 2023 (P) Penguin Audio 2023]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/banana-ball-the-unbelievably-true-story-of-the-savannah-bananas-by-jesse-cole--65128053https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas Author: Jesse Cole Narrator: Matt Martucci, Jesse Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their story.   For his entire childhood, Jesse Cole dreamed of pitching in the Majors. Now, he has a life in baseball that he could have only imagined: he met the love of his life in the industry; they shaped Savannah, Georgia’s professional team into the league champion Savannah Bananas; and now the Bananas have restyled baseball itself into something all their own: Banana Ball.    Fast, fun, and outrageously entertaining, Banana Ball brings fans right into the game. The Bananas throw out a first banana rather than a ball. Their first-base coach dances to 'Thriller' or Britney between innings. Players run into the crowd to hand out roses. And the rules themselves are bananas: if a fan catches a foul ball it’s an out; and players might go to bat on stilts or wearing a banana costume. And their fans absolutely love it.    But the reason this team is on the forefront of a movement is less about the play on the field and more about the atmosphere that the team culture creates. For the first time in this book, Jesse reveals the ideas and experiences that allowed him to reimagine America’s oldest sport by creating a phenomenon that is helping fans fall in love with the game all over again.    This is a story that’s bigger than baseball and bigger than the yellow tuxedo Jesse wears as the “ringmaster” of every game. And to understand the movement, you have to understand the story at its core. In Jesse’s telling, it takes heart, innovation, and joy (and a bit of tropical fruit) to make something wholly original out of one of America’s great traditions. His story is part Moneyball, part Field of Dreams, part The Greatest Showman. It is a personal story, a creativity story, and the story of a business scrapping for every success. And it has several distinct love stories—love stories like Jesse and his father, Jesse and his wife, the team and the sport of baseball, the team and the fans.   This is Jesse calling his dad from the outfield after each Bananas game, and putting unending creativity into a team with the ultimate goal of bringing the Bananas to the professional ballparks he himself never got to play in. This is his story of baseball, love, leadership, and going just a bit bananas for all.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639053Tue, 16 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas Author: Jesse Cole Narrator: Matt Martucci, Jesse Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639053 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Banana Ball: The Unbelievably True Story of the Savannah Bananas Author: Jesse Cole Narrator: Matt Martucci, Jesse Cole Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The Savannah Bananas have peeled back the game of baseball and made it fun again. This is their story.   For his entire childhood, Jesse Cole dreamed of pitching in the Majors. Now, he has a life in baseball that he could have only imagined: he met the love of his life in the industry; they shaped Savannah, Georgia’s professional team into the league champion Savannah Bananas; and now the Bananas have restyled baseball itself into something all their own: Banana Ball.    Fast, fun, and outrageously entertaining, Banana Ball brings fans right into the game. The Bananas throw out a first banana rather than a ball. Their first-base coach dances to 'Thriller' or Britney between innings. Players run into the crowd to hand out roses. And the rules themselves are bananas: if a fan catches a foul ball it’s an out; and players might go to bat on stilts or wearing a banana costume. And their fans absolutely love it.    But the reason this team is on the forefront of a movement is less about the play on the field and more about the atmosphere that the team culture creates. For the first time in this book, Jesse reveals the ideas and experiences that allowed him to reimagine America’s oldest sport by creating a phenomenon that is helping fans fall in love with the game all over again.    This is a story that’s bigger than baseball and bigger than the yellow tuxedo Jesse wears as the “ringmaster” of every game. And to understand the movement, you have to understand the story at its core. In Jesse’s telling, it takes heart, innovation, and joy (and a bit of tropical fruit) to make something wholly original out of one of America’s great traditions. His story is part Moneyball, part Field of Dreams, part The Greatest Showman. It is a personal story, a creativity story, and the story of a business scrapping for every success. And it has several distinct love stories—love stories like Jesse and his father, Jesse and his wife, the team and the sport of baseball, the team and the fans.   This is Jesse calling his dad from the outfield after each Bananas game, and putting unending creativity into a team with the ultimate goal of bringing the Bananas to the professional ballparks he himself never got to play in. This is his story of baseball, love, leadership, and going just a bit bananas for all.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-three-lives-of-the-kaiser-by-uli-hesse--65128205https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of the Kaiser Author: Uli Hesse Narrator: Michael Fenner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Franz Beckenbauer is Germany's greatest-ever football player and one of the game's biggest icons of all time, a World Cup winner as player and manager. The Three Lives of The Kaiser is the first English-language account of a truly remarkable existence. Known everywhere as 'the Kaiser', Beckenbauer's compatriots even referred to him as 'the Shining Light'. Not anymore, though. Because what is often described as a blessed life has really been an emotional roller-coaster ride with stunning highs and bitter lows. He rose to fame at the 1966 World Cup in England, where after the final defeat the British press marvelled at the grace of a 'beaten but proud Prussian officer'. However, there was nothing Prussian about the Bavarian boy who flouted authority, disregarded rules and viewed the traditional German work ethic with the disdain of someone to whom everything comes naturally. Beckenbauer grew into one of the game's first truly global stars and transcended sport. He was painted by Andy Warhol and discussed the merits of Wagner with Aga Khan's wife at the Bayreuth Festival. He gently warded off overtures from Rudolf Nureyev and danced with Mick Jagger at Studio 54 in New York. Back home, though, people often wondered what to make of this most famous German athlete who was so un-German. It took his country three decades to learn to love Franz Beckenbauer – but shenanigans surrounding his greatest off-the-field triumph, bringing the 2006 World Cup to Germany, have made him a controversial figure all over again. Uli Hesse assesses his achievements and his legacy in this definitive insight into the life of a sporting icon.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604526Thu, 11 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of the Kaiser Author: Uli Hesse Narrator: Michael Fenner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 11,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/604526 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Three Lives of the Kaiser Author: Uli Hesse Narrator: Michael Fenner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 3 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Franz Beckenbauer is Germany's greatest-ever football player and one of the game's biggest icons of all time, a World Cup winner as player and manager. The Three Lives of The Kaiser is the first English-language account of a truly remarkable existence. Known everywhere as 'the Kaiser', Beckenbauer's compatriots even referred to him as 'the Shining Light'. Not anymore, though. Because what is often described as a blessed life has really been an emotional roller-coaster ride with stunning highs and bitter lows. He rose to fame at the 1966 World Cup in England, where after the final defeat the British press marvelled at the grace of a 'beaten but proud Prussian officer'. However, there was nothing Prussian about the Bavarian boy who flouted authority, disregarded rules and viewed the traditional German work ethic with the disdain of someone to whom everything comes naturally. Beckenbauer grew into one of the game's first truly global stars and transcended sport. He was painted by Andy Warhol and discussed the merits of Wagner with Aga Khan's wife at the Bayreuth Festival. He gently warded off overtures from Rudolf Nureyev and danced with Mick Jagger at Studio 54 in New York. Back home, though, people often wondered what to make of this most famous German athlete who was so un-German. It took his country three decades to learn to love Franz Beckenbauer – but shenanigans surrounding his greatest off-the-field triumph, bringing the 2006 World Cup to Germany, have made him a controversial figure all over again. Uli Hesse assesses his achievements and his legacy in this definitive insight into the life of a sporting icon.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-wood-life-a-not-so-helpful-how-to-guide-on-surviving-cricket-life-and-everything-in-between-by-mark-wood--65128094https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood Life: A Not so Helpful How-To Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between Author: Mark Wood Narrator: Mark Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Hallo - I'm Mark Wood. As an England and Durham cricketer who was born, raised and refined in Ashington, Northumberland, my life has been quite unique. Over the course of my career so far, I've won an Ashes and a World Cup in an international career that at the time of writing is going on seven years and counting. Being a fast bowler like myself is up there with the toughest of all sporting pursuits, like being Tyson Fury's punchbag or working behind the bar during the darts at Ally Pally. Being a cricketer? There's nothing like it. And doing it for England? Well, I'm lucky to call it a profession. There's been a lot of hard work along the way. Plenty of sacrifices and pain to accompany the good times that make them all worthwhile. I've been everywhere, from Barbados to Brisbane, Chester-le-Street to Chennai, waiting rooms to operating tables. I've played in some of the most exotic locations in the world and eaten margherita pizzas in every single one of them. To be honest, it's amazing I've waited this long to bring out my own self-help book.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626065Thu, 11 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood Life: A Not so Helpful How-To Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between Author: Mark Wood Narrator: Mark Wood Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626065 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Wood Life: A Not so Helpful How-To Guide on Surviving Cricket, Life and Everything in Between Author: Mark Wood Narrator: Mark Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 27 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Hallo - I'm Mark Wood. As an England and Durham cricketer who was born, raised and refined in Ashington, Northumberland, my life has been quite unique. Over the course of my career so far, I've won an Ashes and a World Cup in an international career that at the time of writing is going on seven years and counting. Being a fast bowler like myself is up there with the toughest of all sporting pursuits, like being Tyson Fury's punchbag or working behind the bar during the darts at Ally Pally. Being a cricketer? There's nothing like it. And doing it for England? Well, I'm lucky to call it a profession. There's been a lot of hard work along the way. Plenty of sacrifices and pain to accompany the good times that make them all worthwhile. I've been everywhere, from Barbados to Brisbane, Chester-le-Street to Chennai, waiting rooms to operating tables. I've played in some of the most exotic locations in the world and eaten margherita pizzas in every single one of them. To be honest, it's amazing I've waited this long to bring out my own self-help book.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ragged-edge-the-brutal-true-story-of-the-isle-of-man-tt-the-world-s-most-dangerous-race-by-stuart-barker--65128030https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ragged Edge: The brutal true story of the Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race Author: Stuart Barker Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The unvarnished, raw truth behind the world's most dangerous sporting event - in the words of those who ride it. One week in June. One small island. 40,000 annual visitors. Raw speed. Numerous annual deaths. The Isle of Man TT motorcycle road race. Five minutes to go. The claxon sounds, harsh as an air raid siren. Television crews attempt last-minute interviews with riders. The thousand yard-stares give it away: they're really not listening now. Four minutes to go. The grandstand is packed. Some racers tell their mechanics, 'I'll see you later for a pint' - just to make themselves believe they will. Three minutes to go. For the first man on the road, hidden dangers exist. He will have no-one to follow. And he is the hare that the greyhounds will be chasing. Two minutes to go. By the end of the first lap, riders will be howling past faster than a bullet from the barrel of a gun. A full 160pmh. And that's not even the fastest part of the course. One minute to go. The atmosphere is palpably tense. It's like no other sporting event on earth. Formula 1 drivers can crash spectacularly and just walk away. Everyone knows that's not the case here. Five seconds. The starter raises the chequered flag, ready to snap down. No more time for nerves, for doubts. The race has started. How it will end, no-one knows. The TT has begun. In Ragged Edge, Stuart Barker will write the definitive story of this unique event, from the tarmac up. The history, the atmosphere, the heroes, tragedies and legends. And most importantly: our fascination with this seductive yet perilous test of skill and daring. This is the unvarnished, raw truth behind the world's most dangerous sporting event - in the words of those who ride it.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656082Thu, 11 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ragged Edge: The brutal true story of the Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race Author: Stuart Barker Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/656082 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ragged Edge: The brutal true story of the Isle of Man TT - the world's most dangerous race Author: Stuart Barker Narrator: Jonathan Keeble Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The unvarnished, raw truth behind the world's most dangerous sporting event - in the words of those who ride it. One week in June. One small island. 40,000 annual visitors. Raw speed. Numerous annual deaths. The Isle of Man TT motorcycle road race. Five minutes to go. The claxon sounds, harsh as an air raid siren. Television crews attempt last-minute interviews with riders. The thousand yard-stares give it away: they're really not listening now. Four minutes to go. The grandstand is packed. Some racers tell their mechanics, 'I'll see you later for a pint' - just to make themselves believe they will. Three minutes to go. For the first man on the road, hidden dangers exist. He will have no-one to follow. And he is the hare that the greyhounds will be chasing. Two minutes to go. By the end of the first lap, riders will be howling past faster than a bullet from the barrel of a gun. A full 160pmh. And that's not even the fastest part of the course. One minute to go. The atmosphere is palpably tense. It's like no other sporting event on earth. Formula 1 drivers can crash spectacularly and just walk away. Everyone knows that's not the case here. Five seconds. The starter raises the chequered flag, ready to snap down. No more time for nerves, for doubts. The race has started. How it will end, no-one knows. The TT has begun. In Ragged Edge, Stuart Barker will write the definitive story of this unique event, from the tarmac up. The history, the atmosphere, the heroes, tragedies and legends. And most importantly: our fascination with this seductive yet perilous test of skill and daring. This is the unvarnished, raw truth behind the world's most dangerous sporting event - in the words of those who ride it.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/feherty-the-remarkably-funny-and-tragic-journey-of-golf-s-david-feherty-by-john-feinstein--65128088https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty Author: John Feinstein Narrator: John Feinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the most universally beloved figures in the game. John Feinstein, who has spent four decades finding intriguing sports characters and narratives and turning them into classic books, chronicles the life and career of David Feherty. The two have known each other for years, beginning with Feinstein’s work on A Good Walk Spoiled, researched and written at a time when Feherty was an excellent player, who won five times in Europe and was on the '91 Ryder Cup team, but also a functioning alcoholic. In retirement from the game, Feherty has sobered up, while his golf world persona has only grown in stature. Feherty is now a grand ambassador for golf, a man who is feted by US Presidents and respected by every big name in the game.   Feinstein tells hilarious true tales about Feherty’s time in the limelight and interactions with stars such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Payne Stewart, and Seve Ballesteros. He also details Feherty’s struggles with alcoholism, the death of his son who was lost to addiction, and the highs and lows of Feherty’s marriages. Feinstein captures the human being behind the athlete, and his triumphant rebound as a golf commentator after his athletic career fell apart. Feherty is fall-down-funny, self-deprecating, and a lifelong underdog who has thrived as a commentator and television interview host, and most recently as a touring standup comic, using the difficult experiences of his life as a source for humor and understanding, which Feinstein mines with an expert’s touch.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622451Tue, 09 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty Author: John Feinstein Narrator: John Feinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622451 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Feherty: The Remarkably Funny and Tragic Journey of Golf's David Feherty Author: John Feinstein Narrator: John Feinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.8 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The definitive biography of enigmatic golfer, commentator, and performer David Feherty—one of the most universally beloved figures in the game. John Feinstein, who has spent four decades finding intriguing sports characters and narratives and turning them into classic books, chronicles the life and career of David Feherty. The two have known each other for years, beginning with Feinstein’s work on A Good Walk Spoiled, researched and written at a time when Feherty was an excellent player, who won five times in Europe and was on the '91 Ryder Cup team, but also a functioning alcoholic. In retirement from the game, Feherty has sobered up, while his golf world persona has only grown in stature. Feherty is now a grand ambassador for golf, a man who is feted by US Presidents and respected by every big name in the game.   Feinstein tells hilarious true tales about Feherty’s time in the limelight and interactions with stars such as Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy, Payne Stewart, and Seve Ballesteros. He also details Feherty’s struggles with alcoholism, the death of his son who was lost to addiction, and the highs and lows of Feherty’s marriages. Feinstein captures the human being behind the athlete, and his triumphant rebound as a golf commentator after his athletic career fell apart. Feherty is fall-down-funny, self-deprecating, and a lifelong underdog who has thrived as a commentator and television interview host, and most recently as a touring standup comic, using the difficult experiences of his life as a source for humor and understanding, which Feinstein mines with an expert’s touch.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/talk-of-champions-stories-of-the-people-who-made-me-a-memoir-by-kenny-smith--65128083https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir Author: Kenny Smith Narrator: Kenny Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny 'The Jet' Smith—superstar basketball commentator, host of the top-rated show, Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way.   Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before his storied NBA run, in which he won two championships with the Houston Rockets. His popularity skyrocketed when he joined TNT’s new show, Inside the NBA, which has thrived for twenty-four years and won multiple Emmys, receiving enormous acclaim for the insight, humor, social commentary, and unrivaled basketball coverage from Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Ernie Johnson, Jr. Kenny is known to fans for his laser-sharp analysis and eloquent observations of the basketball scene and culture.    In this honest and profound memoir, Kenny writes chapters about each of the extraordinary people who taught him invaluable life lessons. He illuminates the personalities, affections, and quirks of friends such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant, among others, and what he learned from each of them. He writes about his legendary UNC coach, Dean Smith, and other indelible role models through his career. And he interweaves poignant material about his upbringing in Queens, New York, his parents, his children, and his marriage, explaining the rich knowledge he obtained from the important figures around him. Kenny is also a strong, intelligent voice on race, as his fans and TV viewers will know. Ultimately this is a revealing, humorous, and powerful memoir, offering a candid glimpse inside the rarified world of elite sports and broadcasting, with inspiring takeaways.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639048Tue, 09 May 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir Author: Kenny Smith Narrator: Kenny Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639048 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Talk of Champions: Stories of the People Who Made Me: A Memoir Author: Kenny Smith Narrator: Kenny Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 48 minutes Release date: May 9, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.25 of Total 4 Ratings of Narrator: 2.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A revealing, humorous, behind-the-scenes memoir from Kenny 'The Jet' Smith—superstar basketball commentator, host of the top-rated show, Inside the NBA, and two-time NBA champion. Smith reveals memorable inside stories of his playing and broadcasting careers, focusing on the star players, coaches, and mentors who inspired him along the way.   Kenny Smith was a star at the University of North Carolina before his storied NBA run, in which he won two championships with the Houston Rockets. His popularity skyrocketed when he joined TNT’s new show, Inside the NBA, which has thrived for twenty-four years and won multiple Emmys, receiving enormous acclaim for the insight, humor, social commentary, and unrivaled basketball coverage from Kenny Smith, Charles Barkley, Shaquille O’Neal, and Ernie Johnson, Jr. Kenny is known to fans for his laser-sharp analysis and eloquent observations of the basketball scene and culture.    In this honest and profound memoir, Kenny writes chapters about each of the extraordinary people who taught him invaluable life lessons. He illuminates the personalities, affections, and quirks of friends such as Michael Jordan, Shaquille O’Neal, Charles Barkley and Kobe Bryant, among others, and what he learned from each of them. He writes about his legendary UNC coach, Dean Smith, and other indelible role models through his career. And he interweaves poignant material about his upbringing in Queens, New York, his parents, his children, and his marriage, explaining the rich knowledge he obtained from the important figures around him. Kenny is also a strong, intelligent voice on race, as his fans and TV viewers will know. Ultimately this is a revealing, humorous, and powerful memoir, offering a candid glimpse inside the rarified world of elite sports and broadcasting, with inspiring takeaways.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/surviving-to-drive-a-year-inside-formula-1-by-guenther-steiner--65128042https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649094 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1 Author: Guenther Steiner Narrator: Guenther Steiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 20, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...' Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive. In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing. Packed full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car - and of course, the race calendar itself - this is the first time that an F1 team has allowed an acting team principal to tell the full story of a whole season. Uncompromising and searingly honest, told in Steiner's inimitable style, this is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team. ©2023 Guenther Steiner (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649094Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649094 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1 Author: Guenther Steiner Narrator: Guenther Steiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649094 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Surviving to Drive: A Year Inside Formula 1 Author: Guenther Steiner Narrator: Guenther Steiner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 40 minutes Release date: April 20, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.71 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. 'People talk about football managers being under pressure. Trust me, that's nothing. Pressure is watching one of your drivers hit a barrier at 190mph and exploding before your eyes...' Guenther Steiner is one of motor racing's biggest and most celebrated characters, known to millions for his show-stealing appearances on Netflix's hugely popular fly on the wall series, Drive to Survive. In Surviving to Drive, the Haas team principal takes readers inside his Formula 1 team for the entirety of the 2022 season, giving an unobstructed view of what really takes place behind the scenes. Through this unique lens, Guenther takes us on the thrilling rollercoaster of life at the heart of high stakes motor racing. Packed full of twists and turns, from hiring and firing drivers, balancing books, pre-season preparations, the design, launch and testing of a car - and of course, the race calendar itself - this is the first time that an F1 team has allowed an acting team principal to tell the full story of a whole season. Uncompromising and searingly honest, told in Steiner's inimitable style, this is a fascinating and hugely entertaining account of the realities of running a Formula 1 team. ©2023 Guenther Steiner (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/unraveled-a-climber-s-journey-through-darkness-and-back-by-katie-brown--65128075https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: A Climber's Journey Through Darkness and Back Author: Katie Brown Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first 'comp kids'—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious international contest in Arco, Italy—and the esteemed X-Games. From 1996 on, Brown won every US Adult National that she entered, as well as a World Cup Title in France in 1999. Yet even as she reigned on the podium, Brown felt her life begin to unravel. A quiet child, she struggled with a home life that was very different behind closed doors than it seemed on television. A fundamentalist version of Christianity was at the center of the household, and Brown fought to live according to rules that were strict, ever-changing, and irrational. Isolated and feeling hopeless, Brown latched onto food as something she could control. She quit competitive climbing and bounced in and out of the industry, eventually disappearing in her late twenties. Now, more than two decades later, Brown is ready to share her story. Unraveled answers the question thousands of fans worldwide have wondered: 'What ever happened to Katie Brown?']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619198Tue, 18 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: A Climber's Journey Through Darkness and Back Author: Katie Brown Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Unraveled: A Climber's Journey Through Darkness and Back Author: Katie Brown Narrator: Sarah Zimmerman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 29 minutes Release date: April 18, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: As a teenager in the 1990s, Katie Brown was one of climbing's first 'comp kids'—a young natural who, along with her peers, redefined the image of a strong and successful climber. After climbing for less than two years, Brown won her first junior national title. The next year she became the Junior World Champion at age fourteen in Laval, France. In 1996 she won both the Rock Master—a prestigious international contest in Arco, Italy—and the esteemed X-Games. From 1996 on, Brown won every US Adult National that she entered, as well as a World Cup Title in France in 1999. Yet even as she reigned on the podium, Brown felt her life begin to unravel. A quiet child, she struggled with a home life that was very different behind closed doors than it seemed on television. A fundamentalist version of Christianity was at the center of the household, and Brown fought to live according to rules that were strict, ever-changing, and irrational. Isolated and feeling hopeless, Brown latched onto food as something she could control. She quit competitive climbing and bounced in and out of the industry, eventually disappearing in her late twenties. Now, more than two decades later, Brown is ready to share her story. Unraveled answers the question thousands of fans worldwide have wondered: 'What ever happened to Katie Brown?']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lebron-by-jeff-benedict--65128206https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “definitive…fantastic” (Sports Illustrated) biography of basketball superstar LeBron James, based on three years of exhaustive research and more than 250 interviews. LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of the twenty-first century, and he’s in the conversation with Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time. The reigning king of the game and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, LeBron wears the crown like he was born with it. Yet his ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined—the truth is vastly more interesting than that. What makes LeBron’s story so compelling is how he won his destiny despite overwhelmingly long odds, in a drama worthy of a Dickens novel. As a child, he was a scared and lonely little boy living a nomadic existence in Akron, Ohio. His mother, who had LeBron when she was sixteen, would sometimes leave him on his own. Destitute and fatherless, he missed close to one hundred days of school in the fourth grade. Desperate, his mother placed him with a family that gave him stability and put a basketball in his hands. “An absorbing chronicle of talent, character, pluck, and luck” (Wall Street Journal) LeBron tells the full, riveting saga of how a child adrift found the will to become a titan. Jeff Benedict, the most celebrated sports biographer of our time, paints a vivid picture of LeBron’s epic origin story, showing the gradual rise of a star who, surrounded by a tight-knit group of teenage friends and adult mentors, accelerated into a speeding comet during high school. Today LeBron produces Hollywood films and television shows, has a social media presence that includes more than one hundred million followers, engages in political activism, takes outspoken stances on racism and social injustice, and transforms lives through his visionary philanthropy. He went from a lost boy in Akron to a beloved hero who uses his fortune to educate underprivileged children and lift up needy families—and brought home Cleveland’s first NBA championship. But LeBron is more than just the origin story of a GOAT or a recap of his multi-championship, multi-MVP, gold medal–decorated career on the court. Benedict delves into LeBron’s relationship with fame and power: how he has cultivated it, harnessed it, suffered from it, and leveraged it. In these pages, we watch his evolution from a player who avoided politics and was widely criticized for not joining his teammates in protesting China’s role in the Darfur genocide to becoming an athlete who partnered with President Obama; campaigned for Hillary Clinton; became an advocate against gun violence, racism, and voter suppression; and openly clashed with President Trump, empowering other athletes to speak out against social injustice. To capture LeBron’s extraordinary life, Benedict conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were involved with LeBron at different stages of his life. He also obtained thousands of pages of primary source documents and mined hundreds of hours of video footage. Destined to be the authoritative account of LeBron’s life, LeBron is a “masterful…propulsive” (Los Angeles Times) and unprecedented portrait of one of the world’s most captivating figures.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601088Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601088 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.6 of Total 5 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the #1 bestselling author of The Dynasty and Tiger Woods—the “definitive…fantastic” (Sports Illustrated) biography of basketball superstar LeBron James, based on three years of exhaustive research and more than 250 interviews. LeBron James is the greatest basketball player of the twenty-first century, and he’s in the conversation with Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time. The reigning king of the game and the first active NBA player to become a billionaire, LeBron wears the crown like he was born with it. Yet his ascent has been anything but effortless and predetermined—the truth is vastly more interesting than that. What makes LeBron’s story so compelling is how he won his destiny despite overwhelmingly long odds, in a drama worthy of a Dickens novel. As a child, he was a scared and lonely little boy living a nomadic existence in Akron, Ohio. His mother, who had LeBron when she was sixteen, would sometimes leave him on his own. Destitute and fatherless, he missed close to one hundred days of school in the fourth grade. Desperate, his mother placed him with a family that gave him stability and put a basketball in his hands. “An absorbing chronicle of talent, character, pluck, and luck” (Wall Street Journal) LeBron tells the full, riveting saga of how a child adrift found the will to become a titan. Jeff Benedict, the most celebrated sports biographer of our time, paints a vivid picture of LeBron’s epic origin story, showing the gradual rise of a star who, surrounded by a tight-knit group of teenage friends and adult mentors, accelerated into a speeding comet during high school. Today LeBron produces Hollywood films and television shows, has a social media presence that includes more than one hundred million followers, engages in political activism, takes outspoken stances on racism and social injustice, and transforms lives through his visionary philanthropy. He went from a lost boy in Akron to a beloved hero who uses his fortune to educate underprivileged children and lift up needy families—and brought home Cleveland’s first NBA championship. But LeBron is more than just the origin story of a GOAT or a recap of his multi-championship, multi-MVP, gold medal–decorated career on the court. Benedict delves into LeBron’s relationship with fame and power: how he has cultivated it, harnessed it, suffered from it, and leveraged it. In these pages, we watch his evolution from a player who avoided politics and was widely criticized for not joining his teammates in protesting China’s role in the Darfur genocide to becoming an athlete who partnered with President Obama; campaigned for Hillary Clinton; became an advocate against gun violence, racism, and voter suppression; and openly clashed with President Trump, empowering other athletes to speak out against social injustice. To capture LeBron’s extraordinary life, Benedict conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were involved with LeBron at different stages of his life. He also obtained thousands of pages of primary source documents and mined hundreds of hours of video footage. Destined to be the authoritative account of LeBron’s life, LeBron is a “masterful…propulsive” (Los Angeles Times) and unprecedented portrait of one of the world’s most captivating figures.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lebron-by-jeff-benedict--65128203https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/608893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods. LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social media presence that includes 117 million followers on Instagram and 51 million followers on Twitter. He is an international brand worth billions of dollars. He doesn’t just have huge endorsement deals with some of the biggest corporations in the world; LeBron sits on boards of directors and has an equity stake in the companies he sponsors. He has forged a close friendship with President Barack Obama and clashed publicly with President Donald Trump. As a child, LeBron was a lost little boy living in a public housing project in Akron, Ohio. His mother, who had LeBron when she was just sixteen, would disappear for days at a time. Scared and alone, LeBron rarely attended school. He was dirt poor and fatherless. And he had never played organised basketball. Yet he would become the most successful and most popular athlete that the United States has produced this century, bringing success to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. To tell this epic story, Benedict has done exhaustive research, digging through thousands of pages of primary source documents, articles, books and hundreds of hours of video footage. He’s also conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were intimately involved with LeBron from the beginning of his life to the present. He shows the initial slow rise of a star that suddenly transformed into a speeding comet during his senior year of high school. It is a unique and unmissable insight into one of the world's greatest athletes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/608893Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/608893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/608893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron Author: Jeff Benedict Narrator: Chris Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 36 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods. LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social media presence that includes 117 million followers on Instagram and 51 million followers on Twitter. He is an international brand worth billions of dollars. He doesn’t just have huge endorsement deals with some of the biggest corporations in the world; LeBron sits on boards of directors and has an equity stake in the companies he sponsors. He has forged a close friendship with President Barack Obama and clashed publicly with President Donald Trump. As a child, LeBron was a lost little boy living in a public housing project in Akron, Ohio. His mother, who had LeBron when she was just sixteen, would disappear for days at a time. Scared and alone, LeBron rarely attended school. He was dirt poor and fatherless. And he had never played organised basketball. Yet he would become the most successful and most popular athlete that the United States has produced this century, bringing success to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers. To tell this epic story, Benedict has done exhaustive research, digging through thousands of pages of primary source documents, articles, books and hundreds of hours of video footage. He’s also conducted hundreds of interviews with the people who were intimately involved with LeBron from the beginning of his life to the present. He shows the initial slow rise of a star that suddenly transformed into a speeding comet during his senior year of high school. It is a unique and unmissable insight into one of the world's greatest athletes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/serving-herself-the-life-and-times-of-althea-gibson-by-ashley-brown--65128065https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson Author: Ashley Brown Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem as a young teenager to her eleven Grand Slam tennis wins to her professional golf career, Althea Gibson became the most famous Black sportswoman of the mid-twentieth century. In her unprecedented athletic career, she was the first African American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.In this first full-scale biography, Ashley Brown narrates the public career and private struggles of Althea Gibson (1927–2003). Based on extensive archival work and oral histories, Serving Herself sets Gibson’s life and choices against the backdrop of the Great Migration, Jim Crow racism, the integration of American sports, the civil rights movement, the Cold War, and second wave feminism. Throughout her life Gibson continuously negotiated the expectations of her supporters and adversaries, including her patrons in the Black-led American Tennis Association, the white-led United States Lawn Tennis Association, and the media, particularly the Black press and community’s expectations that she selflessly serve as a representative of her race. An incredibly talented, ultracompetitive, and not always likeable athlete, Gibson wanted to be treated as an individual first and foremost, not as a member of a specific race or gender. She was reluctant to speak openly about the indignities and prejudices she navigated as an African American woman, though she faced numerous institutional and societal barriers in achieving her goals. She frequently bucked conventional normsof femininity and put her career ahead of romantic relationships, making her personal life the subject of constant scrutiny and rumors. Despite her major wins and international recognition, including a ticker-tape parade in New York City and the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time, Gibson endeavored to find commercial sponsorship and permanent economic stability. Committed to self-sufficiency, she pivoted from the elite amateur tennis circuit to State Department–sponsored goodwill tours, attempts to find success as a singer and Hollywood actress, the professional golf circuit, a tour with the Harlem Globetrotters and her own professional tennis tour, coaching, teaching children at tennis clinics, and a stint as New Jersey Athletics Commissioner. As she struggled to support herself in old age, she was left with disappointment, recounting her past achievements decades before female tennis players were able to garner substantial earnings.A compelling life and times portrait, Serving Herself offers a revealing look at the rise and fall of a fiercely independent trailblazer who satisfied her own needs and simultaneously set a pathbreaking course for Black athletes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630273Tue, 11 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson Author: Ashley Brown Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/630273 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Serving Herself: The Life and Times of Althea Gibson Author: Ashley Brown Narrator: Karen Chilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 24 hours 4 minutes Release date: April 11, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From her start playing paddle tennis on the streets of Harlem as a young teenager to her eleven Grand Slam tennis wins to her professional golf career, Althea Gibson became the most famous Black sportswoman of the mid-twentieth century. In her unprecedented athletic career, she was the first African American to win titles at the French Open, Wimbledon, and the U.S. Open.In this first full-scale biography, Ashley Brown narrates the public career and private struggles of Althea Gibson (1927–2003). Based on extensive archival work and oral histories, Serving Herself sets Gibson’s life and choices against the backdrop of the Great Migration, Jim Crow racism, the integration of American sports, the civil rights movement, the Cold War, and second wave feminism. Throughout her life Gibson continuously negotiated the expectations of her supporters and adversaries, including her patrons in the Black-led American Tennis Association, the white-led United States Lawn Tennis Association, and the media, particularly the Black press and community’s expectations that she selflessly serve as a representative of her race. An incredibly talented, ultracompetitive, and not always likeable athlete, Gibson wanted to be treated as an individual first and foremost, not as a member of a specific race or gender. She was reluctant to speak openly about the indignities and prejudices she navigated as an African American woman, though she faced numerous institutional and societal barriers in achieving her goals. She frequently bucked conventional normsof femininity and put her career ahead of romantic relationships, making her personal life the subject of constant scrutiny and rumors. Despite her major wins and international recognition, including a ticker-tape parade in New York City and the covers of Sports Illustrated and Time, Gibson endeavored to find commercial sponsorship and permanent economic stability. Committed to self-sufficiency, she pivoted from the elite amateur tennis circuit to State Department–sponsored goodwill tours, attempts to find success as a singer and Hollywood actress, the professional golf circuit, a tour with the Harlem Globetrotters and her own professional tennis tour, coaching, teaching children at tennis clinics, and a stint as New Jersey Athletics Commissioner. As she struggled to support herself in old age, she was left with disappointment, recounting her past achievements decades before female tennis players were able to garner substantial earnings.A compelling life and times portrait, Serving Herself offers a revealing look at the rise and fall of a fiercely independent trailblazer who satisfied her own needs and simultaneously set a pathbreaking course for Black athletes.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/choosing-to-run-a-memoir-by-des-linden--65128076https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Choosing to Run: A Memoir Author: Des Linden Narrator: Des Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelible champion, Choosing to Run is a truly inspirational memoir from Boston Marathon winner and Olympian Des Linden, sharing her personal story and what motivates her to keep showing up. When Des woke up on April 16, 2018, the morning of the Boston Marathon, it was 39 degrees and raining, with high, gusty winds. The weather didn’t bother her. In fact, she thought it might be a blessing. She was far from peak form—recovering from illness and questioning her running future—and didn’t expect much of herself that day. But as she ticked off mile after mile in the brutal conditions, passing familiar landmarks on the course she knew by heart, something shifted. Opportunity unexpectedly presented itself. Des tapped into her inner strength and remembered all of the reasons she loved to race. Coming off Heartbreak Hill at Mile 22, Des took the lead and never relinquished it, becoming the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win the race in thirty-three years.  Her career has always been defined by tenacity and an independent spirit, stretching back to her first competitive race in San Diego, when she beat better-outfitted, more experienced kids. Des was a two-time All-American at Arizona State University, and as her collegiate years wound down, she decided she wasn’t done with the sport. Des gambled on herself and moved to Michigan to give professional running a try. As she rose through the elite ranks, she became increasingly determined to do things her way in an industry often bound by the status quo. In her first book, readers will learn the story behind that resolve: the way Des trains, the way she thinks, her relationships with other great runners of her generation, and how much she values her family and friends. They’ll read about her deep connection to the most famous marathon in the world, her two very different Olympic experiences, and how she defined new goals and set a world record at the 50-kilometer distance.   Most of all, they’ll learn what makes her get up and run every day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617621Tue, 04 Apr 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Choosing to Run: A Memoir Author: Des Linden Narrator: Des Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617621 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Choosing to Run: A Memoir Author: Des Linden Narrator: Des Linden Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 31 minutes Release date: April 4, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.29 of Total 14 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Featuring both the story of an historic, unforgettable win and insight into the life of an indelible champion, Choosing to Run is a truly inspirational memoir from Boston Marathon winner and Olympian Des Linden, sharing her personal story and what motivates her to keep showing up. When Des woke up on April 16, 2018, the morning of the Boston Marathon, it was 39 degrees and raining, with high, gusty winds. The weather didn’t bother her. In fact, she thought it might be a blessing. She was far from peak form—recovering from illness and questioning her running future—and didn’t expect much of herself that day. But as she ticked off mile after mile in the brutal conditions, passing familiar landmarks on the course she knew by heart, something shifted. Opportunity unexpectedly presented itself. Des tapped into her inner strength and remembered all of the reasons she loved to race. Coming off Heartbreak Hill at Mile 22, Des took the lead and never relinquished it, becoming the 2018 Boston Marathon champion and the first American woman to win the race in thirty-three years.  Her career has always been defined by tenacity and an independent spirit, stretching back to her first competitive race in San Diego, when she beat better-outfitted, more experienced kids. Des was a two-time All-American at Arizona State University, and as her collegiate years wound down, she decided she wasn’t done with the sport. Des gambled on herself and moved to Michigan to give professional running a try. As she rose through the elite ranks, she became increasingly determined to do things her way in an industry often bound by the status quo. In her first book, readers will learn the story behind that resolve: the way Des trains, the way she thinks, her relationships with other great runners of her generation, and how much she values her family and friends. They’ll read about her deep connection to the most famous marathon in the world, her two very different Olympic experiences, and how she defined new goals and set a world record at the 50-kilometer distance.   Most of all, they’ll learn what makes her get up and run every day.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/field-of-dreams-100-years-of-wembley-in-100-matches-by-nige-tassell--65128090https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches Author: Nige Tassell Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 30, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.  The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of the stadium’s long and eventful history, of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley.   Over the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as the home of the beautiful game and, almost certainly, the world’s most famous football stadium. Wembley occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. Watching your team at Wembley is the highlight of a fan’s lifetime of support; playing there the fulfilment of a childhood dream. Its sacred pitch has been the crucible of so many classic matches across the decades. World Cups have been won here, as have European Championships, FA Cups, European Cups, play-off finals, home internationals and more. Nige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the unusual - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells a lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain. We hear a ball boy’s perspective on the FA Cup Final when Bert Trautmann broke his neck, and from the other commentator of the 1966 World Cup Final. Field of Dreams is the story of how football found its home.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601010Thu, 30 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches Author: Nige Tassell Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601010 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Field of Dreams: 100 Years of Wembley in 100 Matches Author: Nige Tassell Narrator: Elliot Fitzpatrick Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 32 minutes Release date: March 30, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 100 years of Wembley Stadium told through 100 matches.  The 1923 FA Cup final – aka the White Horse final – was the first football match played at the British Empire Exhibition Stadium. Although best-remembered for non-playing reasons – notably its vast, well-beyond-capacity crowd, which had to be marshalled by a policeman atop a white horse – that afternoon marked the historic opening chapter of the stadium’s long and eventful history, of the stadium soon to be known simply as Wembley.   Over the 100 years since that overcrowded day, Wembley has established itself as the home of the beautiful game and, almost certainly, the world’s most famous football stadium. Wembley occupies a special place in the hearts of players and punters alike. Watching your team at Wembley is the highlight of a fan’s lifetime of support; playing there the fulfilment of a childhood dream. Its sacred pitch has been the crucible of so many classic matches across the decades. World Cups have been won here, as have European Championships, FA Cups, European Cups, play-off finals, home internationals and more. Nige Tassell chooses 100 matches - from the well known to the unusual - that have shaped Wembley's legacy and tells a lively and original alternative history of the past 100 years of football, and of Britain. We hear a ball boy’s perspective on the FA Cup Final when Bert Trautmann broke his neck, and from the other commentator of the 1966 World Cup Final. Field of Dreams is the story of how football found its home.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ringmaster-vince-mcmahon-and-the-unmaking-of-america-by-abraham-josephine-riesman--65128201https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman Narrator: Alyss Weissglass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent. Even if you’ve never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahon’s world. In his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical “Mr. McMahon”—a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. Just as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trump’s closest friends—and Trump’s experiences as a performer in McMahon’s programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th President’s campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trump’s cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force and has helped foment “the worst of contemporary politics” (Kirkus Reviews). Ringmaster built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahon’s childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. “Smart, entertaining, impressively reported, and beautifully written. Wrestling fans will devour it, but everyone who wants to better understand this crazy country and one of its truly original characters ought to read it” (Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life).]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman Narrator: Alyss Weissglass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/618319 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ringmaster: Vince McMahon and the Unmaking of America Author: Abraham Josephine Riesman Narrator: Alyss Weissglass Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 11 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.2 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 2.2 of Total 5 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided, and suffered from his ascent. Even if you’ve never watched a minute of professional wrestling, you are living in Vince McMahon’s world. In his four decades as the defining figure of American pro wrestling, McMahon was the man behind Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, John Cena, Dave Bautista, Bret “The Hitman” Hart, and Hulk Hogan, to name just a few of the mega-stars who owe him their careers. For more than twenty-five years, he has also been a performer in his own show, acting as the diabolical “Mr. McMahon”—a figure who may have more in common with the real Vince than he would care to admit. Just as importantly, McMahon is one of Donald Trump’s closest friends—and Trump’s experiences as a performer in McMahon’s programming were, in many ways, a dress rehearsal for the 45th President’s campaigns and presidency. McMahon and his wife, Linda, are major Republican donors. Linda was in Trump’s cabinet. McMahon makes deals with the Saudi government worth hundreds of millions of dollars. And for generations of people who have watched wrestling, he has been a defining cultural force and has helped foment “the worst of contemporary politics” (Kirkus Reviews). Ringmaster built on exclusive interviews with more than 150 people, from McMahon’s childhood friends to those who accuse him of destroying their lives. “Smart, entertaining, impressively reported, and beautifully written. Wrestling fans will devour it, but everyone who wants to better understand this crazy country and one of its truly original characters ought to read it” (Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life).]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mastering-the-metal-the-evolution-of-eddie-bravo-by-zack-moore--65128041https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mastering the Metal: The Evolution of Eddie Bravo Author: Zack Moore Narrator: Zachary Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Over the last two decades, Eddie Bravo has been at the forefront of revolutions we've seen in the arts of fighting, comedy, and podcasting. But he wasn't alone in his journey. For just over a decade, James Watson and Eddie Bravo were inseparable: musical partners, work colleagues, roommates, and best friends. From metal to rap, our protagonists worked to master the art of music together. Through the story of these past experiences in the pursuit of musical mastery, the listener will get to intimately understand Eddie Bravo and see how those experiences in his youth spent in music made him the man and martial artist he is today. Through the narration of our author, we get the complete picture of the private man behind the Eddie Bravo public persona.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655940Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mastering the Metal: The Evolution of Eddie Bravo Author: Zack Moore Narrator: Zachary Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/655940 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mastering the Metal: The Evolution of Eddie Bravo Author: Zack Moore Narrator: Zachary Moore Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Over the last two decades, Eddie Bravo has been at the forefront of revolutions we've seen in the arts of fighting, comedy, and podcasting. But he wasn't alone in his journey. For just over a decade, James Watson and Eddie Bravo were inseparable: musical partners, work colleagues, roommates, and best friends. From metal to rap, our protagonists worked to master the art of music together. Through the story of these past experiences in the pursuit of musical mastery, the listener will get to intimately understand Eddie Bravo and see how those experiences in his youth spent in music made him the man and martial artist he is today. Through the narration of our author, we get the complete picture of the private man behind the Eddie Bravo public persona.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-the-water-a-fishing-memoir-by-guy-de-la-valdene--65128019https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Water: A Fishing Memoir Author: Guy De La Valdene Narrator: Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: On the Water is a gorgeously written collection of essays that all take place on or near the water and pay tribute to the flora and fauna associated with those ecosystems. There are essays about the finer points of tickling rainbow trout in the streams of Normandy, and of eagles and ospreys fishing for bass while barely breaking the surface of the water. There are stories of droughts and floods, of dogs and boats, of worms and rattlesnakes, and even of catching and cooking soft-shell turtles that taste like osso-bucco. There is fishing and diving in the Bahamas, tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys, and fly fishing for sailfish in Central America. And there are larger-than-life personalities that are bigger than the fish tales they tell! On the Water is a finely honed and well crafted collection of tales for the true sportsman and makes for a perfect companion volume to la Valdene's celebrated collection of essays on hunting.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657801Tue, 28 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Water: A Fishing Memoir Author: Guy De La Valdene Narrator: Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657801 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On the Water: A Fishing Memoir Author: Guy De La Valdene Narrator: Jay Myers Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 28, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: On the Water is a gorgeously written collection of essays that all take place on or near the water and pay tribute to the flora and fauna associated with those ecosystems. There are essays about the finer points of tickling rainbow trout in the streams of Normandy, and of eagles and ospreys fishing for bass while barely breaking the surface of the water. There are stories of droughts and floods, of dogs and boats, of worms and rattlesnakes, and even of catching and cooking soft-shell turtles that taste like osso-bucco. There is fishing and diving in the Bahamas, tarpon fishing in the Florida Keys, and fly fishing for sailfish in Central America. And there are larger-than-life personalities that are bigger than the fish tales they tell! On the Water is a finely honed and well crafted collection of tales for the true sportsman and makes for a perfect companion volume to la Valdene's celebrated collection of essays on hunting.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/run-britain-my-world-record-breaking-adventure-to-run-every-mile-of-the-british-coastline-by-nick-butter--65128099https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run Britain: My World Record-Breaking Adventure to Run Every Mile of the British Coastline Author: Nick Butter Narrator: Nick Butter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In the spring of 2021, as the UK's latest pandemic lockdowns were lifted, Nick Butter set out from the Eden Project to become the fastest person to cover ever mile of Britain's mainland coastline on foot. Battling the most extreme winds Britain had seen in 100 years, days of torrential rain and the unrelenting hills of Western Scotland and Cornwall, Nick suffered two broken bones and countless injuries, whilst taking on two marathons a day, every day, for 100 days. Covering an extraordinary 5,250 miles, running for over 12 hours a day, struggling to take in the 8,000 daily calories required to fuel his body, Nick battled sleep deprivation and extreme weight loss as he pushed his body and mind to their limit. Supported by close friends and family, Nick experienced spiralling lows and euphoric highs. As he traversed footpaths, country lanes and busy A roads, he passed through over two thousand coastal communities, buoyed along by supporters cheering from windows, balconies, passing cars and pavements, by school children and fellow runners, and by the stunning sights and sounds of the British coast. Run Britain is Nick's account of his extraordinary adventure. ©2023 Nick Butter (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617705Thu, 16 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run Britain: My World Record-Breaking Adventure to Run Every Mile of the British Coastline Author: Nick Butter Narrator: Nick Butter Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617705 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Run Britain: My World Record-Breaking Adventure to Run Every Mile of the British Coastline Author: Nick Butter Narrator: Nick Butter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 56 minutes Release date: March 16, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. In the spring of 2021, as the UK's latest pandemic lockdowns were lifted, Nick Butter set out from the Eden Project to become the fastest person to cover ever mile of Britain's mainland coastline on foot. Battling the most extreme winds Britain had seen in 100 years, days of torrential rain and the unrelenting hills of Western Scotland and Cornwall, Nick suffered two broken bones and countless injuries, whilst taking on two marathons a day, every day, for 100 days. Covering an extraordinary 5,250 miles, running for over 12 hours a day, struggling to take in the 8,000 daily calories required to fuel his body, Nick battled sleep deprivation and extreme weight loss as he pushed his body and mind to their limit. Supported by close friends and family, Nick experienced spiralling lows and euphoric highs. As he traversed footpaths, country lanes and busy A roads, he passed through over two thousand coastal communities, buoyed along by supporters cheering from windows, balconies, passing cars and pavements, by school children and fellow runners, and by the stunning sights and sounds of the British coast. Run Britain is Nick's account of his extraordinary adventure. ©2023 Nick Butter (P)2023 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-longest-race-inside-the-secret-world-of-abuse-doping-and-deception-on-nike-s-elite-running-team-by-kara-goucher--65128104https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Author: Kara Goucher Narrator: Kara Goucher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive, lavishly funded new team, dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar, it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime. Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal, going to the Olympics, and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons, just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes, Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti-doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse, the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile, Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices. The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is “as interesting as it is important” (Molly Huddle, two-time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you “motivated, empowered, and ready to take on the world” (Allyson Felix, Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything, bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career, and reclaimed her love of running.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601084Tue, 14 Mar 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Author: Kara Goucher Narrator: Kara Goucher...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601084 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Longest Race: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike's Elite Running Team Author: Kara Goucher Narrator: Kara Goucher Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 48 minutes Release date: March 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 4.71 of Total 7 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In “one of the most important athlete memoirs of its generation” (Kate Fagan, #1 New York Times bestselling author), Olympian Kara Goucher reveals her experience of living through and speaking out about one of the biggest scandals in running. Kara Goucher grew up with Olympic dreams. She excelled at running from a young age and was offered a Nike sponsorship deal when she graduated from college. Then in 2004, she was invited to join a secretive, lavishly funded new team, dubbed the Nike Oregon Project. Coached by distance running legend Alberto Salazar, it seemed like the opportunity of a lifetime. Kara was soon winning a World Championship medal, going to the Olympics, and standing on the podium at the New York and Boston marathons, just like her coach had done. But behind the scenes, Salazar was hiding dark secrets. He pushed the limits of anti-doping rules and created what Kara experienced as a culture of abuse, the extent of which she reveals in her book for the first time. Meanwhile, Nike stood by Alberto for years and proved itself capable of shockingly misogynistic corporate practices. The Longest Race is an unforgettable story that is “as interesting as it is important” (Molly Huddle, two-time Olympian) and also a crucial call to action. Kara became a crusader for female athletes and a key witness helping to get Salazar banned from coaching at the Olympic level. The Longest Race will leave you “motivated, empowered, and ready to take on the world” (Allyson Felix, Olympic gold medalist) as it reveals how Kara broke through the fear of losing everything, bucked powerful forces to take control of her life and career, and reclaimed her love of running.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-umpire-is-out-calling-the-game-and-living-my-true-self-by-rob-neyer-dale-scott--65128092https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self Author: Rob Neyer, Dale Scott Narrator: Dale Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 16 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Dale Scott's career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including thirty-three in the Major Leagues, from 1985 to 2017. He worked exactly a thousand games behind the plate, calling balls and strikes at the pinnacle of his profession, working in every Major League Baseball stadium, and interacting with dozens of other top-flight umpires, colorful managers, and hundreds of players. What makes Scott's book truly different is his unique perspective as the only umpire in the history of professional baseball to come out as gay during his career. Granted, that was after decades of remaining in the closet, and Scott writes vividly and movingly about having to 'play the game': maintaining a façade of straightness while privately becoming his true self and building a lasting relationship with his future husband. He navigated this obstacle course at a time when his MLB career was just taking off—and when North America was consumed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Scott's story is also a baseball story, filled with insights and memorable anecdotes that come so naturally from someone who spent decades among the world's greatest baseball players, managers, and games. Scott's story is fascinating both for his umpiring career and for his being a pioneer for LGBTQ people within baseball and across sports.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649600Tue, 28 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self Author: Rob Neyer, Dale Scott Narrator: Dale Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Umpire Is Out: Calling the Game and Living My True Self Author: Rob Neyer, Dale Scott Narrator: Dale Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 16 minutes Release date: February 28, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Dale Scott's career as a professional baseball umpire spanned nearly forty years, including thirty-three in the Major Leagues, from 1985 to 2017. He worked exactly a thousand games behind the plate, calling balls and strikes at the pinnacle of his profession, working in every Major League Baseball stadium, and interacting with dozens of other top-flight umpires, colorful managers, and hundreds of players. What makes Scott's book truly different is his unique perspective as the only umpire in the history of professional baseball to come out as gay during his career. Granted, that was after decades of remaining in the closet, and Scott writes vividly and movingly about having to 'play the game': maintaining a façade of straightness while privately becoming his true self and building a lasting relationship with his future husband. He navigated this obstacle course at a time when his MLB career was just taking off—and when North America was consumed by the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Scott's story is also a baseball story, filled with insights and memorable anecdotes that come so naturally from someone who spent decades among the world's greatest baseball players, managers, and games. Scott's story is fascinating both for his umpiring career and for his being a pioneer for LGBTQ people within baseball and across sports.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sultan-a-memoir-by-wasim-akram-gideon-haigh--65128023https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sultan: A Memoir Author: Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh Narrator: Ranjit Madgavkar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 22, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The official autobiography of Wasim Akram, the 'Sultan of Swing', one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking - with his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive striking as a batsman, and his inspirational leadership. For another twenty years, he kept his own counsel about his cricketing days - full of drama, controversy and even mystery - in a country, Pakistan, that to outsiders is a constant enigma.Sultan tells the story of cricket's greatest left-arm bowler, and one of its enduring survivors, who was chosen from the streets of Lahore and groomed by Imran Khan to become champion of the world - he was Man of the Match in the final of the 1992 World Cup which Pakistan won. Along the way were unforgettable rivalries with the legends of his time, from Viv Richards and Ian Botham to Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. All of this against a backdrop of conspiracy and intrigue over ball tampering and match-fixing, about which Wasim finally sets the story straight. Sultan provides an unprecedented insight into the life - both on and off the field - of a cricketer who revolutionized the sport with his speed and swing, and a patriot buoyed and burdened by the expectations of one of the game's most fanatical publics.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657080Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sultan: A Memoir Author: Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh Narrator: Ranjit Madgavkar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657080 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sultan: A Memoir Author: Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh Narrator: Ranjit Madgavkar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 22, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The official autobiography of Wasim Akram, the 'Sultan of Swing', one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking - with his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive striking as a batsman, and his inspirational leadership. For another twenty years, he kept his own counsel about his cricketing days - full of drama, controversy and even mystery - in a country, Pakistan, that to outsiders is a constant enigma.Sultan tells the story of cricket's greatest left-arm bowler, and one of its enduring survivors, who was chosen from the streets of Lahore and groomed by Imran Khan to become champion of the world - he was Man of the Match in the final of the 1992 World Cup which Pakistan won. Along the way were unforgettable rivalries with the legends of his time, from Viv Richards and Ian Botham to Sachin Tendulkar and Shane Warne. All of this against a backdrop of conspiracy and intrigue over ball tampering and match-fixing, about which Wasim finally sets the story straight. Sultan provides an unprecedented insight into the life - both on and off the field - of a cricketer who revolutionized the sport with his speed and swing, and a patriot buoyed and burdened by the expectations of one of the game's most fanatical publics.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-hard-parts-a-story-of-courage-and-triumph-by-oksana-masters--65128213https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Parts: A Story of Courage and Triumph Author: Oksana Masters Narrator: Emily Tremaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Gripping, powerful and inspiring' - TONY HAWK 'Heart-wrenching and extraordinary' - ARIANA NEUMANN The remarkable and inspirational story of Oksana Masters, who was born with radiation-induced birth defects and suffered appalling abuse as an orphan, before being adopted and moving to the US, where she went on to triumph over her challenges to win ten Paralympic medals in four different sports. Oksana Masters was born in the shadow of Chernobyl, with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system by birth parents daunted by the staggering cost of their child’s medical care, Oksana encountered numerous abuses, some horrifying. Salvation came at the age of seven when Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor who saw a photo of the little girl and became haunted by her eyes, waged a two-year war against stubborn adoption authorities to rescue Oksana from her circumstances. In America, Oksana endured years of operations that included a double leg amputation. Still, how could she hope to fit in when there were so many things making her different? As it turned out, she would do much more than fit in. Determined to prove herself and fuelled by a drive to succeed that still smouldered from childhood, Oksana triumphed in not just one sport but four - winning against the world’s best in rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and road cycling competitions.  This is Oksana’s astonishing story of journeying through a series of dark tunnels - and how, with her mother’s love, she finally found her way into the light. Her message to anyone who doesn’t fit in: you can find a place where you excel and where you have worth.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592893Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Parts: A Story of Courage and Triumph Author: Oksana Masters Narrator: Emily Tremaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592893 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Hard Parts: A Story of Courage and Triumph Author: Oksana Masters Narrator: Emily Tremaine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 57 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Gripping, powerful and inspiring' - TONY HAWK 'Heart-wrenching and extraordinary' - ARIANA NEUMANN The remarkable and inspirational story of Oksana Masters, who was born with radiation-induced birth defects and suffered appalling abuse as an orphan, before being adopted and moving to the US, where she went on to triumph over her challenges to win ten Paralympic medals in four different sports. Oksana Masters was born in the shadow of Chernobyl, with one kidney, a partial stomach, six toes on each foot, webbed fingers, no right bicep and no thumbs. Her left leg was six inches shorter than her right, and she was missing both tibias. Relinquished to the orphanage system by birth parents daunted by the staggering cost of their child’s medical care, Oksana encountered numerous abuses, some horrifying. Salvation came at the age of seven when Gay Masters, an unmarried American professor who saw a photo of the little girl and became haunted by her eyes, waged a two-year war against stubborn adoption authorities to rescue Oksana from her circumstances. In America, Oksana endured years of operations that included a double leg amputation. Still, how could she hope to fit in when there were so many things making her different? As it turned out, she would do much more than fit in. Determined to prove herself and fuelled by a drive to succeed that still smouldered from childhood, Oksana triumphed in not just one sport but four - winning against the world’s best in rowing, biathlon, cross-country skiing and road cycling competitions.  This is Oksana’s astonishing story of journeying through a series of dark tunnels - and how, with her mother’s love, she finally found her way into the light. Her message to anyone who doesn’t fit in: you can find a place where you excel and where you have worth.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-education-of-kendrick-perkins-a-memoir-by-kendrick-perkins--65128157https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir Author: Kendrick Perkins Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Kendrick Perkins is the bold and educational voice we need today. Every single word he speaks will challenge, enlighten and encourage you to become a better version of yourself and see a better version of the world. Perkins' riveting stories about the NBA, his upbringing and social justice will make this ... impossible to put down.' —Emmanuel Acho, New York Times bestselling author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Kendrick “Perk” Perkins is known for his blunt, opinionated, “carry the hell on” commentary on ESPN’s most popular shows. As a fourteen-year NBA player and starting center for the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics, Perk earned a reputation as an enforcer, a fierce defender, and a great teammate. Now, In The Education of Kendrick Perkins, he opens a different side of himself: a powerful and intimate memoir that goes beyond basketball to discuss the reality of being Black in America. Abandoned by his father, then orphaned after the murder of his mother, Perk was raised by his grandparents in a small Texas town. He left their home at age eighteen, drafted out of high school by the legendary Celtics. For a country boy, Boston was a completely new world, and the NBA a league of legends: Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, James Harden, Shaquille O’Neal, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Durant, and more. Perk had to learn how to play with and against these stars, while adjusting to life on the road as a professional athlete. But his education went beyond basketball. In this audiobook, Perk reveals his awakening consciousness of larger issues that affected him, his fellow players, and Black Americans: -How many NBA players grow up in broken families and difficult circumstances -The history of slavery and how that trauma affects generations of Black life -The truths told by writers including James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and others -The myths about the Black family and fatherhood -Why George Floyd’s murder forced a reckoning about race in America Honest, fearless, dramatic, filled with stories about life on and off the court, The Education of Kendrick Perkins is a unique memoir that shows how he and we all can “carry the hell on.” A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584461Tue, 21 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir Author: Kendrick Perkins Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Education of Kendrick Perkins: A Memoir Author: Kendrick Perkins Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 13 minutes Release date: February 21, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Kendrick Perkins is the bold and educational voice we need today. Every single word he speaks will challenge, enlighten and encourage you to become a better version of yourself and see a better version of the world. Perkins' riveting stories about the NBA, his upbringing and social justice will make this ... impossible to put down.' —Emmanuel Acho, New York Times bestselling author of Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man Kendrick “Perk” Perkins is known for his blunt, opinionated, “carry the hell on” commentary on ESPN’s most popular shows. As a fourteen-year NBA player and starting center for the 2008 NBA champion Boston Celtics, Perk earned a reputation as an enforcer, a fierce defender, and a great teammate. Now, In The Education of Kendrick Perkins, he opens a different side of himself: a powerful and intimate memoir that goes beyond basketball to discuss the reality of being Black in America. Abandoned by his father, then orphaned after the murder of his mother, Perk was raised by his grandparents in a small Texas town. He left their home at age eighteen, drafted out of high school by the legendary Celtics. For a country boy, Boston was a completely new world, and the NBA a league of legends: Kobe Bryant, Lebron James, Kevin Garnett, James Harden, Shaquille O’Neal, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, Kevin Durant, and more. Perk had to learn how to play with and against these stars, while adjusting to life on the road as a professional athlete. But his education went beyond basketball. In this audiobook, Perk reveals his awakening consciousness of larger issues that affected him, his fellow players, and Black Americans: -How many NBA players grow up in broken families and difficult circumstances -The history of slavery and how that trauma affects generations of Black life -The truths told by writers including James Baldwin, Ralph Ellison, Richard Wright, and others -The myths about the Black family and fatherhood -Why George Floyd’s murder forced a reckoning about race in America Honest, fearless, dramatic, filled with stories about life on and off the court, The Education of Kendrick Perkins is a unique memoir that shows how he and we all can “carry the hell on.” A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/down-and-back-on-alcohol-family-and-a-life-in-hockey-by-justin-bourne--65128194https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey Author: Justin Bourne Narrator: Justin Bourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential, Down and Back tells broadcaster Justin Bourne’s story of following his Hall-of-Fame father not only to the NHL, but also into rehab. Bob Bourne was everything a son wants to emulate—an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year,” a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Bourne followed in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders’ training camp—the same team his father had played for. But Bourne was also following his father down a darker path. Though he hadn’t begun drinking until he was 21, by 36 his drinking had nearly swamped his career and his marriage. In an act of brutal self-honesty—which may not have been possible if not for his understanding of how lying spurred by alcoholism can cause a family pain—Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him. Down and Back is a frank and unflinching appraisal of the game and Bourne’s relationship with it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the sport, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, and who inherited the game from a man he’s grown to better understand by looking more closely at himself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569535Tue, 14 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey Author: Justin Bourne Narrator: Justin Bourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569535 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Down and Back: On Alcohol, Family, and a Life in Hockey Author: Justin Bourne Narrator: Justin Bourne Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 5 minutes Release date: February 14, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: For readers of Nine Lessons I Learned from My Father and Hockey Confidential, Down and Back tells broadcaster Justin Bourne’s story of following his Hall-of-Fame father not only to the NHL, but also into rehab. Bob Bourne was everything a son wants to emulate—an NHL All-Star, a Sports Illustrated “Sportsman of the Year,” a Stanley Cup champion. Justin Bourne followed in those huge footsteps, leading his teams in scoring year after year, and finally garnering an invitation to the New York Islanders’ training camp—the same team his father had played for. But Bourne was also following his father down a darker path. Though he hadn’t begun drinking until he was 21, by 36 his drinking had nearly swamped his career and his marriage. In an act of brutal self-honesty—which may not have been possible if not for his understanding of how lying spurred by alcoholism can cause a family pain—Bourne got help, got sober, and confronted what his father and the game mean to him. Down and Back is a frank and unflinching appraisal of the game and Bourne’s relationship with it: the violence and danger, the booze and drugs, the consequences of fame. But it is also an honest look at what is redeeming about the sport, through the eyes of someone who grew up in NHL dressing rooms, who has skated on NHL ice as both a player and a coach, and who inherited the game from a man he’s grown to better understand by looking more closely at himself.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-dream-chaser-aus-hamburg-in-die-nfl-by-kasim-edebali--65128021https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Dream Chaser: Aus Hamburg in die NFL Author: Kasim Edebali Narrator: Sebastian Pappenberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 6, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 renommierten Boston College heißt die nächste Station: NFL. In seiner Biografie erzählt der Football-Star erstmals von seinem turbulenten Weg von Hamburg in die härteste Liga der Welt, wie er mit allen Höhen und Tiefen fertig wurde und sich immer wieder aufs Neue gegen die besten Spieler der Welt durchsetzte und zur »Vollmaschine« wurde. Gewohnt authentisch und mit viel Witz gewährt Kasim Edebali einen Blick hinter die Kulissen dieses spektakulären Sports und des knallharten Business, das damit einhergeht.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660090Mon, 06 Feb 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Dream Chaser: Aus Hamburg in die NFL Author: Kasim Edebali Narrator: Sebastian Pappenberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660090 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Dream Chaser: Aus Hamburg in die NFL Author: Kasim Edebali Narrator: Sebastian Pappenberger Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 55 minutes Release date: February 6, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 renommierten Boston College heißt die nächste Station: NFL. In seiner Biografie erzählt der Football-Star erstmals von seinem turbulenten Weg von Hamburg in die härteste Liga der Welt, wie er mit allen Höhen und Tiefen fertig wurde und sich immer wieder aufs Neue gegen die besten Spieler der Welt durchsetzte und zur »Vollmaschine« wurde. Gewohnt authentisch und mit viel Witz gewährt Kasim Edebali einen Blick hinter die Kulissen dieses spektakulären Sports und des knallharten Business, das damit einhergeht.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/from-the-front-row-reflections-of-a-major-league-baseball-owner-and-modern-art-dealer-by-jeffrey-loria--65128081https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/640485 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Front Row: Reflections of a Major League Baseball Owner and Modern Art Dealer Author: Jeffrey Loria Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 one recognize great art or great athletic talent? And most of all, who were the amazing artists who changed our visual interpretation of the twentieth century and the talented athletes who are transforming our national pastime? Go inside fascinating artists' studios and high-energy baseball clubhouses and dugouts as Loria shares his keen eye and front-row seat. From achieving a coveted World Series championship to helping build world-class art collections, which have found their way into many major museums and private holdings, Loria relies on a special mix of perseverance, professionalism, and passion. From the Front Row offers a rare glimpse into the life of a private, sometimes provocative, and highly successful entrepreneur, who has never shied away from taking big risks to achieve big dreams.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/640485Tue, 31 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/640485 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Front Row: Reflections of a Major League Baseball Owner and Modern Art Dealer Author: Jeffrey Loria Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/640485 to listen full audiobooks. Title: From the Front Row: Reflections of a Major League Baseball Owner and Modern Art Dealer Author: Jeffrey Loria Narrator: John Mclain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 3 minutes Release date: January 31, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 one recognize great art or great athletic talent? And most of all, who were the amazing artists who changed our visual interpretation of the twentieth century and the talented athletes who are transforming our national pastime? Go inside fascinating artists' studios and high-energy baseball clubhouses and dugouts as Loria shares his keen eye and front-row seat. From achieving a coveted World Series championship to helping build world-class art collections, which have found their way into many major museums and private holdings, Loria relies on a special mix of perseverance, professionalism, and passion. From the Front Row offers a rare glimpse into the life of a private, sometimes provocative, and highly successful entrepreneur, who has never shied away from taking big risks to achieve big dreams.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/i-d-trade-him-again-by-terry-mcconnell--65128027https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'd Trade Him Again Author: Terry Mcconnell Narrator: Anthony J. Miano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 25, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 biographers focus on the relationship between the two men, today and during the heady heydays of the five-time Stanley Cup champion team. Peter Pocklington brought the people of Edmonton a winning franchise and the most skilled player in hockey history: The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. This book tells the fascinating story of the flamboyant entrepreneur's tenure of the Edmonton Oilers, from its origins as a WHA team to its heights as an NHL powerhouse. 'I'D TRADE HIM AGAIN: WAYNE GRETZKY & PETER POCKLINGTON' is an easy-to-read 'must read' for hockey fans on both sides of the border. Get inside details from the major players in this dramatic tale.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660154Wed, 25 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'd Trade Him Again Author: Terry Mcconnell Narrator: Anthony J. Miano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/660154 to listen full audiobooks. Title: I'd Trade Him Again Author: Terry Mcconnell Narrator: Anthony J. Miano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 46 minutes Release date: January 25, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 biographers focus on the relationship between the two men, today and during the heady heydays of the five-time Stanley Cup champion team. Peter Pocklington brought the people of Edmonton a winning franchise and the most skilled player in hockey history: The Great One, Wayne Gretzky. This book tells the fascinating story of the flamboyant entrepreneur's tenure of the Edmonton Oilers, from its origins as a WHA team to its heights as an NHL powerhouse. 'I'D TRADE HIM AGAIN: WAYNE GRETZKY & PETER POCKLINGTON' is an easy-to-read 'must read' for hockey fans on both sides of the border. Get inside details from the major players in this dramatic tale.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-adrenalina-by-luigi-garlando-zlatan-ibrahimovic--65128025https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Adrenalina Author: Luigi Garlando, Zlatan Ibrahimović Narrator: Miguel Coll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 20, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: EL JUGADOR MÁS PROLÍFICO Y POLÉMICO DEL FÚTBOL NO TIENE NADA MÁS QUE DEMOSTRAR SOBRE EL TERRENO DE JUEGO. SOLO HAY UN ZLATAN. Y ESTAS SON SUS HISTORIAS JAMÁS CONTADAS. Cuando estoy en el campo, sentirme querido me da un impulso impresionante. Pero el odio también me da mucho. Cuando me cabrean, paso a un nivel superior: estoy más atento, más concentrado, más fuerte, más ansioso por demostrar algo. Si me odian, me hacen mejor. Por eso, partidos como los derbis me ponen a mil por hora y me llenan de una rabia especial que me lleva más alto. Pero hoy tengo mucho más control que cuando era joven. También porque los niños me han dado una calma y un ritmo que antes no tenía. Hasta que nació el primero, yo me llevaba a casa el fútbol y toda mi rabia. Entonces las cosas cambiaron. Iba a casa, miraba a los niños y me olvidaba de todo. En verdad me han derribado. Entraron en mi vida y de repente el fútbol dejó de ser lo más importante. Solo importaba que estuvieran bien. ¿Qué representa la chilena para el jugador al que se le atribuye la más bella y emocionante de la historia del fútbol? ¿Cuál es el valor de un gol hoy para el jugador que está celebrando su 40 cumpleaños en pleno apogeo? ¿Y qué significa para él regatear o pasar? Zlatan Ibrahimovic ya no necesita mostrar su fuerza ni recordarnos los grandes éxitos deportivos que lo convirtieron en un campeón único en el mundo, por lo que decide desnudarse, de manera sincera y honesta, para contarnos cómo cambia un dios del fútbol y afronta los años venideros sin hipocresía, con madurez y dudas para aprender a aceptar. En armonía constante entre la Adrenalina y el Equilibrio, se revela en una narración llena de confidencias y anécdotas, donde hasta el miedo encuentra espacio en los pliegues del campeón, junto a la dulzura y la fragilidad, sentimientos que suman fuerza, determinación y coraje a quienes han llevó al pequeño de Rosengård a la cima del mundo, desde donde ahora habla de entrenadores y penaltis, vestuarios, rivales y balón, además de felicidad, amistad y amor. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic nació en Malmö el 3 de octubre de 1981 donde comenzó a jugar al fútbol a los trece años en el Malmö FF, para luego emprender una carrera internacional. Ha jugado en los equipos más importantes del mundo: Ajax, Juventus, Inter, F.C. Barcelona, ​​Milán, París Saint-Germain, Manchester United, LA Galaxy y Milán de nuevo. Cuenta con más de 30 trofeos nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos el premio Fifa Puskás 2013 al mejor gol del año, el premio al mejor jugador del año y al máximo goleador de Francia durante tres temporadas. Es el mejor goleador de la historia de la selección sueca.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657355Fri, 20 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Adrenalina Author: Luigi Garlando, Zlatan Ibrahimović Narrator: Miguel Coll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/657355 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Adrenalina Author: Luigi Garlando, Zlatan Ibrahimović Narrator: Miguel Coll Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 36 minutes Release date: January 20, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: EL JUGADOR MÁS PROLÍFICO Y POLÉMICO DEL FÚTBOL NO TIENE NADA MÁS QUE DEMOSTRAR SOBRE EL TERRENO DE JUEGO. SOLO HAY UN ZLATAN. Y ESTAS SON SUS HISTORIAS JAMÁS CONTADAS. Cuando estoy en el campo, sentirme querido me da un impulso impresionante. Pero el odio también me da mucho. Cuando me cabrean, paso a un nivel superior: estoy más atento, más concentrado, más fuerte, más ansioso por demostrar algo. Si me odian, me hacen mejor. Por eso, partidos como los derbis me ponen a mil por hora y me llenan de una rabia especial que me lleva más alto. Pero hoy tengo mucho más control que cuando era joven. También porque los niños me han dado una calma y un ritmo que antes no tenía. Hasta que nació el primero, yo me llevaba a casa el fútbol y toda mi rabia. Entonces las cosas cambiaron. Iba a casa, miraba a los niños y me olvidaba de todo. En verdad me han derribado. Entraron en mi vida y de repente el fútbol dejó de ser lo más importante. Solo importaba que estuvieran bien. ¿Qué representa la chilena para el jugador al que se le atribuye la más bella y emocionante de la historia del fútbol? ¿Cuál es el valor de un gol hoy para el jugador que está celebrando su 40 cumpleaños en pleno apogeo? ¿Y qué significa para él regatear o pasar? Zlatan Ibrahimovic ya no necesita mostrar su fuerza ni recordarnos los grandes éxitos deportivos que lo convirtieron en un campeón único en el mundo, por lo que decide desnudarse, de manera sincera y honesta, para contarnos cómo cambia un dios del fútbol y afronta los años venideros sin hipocresía, con madurez y dudas para aprender a aceptar. En armonía constante entre la Adrenalina y el Equilibrio, se revela en una narración llena de confidencias y anécdotas, donde hasta el miedo encuentra espacio en los pliegues del campeón, junto a la dulzura y la fragilidad, sentimientos que suman fuerza, determinación y coraje a quienes han llevó al pequeño de Rosengård a la cima del mundo, desde donde ahora habla de entrenadores y penaltis, vestuarios, rivales y balón, además de felicidad, amistad y amor. - Zlatan Ibrahimovic nació en Malmö el 3 de octubre de 1981 donde comenzó a jugar al fútbol a los trece años en el Malmö FF, para luego emprender una carrera internacional. Ha jugado en los equipos más importantes del mundo: Ajax, Juventus, Inter, F.C. Barcelona, ​​Milán, París Saint-Germain, Manchester United, LA Galaxy y Milán de nuevo. Cuenta con más de 30 trofeos nacionales e internacionales, entre ellos el premio Fifa Puskás 2013 al mejor gol del año, el premio al mejor jugador del año y al máximo goleador de Francia durante tres temporadas. Es el mejor goleador de la historia de la selección sueca.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/straight-shooter-a-memoir-of-second-chances-and-first-takes-by-stephen-a-smith--65128207https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes Author: Stephen A. Smith Narrator: Stephen A. Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.88 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 14 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 childhood as well as at ESPN. Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest of six children, he was a sports-obsessed kid who faced struggles, from undiagnosed dyslexia to getting enough cereal to fill his bowl. As a basketball player at Winston-Salem State University, he got a glimmer of his true calling when he wrote a newspaper column arguing for the retirement of his own Hall of Fame coach, Clarence Gaines. Smith hustled and rose up from a reporter on the high school beat at Daily News (New York) to a general sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer before getting his own show at ESPN in 2005. After he was unceremoniously fired from the network in 2009, he became even more determined to fight for success. He got himself rehired two years later and, with his razor-sharp intelligence and fearless debate style, found the show he was destined to star in: First Take, the network’s flagship morning program. In Straight Shooter, Smith writes about the greatest highs and deepest lows of his life and career. He gives his thoughts on Skip Bayless, Ray Rice, Colin Kaepernick, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Cowboys, and former President Donald Trump. But he also pulls back the curtain and talks about life beyond the set, sharing authentic stories about his negligent father, his loving mother, being a father himself, his battle with life-threatening COVID-19, and what he really thinks about politics and social issues. He does it all with the same intelligence, humor, and charm that has made him a household name. A provocative and moving “blueprint of tenacity” (Fat Joe), this book is the perfect gift for lovers of sports, television, and anyone who likes their stories delivered straight to the heart.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601077Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes Author: Stephen A. Smith Narrator: Stephen A. Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/601077 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Takes Author: Stephen A. Smith Narrator: Stephen A. Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 4 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.88 of Total 33 Ratings of Narrator: 4.86 of Total 14 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 childhood as well as at ESPN. Stephen A. Smith has never been handed anything, nor was he an overnight success. Growing up poor in Queens, the son of Caribbean immigrants and the youngest of six children, he was a sports-obsessed kid who faced struggles, from undiagnosed dyslexia to getting enough cereal to fill his bowl. As a basketball player at Winston-Salem State University, he got a glimmer of his true calling when he wrote a newspaper column arguing for the retirement of his own Hall of Fame coach, Clarence Gaines. Smith hustled and rose up from a reporter on the high school beat at Daily News (New York) to a general sports columnist at The Philadelphia Inquirer before getting his own show at ESPN in 2005. After he was unceremoniously fired from the network in 2009, he became even more determined to fight for success. He got himself rehired two years later and, with his razor-sharp intelligence and fearless debate style, found the show he was destined to star in: First Take, the network’s flagship morning program. In Straight Shooter, Smith writes about the greatest highs and deepest lows of his life and career. He gives his thoughts on Skip Bayless, Ray Rice, Colin Kaepernick, the New York Knicks, the Dallas Cowboys, and former President Donald Trump. But he also pulls back the curtain and talks about life beyond the set, sharing authentic stories about his negligent father, his loving mother, being a father himself, his battle with life-threatening COVID-19, and what he really thinks about politics and social issues. He does it all with the same intelligence, humor, and charm that has made him a household name. A provocative and moving “blueprint of tenacity” (Fat Joe), this book is the perfect gift for lovers of sports, television, and anyone who likes their stories delivered straight to the heart.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/willie-horton-23-detroit-s-own-willie-the-wonder-the-tigers-first-black-great-by-willie-horton-kevin-allen--65128102https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great Author: Willie Horton, Kevin Allen Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots. In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit's Jeffries Projects as the youngest of twenty-one children to winning a World Series with his hometown Tigers in 1968. Horton also candidly discusses the opposition he faced as a Black player, his fond memories of Al Kaline, the joy he felt in returning to the Tigers as a front office executive, and the many ways he still tries to give back to Detroit and his community. By turns heartrending and hilarious, this timely chronicle is an essential contribution to baseball's written history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634452Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great Author: Willie Horton, Kevin Allen Narrator: William Andrew Quinn...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/634452 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Willie Horton: 23: Detroit's Own Willie the Wonder, the Tigers' First Black Great Author: Willie Horton, Kevin Allen Narrator: William Andrew Quinn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 14 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 pleaded for an end to the violence of the 1967 Detroit riots. In this new autobiography, Horton shares the fascinating story of his life and career, from growing up in Detroit's Jeffries Projects as the youngest of twenty-one children to winning a World Series with his hometown Tigers in 1968. Horton also candidly discusses the opposition he faced as a Black player, his fond memories of Al Kaline, the joy he felt in returning to the Tigers as a front office executive, and the many ways he still tries to give back to Detroit and his community. By turns heartrending and hilarious, this timely chronicle is an essential contribution to baseball's written history.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jim-kaat-good-as-gold-my-eight-decades-in-baseball-by-jim-kaat--65128078https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball Author: Jim Kaat Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 broadcaster have given him a singular long view of the game. In Good as Gold, Kaat weaves the tale of a lifetime, taking fans on the field, into the clubhouse, and behind the mic as only he can. Full of priceless stories from New York, Minnesota, and across the major leagues, this honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Kaat on a tour of baseball history.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636167Tue, 17 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball Author: Jim Kaat Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/636167 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jim Kaat: Good As Gold: My Eight Decades in Baseball Author: Jim Kaat Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 broadcaster have given him a singular long view of the game. In Good as Gold, Kaat weaves the tale of a lifetime, taking fans on the field, into the clubhouse, and behind the mic as only he can. Full of priceless stories from New York, Minnesota, and across the major leagues, this honest and engaging autobiography gives fans a rare seat alongside Kaat on a tour of baseball history.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/approach-without-caution-the-5-step-plan-to-take-control-of-your-life-by-james-haskell--65128064https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626424 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life Author: James Haskell Narrator: James Haskell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 12, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 noise of everyday life, to conquer your fears and approach challenges without caution. One of rugby’s most ferocious flankers and successful players, James Haskell has always strived to be at the very top of his game. To achieve a global rugby career, he knew he had to keep his body strong. To go on to found an award-winning production company and become a successful DJ and bestselling author, he knew he had to keep his mind even stronger. Revolutionary and revealing, Approach With(out) Caution presents James Haskell as you’ve never known him. James takes the lessons he’s learned, both on and off the pitch, and turns them into a five-pillar plan to help you take control of your life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626424Thu, 12 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626424 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life Author: James Haskell Narrator: James Haskell Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626424 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Approach Without Caution: The 5-Step Plan to Take Control of Your Life Author: James Haskell Narrator: James Haskell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: January 12, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 noise of everyday life, to conquer your fears and approach challenges without caution. One of rugby’s most ferocious flankers and successful players, James Haskell has always strived to be at the very top of his game. To achieve a global rugby career, he knew he had to keep his body strong. To go on to found an award-winning production company and become a successful DJ and bestselling author, he knew he had to keep his mind even stronger. Revolutionary and revealing, Approach With(out) Caution presents James Haskell as you’ve never known him. James takes the lessons he’s learned, both on and off the pitch, and turns them into a five-pillar plan to help you take control of your life.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dream-time-a-memoir-of-tennis-teamwork-by-ashleigh-barty--65128217https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork Author: Ashleigh Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I’m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that’s young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it’s always been important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. In that context, the timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 5-year-old girl to the night I packed up my tennis bag after winning the 2022 Australian Open. This book gives me a chance to look back at every moment of the 20 years in between, and to think carefully through the highs and lows, the work and the play, the smiles and the tears. My Dream Time is about finding the path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person, and to consider the way those identities overlap and compete. We all have a professional and a personal self. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realized—from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world. My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you, about the importance of purpose – and perspective—in our lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585158Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork Author: Ashleigh Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/585158 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis & Teamwork Author: Ashleigh Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I’m only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that’s young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it’s always been important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. In that context, the timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a 5-year-old girl to the night I packed up my tennis bag after winning the 2022 Australian Open. This book gives me a chance to look back at every moment of the 20 years in between, and to think carefully through the highs and lows, the work and the play, the smiles and the tears. My Dream Time is about finding the path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person, and to consider the way those identities overlap and compete. We all have a professional and a personal self. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realized—from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world. My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you, about the importance of purpose – and perspective—in our lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/good-for-a-girl-a-woman-running-in-a-man-s-world-by-lauren-fleshman--65128167https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World Author: Lauren Fleshman Narrator: Lauren Fleshman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: * A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award * A Financial Times Best Sports Book of 2023 Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes “Women’s sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl we finally have one.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David and Goliath One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. But every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems—originally designed for men and boys—fail women and girls. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age. Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is Fleshman’s story of falling in love with running, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to injuries, and fighting for a better way for female athletes. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes of any gender, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild competitive sports with women at their center.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587657Tue, 10 Jan 2023 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World Author: Lauren Fleshman Narrator: Lauren Fleshman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587657 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Good for a Girl: A Woman Running in a Man's World Author: Lauren Fleshman Narrator: Lauren Fleshman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 57 minutes Release date: January 10, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.6 of Total 10 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: * A New York Times Bestseller * Winner of the William Hill Sports Book Of The Year Award * A Financial Times Best Sports Book of 2023 Fueled by her years as an elite runner and advocate for women in sports, Lauren Fleshman offers her inspiring personal story and a rallying cry for reform of a sports landscape that is failing young female athletes “Women’s sports have needed a manifesto for a very long time, and with Lauren Fleshman’s Good for a Girl we finally have one.” —Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers and David and Goliath One of the most decorated collegiate athletes of all time and a national champion as a pro, Lauren Fleshman has grown up in the world of running. But every step of the way, she has seen how our sports systems—originally designed for men and boys—fail women and girls. Girls drop out of sports at alarming rates once they hit puberty, and female collegiate athletes routinely fall victim to injury, eating disorders, or mental health struggles as they try to force their way past a natural dip in performance for women of their age. Written with heart and verve, Good for a Girl is Fleshman’s story of falling in love with running, being pushed to her limits and succumbing to injuries, and fighting for a better way for female athletes. Drawing on not only her own story but also emerging research on the physiology and psychology of young athletes of any gender, Fleshman gives voice to the often-silent experience of the female athlete and argues that the time has come to rebuild competitive sports with women at their center.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tom-longboat-by-will-cardinal--65128067https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Longboat Author: Will Cardinal Narrator: Dana Negrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the greatest marathon runners of all time, Tom Longboat was one of the best-known athletes of the western world in the early 20th century. Longboat was an astonishing long-distance runner who grew up on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario. He won the Boston Marathon in record time, 2:24.24, almost five minutes faster than the 10 previous winners. Longboat then raced in the Olympic Marathon in 1908, but he collapsed on the course amid rumours that his manager had drugged him with strychnine. At a rematch the following year in New York City, Longboat won the race handily, beating his nearest competitor. In 1916, Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and worked as a dispatch carrier for the 107th Pioneer Battalion in France. He was left for dead on the battlefield, but somehow survived and returned to Canada only to discover that his wife, Lauretta, thinking he was dead, had remarried. Longboat’s independent spirit and passion for running carried him through the many difficulties he faced as an Aboriginal person. His enduring legacy has been honoured with the Tom Longboat Awards, established in 1951 to celebrate outstanding First Nations athletes in Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Indian Hall of Fame.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649175Tue, 27 Dec 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Longboat Author: Will Cardinal Narrator: Dana Negrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/649175 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tom Longboat Author: Will Cardinal Narrator: Dana Negrey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 58 minutes Release date: December 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the greatest marathon runners of all time, Tom Longboat was one of the best-known athletes of the western world in the early 20th century. Longboat was an astonishing long-distance runner who grew up on the Six Nations reserve near Brantford, Ontario. He won the Boston Marathon in record time, 2:24.24, almost five minutes faster than the 10 previous winners. Longboat then raced in the Olympic Marathon in 1908, but he collapsed on the course amid rumours that his manager had drugged him with strychnine. At a rematch the following year in New York City, Longboat won the race handily, beating his nearest competitor. In 1916, Longboat enlisted in the Canadian Armed Forces and worked as a dispatch carrier for the 107th Pioneer Battalion in France. He was left for dead on the battlefield, but somehow survived and returned to Canada only to discover that his wife, Lauretta, thinking he was dead, had remarried. Longboat’s independent spirit and passion for running carried him through the many difficulties he faced as an Aboriginal person. His enduring legacy has been honoured with the Tom Longboat Awards, established in 1951 to celebrate outstanding First Nations athletes in Canada. He is a member of the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and the Indian Hall of Fame.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/boleyn-boy-my-autobiography-by-mark-noble--65128103https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boleyn Boy: My Autobiography Author: Mark Noble Narrator: Luke Francis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: December 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* This is the remarkable story of a local lad who grew up in the shadow of Upton Park and became ‘Mr West Ham’: a one-club man who lived the dream. A modern footballing legend, Mark Noble is the embodiment of what it means to be a Hammer, pouring his heart and soul into the club he supported as a boy. Born and raised in Canning Town, Mark joined the West Ham youth squad in 2000 and made his senior-team debut aged just 17. Now, after over 20 years, with a wealth of memories and more than 500 appearances for his boyhood club under his belt, Mark finally looks back at his remarkable career, reflecting on his journey from boot boy to club captain, bossing the midfield, scoring pressure penalties and becoming an inspirational figurehead on and off the pitch. This is the story of a brilliant footballer, a genuine ambassador and a local legend. This is the unforgettable autobiography of Mark Noble.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592457Thu, 15 Dec 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boleyn Boy: My Autobiography Author: Mark Noble Narrator: Luke Francis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: December 15,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592457 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Boleyn Boy: My Autobiography Author: Mark Noble Narrator: Luke Francis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 1 minute Release date: December 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: *THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* This is the remarkable story of a local lad who grew up in the shadow of Upton Park and became ‘Mr West Ham’: a one-club man who lived the dream. A modern footballing legend, Mark Noble is the embodiment of what it means to be a Hammer, pouring his heart and soul into the club he supported as a boy. Born and raised in Canning Town, Mark joined the West Ham youth squad in 2000 and made his senior-team debut aged just 17. Now, after over 20 years, with a wealth of memories and more than 500 appearances for his boyhood club under his belt, Mark finally looks back at his remarkable career, reflecting on his journey from boot boy to club captain, bossing the midfield, scoring pressure penalties and becoming an inspirational figurehead on and off the pitch. This is the story of a brilliant footballer, a genuine ambassador and a local legend. This is the unforgettable autobiography of Mark Noble.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-senior-my-amazing-year-as-a-59-year-old-college-football-linebacker-by-mike-flynt--65128082https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senior: My Amazing Year as a 59-Year-Old College Football Linebacker Author: Mike Flynt Narrator: Guy Branche, James Donaldson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: December 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It's Never Too Late to Tackle Your Dreams! Mike Flynt was swapping stories with some old football buddies when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: getting kicked off the college team before his senior year. So, one of his pals said, 'Why not do something about it?' Most 59-year-olds would have laughed. Flynt's only concern was his eligibility. He not only returned to college football, but actually made the team at his alma mater - Sul Ross State, an NCAA division III school. His remarkable story begins with a tough upbringing by a violent father who trained him to fight at every opportunity. His fighting habit took him in and out of jail several times, until a faith conversion turned his life around on the very day he was contemplating suicide. Mike Flynt has much to offer others, not only through his story, but through his belief that it’s never too late for God to heal your heart and fulfill your dreams. Foreword by NBA Superstar LeBron James.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625374Tue, 13 Dec 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senior: My Amazing Year as a 59-Year-Old College Football Linebacker Author: Mike Flynt Narrator: Guy Branche, James Donaldson Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625374 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Senior: My Amazing Year as a 59-Year-Old College Football Linebacker Author: Mike Flynt Narrator: Guy Branche, James Donaldson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 40 minutes Release date: December 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It's Never Too Late to Tackle Your Dreams! Mike Flynt was swapping stories with some old football buddies when he brought up the biggest regret of his life: getting kicked off the college team before his senior year. So, one of his pals said, 'Why not do something about it?' Most 59-year-olds would have laughed. Flynt's only concern was his eligibility. He not only returned to college football, but actually made the team at his alma mater - Sul Ross State, an NCAA division III school. His remarkable story begins with a tough upbringing by a violent father who trained him to fight at every opportunity. His fighting habit took him in and out of jail several times, until a faith conversion turned his life around on the very day he was contemplating suicide. Mike Flynt has much to offer others, not only through his story, but through his belief that it’s never too late for God to heal your heart and fulfill your dreams. Foreword by NBA Superstar LeBron James.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ten-hag-the-biography-by-maarten-meijer--65128097https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Hag: The Biography Author: Maarten Meijer Narrator: John Hastings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Good is not good enough. You have to be even better - Erik ten Hag Who is Erik ten Hag? With an air of unperturbability, he ignores critics, follows his own methods and relentlessly pursues perfection on the pitch. His uncanny ability to analyse and solve problems - the 'process' as Ten Hag calls it - has unfailingly led to breakthrough. There is no magic. There is only intelligence at work, personal devotion to players and near-obsessive attention to detail. At Ajax, Ten Hag brooked no dissent and moulded his team into a smoothly operating unit of attack. His team enjoyed an astonishing run, winning three league cups in a row and reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in a quarter of a century. Along the way, they produced some of the brightest and most entertaining football seen in Europe for years. Maarten Meijer's definitive biography follows Erik ten Hag, from his upbringing in the Dutch countryside to his domestic triumphs and European victories. Meijer's book is the ultimate guide to the man with the momentous task of ending a decade of disappointment at Manchester United, and beginning a new era of great and winning football. ©2022 Maarten Meijer (P)2022 Penguin Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617711Thu, 01 Dec 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Hag: The Biography Author: Maarten Meijer Narrator: John Hastings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: December...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617711 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ten Hag: The Biography Author: Maarten Meijer Narrator: John Hastings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 27 minutes Release date: December 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Good is not good enough. You have to be even better - Erik ten Hag Who is Erik ten Hag? With an air of unperturbability, he ignores critics, follows his own methods and relentlessly pursues perfection on the pitch. His uncanny ability to analyse and solve problems - the 'process' as Ten Hag calls it - has unfailingly led to breakthrough. There is no magic. There is only intelligence at work, personal devotion to players and near-obsessive attention to detail. At Ajax, Ten Hag brooked no dissent and moulded his team into a smoothly operating unit of attack. His team enjoyed an astonishing run, winning three league cups in a row and reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time in a quarter of a century. Along the way, they produced some of the brightest and most entertaining football seen in Europe for years. Maarten Meijer's definitive biography follows Erik ten Hag, from his upbringing in the Dutch countryside to his domestic triumphs and European victories. Meijer's book is the ultimate guide to the man with the momentous task of ending a decade of disappointment at Manchester United, and beginning a new era of great and winning football. ©2022 Maarten Meijer (P)2022 Penguin Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/penguins-stopped-play-eleven-village-cricketers-take-on-the-world-by-harry-thompson--65128034https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/648015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World Author: Harry Thompson Narrator: Glen Mccready Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except…that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, cunning Bajan drug dealers, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus and whole armies of pitch-invading penguins, you quickly arrive at a lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson's hilarious book tells the story of one of those great madcap enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, and only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/648015Wed, 30 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/648015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World Author: Harry Thompson Narrator: Glen Mccready Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/648015 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Penguins Stopped Play: Eleven Village Cricketers Take on the World Author: Harry Thompson Narrator: Glen Mccready Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 21 minutes Release date: November 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It seemed a simple enough idea at the outset: to assemble a team of eleven men to play cricket on each of the seven continents of the globe. Except…that's not a simple idea at all. And when you throw in incompetent airline officials, cunning Bajan drug dealers, overzealous American anti-terrorist police, idiotic Welshmen dressed as Santa Claus and whole armies of pitch-invading penguins, you quickly arrive at a lot more than you bargained for. Harry Thompson's hilarious book tells the story of one of those great madcap enterprises that only an Englishman could have dreamed up, and only a bunch of Englishmen could possibly have wished to carry out.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-ultimo-maradona-cuando-a-diego-le-cortaron-las-piernas-by-andres-burgo-alejandro-wall--65128052https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/641306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El último Maradona: Cuando a Diego le cortaron las piernas Author: Andrés Burgo, Alejandro Wall Narrator: Hernán Chiozza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 21, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: El último Maradona desvela con lujo de detalles la trama secreta de una de las grandes pesadillas de la historia del fútbol argentino. Diego Armando Maradona quiere jugar el Mundial 94. Sueña con volver a ser el del 86, pero está completamente fuera de forma. Alguien le presenta a Daniel Cerrini, un fisicoculturista que nada tiene que ver con el fútbol. Diego lo contrata para que se encargue de su puesta a punto. Los resultados son, o parecen ser, sorprendentes. Maradona está en plena forma física y futbolística. El médico de la selección, sin embargo, está preocupado. Nadie le ha dicho qué clase de medicamentos está tomando El Diez. Argentina tiene un arranque espectacular en el Mundial. Maradona es la gran figura del equipo. Después del triunfo ante Nigeria, una mujer vestida de enfermera lo pasa a buscar al centro del campo. Diego ha sido sorteado para el control antidoping. En el palco, Julio Humberto Grondona le dice al dirigente Eduardo Deluca que ahora hay que rezar. Grondona deberá optar entre dos lealtades: o respalda a su jugador fetiche o cierra filas con el poder de la FIFA.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/641306Mon, 21 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/641306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El último Maradona: Cuando a Diego le cortaron las piernas Author: Andrés Burgo, Alejandro Wall Narrator: Hernán Chiozza Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/641306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El último Maradona: Cuando a Diego le cortaron las piernas Author: Andrés Burgo, Alejandro Wall Narrator: Hernán Chiozza Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 10 minutes Release date: November 21, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: El último Maradona desvela con lujo de detalles la trama secreta de una de las grandes pesadillas de la historia del fútbol argentino. Diego Armando Maradona quiere jugar el Mundial 94. Sueña con volver a ser el del 86, pero está completamente fuera de forma. Alguien le presenta a Daniel Cerrini, un fisicoculturista que nada tiene que ver con el fútbol. Diego lo contrata para que se encargue de su puesta a punto. Los resultados son, o parecen ser, sorprendentes. Maradona está en plena forma física y futbolística. El médico de la selección, sin embargo, está preocupado. Nadie le ha dicho qué clase de medicamentos está tomando El Diez. Argentina tiene un arranque espectacular en el Mundial. Maradona es la gran figura del equipo. Después del triunfo ante Nigeria, una mujer vestida de enfermera lo pasa a buscar al centro del campo. Diego ha sido sorteado para el control antidoping. En el palco, Julio Humberto Grondona le dice al dirigente Eduardo Deluca que ahora hay que rezar. Grondona deberá optar entre dos lealtades: o respalda a su jugador fetiche o cierra filas con el poder de la FIFA.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-rodfather-inside-the-beautiful-ugly-ridiculous-hilarious-game-by-paul-howard-roddy-collins--65128142https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game Author: Paul Howard, Roddy Collins Narrator: Roddy Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs), manager (twelve clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone, along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him, Roddy replied that he'd 'rather dig holes in the road'. Now, with the brilliant Paul Howard, Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time - the adventures, the rows and the craic - in what will be not only one of the funniest but one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football. © Roddy Collins & Paul Howard 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567215Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game Author: Paul Howard, Roddy Collins Narrator: Roddy Collins Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567215 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Rodfather: Inside the Beautiful (Ugly, Ridiculous, Hilarious) Game Author: Paul Howard, Roddy Collins Narrator: Roddy Collins Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 39 minutes Release date: November 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Roddy Collins is a football man - now in the sixth decade of a career as a player (at sixteen clubs), manager (twelve clubs) and commentator. And he is a funny man: an unequalled raconteur with a sharp eye for the absurdities of the professional game and spectacular recall. He has made friends wherever he has gone, along with some high-quality enemies. When John Delaney said he could get Roddy a job if he'd just stop criticising him, Roddy replied that he'd 'rather dig holes in the road'. Now, with the brilliant Paul Howard, Roddy puts it all down on paper for the first time - the adventures, the rows and the craic - in what will be not only one of the funniest but one of the most eye-opening books ever written about professional football. © Roddy Collins & Paul Howard 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/paul-davis-arsenal-and-after-by-paul-davis--65128068https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paul Davis: Arsenal and After Author: Paul Davis Narrator: Gary Macdonald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Paul Davis's story takes us on a journey through almost 50 years at the very top in football: a leading player's take on an extraordinary and memorable period in Arsenal's history, during which the club and football changed radically and forever around him. Davis won titles and cups with Arsenal but, to do so, had to battle against career-threatening injuries and to handle the frustrations and injustices of the worst kinds of club and dressing room politics. His subsequent experiences as a coach and as a coach-developer have been just as challenging, just as emotionally charged, and just as significant. It's a life story worth the telling, that's for sure. Paul Davis: Arsenal And Afteroffers more than just a fascinating football story. Paul's mum, Ruby, arrived in England from Jamaica in the late 1950s, as part of the Windrush generation. She brought up Paul and his sister, Sandra, on her own, on a council estate in Stockwell, South London. Much of the Davis family history was – and still is – a mystery to Paul, who never knew or knew anything about his father. He was already a senior player at Arsenal before he discovered he had siblings: the three children Ruby had left behind in Kingston when she'd struck out for a new life in England, thirty years before. As a teenager, Davis was often the only black player wearing Arsenal colours. As often as not, he'd be the only black player on the pitch. With that came challenges: racism in football and beyond in the early 1980s was undiluted and unapologetic. The fight for recognition – for opportunity and for change – has been part of the Davis story ever since. His own emotional experiences are the lens through which he now looks back on everything he's achieved as a player, as a coach and as an educator.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626119Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paul Davis: Arsenal and After Author: Paul Davis Narrator: Gary Macdonald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626119 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Paul Davis: Arsenal and After Author: Paul Davis Narrator: Gary Macdonald Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Paul Davis's story takes us on a journey through almost 50 years at the very top in football: a leading player's take on an extraordinary and memorable period in Arsenal's history, during which the club and football changed radically and forever around him. Davis won titles and cups with Arsenal but, to do so, had to battle against career-threatening injuries and to handle the frustrations and injustices of the worst kinds of club and dressing room politics. His subsequent experiences as a coach and as a coach-developer have been just as challenging, just as emotionally charged, and just as significant. It's a life story worth the telling, that's for sure. Paul Davis: Arsenal And Afteroffers more than just a fascinating football story. Paul's mum, Ruby, arrived in England from Jamaica in the late 1950s, as part of the Windrush generation. She brought up Paul and his sister, Sandra, on her own, on a council estate in Stockwell, South London. Much of the Davis family history was – and still is – a mystery to Paul, who never knew or knew anything about his father. He was already a senior player at Arsenal before he discovered he had siblings: the three children Ruby had left behind in Kingston when she'd struck out for a new life in England, thirty years before. As a teenager, Davis was often the only black player wearing Arsenal colours. As often as not, he'd be the only black player on the pitch. With that came challenges: racism in football and beyond in the early 1980s was undiluted and unapologetic. The fight for recognition – for opportunity and for change – has been part of the Davis story ever since. His own emotional experiences are the lens through which he now looks back on everything he's achieved as a player, as a coach and as an educator.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/funky-my-defiant-path-through-the-wild-world-of-combat-sports-by-ben-askren--65128204https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports Author: Ben Askren Narrator: Ben Askren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the most dominant college wrestlers in history, Ben Askren became a folk hero during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, before going on to become a multiple time MMA champion and one of the sport's biggest stars. Here, in Funky, this record-breaking wrestler and polarizing UFC fighter shares how he came to dominate opponents while blazing a trail through competitors in unprecedented ways. Not blessed with natural athleticism, he revolutionized folkstyle wrestling by innovating his own technique, which earned him the famous nickname, 'Funky.' What ensued was an improbable takeover of combat sports by a firebrand who defied tradition, becoming the University of Missouri's first ever national champion while twice winning the prestigious Dan Hodge trophy. Now, Askren opens up about how he bucked convention, how he used his wrestling base to seize the world of cage-fighting, and how he eventually forced UFC president Dana White to end their decade-long public feud via a historic trade. Love him or hate him, win or lose, Ben Askren showed what determination means by staying true to one of his earliest revelations on the mats: 'I was never going to let anybody outwork me.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625814Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports Author: Ben Askren Narrator: Ben Askren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/625814 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Funky: My Defiant Path Through the Wild World of Combat Sports Author: Ben Askren Narrator: Ben Askren Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 42 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the most dominant college wrestlers in history, Ben Askren became a folk hero during the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, before going on to become a multiple time MMA champion and one of the sport's biggest stars. Here, in Funky, this record-breaking wrestler and polarizing UFC fighter shares how he came to dominate opponents while blazing a trail through competitors in unprecedented ways. Not blessed with natural athleticism, he revolutionized folkstyle wrestling by innovating his own technique, which earned him the famous nickname, 'Funky.' What ensued was an improbable takeover of combat sports by a firebrand who defied tradition, becoming the University of Missouri's first ever national champion while twice winning the prestigious Dan Hodge trophy. Now, Askren opens up about how he bucked convention, how he used his wrestling base to seize the world of cage-fighting, and how he eventually forced UFC president Dana White to end their decade-long public feud via a historic trade. Love him or hate him, win or lose, Ben Askren showed what determination means by staying true to one of his earliest revelations on the mats: 'I was never going to let anybody outwork me.']]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/swagger-super-bowls-brass-balls-and-footballs-a-memoir-by-dave-hyde-jimmy-johnson--65128190https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs—A Memoir Author: Dave Hyde, Jimmy Johnson Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: FOX NFL Sunday analyst and legendary Hall of Fame head football coach Jimmy Johnson—the first to win both a college football championship and a Super Bowl—shares his long-awaited, intimate, no-regrets memoir recounting his extraordinary life and insightful lessons on winning, at every level. Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Johnson’s house isn’t on the way to anything. Yet, his private sanctuary on the Florida Keys’ Islamorada islands is a popular destination to which college and professional coaches, general managers, and team owners regularly trek to seek advice—how to build a positive team culture, draft elite players, balance work and family life, and lead a team to win. Why? Because Jimmy Johnson has done it all—rising through the college coaching ranks to lead the University of Miami Hurricanes to a national championship, winning two consecutive Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, and handling public triumphs while dealing with private adversity. Now, written with veteran sports journalist Dave Hyde, Johnson shares a candid account of his life experiences that have turned him into a legend in the coaching world. From his early days on the college football fields at Louisiana Tech to his arrival as the Cowboys’ coach in 1989, Swagger traces the history of Johnson’s career, and his lifelong mission to win. His larger-than-life personality and hard-driving, tough-talking coaching style led him to become one of only six coaches in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls. Swagger shows the behind-the-scenes details of his professional conflict with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his personal revelations following his mother’s death and his son’s struggle with addiction. It reveals Johnson’s formula for winning, including his criteria for identifying talent, his core beliefs, how he replaced legendary coaches like Tom Landry and Don Shula, coached stars from a young Troy Aikman to an aging Dan Marino, and established the ever-elusive sense of “culture” that every team leader hopes to achieve. More than a highlight reel, Swagger reveals the hard-won lessons Jimmy Johnson has learned both as a man and as a coach through a lifetime dedicated to excellence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573558Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs—A Memoir Author: Dave Hyde, Jimmy Johnson Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573558 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Swagger: Super Bowls, Brass Balls, and Footballs—A Memoir Author: Dave Hyde, Jimmy Johnson Narrator: Chris Henry Coffey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.75 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: FOX NFL Sunday analyst and legendary Hall of Fame head football coach Jimmy Johnson—the first to win both a college football championship and a Super Bowl—shares his long-awaited, intimate, no-regrets memoir recounting his extraordinary life and insightful lessons on winning, at every level. Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Johnson’s house isn’t on the way to anything. Yet, his private sanctuary on the Florida Keys’ Islamorada islands is a popular destination to which college and professional coaches, general managers, and team owners regularly trek to seek advice—how to build a positive team culture, draft elite players, balance work and family life, and lead a team to win. Why? Because Jimmy Johnson has done it all—rising through the college coaching ranks to lead the University of Miami Hurricanes to a national championship, winning two consecutive Super Bowls with the Dallas Cowboys, and handling public triumphs while dealing with private adversity. Now, written with veteran sports journalist Dave Hyde, Johnson shares a candid account of his life experiences that have turned him into a legend in the coaching world. From his early days on the college football fields at Louisiana Tech to his arrival as the Cowboys’ coach in 1989, Swagger traces the history of Johnson’s career, and his lifelong mission to win. His larger-than-life personality and hard-driving, tough-talking coaching style led him to become one of only six coaches in NFL history to win back-to-back Super Bowls. Swagger shows the behind-the-scenes details of his professional conflict with Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and his personal revelations following his mother’s death and his son’s struggle with addiction. It reveals Johnson’s formula for winning, including his criteria for identifying talent, his core beliefs, how he replaced legendary coaches like Tom Landry and Don Shula, coached stars from a young Troy Aikman to an aging Dan Marino, and established the ever-elusive sense of “culture” that every team leader hopes to achieve. More than a highlight reel, Swagger reveals the hard-won lessons Jimmy Johnson has learned both as a man and as a coach through a lifetime dedicated to excellence.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/head-on-a-memoir-by-larry-csonka--65128122https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Head On: A Memoir Author: Larry Csonka Narrator: Phil Thron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL's 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history. In Head On, Csonka shares how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling. Csonka found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging. Csonka's Head On is a captivating account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622821Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Head On: A Memoir Author: Larry Csonka Narrator: Phil Thron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Head On: A Memoir Author: Larry Csonka Narrator: Phil Thron Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 1 minute Release date: November 15, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL's 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history. In Head On, Csonka shares how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling. Csonka found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging. Csonka's Head On is a captivating account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-these-walls-could-talk-stories-from-the-new-york-mets-dugout-locker-room-and-press-box-by-mike-puma--65128074https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box Author: Mike Puma Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mike Puma of the New York Post provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can The New York Mets are one of the most historic teams in Major League Baseball, with superstars over the years including Jacob deGrom, Mike Piazza, David Wright, and Tom Seaver. Aided by dozens of new, exclusive interviews, listeners will gain the perspective of players, coaches, and personnel from Mets history in moments of greatness as well as defeat, making for a keepsake no fan will want to miss. Few fan bases display as much rabid devotion to their team as the New York Mets', win or lose. That spirit is celebrated in this colorful collection of stories about the Lovable Losers.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629529Tue, 15 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box Author: Mike Puma Narrator: Barry Abrams Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/629529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If These Walls Could Talk: Stories From the New York Mets Dugout, Locker Room, and Press Box Author: Mike Puma Narrator: Barry Abrams Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: November 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mike Puma of the New York Post provides insight into the team's inner sanctum as only he can The New York Mets are one of the most historic teams in Major League Baseball, with superstars over the years including Jacob deGrom, Mike Piazza, David Wright, and Tom Seaver. Aided by dozens of new, exclusive interviews, listeners will gain the perspective of players, coaches, and personnel from Mets history in moments of greatness as well as defeat, making for a keepsake no fan will want to miss. Few fan bases display as much rabid devotion to their team as the New York Mets', win or lose. That spirit is celebrated in this colorful collection of stories about the Lovable Losers.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/gloves-off-tyson-fury-autobiography-by-tyson-fury--65128168https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography Author: Tyson Fury Narrator: Tyson Fury, Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography This audiobook includes exclusive and deeply personal interviews with Tyson Fury throughout the audiobook, offering listeners a unique and intimate insight into his life and mind. Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which chronicles for the first time in full his inspirational story - the rise, the fall, and the rise again, which saw him come back from the brink of suicide to reclaim his heavyweight crown. Access-all-areas and full of never-before-told stories, Tyson looks back on his life and career to examine what's really defined him: his Travelling upbringing, his fighting family (including his dad John and his half-brother Tommy), his beloved wife Paris, his 6 beautiful children, his mental health battles, his faith, his boxing rivalries and the fights, pitfalls and challenges along the way. Tyson shares fascinating blow-by-blow accounts of his inspiring victories against Deontay Wilder, his recovery from the depths of depression, and his journey to reclaiming his world heavyweight title. With revealing intimacy, Tyson also shares new sides to his character: in the weeks before the biggest fight of his career in 2021 the devoted father was sleeping on a hospital floor in intensive care tending to his new-born daughter Athena who was born premature and fighting for her life. © Tyson Fury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583528Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography Author: Tyson Fury Narrator: Tyson Fury, Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583528 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Gloves Off: Tyson Fury Autobiography Author: Tyson Fury Narrator: Tyson Fury, Jake Wood Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 56 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.4 of Total 5 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The No-Holds-Barred Autobiography This audiobook includes exclusive and deeply personal interviews with Tyson Fury throughout the audiobook, offering listeners a unique and intimate insight into his life and mind. Tyson pulls no punches in his most candid, comprehensive and entertaining book yet, which chronicles for the first time in full his inspirational story - the rise, the fall, and the rise again, which saw him come back from the brink of suicide to reclaim his heavyweight crown. Access-all-areas and full of never-before-told stories, Tyson looks back on his life and career to examine what's really defined him: his Travelling upbringing, his fighting family (including his dad John and his half-brother Tommy), his beloved wife Paris, his 6 beautiful children, his mental health battles, his faith, his boxing rivalries and the fights, pitfalls and challenges along the way. Tyson shares fascinating blow-by-blow accounts of his inspiring victories against Deontay Wilder, his recovery from the depths of depression, and his journey to reclaiming his world heavyweight title. With revealing intimacy, Tyson also shares new sides to his character: in the weeks before the biggest fight of his career in 2021 the devoted father was sleeping on a hospital floor in intensive care tending to his new-born daughter Athena who was born premature and fighting for her life. © Tyson Fury 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/on-days-like-these-the-incredible-autobiography-of-a-football-legend-by-martin-o-neill--65128150https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend Author: Martin O'neill Narrator: Martin O'neill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This audio edition is narrated with class by the author, Martin O'Neill. Martin O’Neill is one of the most fascinating and respected figures in football. In On Days Like These, he tells the story of his remarkable career. 'You'll never get your head out of this . . . The stories are fantastic' – John Motson For the first time, Martin O’Neill reflects on one of the most varied and successful football careers in the British Isles. With a journey spanning over fifty years, Martin dives into the exhilarating highs of trophies, promotion and World Cup fights – and the painful lows of fan confrontations, boardroom drama, relegation scraps and getting fired. Read fascinating stories from his journey as a player, his breakthrough with Distillery in Northern Ireland, to joining Brian Clough’s legendary Nottingham Forest team as it rose from the Second Division all the way to winning back-to-back European Cups. Go behind-the-scenes on his international career for Northern Ireland, playing alongside and getting to know the Belfast Boy himself, George Best. Then, Martin delves into his work as a manager, including his celebrated leadership of Celtic – retaking dominance from Rangers in his very first Old Firm match. And on more recent times, lessons are learned in England – as he led Wycombe from Conference to the League, and Leicester City and Aston Villa to unprecedented highs – before joining forces with Roy Keane and taking the Republic of Ireland to the second round of the Euros for the first time in their history. Written by Martin himself with his trademark honesty and humour, On Days Like These is an insightful and captivating autobiography from a true icon of football – and a must-listen for any fans of the beautiful game.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632587Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend Author: Martin O'neill Narrator: Martin O'neill Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/632587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: On Days Like These: The Incredible Autobiography of a Football Legend Author: Martin O'neill Narrator: Martin O'neill Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This audio edition is narrated with class by the author, Martin O'Neill. Martin O’Neill is one of the most fascinating and respected figures in football. In On Days Like These, he tells the story of his remarkable career. 'You'll never get your head out of this . . . The stories are fantastic' – John Motson For the first time, Martin O’Neill reflects on one of the most varied and successful football careers in the British Isles. With a journey spanning over fifty years, Martin dives into the exhilarating highs of trophies, promotion and World Cup fights – and the painful lows of fan confrontations, boardroom drama, relegation scraps and getting fired. Read fascinating stories from his journey as a player, his breakthrough with Distillery in Northern Ireland, to joining Brian Clough’s legendary Nottingham Forest team as it rose from the Second Division all the way to winning back-to-back European Cups. Go behind-the-scenes on his international career for Northern Ireland, playing alongside and getting to know the Belfast Boy himself, George Best. Then, Martin delves into his work as a manager, including his celebrated leadership of Celtic – retaking dominance from Rangers in his very first Old Firm match. And on more recent times, lessons are learned in England – as he led Wycombe from Conference to the League, and Leicester City and Aston Villa to unprecedented highs – before joining forces with Roy Keane and taking the Republic of Ireland to the second round of the Euros for the first time in their history. Written by Martin himself with his trademark honesty and humour, On Days Like These is an insightful and captivating autobiography from a true icon of football – and a must-listen for any fans of the beautiful game.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/my-dream-time-a-memoir-of-tennis-and-teamwork-by-ash-barty--65128131https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis and Teamwork Author: Ash Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. But it's important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. The timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a five-year-old girl in Ipswich to the night I packed up my tennis bag at Melbourne Park after winning the 2022 Australian Open. Now I can look back at the 20 years in between and think carefully through the work and the play, the smiles and the tears, and all the people who helped along the way, be it my first ever coach, Jim Joyce, or my longtime one, Craig Tyzzer. My Dream Time follows me on my path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realised – from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world. My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you. It’s about the importance of purpose – and perspective – in our lives.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584173Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis and Teamwork Author: Ash Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/584173 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Dream Time: A Memoir of Tennis and Teamwork Author: Ash Barty Narrator: Miranda Tapsell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 13 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It’s a tennis story. It’s a family story. It’s a teamwork story. It’s the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. But it's important to reflect on every part of the journey, especially the end. The timing is perfect to share my story, from the first time I picked up a racquet as a five-year-old girl in Ipswich to the night I packed up my tennis bag at Melbourne Park after winning the 2022 Australian Open. Now I can look back at the 20 years in between and think carefully through the work and the play, the smiles and the tears, and all the people who helped along the way, be it my first ever coach, Jim Joyce, or my longtime one, Craig Tyzzer. My Dream Time follows me on my path to being the best I could be, not just as an athlete but as a person. How do you conquer nerves and anxiety? How do you deal with defeat, or pain? What drives you to succeed – and what happens when you do? The answers tell me so much, about bitter disappointments and also dreams realised – from injuries and obscurity and self-doubt to winning Wimbledon and ranking number 1 in the world. My story is about the power and joy of doing that thing you love and seeing where it can take you. It’s about the importance of purpose – and perspective – in our lives.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cold-water-eden-by-richie-fitzgerald--65128123https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold-Water Eden Author: Richie Fitzgerald Narrator: Patrick Mcbrearty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded by his environment – from his initiation to surfing at the age of 9 in the cold Atlantic water to becoming Ireland’s first ever pro surfer and competing on a global scale. But learning to surf in 1980s Ireland wasn’t without its challenges. With little to no equipment, Richie duct-taped Marigolds over woollen gloves to protect his hands from the freezing water and even melted Christening candles to pour on his board in place of surf wax. Yet the west of Ireland boasts waves of size and quality to rival those in California and Hawaii, attracting surfers from all over the world who want to test their mettle, and Richie has surfed the biggest, and most dangerous, of them. Cold-Water Eden is not just a captivating memoir about a transcendent sport: it is at its heart a coming-of-age story about one man’s pursuit of big waves and the dawn of Ireland as a singular destination on the global surf scene.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587550Thu, 10 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold-Water Eden Author: Richie Fitzgerald Narrator: Patrick Mcbrearty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: November...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587550 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cold-Water Eden Author: Richie Fitzgerald Narrator: Patrick Mcbrearty Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 19 minutes Release date: November 10, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An immersive memoir about a groundbreaking surfing career, and a stunning portrait of Ireland as one of the world’s most captivating big-wave surfing destinations. Born and raised in Bundoran, with the waves of the west coast of Ireland breaking at his doorstep, Richie Fitzgerald was moulded by his environment – from his initiation to surfing at the age of 9 in the cold Atlantic water to becoming Ireland’s first ever pro surfer and competing on a global scale. But learning to surf in 1980s Ireland wasn’t without its challenges. With little to no equipment, Richie duct-taped Marigolds over woollen gloves to protect his hands from the freezing water and even melted Christening candles to pour on his board in place of surf wax. Yet the west of Ireland boasts waves of size and quality to rival those in California and Hawaii, attracting surfers from all over the world who want to test their mettle, and Richie has surfed the biggest, and most dangerous, of them. Cold-Water Eden is not just a captivating memoir about a transcendent sport: it is at its heart a coming-of-age story about one man’s pursuit of big waves and the dawn of Ireland as a singular destination on the global surf scene.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/conflicted-scars-an-average-player-s-journey-to-the-nhl-by-justin-davis--65128144https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflicted Scars: An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL Author: Justin Davis Narrator: David Attar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 4, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An indispensable guide to parents of hockey hopefuls At a time of great change in hockey, Justin Davis exposes the dark underbelly of the journey from the minors to the big leagues Hockey culture: it’s a commonly used phrase inside the game, glorifying sacrifice, toughness, loyalty, and a sense of identity. Justin Davis viewed this culture as something he was lucky enough to experience. After all, he’d won a Memorial Cup after leading the tournament in scoring, and he’d been drafted by the Washington Capitals. “In my mind,” he says, “I was the normal one.” Unfortunately, after stepping outside the game, he began to recognize the racism, sexual abuse and bullying that was so deeply ingrained in the sport. And then, as his own children grew into teenagers, the curtain was pulled back, the memories came rushing forward, and he was horrified: “Why was I naked in a bus bathroom for four hours with seven teammates? What happened to my brain, and why can’t I remember the simplest things? How did I end up living in a basement where the strangers upstairs were clearly engaged in domestic abuse?” As it navigates the sport’s darkest corridors, Conflicted Scars shares the story of the common Canadian player and offers a guide for parents who need to know how and why a typical teenager with NHL dreams, from a small town, now lives anxiously, introvertedly, and battling emotional detachment.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639200Fri, 04 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflicted Scars: An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL Author: Justin Davis Narrator: David Attar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/639200 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Conflicted Scars: An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL Author: Justin Davis Narrator: David Attar Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 43 minutes Release date: November 4, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An indispensable guide to parents of hockey hopefuls At a time of great change in hockey, Justin Davis exposes the dark underbelly of the journey from the minors to the big leagues Hockey culture: it’s a commonly used phrase inside the game, glorifying sacrifice, toughness, loyalty, and a sense of identity. Justin Davis viewed this culture as something he was lucky enough to experience. After all, he’d won a Memorial Cup after leading the tournament in scoring, and he’d been drafted by the Washington Capitals. “In my mind,” he says, “I was the normal one.” Unfortunately, after stepping outside the game, he began to recognize the racism, sexual abuse and bullying that was so deeply ingrained in the sport. And then, as his own children grew into teenagers, the curtain was pulled back, the memories came rushing forward, and he was horrified: “Why was I naked in a bus bathroom for four hours with seven teammates? What happened to my brain, and why can’t I remember the simplest things? How did I end up living in a basement where the strangers upstairs were clearly engaged in domestic abuse?” As it navigates the sport’s darkest corridors, Conflicted Scars shares the story of the common Canadian player and offers a guide for parents who need to know how and why a typical teenager with NHL dreams, from a small town, now lives anxiously, introvertedly, and battling emotional detachment.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-mi-once-ideal-principios-y-estrategias-para-triunfar-en-la-vida-y-el-futbol-by-oribe-peralta--65128072https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Mi once ideal: Principios y estrategias para triunfar en la vida y el futbol Author: Oribe Peralta Narrator: Oribe Peralta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 3, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “Siempre estuve ligado a un balón.Si me preguntaras, ése ha sido el gran éxito de mi vida”, así comienza Oribe Peralta, uno de los mejores delanteros que México ha tenido, su impresionante testimonio de que el futbol, además de ser uno de los deportes más bellos, es también una filosofía de vida. Pero Mi once ideal va más allá de lo biográfico y extrae de los éxitos y las caídas del mismo Oribe losprincipios por los que este jugador ejemplar se ha guiado dentro y fuera de la cancha. En estas páginas encontrarás una guía y el conocimiento necesario para avanzar paso a paso para cumplir cualquier sueño que desees alcanzar, sin importar cuántas dificultades surjan en el camino. Tal y como lo hizo un niño de humildes orígenes llamado Oribe, que jugaba al balompié en la comunidad de La Partida y que, mediante el esfuerzo constante, la concentración y el deseo que anidaba en su corazón, logró, aun con todo en su contra, llegar a laprimera división del futbol mexicano y volverse uno de sus jugadores más destacados; así como darle a México una de sus más grandes glorias al obtener con dos goles suyos el oro frente a Brasil en la final de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012. Sin lugar a dudas, Mi once ideal tiene la magia necesaria para ponerte en camino hacia la consecución de tus objetivos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637542Thu, 03 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Mi once ideal: Principios y estrategias para triunfar en la vida y el futbol Author: Oribe Peralta Narrator: Oribe Peralta Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637542 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Mi once ideal: Principios y estrategias para triunfar en la vida y el futbol Author: Oribe Peralta Narrator: Oribe Peralta Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 53 minutes Release date: November 3, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “Siempre estuve ligado a un balón.Si me preguntaras, ése ha sido el gran éxito de mi vida”, así comienza Oribe Peralta, uno de los mejores delanteros que México ha tenido, su impresionante testimonio de que el futbol, además de ser uno de los deportes más bellos, es también una filosofía de vida. Pero Mi once ideal va más allá de lo biográfico y extrae de los éxitos y las caídas del mismo Oribe losprincipios por los que este jugador ejemplar se ha guiado dentro y fuera de la cancha. En estas páginas encontrarás una guía y el conocimiento necesario para avanzar paso a paso para cumplir cualquier sueño que desees alcanzar, sin importar cuántas dificultades surjan en el camino. Tal y como lo hizo un niño de humildes orígenes llamado Oribe, que jugaba al balompié en la comunidad de La Partida y que, mediante el esfuerzo constante, la concentración y el deseo que anidaba en su corazón, logró, aun con todo en su contra, llegar a laprimera división del futbol mexicano y volverse uno de sus jugadores más destacados; así como darle a México una de sus más grandes glorias al obtener con dos goles suyos el oro frente a Brasil en la final de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012. Sin lugar a dudas, Mi once ideal tiene la magia necesaria para ponerte en camino hacia la consecución de tus objetivos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playing-the-long-game-a-memoir-by-christine-sinclair--65128189https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing the Long Game: A Memoir Author: Christine Sinclair Narrator: Rachel Cairns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed the landscape of women's sport. Christine Sinclair is one of the world's most respected and admired athletes. Not only is she the player who has scored the most goals on the international soccer stage, male or female, but more than two decades into her career, she is the heart of any team she plays on, the captain of both Canada's national team and the top-ranked Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.      Working with the brilliant and bestselling sportswriter Stephen Brunt, who has followed her career for decades, the intensely private Sinclair will share her reflections on the significant moments and turning points in her life and career, the big wins and losses survived, not only on the pitch. Her extraordinary journey, combined with her candour, commitment and decency, will inspire and empower her fans and admirers, and girls and women everywhere.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569821Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing the Long Game: A Memoir Author: Christine Sinclair Narrator: Rachel Cairns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing the Long Game: A Memoir Author: Christine Sinclair Narrator: Rachel Cairns Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 15 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Ratings of Narrator: 3.5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER For the first time in depth and in public, Olympic soccer gold-medalist Christine Sinclair, the top international goal scorer of all time and one of Canada's greatest athletes, reflects on both her exhilarating successes and her heartbreaking failures. Playing the Long Game is a book of earned wisdom on the value of determination and team spirit, and on leadership that changed the landscape of women's sport. Christine Sinclair is one of the world's most respected and admired athletes. Not only is she the player who has scored the most goals on the international soccer stage, male or female, but more than two decades into her career, she is the heart of any team she plays on, the captain of both Canada's national team and the top-ranked Portland Thorns FC in the National Women's Soccer League.      Working with the brilliant and bestselling sportswriter Stephen Brunt, who has followed her career for decades, the intensely private Sinclair will share her reflections on the significant moments and turning points in her life and career, the big wins and losses survived, not only on the pitch. Her extraordinary journey, combined with her candour, commitment and decency, will inspire and empower her fans and admirers, and girls and women everywhere.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/messi-vs-ronaldo-one-rivalry-two-goats-and-the-era-that-remade-the-world-s-game-by-jonathan-clegg-joshua-robinson--65128160https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573780 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game Author: Jonathan Clegg, Joshua Robinson Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all time—Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—examining how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition to a multi-billion-dollar industry, paralleling the stunning rise, overwhelming excesses, and uncertain future of modern international soccer. For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about international soccer has always come back to two players—Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—undoubtedly the greatest of their generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn’t be more different. For millions of people around the world “Messi or Ronaldo?” isn’t simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of fandom, so much as a statement of philosophy, of values, of what global soccer is today and of what it will be tomorrow. Now Wall Street Journal reporters and co-authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, unite the stories of Messi and Ronaldo into a single modern epic of global sports, detailing how one rivalry changed both the game and the business of international soccer—forever. Based on dozens of firsthand accounts and years of original reporting, Messi vs. Ronaldo weaves together the stakes, color, and characters at the heart of each man’s story, going inside the locker rooms and boardrooms where their legends were forged and revealing off-field drama as gripping as anything that happened on it. From their contrasting origin stories to their divergent career arcs and their conflicting reputations, these players have built their successes on opposite paths, yet each, in his own way, offers a riveting tale of triumph and excess. Taken together, their story embodies the astronomical growth of international soccer, how social media has revolutionized the power of sports celebrity, and how the desire to capitalize on the billions of dollars these players represent electrified some of the most storied clubs in Europe—Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United among them—and cost them almost everything. With the 2022 World Cup almost certain to be the last for both of these figures, Messi vs. Ronaldo offers a deeply researched look at their legacy and grapples with the impact that their talents have had on the game for better and for worse. Much more than a retelling of the dual accomplishments of these great players, this is truly a biography of a rivalry, one that has become a crucial lens for understanding the past, present, and future of global soccer. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573780Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573780 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game Author: Jonathan Clegg, Joshua Robinson Narrator: Charles Constant...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573780 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Messi vs. Ronaldo: One Rivalry, Two GOATs, and the Era That Remade the World's Game Author: Jonathan Clegg, Joshua Robinson Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 29 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Wall Street Journal reporters Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg offer a deeply reported account of the intertwined sagas and legacies of two of the greatest soccer players of all time—Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—examining how their rivalry has grown from a personal competition to a multi-billion-dollar industry, paralleling the stunning rise, overwhelming excesses, and uncertain future of modern international soccer. For over fifteen years, almost any conversation about international soccer has always come back to two players—Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo—undoubtedly the greatest of their generation but with styles, attitudes, and fanbases that couldn’t be more different. For millions of people around the world “Messi or Ronaldo?” isn’t simply a barroom argument, or an affirmation of fandom, so much as a statement of philosophy, of values, of what global soccer is today and of what it will be tomorrow. Now Wall Street Journal reporters and co-authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg, unite the stories of Messi and Ronaldo into a single modern epic of global sports, detailing how one rivalry changed both the game and the business of international soccer—forever. Based on dozens of firsthand accounts and years of original reporting, Messi vs. Ronaldo weaves together the stakes, color, and characters at the heart of each man’s story, going inside the locker rooms and boardrooms where their legends were forged and revealing off-field drama as gripping as anything that happened on it. From their contrasting origin stories to their divergent career arcs and their conflicting reputations, these players have built their successes on opposite paths, yet each, in his own way, offers a riveting tale of triumph and excess. Taken together, their story embodies the astronomical growth of international soccer, how social media has revolutionized the power of sports celebrity, and how the desire to capitalize on the billions of dollars these players represent electrified some of the most storied clubs in Europe—Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United among them—and cost them almost everything. With the 2022 World Cup almost certain to be the last for both of these figures, Messi vs. Ronaldo offers a deeply researched look at their legacy and grapples with the impact that their talents have had on the game for better and for worse. Much more than a retelling of the dual accomplishments of these great players, this is truly a biography of a rivalry, one that has become a crucial lens for understanding the past, present, and future of global soccer. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/barkley-a-biography-by-timothy-bella--65128146https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barkley: A Biography Author: Timothy Bella Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture He’s one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large. Yet few people know the real Charles. Raised by his mother and grandmother in Leeds, Alabama, he struggled in his early years to fit in until he found a sense of community and purpose in basketball. In the NBA he went toe-to-toe with the biggest legends in the game, from Magic to Michael to Hakeem to Shaq. But in the years since, he has become a bold agitator for social change, unafraid to grapple, often brashly, with even the thorniest of cultural issues facing our nation today. Informed by over 370 original interviews and painstaking research, Timothy Bella’s Barkley is the most comprehensive biography to date of one of the most talked-about icons in the world of sports. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575875Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barkley: A Biography Author: Timothy Bella Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575875 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Barkley: A Biography Author: Timothy Bella Narrator: Korey Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 16 hours 46 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: *A LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2022* The definitive biography of Charles Barkley, exploring his early childhood, his storied NBA career, and his enduring legacy as a provocative voice in American pop culture He’s one of the most interesting American athletes in the past fifty years. Passionate, candid, iconoclastic, and gifted both on and off the court, Charles Barkley has made a lasting impact on not only the world of basketball but pop culture at large. Yet few people know the real Charles. Raised by his mother and grandmother in Leeds, Alabama, he struggled in his early years to fit in until he found a sense of community and purpose in basketball. In the NBA he went toe-to-toe with the biggest legends in the game, from Magic to Michael to Hakeem to Shaq. But in the years since, he has become a bold agitator for social change, unafraid to grapple, often brashly, with even the thorniest of cultural issues facing our nation today. Informed by over 370 original interviews and painstaking research, Timothy Bella’s Barkley is the most comprehensive biography to date of one of the most talked-about icons in the world of sports. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-art-of-shralpinism-lessons-from-the-mountains-by-jeremy-jones--65128132https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains Author: Jeremy Jones Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti. Shralpinism is a compendium of lessons hard won: quick tips, sound advice, and impactful stories. Learn which aspects of avalanche training are most crucial to absorb, ways to anticipate slope behavior or recognize clean lines, how to cut a cornice or develop safety protocols, how to build a fitness routine, the art of the turn, and keys to developing terrain and skills progression. Jones discusses the importance of mentors, the necessity and intensity of practice, the nature of risk, and the shape of failure. But at its heart, The Art of Shralpinism revels in the power of experience, the impact of stoke, and the beauty that underscores all outdoor adventure.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616986Tue, 01 Nov 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains Author: Jeremy Jones Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616986 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Art of Shralpinism: Lessons from the Mountains Author: Jeremy Jones Narrator: Gary Tiedemann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 9 minutes Release date: November 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Not a technical guide on snowboarding but, rather, a very personal approach to how to think about mountains, snow, and adventure, The Art of Shralpinism reflects the remarkable journey of snowboarding superstar Jeremy Jones. Drawing on the hundreds of journals he has kept over the years, Jones offers intriguing snapshots of time and place that include his own on-the-slope stories and white-out moments, as well as those of other prominent adventurers such as Jimmy Chin, Zahan Billimoria, and Christina Lusti. Shralpinism is a compendium of lessons hard won: quick tips, sound advice, and impactful stories. Learn which aspects of avalanche training are most crucial to absorb, ways to anticipate slope behavior or recognize clean lines, how to cut a cornice or develop safety protocols, how to build a fitness routine, the art of the turn, and keys to developing terrain and skills progression. Jones discusses the importance of mentors, the necessity and intensity of practice, the nature of risk, and the shape of failure. But at its heart, The Art of Shralpinism revels in the power of experience, the impact of stoke, and the beauty that underscores all outdoor adventure.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-liberate-liderate-by-evelina-cabrera--65128110https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/633641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Liberate/Liderate Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Evelina Cabrera, autora de Alta Negra, busca animar a quienes quieren cambiar su vida, para salir y superar la represión que muchas veces es propia, pero está cómodamente instalada dentro de nosotras, después de que el sistema hace ese trabajo fino de sembrarla al decirnos qué tenemos que hacer, cómo debemos pensar, de qué forma tenemos que amar. En este nuevo audiolibro Evelina Cabrera anima y empodera a las mujeres para abrazar sus sueños, romper barreras, recuperarse de los malos momentos y liderar con habilidad y autenticidad. A ella se suman los testimonios de otras mujeres en roles de liderazgo en diferentes ámbitos, cuyas historias personales revelan la vulnerabilidad, la fortaleza y la resiliencia de todas nosotras. Liderate/Liberate te ayudará a liderar tu propia vida, conseguir el trabajo de tus sueños, asegurarte de que tu voz sea escuchada, encontrar y ofrecer apoyo, lograr un mejor equilibrio y aprender el estilo de liderazgo que se adapte a tus puntos fuertes. Liderate/Liberate no tiene recetas mágicas, pero sí busca alumbrar los modos de salir adelante. Comparto mi historia, mi mirada y la de mis amigas. Siempre nos salva la amistad de otras mujeres y la fuerza interior, más allá de todas las tempestades. Nadie dice que es fácil. Pero que nadie diga que es imposible. Que nadie nos diga que no podemos hacerlo.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/633641Mon, 31 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/633641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Liberate/Liderate Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/633641 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Liberate/Liderate Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 30 minutes Release date: October 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Evelina Cabrera, autora de Alta Negra, busca animar a quienes quieren cambiar su vida, para salir y superar la represión que muchas veces es propia, pero está cómodamente instalada dentro de nosotras, después de que el sistema hace ese trabajo fino de sembrarla al decirnos qué tenemos que hacer, cómo debemos pensar, de qué forma tenemos que amar. En este nuevo audiolibro Evelina Cabrera anima y empodera a las mujeres para abrazar sus sueños, romper barreras, recuperarse de los malos momentos y liderar con habilidad y autenticidad. A ella se suman los testimonios de otras mujeres en roles de liderazgo en diferentes ámbitos, cuyas historias personales revelan la vulnerabilidad, la fortaleza y la resiliencia de todas nosotras. Liderate/Liberate te ayudará a liderar tu propia vida, conseguir el trabajo de tus sueños, asegurarte de que tu voz sea escuchada, encontrar y ofrecer apoyo, lograr un mejor equilibrio y aprender el estilo de liderazgo que se adapte a tus puntos fuertes. Liderate/Liberate no tiene recetas mágicas, pero sí busca alumbrar los modos de salir adelante. Comparto mi historia, mi mirada y la de mis amigas. Siempre nos salva la amistad de otras mujeres y la fuerza interior, más allá de todas las tempestades. Nadie dice que es fácil. Pero que nadie diga que es imposible. Que nadie nos diga que no podemos hacerlo.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-extraordinary-life-of-an-ordinary-man-a-memoir-by-paul-newman--65128143https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir Author: Paul Newman Narrator: Emily Wachtel, Clea Newman Soderlund, Melissa Newman, Ari Fliakos, January LaVoy, Jeff Daniels, John Rubinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston -that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. © Paul Newman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599046Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir Author: Paul Newman Narrator: Emily Wachtel, Clea Newman Soderlund, Melissa Newman, Ari Fliakos,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599046 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Extraordinary Life of an Ordinary Man: A Memoir Author: Paul Newman Narrator: Emily Wachtel, Clea Newman Soderlund, Melissa Newman, Ari Fliakos, January LaVoy, Jeff Daniels, John Rubinstein Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. In 1986, Paul Newman and his closest friend, screenwriter Stewart Stern, began an extraordinary project. Stuart was to compile an oral history, to have Newman's family and friends and those who worked closely with him, talk about the actor's life. And then Newman would work with Stewart and give his side of the story. The only stipulation was that anyone who spoke on the record had to be completely honest. That same stipulation applied to Newman himself. The project lasted five years. The result is an extraordinary memoir, culled from thousands of pages of transcripts. The book is insightful, revealing, surprising. Newman's voice is powerful, sometimes funny, sometimes painful, always meeting that high standard of searing honesty. The additional voices - from childhood friends and Navy buddies, from family members and film and theater collaborators such as Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill, Martin Ritt, and John Huston -that run throughout add richness and color and context to the story Newman is telling. Newman's often traumatic childhood is brilliantly detailed. He talks about his teenage insecurities, his early failures with women, his rise to stardom, his early rivals (Brando and Dean), his first marriage, his drinking, his philanthropy, the death of his son Scott, his strong desire for his daughters to know and understand the truth about their father. Perhaps the most moving material in the book centers around his relationship with Joanne Woodward - their love for each other, his dependence on her, the way she shaped him intellectually, emotionally and sexually. THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN ORDINARY MAN is revelatory and introspective, personal and analytical, loving and tender in some places, always complex and profound. © Paul Newman 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/jordan-henderson-the-autobiography-the-must-read-autobiography-from-liverpool-s-beloved-captain-by-jordan-henderson--65128138https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain Author: Jordan Henderson Narrator: Jordan Henderson, Mark Stobbart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This audio edition features an exclusive Q&A with Jordan. Captain, father, leader, a fearless ambassador for the causes he believes in and a world-class midfielder, Jordan Henderson is all of these things - and it is why he is one of the most widely respected players of his generation. His story will go down in legend but his story also carries an inspirational message for anyone, showing hurdles and barriers won't stop you reaching your goals. In this, his first autobiography, Jordan reveals how an early love for the game as a kid became an all-consuming passion growing up in Sunderland and the moments and role models that encouraged him to follow his dream to play for his home club. Transferred to Liverpool in June 2011, Jordan's early years at the club saw him struggle to settle under Sir Kenny Dalglish then Brendan Rodgers before eventually establishing himself at Anfield as a force of nature in midfield. In June 2015, Jordan took the reins from Steven Gerrard. Under his captaincy, Liverpool have won six trophies headed by the Champions League and the Premier League, bringing the club its first league title in 30 years. In this book, Jordan charts his decade-long journey with the Reds - he is one of only five men to play ten season for the club in the modern era - as well as his incredible experiences within the England squad. He is the only player in history to have been named England Player of the Year at both under-21 and senior level. Full of heartache, excitement and triumph, this is a candid insight into the life of a top-flight footballer as you've never heard before. © Jordan Henderson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616360Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain Author: Jordan Henderson Narrator: Jordan Henderson,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616360 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography: The must-read autobiography from Liverpool’s beloved captain Author: Jordan Henderson Narrator: Jordan Henderson, Mark Stobbart Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 41 minutes Release date: October 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. This audio edition features an exclusive Q&A with Jordan. Captain, father, leader, a fearless ambassador for the causes he believes in and a world-class midfielder, Jordan Henderson is all of these things - and it is why he is one of the most widely respected players of his generation. His story will go down in legend but his story also carries an inspirational message for anyone, showing hurdles and barriers won't stop you reaching your goals. In this, his first autobiography, Jordan reveals how an early love for the game as a kid became an all-consuming passion growing up in Sunderland and the moments and role models that encouraged him to follow his dream to play for his home club. Transferred to Liverpool in June 2011, Jordan's early years at the club saw him struggle to settle under Sir Kenny Dalglish then Brendan Rodgers before eventually establishing himself at Anfield as a force of nature in midfield. In June 2015, Jordan took the reins from Steven Gerrard. Under his captaincy, Liverpool have won six trophies headed by the Champions League and the Premier League, bringing the club its first league title in 30 years. In this book, Jordan charts his decade-long journey with the Reds - he is one of only five men to play ten season for the club in the modern era - as well as his incredible experiences within the England squad. He is the only player in history to have been named England Player of the Year at both under-21 and senior level. Full of heartache, excitement and triumph, this is a candid insight into the life of a top-flight footballer as you've never heard before. © Jordan Henderson 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-game-player-pundit-fan-by-micah-richards--65128128https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. Author: Micah Richards Narrator: Delon Jessop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game doesn’t always work like the people on television think it does. The game is better, worse and stranger than you can imagine, and that is coming from someone who saw it all with their own eyes.’ Ever wondered what really goes on inside a Premier League dressing room, what it’s like to train under Roy Hodgson, Roberto Mancini and Fabio Capello – and what happens when you kick a sandwich at one of them? When it comes to football, former Manchester City and England star Micah Richards has seen it all – and laughed about most of it. In The Game, Micah shares his funniest and frankest stories from on and off the pitch, be it arriving at his first England training session with two left boots, attempting to supervise the infamous Mario Balotelli or winding up Roy Keane on Super Sunday. From how he spent his first Premier League paycheque and how he prepared – financially and mentally – for the day they stopped coming, to the euphoria of lifting the Premier League trophy and the physical and emotional impact of injury, Micah reflects openly on the many wins and losses in professional football. Full of Micah’s signature cheeky wit, this intimate, unmissable memoir goes behind the scenes of the beautiful game and a remarkable life and career.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589947Thu, 27 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. Author: Micah Richards Narrator: Delon Jessop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589947 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Game: Player. Pundit. Fan. Author: Micah Richards Narrator: Delon Jessop Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 1 minute Release date: October 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ‘The game isn’t what it seems from the outside. The game isn’t quite what I was expecting. The game doesn’t always work like the people on television think it does. The game is better, worse and stranger than you can imagine, and that is coming from someone who saw it all with their own eyes.’ Ever wondered what really goes on inside a Premier League dressing room, what it’s like to train under Roy Hodgson, Roberto Mancini and Fabio Capello – and what happens when you kick a sandwich at one of them? When it comes to football, former Manchester City and England star Micah Richards has seen it all – and laughed about most of it. In The Game, Micah shares his funniest and frankest stories from on and off the pitch, be it arriving at his first England training session with two left boots, attempting to supervise the infamous Mario Balotelli or winding up Roy Keane on Super Sunday. From how he spent his first Premier League paycheque and how he prepared – financially and mentally – for the day they stopped coming, to the euphoria of lifting the Premier League trophy and the physical and emotional impact of injury, Micah reflects openly on the many wins and losses in professional football. Full of Micah’s signature cheeky wit, this intimate, unmissable memoir goes behind the scenes of the beautiful game and a remarkable life and career.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-last-folk-hero-the-life-and-myth-of-bo-jackson-by-jeff-pearlman--65128222https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson Author: Jeff Pearlman Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson. From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character—and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat. He became the first person to simultaneously star in two major professional sports, and overtook Michael Jordan as America’s most recognizable pitchman. He was on our televisions, in our magazines, plastered across billboards. He was half man, half myth. Then, almost overnight, he was gone. He was Bo Jackson. Drawing on an astonishing 720 original interviews, New York Times bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman captures as never before the elusive truth about Jackson, Auburn University’s transcendent Heisman Trophy winner, superstar of both the NFL and Major League Baseball and ubiquitous “Bo Knows” Nike pitchman. Did Bo really jump over a parked Volkswagen? (Yes.) Did he actually run a 4.13 40? (Yes.) During the 1991 flight that nearly killed every member of the Chicago White Sox, was he in the cockpit trying to help? (Oddly, yes. Or no. Or … maybe.) Bo Jackson isn’t Jim Thorpe. He’s not Deion Sanders, either.  No, Bo Jackson is Paul Bunyan.  The Last Folk Hero is the true tale of Bo Jackson that only “master storyteller” (NPR.org) Jeff Pearlman could tell. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571469Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson Author: Jeff Pearlman Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/571469 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Last Folk Hero: The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson Author: Jeff Pearlman Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 22 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.83 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: By the New York Times bestselling author of Showtime—the source for HBO’s Winning Time—the definitive biography of mythic multi-sport star Bo Jackson. From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character—and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat. He became the first person to simultaneously star in two major professional sports, and overtook Michael Jordan as America’s most recognizable pitchman. He was on our televisions, in our magazines, plastered across billboards. He was half man, half myth. Then, almost overnight, he was gone. He was Bo Jackson. Drawing on an astonishing 720 original interviews, New York Times bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman captures as never before the elusive truth about Jackson, Auburn University’s transcendent Heisman Trophy winner, superstar of both the NFL and Major League Baseball and ubiquitous “Bo Knows” Nike pitchman. Did Bo really jump over a parked Volkswagen? (Yes.) Did he actually run a 4.13 40? (Yes.) During the 1991 flight that nearly killed every member of the Chicago White Sox, was he in the cockpit trying to help? (Oddly, yes. Or no. Or … maybe.) Bo Jackson isn’t Jim Thorpe. He’s not Deion Sanders, either.  No, Bo Jackson is Paul Bunyan.  The Last Folk Hero is the true tale of Bo Jackson that only “master storyteller” (NPR.org) Jeff Pearlman could tell. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/all-roads-home-a-life-on-and-off-the-ice-by-bryan-trottier--65128135https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice Author: Bryan Trottier Narrator: Lindsy Ruthven, Sheldon Elter, Marco Timpano, Jesse Thistle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Canada's most decorated Indigenous athlete. Over the course of his incredible career, Bryan Trottier set a new standard of hockey excellence. A seven-time Stanley Cup champion (four with the New York Islanders, two with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche), Trottier won countless awards and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was named one of the NHL's Top 100 Players of All Time. Trottier grew up in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, the son of a Cree/Chippewa/Metis father and an Irish-Canadian mother. All Roads Home offers a poignant, funny, wise, and inspiring look at his coming of age, both on and off the ice. It is a unique memoir in which Trottier shares stories about family, friends, teammates, and coaches, the lessons that he has learned from them, and the profound impact they have had in shaping the person he has become. Some of the incredible characters featured in the book include Trottier's father Buzz; legendary Islanders coach Al Arbour; teammates Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy; and the Penguins' Mario Lemieux, to name but a few. He'll also talk about the high school English teacher and guidance counsellor who helped him develop self-confidence and encouraged him as a writer: Governor General's Award–winning poet, Lorna Crozier. All Roads Home will also include a Foreword from bestselling author Jesse Thistle (From the Ashes) and two very special Afterwords: one from Trottier's daughter, Lindsy Ruthven, and the other from his life-long friend, beloved hockey great Dave 'Tiger' Williams.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578981Tue, 25 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice Author: Bryan Trottier Narrator: Lindsy Ruthven, Sheldon Elter, Marco Timpano, Jesse Thistle Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578981 to listen full audiobooks. Title: All Roads Home: A Life On and Off the Ice Author: Bryan Trottier Narrator: Lindsy Ruthven, Sheldon Elter, Marco Timpano, Jesse Thistle Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 40 minutes Release date: October 25, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NATIONAL BESTSELLER A poignant and inspiring memoir of the people and challenges that shaped the life and career of Canada's most decorated Indigenous athlete. Over the course of his incredible career, Bryan Trottier set a new standard of hockey excellence. A seven-time Stanley Cup champion (four with the New York Islanders, two with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and one as an assistant coach with the Colorado Avalanche), Trottier won countless awards and is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame. In 2017, he was named one of the NHL's Top 100 Players of All Time. Trottier grew up in Val Marie, Saskatchewan, the son of a Cree/Chippewa/Metis father and an Irish-Canadian mother. All Roads Home offers a poignant, funny, wise, and inspiring look at his coming of age, both on and off the ice. It is a unique memoir in which Trottier shares stories about family, friends, teammates, and coaches, the lessons that he has learned from them, and the profound impact they have had in shaping the person he has become. Some of the incredible characters featured in the book include Trottier's father Buzz; legendary Islanders coach Al Arbour; teammates Clark Gillies and Mike Bossy; and the Penguins' Mario Lemieux, to name but a few. He'll also talk about the high school English teacher and guidance counsellor who helped him develop self-confidence and encouraged him as a writer: Governor General's Award–winning poet, Lorna Crozier. All Roads Home will also include a Foreword from bestselling author Jesse Thistle (From the Ashes) and two very special Afterwords: one from Trottier's daughter, Lindsy Ruthven, and the other from his life-long friend, beloved hockey great Dave 'Tiger' Williams.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/logan-martin-journey-to-gold-by-logan-martin--65128101https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Logan Martin: Journey to Gold Author: Logan Martin Narrator: Kurt Ramjan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the top storylines from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics was the brigade of bandits from Australia throwing down at the freestyle park for the inaugural action-sports events - in particular the young gun from Logan City, Queensland, who took the gold medal off the table before his competitors knew what had happened. But there's been nothing easy about Logan's ascent to the top. His journey began at twelve when his family moved a block away from the local skate park - a charged gathering place for drop-ins and drop-outs, a culture crucible, and a place to test your skills in front of stunned peers and naysayers alike. And it wouldn't be long before Logan was vaulting himself onto ever-larger stages, in front of the eyes of the world. A testament to dedication and self-discipline, artistry and courage, Logan Martin has set the bar for what it means to be an international extreme sports athlete. Putting aside the fact that there are tricks in his quiver that few in the world can land, it's his smooth confidence, aggressive lines and virtuosity bottled up in a 5'6' tattooed frame that has won the world's attention. And the real scary part? He's coming back for more.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602831Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Logan Martin: Journey to Gold Author: Logan Martin Narrator: Kurt Ramjan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 12 minutes Release date: October...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602831 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Logan Martin: Journey to Gold Author: Logan Martin Narrator: Kurt Ramjan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 12 minutes Release date: October 18, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: One of the top storylines from the 2021 Tokyo Olympics was the brigade of bandits from Australia throwing down at the freestyle park for the inaugural action-sports events - in particular the young gun from Logan City, Queensland, who took the gold medal off the table before his competitors knew what had happened. But there's been nothing easy about Logan's ascent to the top. His journey began at twelve when his family moved a block away from the local skate park - a charged gathering place for drop-ins and drop-outs, a culture crucible, and a place to test your skills in front of stunned peers and naysayers alike. And it wouldn't be long before Logan was vaulting himself onto ever-larger stages, in front of the eyes of the world. A testament to dedication and self-discipline, artistry and courage, Logan Martin has set the bar for what it means to be an international extreme sports athlete. Putting aside the fact that there are tricks in his quiver that few in the world can land, it's his smooth confidence, aggressive lines and virtuosity bottled up in a 5'6' tattooed frame that has won the world's attention. And the real scary part? He's coming back for more.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-fragil-mi-historia-by-edwin-schoon-marco-van-basten--65128087https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Frágil. Mi historia Author: Edwin Schoon, Marco Van Basten Narrator: José Luis Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: En la línea de Soy Zlatan Ibrahimović y Open de Andre Agassi, Frágil es una autobiografía cruda, honesta y reveladora sobre la vida de uno de los grandes futbolistas de todos los tiempos. En 1995 Marco Van Basten dijo adiós oficialmente como jugador de fútbol a la edad de treinta años. No había podido jugar en el AC Milan los dos últimos años debido a una persistente lesión en el tobillo producida diez años atrás. Tras su despedida, Van Basten se tomó varios años de descanso, retirándose como figura pública para concentrarse principalmente en el golf. Nunca le gustó ser foco de atención, pero ahora que no tiene un papel importante como futbolista, la decepción y la frustración es más grande que nunca. Decepcionado de una carrera que no pudo seguir desarrollando; incomprensión y enfado en relación al tratamiento médico de su lesión crónica, el fracaso de los médicos, su propio rol durante su carrera. ¿Qué te queda cuando ya no eres la persona que fuiste durante años, el futbolista, el mejor jugador del mundo? En 2003, ocho años después de su retirada como futbolista, Van Basten hizo el curso de entrenador y se convirtió en el entrenador del filial del Ajax, del equipo nacional de Holanda y de nuevo del primer equipo del Ajax. En Mayo de 2009, después del último partido de la temporada, renunció. La experiencia le dejó un sabor agridulce, de estrés y de poco poder en la gestión del equipo. A pesar de su fama mundial, Marco Van Basten ha sido siempre una figura misteriosa, un enigma, alguien que siempre ha mantenido sus cartas pegadas al pecho. Ciertamente inteligente, analíticamente brillante, elocuente, pero a la vez, aparentemente impasible. En Frágil demuestra lo contrario. Un libro exhaustivo, crudo y honesto, pero sobre todo, un libro que revela su vida: su juventud, la complicada relación con sus padres, su propia familia, su carrera; la locura en Italia, la Eurocopa de 1988, su relación con Johan Cruyff, la dolorosa historia de su tobillo y los impensables contratiempos económicos. En el mundo de Marco Van Basten no existen las medias tintas, no ha dejado de contar nada, no hay nada más que la verdad, sin importar lo dura que ha sido su vida en ocasiones, especialmente para él mismo. - Marco van Basten (Utrecht, 1964) es mundialmente reconocido como uno de los más grandes futbolistas de todos los tiempos. Fue elegido Balón de Oro en tres ocasiones (1988, 1989 y 1992) y ganó muchos títulos como jugador del Ajax de Ámsterdam y del AC Milan: seis ligas nacionales, la Copa de Europa dos veces, una Recopa, dos Supercopas de Europa y dos Copas Intercontinentales, el actual Mundial de Clubes. Con la selección holandesa conquistó la Eurocopa de 1988.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637123Sat, 15 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Frágil. Mi historia Author: Edwin Schoon, Marco Van Basten Narrator: José Luis Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/637123 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Frágil. Mi historia Author: Edwin Schoon, Marco Van Basten Narrator: José Luis Marcos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 18 minutes Release date: October 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: En la línea de Soy Zlatan Ibrahimović y Open de Andre Agassi, Frágil es una autobiografía cruda, honesta y reveladora sobre la vida de uno de los grandes futbolistas de todos los tiempos. En 1995 Marco Van Basten dijo adiós oficialmente como jugador de fútbol a la edad de treinta años. No había podido jugar en el AC Milan los dos últimos años debido a una persistente lesión en el tobillo producida diez años atrás. Tras su despedida, Van Basten se tomó varios años de descanso, retirándose como figura pública para concentrarse principalmente en el golf. Nunca le gustó ser foco de atención, pero ahora que no tiene un papel importante como futbolista, la decepción y la frustración es más grande que nunca. Decepcionado de una carrera que no pudo seguir desarrollando; incomprensión y enfado en relación al tratamiento médico de su lesión crónica, el fracaso de los médicos, su propio rol durante su carrera. ¿Qué te queda cuando ya no eres la persona que fuiste durante años, el futbolista, el mejor jugador del mundo? En 2003, ocho años después de su retirada como futbolista, Van Basten hizo el curso de entrenador y se convirtió en el entrenador del filial del Ajax, del equipo nacional de Holanda y de nuevo del primer equipo del Ajax. En Mayo de 2009, después del último partido de la temporada, renunció. La experiencia le dejó un sabor agridulce, de estrés y de poco poder en la gestión del equipo. A pesar de su fama mundial, Marco Van Basten ha sido siempre una figura misteriosa, un enigma, alguien que siempre ha mantenido sus cartas pegadas al pecho. Ciertamente inteligente, analíticamente brillante, elocuente, pero a la vez, aparentemente impasible. En Frágil demuestra lo contrario. Un libro exhaustivo, crudo y honesto, pero sobre todo, un libro que revela su vida: su juventud, la complicada relación con sus padres, su propia familia, su carrera; la locura en Italia, la Eurocopa de 1988, su relación con Johan Cruyff, la dolorosa historia de su tobillo y los impensables contratiempos económicos. En el mundo de Marco Van Basten no existen las medias tintas, no ha dejado de contar nada, no hay nada más que la verdad, sin importar lo dura que ha sido su vida en ocasiones, especialmente para él mismo. - Marco van Basten (Utrecht, 1964) es mundialmente reconocido como uno de los más grandes futbolistas de todos los tiempos. Fue elegido Balón de Oro en tres ocasiones (1988, 1989 y 1992) y ganó muchos títulos como jugador del Ajax de Ámsterdam y del AC Milan: seis ligas nacionales, la Copa de Europa dos veces, una Recopa, dos Supercopas de Europa y dos Copas Intercontinentales, el actual Mundial de Clubes. Con la selección holandesa conquistó la Eurocopa de 1988.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cheers-geoff-tales-from-the-touchline-by-geoff-shreeves--65128166https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheers, Geoff!: Tales from the Touchline Author: Geoff Shreeves Narrator: Geoff Shreeves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Geoff Shreeves is a giant of football. From reporting pitchside on the biggest matches to his iconic appearances in EA's FIFA series, Geoff's warmth, humour and expertise have made him a constant fixture of the sport. In this audio edition of Cheers Geoff!, read by the author himself, Geoff shares hilarious, bizarre and moving stories from across his incredible career. This audio edition includes a foreword from Alan Shearer. 'Cracking read . . . loved it' - Piers Morgan 'Packed with brilliant anecdotes about the biggest names' - The Mirror There are just a handful of people who have been ever-present for the thirty years of the Premier League, but only one person has been at the very epicentre for the entire period: Geoff Shreeves. From signalling the very first ball to be kicked on Sky’s Premier League coverage to facing down Sir Alex Ferguson’s wrath (on countless occasions), Geoff is an integral part of the football fabric, respected by everybody in the game while still asking the toughest questions. Geoff’s interviews with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer have become the stuff of legend, but it is his close personal relationships with the game’s star names that really sets him apart. Packed full of hilarious stories on and off the pitch – including trying to teach Sir Michael Caine how to act, a frightening encounter with Mike Tyson, as well as getting a lift home from the World Cup with Mick Jagger – Cheers, Geoff! is a must-listen autobiography for any fan of the beautiful game. A natural storyteller, Geoff brings an astonishing catalogue of tales to life with his unique brand of experience, insight and humour. 'A legend' - Arsène Wenger 'No one handles the big moments better' - Jordan Henderson]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582965Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheers, Geoff!: Tales from the Touchline Author: Geoff Shreeves Narrator: Geoff Shreeves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/582965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cheers, Geoff!: Tales from the Touchline Author: Geoff Shreeves Narrator: Geoff Shreeves Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 27 minutes Release date: October 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Geoff Shreeves is a giant of football. From reporting pitchside on the biggest matches to his iconic appearances in EA's FIFA series, Geoff's warmth, humour and expertise have made him a constant fixture of the sport. In this audio edition of Cheers Geoff!, read by the author himself, Geoff shares hilarious, bizarre and moving stories from across his incredible career. This audio edition includes a foreword from Alan Shearer. 'Cracking read . . . loved it' - Piers Morgan 'Packed with brilliant anecdotes about the biggest names' - The Mirror There are just a handful of people who have been ever-present for the thirty years of the Premier League, but only one person has been at the very epicentre for the entire period: Geoff Shreeves. From signalling the very first ball to be kicked on Sky’s Premier League coverage to facing down Sir Alex Ferguson’s wrath (on countless occasions), Geoff is an integral part of the football fabric, respected by everybody in the game while still asking the toughest questions. Geoff’s interviews with the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Arsène Wenger, Frank Lampard and Alan Shearer have become the stuff of legend, but it is his close personal relationships with the game’s star names that really sets him apart. Packed full of hilarious stories on and off the pitch – including trying to teach Sir Michael Caine how to act, a frightening encounter with Mike Tyson, as well as getting a lift home from the World Cup with Mick Jagger – Cheers, Geoff! is a must-listen autobiography for any fan of the beautiful game. A natural storyteller, Geoff brings an astonishing catalogue of tales to life with his unique brand of experience, insight and humour. 'A legend' - Arsène Wenger 'No one handles the big moments better' - Jordan Henderson]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-mejor-el-disruptor-y-la-reina-del-tenis-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128141https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mejor, el disruptor y la reina del tenis Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: En este último episodio hablamos del fenómeno Lionel Messi, sin duda uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos, de Jackie Robinson, el beisbolista que rompió las barreras raciales en las Grande Ligas y la alemana Steffi Graf, una tenista icónica que simboliza el deporte blanco.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646408Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mejor, el disruptor y la reina del tenis Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646408 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El mejor, el disruptor y la reina del tenis Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: En este último episodio hablamos del fenómeno Lionel Messi, sin duda uno de los mejores de todos los tiempos, de Jackie Robinson, el beisbolista que rompió las barreras raciales en las Grande Ligas y la alemana Steffi Graf, una tenista icónica que simboliza el deporte blanco.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-rey-skate-y-el-mas-grande-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128137https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Rey, skate y el Más Grande Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de El Rey Pelé, figura brasileña que para muchos es el más grande en el balompié; también revisamos la carrera del señor Tony Hawk, primer gran ídolo de los deportes extremos en la patineta y; por si fuera poco revisamos la carrera del Más Grande: Mohamed Ali.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646411Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Rey, skate y el Más Grande Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646411 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Rey, skate y el Más Grande Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de El Rey Pelé, figura brasileña que para muchos es el más grande en el balompié; también revisamos la carrera del señor Tony Hawk, primer gran ídolo de los deportes extremos en la patineta y; por si fuera poco revisamos la carrera del Más Grande: Mohamed Ali.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-velocidad-un-dios-y-un-triton-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128089https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/635142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Velocidad, un Dios y un tritón Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Usain Bolt, el jamaicano que es el hombre más veloz del planeta. Diego A. Maradona, el 10, el Dios que para muchos es el mejor jugador de la historia y Michael Phelps, quien se adueñó de las albercas para hacerlas sus campos de juego.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/635142Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/635142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Velocidad, un Dios y un tritón Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/635142 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Velocidad, un Dios y un tritón Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 46 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Usain Bolt, el jamaicano que es el hombre más veloz del planeta. Diego A. Maradona, el 10, el Dios que para muchos es el mejor jugador de la historia y Michael Phelps, quien se adueñó de las albercas para hacerlas sus campos de juego.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-bam-bam-tenis-y-el-goat-de-la-nfl-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128077https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Bam Bam, tenis y el GOAT de la NFL Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Iván Zamorano, el famoso Bam-Bam chileno; también revisamos la carrera tenística de Rafael Nadal y; hablamos del jugador de futbol americano más grande de todos los tiempos: Tom Brady.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646405Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Bam Bam, tenis y el GOAT de la NFL Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Bam Bam, tenis y el GOAT de la NFL Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Iván Zamorano, el famoso Bam-Bam chileno; también revisamos la carrera tenística de Rafael Nadal y; hablamos del jugador de futbol americano más grande de todos los tiempos: Tom Brady.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-reinventor-del-futbol-el-mejor-golfista-y-el-primer-rockstar-del-deporte-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128069https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El reinventor del fútbol, el mejor golfista y el primer rockstar del deporte Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Johan Cruyft, el símbolo holandés del futbol total y astro del futbol de los 70s; además hablamos del rey del golf Tiger Woods y de 'El Bambino' Babe Ruth, beisbolista que es uno de los primeros ídolos y héroes del deporte.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646409Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El reinventor del fútbol, el mejor golfista y el primer rockstar del deporte Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El reinventor del fútbol, el mejor golfista y el primer rockstar del deporte Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 44 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Johan Cruyft, el símbolo holandés del futbol total y astro del futbol de los 70s; además hablamos del rey del golf Tiger Woods y de 'El Bambino' Babe Ruth, beisbolista que es uno de los primeros ídolos y héroes del deporte.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-pibe-un-ferrari-y-el-unico-23-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128057https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pibe, un Ferrari y el único 23 Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Carlos Valderrama, el Pibe, icónico jugador colombiano de cabellera estrafalaria; Fernando Alonso, el piloto español que le dio nueva vida a Ferrari y; el ídolo Michael Jordan que nos enseñó que volar era posible.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646413Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pibe, un Ferrari y el único 23 Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646413 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pibe, un Ferrari y el único 23 Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de Carlos Valderrama, el Pibe, icónico jugador colombiano de cabellera estrafalaria; Fernando Alonso, el piloto español que le dio nueva vida a Ferrari y; el ídolo Michael Jordan que nos enseñó que volar era posible.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-pantera-negra-el-mas-grande-tenista-y-la-perfeccion-de-nadia-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128056https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La pantera negra, el más grande tenista y la perfección de Nadia Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de 'La Pantera Negra' Eusebio, futbolista portugués, del tenista suizo y para muchos el mejor: Roger Federer; además de la perfección de Nadia Comãneci, la rumana que enamoró al mundo en Montreal 1976.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646410Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La pantera negra, el más grande tenista y la perfección de Nadia Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646410 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La pantera negra, el más grande tenista y la perfección de Nadia Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos de 'La Pantera Negra' Eusebio, futbolista portugués, del tenista suizo y para muchos el mejor: Roger Federer; además de la perfección de Nadia Comãneci, la rumana que enamoró al mundo en Montreal 1976.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-bicho-el-hijo-del-viento-y-kobe-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128054https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Bicho, el hijo del viento y Kobe Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del gran CR7, el portugués Cristiano Ronaldo que para muchos es el mejor jugador en la actualidad; recordamos la carrera del hijo del viento Carl Lewis, atleta que brilló en Los Ángeles 1984 y en Seúl 1988; además revisamos la carrera del gran Kobe Bryant, ya leyenda de la NBA.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646406Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Bicho, el hijo del viento y Kobe Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646406 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Bicho, el hijo del viento y Kobe Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 45 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del gran CR7, el portugués Cristiano Ronaldo que para muchos es el mejor jugador en la actualidad; recordamos la carrera del hijo del viento Carl Lewis, atleta que brilló en Los Ángeles 1984 y en Seúl 1988; además revisamos la carrera del gran Kobe Bryant, ya leyenda de la NBA.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-pentapichichi-el-rey-de-los-salvamentos-y-shumi-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128048https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pentapichichi, el rey de los salvamentos y Shumi Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del mejor jugador de futbol mexicano: Hugo Sánchez; también revisamos la carrera del mejor cerrador de Ligas Mayores, Mariano Rivera; y para cerrar del uno de los más grandes de la F1: Michael Schumacher.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646407Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pentapichichi, el rey de los salvamentos y Shumi Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646407 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Pentapichichi, el rey de los salvamentos y Shumi Series: Part of Grandes héroes deportivos Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 42 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del mejor jugador de futbol mexicano: Hugo Sánchez; también revisamos la carrera del mejor cerrador de Ligas Mayores, Mariano Rivera; y para cerrar del uno de los más grandes de la F1: Michael Schumacher.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-matador-el-idolo-de-la-velocidad-brasilena-y-iron-mike-by-ulises-gama-diaz--65128045https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Matador, el ídolo de la velocidad brasileña y Iron Mike Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del original matador: Mario Kempes, figura de Argentina en el mundial del 78; revisamos la carrera y palmarés del brasileño Ayrton Senna, leyenda de la F1 y hablamos Mike Tyson, el boxeador que además de ser contundente en el ring siempre se mete en problemas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646412Wed, 12 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Matador, el ídolo de la velocidad brasileña y Iron Mike Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/646412 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El Matador, el ídolo de la velocidad brasileña y Iron Mike Author: Ulises Gama Díaz Narrator: Ulises Gama, Roberto López Olvera Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 43 minutes Release date: October 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Charlamos del original matador: Mario Kempes, figura de Argentina en el mundial del 78; revisamos la carrera y palmarés del brasileño Ayrton Senna, leyenda de la F1 y hablamos Mike Tyson, el boxeador que además de ser contundente en el ring siempre se mete en problemas.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-book-of-joe-trying-not-to-suck-at-baseball-and-life-by-tom-verducci-joe-maddon--65128183https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life Author: Tom Verducci, Joe Maddon Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Lessons in baseball enlightenment from three-time MLB Manager of the Year Joe Maddon. No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the “shot and beer” town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors, Maddon over 19 seasons in Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Anaheim has become one of the most successful, most colorful, and most quoted managers in Major League Baseball. He is a workplace culture expert, having engineered two of the most stunning turnarounds in the past quarter century: taking the Rays from the worst record in baseball one year to the World Series the next and leading the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years.   Like his teams, Maddon defies convention. He is part strategist, part philosopher, part sports psychologist, and part motivational coach. In THE BOOK OF JOE, Maddon gives readers unique insights into the game, including the tension between art and data, the changing role of managers as front offices gain power, why the honeymoon with the Cubs did not last, and what it’s like to manage the modern player, including stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Yu Darvish, and Kris Bryant.   But you expect even more from a manager who meditates daily, admires Twain, and has only one rule when it comes to a team dress code: “If you think you look hot, wear it!” And Maddon delivers. Built on-old school values and new-school methods, his wisdom applies beyond the dugout. His mantras about leadership, mentorship, team building, and communication are meditations on life, not just baseball. Among those mantras are:               “Do simple better.”             “Try not to suck.”             “Don’t ever permit the pressure to exceed the              pleasure.”             “See it with first-time eyes.”             “Tell me what you think, not what you’ve heard.”              THE BOOK OF JOE is Maddon at his uniquely holistic best. It is a memoir of a fascinating baseball journey, an insider’s look at a changing game, and a guidebook on leadership and life.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578372Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life Author: Tom Verducci, Joe Maddon Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578372 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Book of Joe: Trying Not to Suck at Baseball and Life Author: Tom Verducci, Joe Maddon Narrator: Will Collyer Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 11, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Lessons in baseball enlightenment from three-time MLB Manager of the Year Joe Maddon. No one sees baseball like Joe Maddon. He sees it through his trademark glasses and irrepressible wit. Raised in the “shot and beer” town of Hazleton, PA, and forged by 15 years in the minors, Maddon over 19 seasons in Tampa Bay, Chicago, and Anaheim has become one of the most successful, most colorful, and most quoted managers in Major League Baseball. He is a workplace culture expert, having engineered two of the most stunning turnarounds in the past quarter century: taking the Rays from the worst record in baseball one year to the World Series the next and leading the Cubs to their first World Series title in 108 years.   Like his teams, Maddon defies convention. He is part strategist, part philosopher, part sports psychologist, and part motivational coach. In THE BOOK OF JOE, Maddon gives readers unique insights into the game, including the tension between art and data, the changing role of managers as front offices gain power, why the honeymoon with the Cubs did not last, and what it’s like to manage the modern player, including stars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mike Trout, Albert Pujols, Yu Darvish, and Kris Bryant.   But you expect even more from a manager who meditates daily, admires Twain, and has only one rule when it comes to a team dress code: “If you think you look hot, wear it!” And Maddon delivers. Built on-old school values and new-school methods, his wisdom applies beyond the dugout. His mantras about leadership, mentorship, team building, and communication are meditations on life, not just baseball. Among those mantras are:               “Do simple better.”             “Try not to suck.”             “Don’t ever permit the pressure to exceed the              pleasure.”             “See it with first-time eyes.”             “Tell me what you think, not what you’ve heard.”              THE BOOK OF JOE is Maddon at his uniquely holistic best. It is a memoir of a fascinating baseball journey, an insider’s look at a changing game, and a guidebook on leadership and life.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/inside-f1-life-alongside-legends-by-lee-mckenzie--65128109https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside F1: Life alongside legends Author: Lee Mckenzie Narrator: Lee Mckenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From an early age, Lee McKenzie had access to a motorsport world that most are rarely allowed into. From spending time in the paddock as a teen to becoming a highly respected Formula One journalist and presenter, Lee has been at the heart of motorsport for almost twenty years. On the frontline of one of the most watched sports on the planet and gaining the respect of F1 world champions with her tough but fair interview approach, Lee has shared experiences, hire cars, parties and friendships with a host of drivers from Michael Schumacher to Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to Jenson Button. INSIDE F1 tells the stories of the careers of seven stars of the sport using her personal contact and interviews throughout the years. Lee's unique perspective takes us through the highs and lows, the controversies and crashes that led to some of the biggest and most memorable interviews in recent years. Lee's close relationship with the drivers makes INSIDE F1 an enthralling behind-the- scenes account of one of the biggest sports in the world.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610867Wed, 05 Oct 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside F1: Life alongside legends Author: Lee Mckenzie Narrator: Lee Mckenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/610867 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Inside F1: Life alongside legends Author: Lee Mckenzie Narrator: Lee Mckenzie Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 16 minutes Release date: October 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 2 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From an early age, Lee McKenzie had access to a motorsport world that most are rarely allowed into. From spending time in the paddock as a teen to becoming a highly respected Formula One journalist and presenter, Lee has been at the heart of motorsport for almost twenty years. On the frontline of one of the most watched sports on the planet and gaining the respect of F1 world champions with her tough but fair interview approach, Lee has shared experiences, hire cars, parties and friendships with a host of drivers from Michael Schumacher to Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel to Jenson Button. INSIDE F1 tells the stories of the careers of seven stars of the sport using her personal contact and interviews throughout the years. Lee's unique perspective takes us through the highs and lows, the controversies and crashes that led to some of the biggest and most memorable interviews in recent years. Lee's close relationship with the drivers makes INSIDE F1 an enthralling behind-the- scenes account of one of the biggest sports in the world.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-not-to-be-strong-the-inspirational-instant-sunday-times-bestseller-from-the-legendary-lioness-by-alex-scott--65128221https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the legendary Lioness Author: Alex Scott Narrator: Alex Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott's remarkable journey has always been her resilience. But thanks to a 'push-through mentality' the world has only ever seen the 'strong' side of Alex Scott. Now Alex is ready to lower the shield. In How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies. With raw honesty, Alex shows how she's tackled life's challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world. © Alex Scott 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573400Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the legendary Lioness Author: Alex Scott Narrator: Alex Scott Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573400 to listen full audiobooks. Title: How (Not) To Be Strong: The inspirational instant Sunday Times Bestseller from the legendary Lioness Author: Alex Scott Narrator: Alex Scott Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 20 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.5 of Total 8 Ratings of Narrator: 4.5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. From the football cages of East London to broadcasting to millions, the engine powering Alex Scott's remarkable journey has always been her resilience. But thanks to a 'push-through mentality' the world has only ever seen the 'strong' side of Alex Scott. Now Alex is ready to lower the shield. In How (Not) to Be Strong, Alex shares the lessons that have shaped her, from finally confronting the legacy of a tumultuous childhood to tarnished truth behind the gleaming football trophies. With raw honesty, Alex shows how she's tackled life's challenges and that sometimes the strongest thing you can do is show your most vulnerable side to the world. © Alex Scott 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/calling-the-shots-my-autobiography-by-sue-barker--65128218https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/594480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Calling the Shots: My Autobiography Author: Sue Barker Narrator: Sue Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barker's coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protégé to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her she'd have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and she's Britain's No 1. The same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV. And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own. Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers, gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure. This is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots. © Sue Barker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/594480Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/594480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Calling the Shots: My Autobiography Author: Sue Barker Narrator: Sue Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/594480 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Calling the Shots: My Autobiography Author: Sue Barker Narrator: Sue Barker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 44 minutes Release date: September 29, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Rewind to 1971, and Sue Barker's coach is sending his 15-year-old tennis protégé to a junior championship in France, alone, with a one-way ticket, telling her she'd have to win the money to pay for her return fare. Sue hides in the grounds of the hosting tennis club overnight, to avoid paying for a hotel. The next day, she walks onto court and smashes it. Five years later, and she's Britain's No 1. The same combination of grit, grace and talent took her to the top of live Sports TV. And now, after four decades on camera encouraging other legends to share their stories, she is telling her own. Going all in for her once-only autobiography, Sue takes us inside the showbizzy world of 70s and early 80s tennis, dating the stars, hitting the headlines. She reveals the battles she fought for hard-won success in two careers, gives us a ringside seat on the nation's biggest sporting dramas, and a fascinating insider's understanding of competitors under pressure. This is the remarkable life story of a tennis champion, an award-winning broadcaster who has brought sporting history into our living rooms for decades, and a trail-blazing woman who has always called the shots. © Sue Barker 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/ed-snider-the-last-sports-mogul-by-alan-bass--65128112https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ed Snider: The Last Sports Mogul Author: Alan Bass Narrator: Michael Quinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A multidimensional biography of one of Philadelphia’s ultimate power brokers Most sports team owners make their money elsewhere and purchase a team as an extravagant hobby—but that is not the story of Ed Snider. One of the few owners in history to start a franchise by mortgaging nearly everything to his name, the Philadelphia Flyers founder would go on to form the billion-dollar empire of Comcast-Spectacor and cement his standing as one of the biggest movers and shakers in the city’s history. Snider was ambitious and entrepreneurial, though his ferocious demands for perfection would scare some employees away. He was affectionate with his treasured family yet lacked emotional intelligence in other personal matters. Staunchly capitalist, Snider could be progressive-minded when it came to sharing his wealth with those in need. The Last Sports Mogul embraces these seeming contradictions to form a complex portrait of an unparalleled figure in sports, business, and civic history. Thoroughly researched and reported, this is a fascinating business story encompassing humble beginnings, unprecedented success, and the values one chooses at the end of the day.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599706Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ed Snider: The Last Sports Mogul Author: Alan Bass Narrator: Michael Quinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599706 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Ed Snider: The Last Sports Mogul Author: Alan Bass Narrator: Michael Quinlan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A multidimensional biography of one of Philadelphia’s ultimate power brokers Most sports team owners make their money elsewhere and purchase a team as an extravagant hobby—but that is not the story of Ed Snider. One of the few owners in history to start a franchise by mortgaging nearly everything to his name, the Philadelphia Flyers founder would go on to form the billion-dollar empire of Comcast-Spectacor and cement his standing as one of the biggest movers and shakers in the city’s history. Snider was ambitious and entrepreneurial, though his ferocious demands for perfection would scare some employees away. He was affectionate with his treasured family yet lacked emotional intelligence in other personal matters. Staunchly capitalist, Snider could be progressive-minded when it came to sharing his wealth with those in need. The Last Sports Mogul embraces these seeming contradictions to form a complex portrait of an unparalleled figure in sports, business, and civic history. Thoroughly researched and reported, this is a fascinating business story encompassing humble beginnings, unprecedented success, and the values one chooses at the end of the day.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/whispers-of-the-gods-tales-from-baseball-s-golden-age-told-by-the-men-who-played-it-by-peter-golenbock--65128080https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It Author: Peter Golenbock Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In Whispers of the Gods, bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to life baseball greats from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through timeless stories told straight from the players themselves. Like the enduring classic The Glory of Their Times, this book features the reminiscences of baseball legends, pulled from hundreds of hours of taped interviews with the author. Roy Campanella talks about life in the Negro Leagues before coming up to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ted Williams recounts why he believes Shoeless Joe Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame. Tom Sturdivant provides vivid memories of Casey Stengel, Mickey Mantle, and other Yankee icons. Other voices include Phil Rizzuto, Jim Bouton, Monte Irvin, Stan Musial, Ron Santo, Rex Barney, Ellis Clary, Roger Maris, Ed Froelich, Marty Marion, Jim Brosnan, Gene Conley, and Kirby Higbe. The players interviewed were All-Stars, Hall of Famers, and heroes to many, and their impact on the national pastime is still seen to this day. Baseball history comes alive through the stories shared in Whispers of the Gods, offering a fascinating account of the golden age of baseball.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615829Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It Author: Peter Golenbock Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/615829 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Whispers of the Gods: Tales from Baseball’s Golden Age, Told by the Men Who Played It Author: Peter Golenbock Narrator: Mike Chamberlain Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 51 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In Whispers of the Gods, bestselling author Peter Golenbock brings to life baseball greats from the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s through timeless stories told straight from the players themselves. Like the enduring classic The Glory of Their Times, this book features the reminiscences of baseball legends, pulled from hundreds of hours of taped interviews with the author. Roy Campanella talks about life in the Negro Leagues before coming up to the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ted Williams recounts why he believes Shoeless Joe Jackson belongs in the Hall of Fame. Tom Sturdivant provides vivid memories of Casey Stengel, Mickey Mantle, and other Yankee icons. Other voices include Phil Rizzuto, Jim Bouton, Monte Irvin, Stan Musial, Ron Santo, Rex Barney, Ellis Clary, Roger Maris, Ed Froelich, Marty Marion, Jim Brosnan, Gene Conley, and Kirby Higbe. The players interviewed were All-Stars, Hall of Famers, and heroes to many, and their impact on the national pastime is still seen to this day. Baseball history comes alive through the stories shared in Whispers of the Gods, offering a fascinating account of the golden age of baseball.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-cabezon-biografia-oficial-de-andres-d-alessandro-mi-vida-mis-suenos-mi-futbol-mi-legado-by-diego-borinsky--65128085https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cabezón. Biografía oficial de Andrés D’Alessandro: Mi vida. Mis sueños. Mi fútbol. Mi legado. Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo Pintos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 26, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Hoy que se aproxima su retiro, en conversación íntima y sin reservas con Diego Borinsky, Andrés D'Alessandro -máximo ídolo del club brasileño Inter, y desde siempre muy querido por todos los hinchas de River- cuenta por primera vez su vida, de La Paternal y Racing a Brasil pasando por Europa y, por supuesto, por el Monumental, con testimonios de quienes mejor lo conocen y más lo aprecian, de su esposa y sus padres a Marcelo Bielsa. Mucha gente cree que voy discutiendo con todos por la calle. No soy así, quizás se dejan llevar por la imagen de discutidor que se ve en el campo de juego. Es parte de mi carácter, el mismo que me llevó a construir esta carrera de la que me siento muy orgulloso. La idea de escribir un libro nació porque se acerca el final y de algún modo quiero dejar un mensaje, un legado, y mostrar quién es no sólo el que entra con sus compañeros a hacer lo mejor por su equipo, sino también la persona que se va después a la casa con su bolsito. No puedo reclamarle nada a mi carrera, aunque debo admitir que mi gran espina es no haber podido jugar un mundial. Jamás imaginé que triunfaría en Brasil. Tampoco que iba a terminar organizando partidos benéficos y que me nombrarían ciudadano ilustre y embajador del Instituto de Cáncer Infantil. Son halagos que me llenan el alma y me obligan a redoblar el compromiso. Me produce una profunda tristeza saber que dejaré de hacer lo que me gusta tanto e hice durante toda mi vida. Me he largado a llorar más de una vez en estos meses hablando sobre el futuro. Leyendo el libro van a comprender por qué todos los integrantes de la familia D'Alessandro somos tan sensibles y de lágrima fácil. Espero les guste y lo disfruten, como yo he disfrutado de mis años en el fútbol y de contarlos en estas páginas. Andrés D'Alessandro «Gran polemista, analizaba todas las decisiones. Sin embargo, aún en el disenso, siempre sentí que contaba con su adhesión. Cuestionador, pero en sintonía con los intereses colectivos y con los del entrenador, comprometido con el escudo a defender». Marcelo Bielsa «En el colegio era un poco rebelde, pero nada demasiado grave. Con lo que me volvió loca en la infancia fue con todos los golpes que se dio. Ay, Dios santo, ese chico era un infierno de inquieto, no ganamos para sustos». Gladys (mamá) «Su mayor virtud como persona creo que es la honestidad. Existe una relación directa y sincera entre lo que dice y lo que hace. Es auténtico. Eso le jugó muchas veces en contra en su carrera». Érica (esposa) «Acompaño a Inter desde los ocho años y no tengo dudas: Paulo Roberto Falcão, Valdomiro Vaz Franco, Fernando Lúcio da Costa y Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro son los cuatro máximos ídolos de la historia del club». Marcelo Medeiros, presidente de Inter «El apodo Cabezón se lo puse yo. De chico era muy caprichoso, le decías una cosa y hacía lo contrario, era discutidor. Andrés dice que yo nunca lo vi jugar bien, pero en el fondo le buscaba el pretexto, lo fui llevando de esa manera para que nunca se conformara». Eduardo (papá) «Hay muchos futbolistas que juegan por instinto y otros que entienden el juego, que tienen lectura y son entrenadores dentro del campo. Dale es uno de esos. Quiere saber los porqués de todo, siempre pregunta. Juega con la cabeza, pero también con el corazón». Dunga (exentrenador de Andrés y amigo)]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622909Mon, 26 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cabezón. Biografía oficial de Andrés D’Alessandro: Mi vida. Mis sueños. Mi fútbol. Mi legado. Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/622909 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Cabezón. Biografía oficial de Andrés D’Alessandro: Mi vida. Mis sueños. Mi fútbol. Mi legado. Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo Pintos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 40 minutes Release date: September 26, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Hoy que se aproxima su retiro, en conversación íntima y sin reservas con Diego Borinsky, Andrés D'Alessandro -máximo ídolo del club brasileño Inter, y desde siempre muy querido por todos los hinchas de River- cuenta por primera vez su vida, de La Paternal y Racing a Brasil pasando por Europa y, por supuesto, por el Monumental, con testimonios de quienes mejor lo conocen y más lo aprecian, de su esposa y sus padres a Marcelo Bielsa. Mucha gente cree que voy discutiendo con todos por la calle. No soy así, quizás se dejan llevar por la imagen de discutidor que se ve en el campo de juego. Es parte de mi carácter, el mismo que me llevó a construir esta carrera de la que me siento muy orgulloso. La idea de escribir un libro nació porque se acerca el final y de algún modo quiero dejar un mensaje, un legado, y mostrar quién es no sólo el que entra con sus compañeros a hacer lo mejor por su equipo, sino también la persona que se va después a la casa con su bolsito. No puedo reclamarle nada a mi carrera, aunque debo admitir que mi gran espina es no haber podido jugar un mundial. Jamás imaginé que triunfaría en Brasil. Tampoco que iba a terminar organizando partidos benéficos y que me nombrarían ciudadano ilustre y embajador del Instituto de Cáncer Infantil. Son halagos que me llenan el alma y me obligan a redoblar el compromiso. Me produce una profunda tristeza saber que dejaré de hacer lo que me gusta tanto e hice durante toda mi vida. Me he largado a llorar más de una vez en estos meses hablando sobre el futuro. Leyendo el libro van a comprender por qué todos los integrantes de la familia D'Alessandro somos tan sensibles y de lágrima fácil. Espero les guste y lo disfruten, como yo he disfrutado de mis años en el fútbol y de contarlos en estas páginas. Andrés D'Alessandro «Gran polemista, analizaba todas las decisiones. Sin embargo, aún en el disenso, siempre sentí que contaba con su adhesión. Cuestionador, pero en sintonía con los intereses colectivos y con los del entrenador, comprometido con el escudo a defender». Marcelo Bielsa «En el colegio era un poco rebelde, pero nada demasiado grave. Con lo que me volvió loca en la infancia fue con todos los golpes que se dio. Ay, Dios santo, ese chico era un infierno de inquieto, no ganamos para sustos». Gladys (mamá) «Su mayor virtud como persona creo que es la honestidad. Existe una relación directa y sincera entre lo que dice y lo que hace. Es auténtico. Eso le jugó muchas veces en contra en su carrera». Érica (esposa) «Acompaño a Inter desde los ocho años y no tengo dudas: Paulo Roberto Falcão, Valdomiro Vaz Franco, Fernando Lúcio da Costa y Andrés Nicolás D'Alessandro son los cuatro máximos ídolos de la historia del club». Marcelo Medeiros, presidente de Inter «El apodo Cabezón se lo puse yo. De chico era muy caprichoso, le decías una cosa y hacía lo contrario, era discutidor. Andrés dice que yo nunca lo vi jugar bien, pero en el fondo le buscaba el pretexto, lo fui llevando de esa manera para que nunca se conformara». Eduardo (papá) «Hay muchos futbolistas que juegan por instinto y otros que entienden el juego, que tienen lectura y son entrenadores dentro del campo. Dale es uno de esos. Quiere saber los porqués de todo, siempre pregunta. Juega con la cabeza, pero también con el corazón». Dunga (exentrenador de Andrés y amigo)]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/chain-reaction-the-complete-bbc-radio-4-hostless-chat-show-by-various--65128091https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chain Reaction: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Hostless Chat Show Author: Various Narrator: Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Caitlin Moran, Frankie Boyle, Ian Hislop, Jo Brand, Eddie Izzard, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 22, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The tag-team interview show where the celebrity guest becomes the interviewer A complete collection of the talk show with a twist - the guest each week becomes the interviewer in the following episode. Focusing on the career and passions of a figure in the entertainment world whose work they admire, each interviewer gets to delve into the life of their hero as well as revealing hidden aspects of themselves. Featuring great British comedians, award-winning actors, and iconic musicians and writers, Chain Reaction serves you double helpings of amazing individuals like Johnny Vegas, Barry Cryer, Lenny Henry, David Tennant, Eddie Izzard, Lee Mack, Ruby Wax, Stephen Merchant, Caitlin Moran, Frankie Boyle, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Katherine Ryan, Ian Hislop, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Tim Vine, and many, many more. Production credits Produced by Tilusha Ghelani, Sam Bryant, Lianne Coop, Ed Morrish, Carl Cooper, Charlie Perkins, Richard Morris and Adnan Ahmed With: Jenny Eclair, Jimmy Carr, Matt Lucas, Johnny Vegas, Stewart Lee, Alan Moore, Brian Eno, Jo Brand, Barry Cryer, Mark Thomas, Alexei Sayle, Lenny Henry, Bill Bailey, Simon Pegg, Marcus Brigstocke, Clive Anderson, John Lloyd, Phill Jupitus, John Hegley, Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy, Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Richard Wilson, Arabella Weir, Paul Whitehouse, Robert Llewellyn, Dave Gorman, Frank Skinner, Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell, Alistair McGowan, Simon Callow, Ronni Ancona, Lee Mack, Ade Edmondson, Ruby Wax, Harry Shearer, Stephen Merchant, Jarvis Cocker, Rhys Thomas, Simon Day, Peter Hook, John Cooper Clarke, Kevin Eldon, Mark Steel, Barry Davies, Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Derren Brown, Tim Minchin, Caitlin Moran, Jennifer Saunders, Terry Christian, Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle, Grant Morrison, Neil Innes, Graham Linehan, Adam Buxton, Reece Shearsmith, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly, Ed Byrne, Al Murray, Ian Hislop, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Sandi Toksvig, Roy Hudd, Alison Steadman, Sara Cox, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Sara Pascoe, Harry Hill, Tim Vine, Ken Dodd First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2004 - 27 March 2017 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592225Thu, 22 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chain Reaction: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Hostless Chat Show Author: Various Narrator: Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Caitlin...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592225 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Chain Reaction: The Complete BBC Radio 4 Hostless Chat Show Author: Various Narrator: Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Caitlin Moran, Frankie Boyle, Ian Hislop, Jo Brand, Eddie Izzard, Various Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 32 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 22, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The tag-team interview show where the celebrity guest becomes the interviewer A complete collection of the talk show with a twist - the guest each week becomes the interviewer in the following episode. Focusing on the career and passions of a figure in the entertainment world whose work they admire, each interviewer gets to delve into the life of their hero as well as revealing hidden aspects of themselves. Featuring great British comedians, award-winning actors, and iconic musicians and writers, Chain Reaction serves you double helpings of amazing individuals like Johnny Vegas, Barry Cryer, Lenny Henry, David Tennant, Eddie Izzard, Lee Mack, Ruby Wax, Stephen Merchant, Caitlin Moran, Frankie Boyle, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Katherine Ryan, Ian Hislop, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Joe Lycett, Sara Pascoe, Tim Vine, and many, many more. Production credits Produced by Tilusha Ghelani, Sam Bryant, Lianne Coop, Ed Morrish, Carl Cooper, Charlie Perkins, Richard Morris and Adnan Ahmed With: Jenny Eclair, Jimmy Carr, Matt Lucas, Johnny Vegas, Stewart Lee, Alan Moore, Brian Eno, Jo Brand, Barry Cryer, Mark Thomas, Alexei Sayle, Lenny Henry, Bill Bailey, Simon Pegg, Marcus Brigstocke, Clive Anderson, John Lloyd, Phill Jupitus, John Hegley, Jack Dee, Jeremy Hardy, Catherine Tate, David Tennant, Richard Wilson, Arabella Weir, Paul Whitehouse, Robert Llewellyn, Dave Gorman, Frank Skinner, Eddie Izzard, Alastair Campbell, Alistair McGowan, Simon Callow, Ronni Ancona, Lee Mack, Ade Edmondson, Ruby Wax, Harry Shearer, Stephen Merchant, Jarvis Cocker, Rhys Thomas, Simon Day, Peter Hook, John Cooper Clarke, Kevin Eldon, Mark Steel, Barry Davies, Jeremy Front, Rebecca Front, Chris Addison, Derren Brown, Tim Minchin, Caitlin Moran, Jennifer Saunders, Terry Christian, Kevin Bridges, Frankie Boyle, Grant Morrison, Neil Innes, Graham Linehan, Adam Buxton, Reece Shearsmith, Bob Mortimer, Vic Reeves, Olivia Colman, Sharon Horgan, Dennis Kelly, Ed Byrne, Al Murray, Ian Hislop, Victoria Coren-Mitchell, Sandi Toksvig, Roy Hudd, Alison Steadman, Sara Cox, Joe Lycett, Katherine Ryan, Sara Pascoe, Harry Hill, Tim Vine, Ken Dodd First broadcast on BBC Radio 4, 30 December 2004 - 27 March 2017 © 2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd. (P) BBC Studios Distribution Ltd.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lebron-life-lessons-from-the-king-by-brian-boone--65128202https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron: Life Lessons from the King Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Secrets to success from one of the greatest basketball players of all time: LeBron James “Nothing is given. Everything is earned.” His power, speed, and killer instincts made him a basketball phenom, but it was blood, sweat, and determination that turned him into an undisputed champion. From the day Sports Illustrated deemed him “The Chosen One” when he was still in high school, LeBron James, a skinny kid from Akron, Ohio, rose to stardom for his world-class athleticism. Two decades, four NBA championships, three Olympic medals, four MVP awards, three teams, and eighteen All-Star selections later, LeBron is the reigning king of the NBA. The world watches in awe as he breaks countless records and sets jaw-dropping new ones. He has taken his success further than anyone imagined, proving himself a savvy investor and businessman, making a splash in the entertainment industry, and emerging as a powerful voice for social justice. LeBron: Life Lessons from The King offers courtside seats to the highs and lows of LeBron’s unbelievable journey and reveals valuable insights for anyone trying to make their own lofty dreams come true. Motivating and empowering quotes from King James himself A biographical look at LeBron’s early years, his rise to fame, and his most spectacular achievements Guiding truths and hard-earned lessons to inspire your own path to excellence]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619018Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron: Life Lessons from the King Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619018 to listen full audiobooks. Title: LeBron: Life Lessons from the King Author: Brian Boone Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 15 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Secrets to success from one of the greatest basketball players of all time: LeBron James “Nothing is given. Everything is earned.” His power, speed, and killer instincts made him a basketball phenom, but it was blood, sweat, and determination that turned him into an undisputed champion. From the day Sports Illustrated deemed him “The Chosen One” when he was still in high school, LeBron James, a skinny kid from Akron, Ohio, rose to stardom for his world-class athleticism. Two decades, four NBA championships, three Olympic medals, four MVP awards, three teams, and eighteen All-Star selections later, LeBron is the reigning king of the NBA. The world watches in awe as he breaks countless records and sets jaw-dropping new ones. He has taken his success further than anyone imagined, proving himself a savvy investor and businessman, making a splash in the entertainment industry, and emerging as a powerful voice for social justice. LeBron: Life Lessons from The King offers courtside seats to the highs and lows of LeBron’s unbelievable journey and reveals valuable insights for anyone trying to make their own lofty dreams come true. Motivating and empowering quotes from King James himself A biographical look at LeBron’s early years, his rise to fame, and his most spectacular achievements Guiding truths and hard-earned lessons to inspire your own path to excellence]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blessed-by-the-best-my-journey-to-canton-and-beyond-by-brian-dawkins--65128180https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessed by the Best: My Journey to Canton and Beyond Author: Brian Dawkins Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, Brian Dawkins fought to elevate not only his own game but that of his entire team. He sweat, bled, and dominated through sixteen season in the NFL all the way into the Hall of Fame, but not for a moment did he believe his strength alone brought him that glory. Every step of the way the Lord had his back. From coaches that wanted to break him to defeats and bitter lessons in humility, his career is a testament to his faith and an homage to the countless people that helped him along the way. In the wake of his success, Dawkins comes forward to describe his journey to become one the best safeties in the NFL. Physical training wouldn't cut it. Blessed by the Best follows Dawkins trials to train his mind and faith along with his skill. As a nervous kid from Jacksonville, he never dreamed of one day standing in front of a crowd to accept that golden jacket. But one way or another, he made it. Dawkins tells his story straight, unafraid of exposing his own weaknesses; his over competitive spirit that takes losses to hard, the tunnel vision that estranged him from his kids, and the self-doubt that plagued much of his early years. Triumphs, pitfalls, love, and struggles Dawkins shares them all, not for himself, but in gratitude of those who have helped him along the way.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567497Tue, 20 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessed by the Best: My Journey to Canton and Beyond Author: Brian Dawkins Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/567497 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blessed by the Best: My Journey to Canton and Beyond Author: Brian Dawkins Narrator: Mirron Willis Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 35 minutes Release date: September 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in 1996, Brian Dawkins fought to elevate not only his own game but that of his entire team. He sweat, bled, and dominated through sixteen season in the NFL all the way into the Hall of Fame, but not for a moment did he believe his strength alone brought him that glory. Every step of the way the Lord had his back. From coaches that wanted to break him to defeats and bitter lessons in humility, his career is a testament to his faith and an homage to the countless people that helped him along the way. In the wake of his success, Dawkins comes forward to describe his journey to become one the best safeties in the NFL. Physical training wouldn't cut it. Blessed by the Best follows Dawkins trials to train his mind and faith along with his skill. As a nervous kid from Jacksonville, he never dreamed of one day standing in front of a crowd to accept that golden jacket. But one way or another, he made it. Dawkins tells his story straight, unafraid of exposing his own weaknesses; his over competitive spirit that takes losses to hard, the tunnel vision that estranged him from his kids, and the self-doubt that plagued much of his early years. Triumphs, pitfalls, love, and struggles Dawkins shares them all, not for himself, but in gratitude of those who have helped him along the way.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-very-tall-story-by-martin-bayfield--65128186https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Tall Story Author: Martin Bayfield Narrator: Martin Bayfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and, at times, moving and soul-searching account of rugby union’s rollercoaster days in the 1990s, told through the eyes of a player who saw it all as the sport lurched shambolically from the crazy final days of amateurism into the professional era. Martin Bayfield has a story to tell. Indeed, some might describe it as a very tall story. Standing at 6ft 10ins, the former England and British and Irish Lions second row remains one of the tallest players ever to have played international rugby, and his immense physical stature made him one of the most destructive forwards in the world game. He played for England during one of the most successful eras in English rugby, winning two Grand Slams alongside legendary players such as Will Carling, Jeremy Guscott, Brian Moore and Rory Underwood.  His international heyday came at a seminal moment for rugby union when, almost overnight, it was transformed from a noble minority sport to a celebrity event, with stories appearing on the front pages of the British tabloids. Now Bayfield is ready to reveal the inside story of that rip-roaring decade that changed forever the face of English rugby. The book provides an emotional link between the generations, so that today’s fans can reconnect with rugby's soul. Renowned as one of rugby's best and most entertaining storytellers, the former policeman and Hagrid's body double has written a brilliant and very funny love letter to a sport that continues to inspire and entertain millions.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563825Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Tall Story Author: Martin Bayfield Narrator: Martin Bayfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 15,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/563825 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Very Tall Story Author: Martin Bayfield Narrator: Martin Bayfield Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 52 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A hilarious and, at times, moving and soul-searching account of rugby union’s rollercoaster days in the 1990s, told through the eyes of a player who saw it all as the sport lurched shambolically from the crazy final days of amateurism into the professional era. Martin Bayfield has a story to tell. Indeed, some might describe it as a very tall story. Standing at 6ft 10ins, the former England and British and Irish Lions second row remains one of the tallest players ever to have played international rugby, and his immense physical stature made him one of the most destructive forwards in the world game. He played for England during one of the most successful eras in English rugby, winning two Grand Slams alongside legendary players such as Will Carling, Jeremy Guscott, Brian Moore and Rory Underwood.  His international heyday came at a seminal moment for rugby union when, almost overnight, it was transformed from a noble minority sport to a celebrity event, with stories appearing on the front pages of the British tabloids. Now Bayfield is ready to reveal the inside story of that rip-roaring decade that changed forever the face of English rugby. The book provides an emotional link between the generations, so that today’s fans can reconnect with rugby's soul. Renowned as one of rugby's best and most entertaining storytellers, the former policeman and Hagrid's body double has written a brilliant and very funny love letter to a sport that continues to inspire and entertain millions.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/making-decisions-putting-the-human-back-in-the-machine-by-ed-smith--65128162https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Decisions: Putting the Human Back in the Machine Author: Ed Smith Narrator: David Thorpe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Winning takes many forms. For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making – rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success. And to help us all win more. ‘An absolutely fascinating book’ THE GAME, The Times football pod - How do you spot the opportunities that others miss? - How do you turn a team’s performance around? - How do you make good decisions amid a tidal wave of information? And how can you improve? As chief selector for the England cricket team, Ed Smith pioneered new methods for building successful teams and watched his decisions tested in real time on the pitch. During his three-year tenure, England averaged 7 wins in every 10 completed matches, better than they have performed before or since. Making Decisions reveals Smith’s unique approach to finding success in a fast-changing and increasingly data-reliant world. The best decisions, Smith argues, rely on a combination of differing kinds of intelligence: from algorithms to intuition. This is a truth that the most successful people know: data cannot account for everything, it must be harnessed with human insight. Whatever the power of data, humans aren’t finished yet. Sharing for the first time the tools he introduced as England selector, Smith’s book captures the immediacy of life at the sharp end, while also exploring frameworks from the top levels of sports, business and the arts. Decision-making is revealed as a creative enterprise, not a reductive system. Making Decisions offers an invaluable guide for those who want a better framework for developing, explaining and implementing new ideas.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583289Thu, 15 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Decisions: Putting the Human Back in the Machine Author: Ed Smith Narrator: David Thorpe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/583289 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Making Decisions: Putting the Human Back in the Machine Author: Ed Smith Narrator: David Thorpe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 10 minutes Release date: September 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Winning takes many forms. For fans of Matthew Syed, this is a great sports book about leadership, judgement and decision-making – rooted in the theory that helped Ed Smith lead England cricket to sustained success. And to help us all win more. ‘An absolutely fascinating book’ THE GAME, The Times football pod - How do you spot the opportunities that others miss? - How do you turn a team’s performance around? - How do you make good decisions amid a tidal wave of information? And how can you improve? As chief selector for the England cricket team, Ed Smith pioneered new methods for building successful teams and watched his decisions tested in real time on the pitch. During his three-year tenure, England averaged 7 wins in every 10 completed matches, better than they have performed before or since. Making Decisions reveals Smith’s unique approach to finding success in a fast-changing and increasingly data-reliant world. The best decisions, Smith argues, rely on a combination of differing kinds of intelligence: from algorithms to intuition. This is a truth that the most successful people know: data cannot account for everything, it must be harnessed with human insight. Whatever the power of data, humans aren’t finished yet. Sharing for the first time the tools he introduced as England selector, Smith’s book captures the immediacy of life at the sharp end, while also exploring frameworks from the top levels of sports, business and the arts. Decision-making is revealed as a creative enterprise, not a reductive system. Making Decisions offers an invaluable guide for those who want a better framework for developing, explaining and implementing new ideas.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-circo-de-los-pueblos-como-dictadores-narcos-politicos-y-empresarios-consiguieron-poder-a-traves-del-futbol-by-jose-ignacio--65128195https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El circo de los pueblos: Cómo dictadores, narcos, políticos y empresarios consiguieron poder a través del fútbol Author: José Ignacio Lladós Narrator: Juan Balvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Desde la primera mitad del siglo XX el poder busca utilizar el fútbol a su favor: Mussolini, Hitler, la dictadura argentina con el Mundial 78, jeques árabes, Pablo Escobar, la Camorra napolitana, Berlusconi, Macri o George Weah, el primer jugador en convertirse en presidente. Pero también hay víctimas como Maradona, tal vez la persona que más amó y sufrió el fútbol. El fútbol es el entretenimiento más grande del planeta. Absolutamente nada concentra tanta atención como un Mundial. No existe elección política, ni discurso, ni concierto, ni manifestación que puedan acercarse en interés global. La prueba es que el campeonato de Rusia 2018 fue visto por 3500 millones de personas. Casi la mitad del mundo. Desde principios del siglo XX el poder buscó y busca utilizar este deporte a su favor: Mussolini, Hitler, la dictadura argentina con el Mundial 78, jeques árabes, Pablo Escobar, Pelé, la Camorra napolitana, Silvio Berlusconi, Mauricio Macri o George Weah, el primer jugador en convertirse en presidente. Pero también hay víctimas como Diego Maradona, tal vez la persona que más amó y sufrió el fútbol. Con rigor histórico, sagacidad periodística y entrevistas exclusivas, José Ignacio Lladós analiza y cuenta cómo el fútbol pasó de entretenimiento deportivo a ser un negocio global que mueve millones de dólares alrededor del mundo y una plataforma de lanzamiento para todo aquel que quiera llegar a lo más alto del poder.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620430Mon, 12 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El circo de los pueblos: Cómo dictadores, narcos, políticos y empresarios consiguieron poder a través del fútbol Author: José Ignacio...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620430 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El circo de los pueblos: Cómo dictadores, narcos, políticos y empresarios consiguieron poder a través del fútbol Author: José Ignacio Lladós Narrator: Juan Balvin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 22 minutes Release date: September 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Desde la primera mitad del siglo XX el poder busca utilizar el fútbol a su favor: Mussolini, Hitler, la dictadura argentina con el Mundial 78, jeques árabes, Pablo Escobar, la Camorra napolitana, Berlusconi, Macri o George Weah, el primer jugador en convertirse en presidente. Pero también hay víctimas como Maradona, tal vez la persona que más amó y sufrió el fútbol. El fútbol es el entretenimiento más grande del planeta. Absolutamente nada concentra tanta atención como un Mundial. No existe elección política, ni discurso, ni concierto, ni manifestación que puedan acercarse en interés global. La prueba es que el campeonato de Rusia 2018 fue visto por 3500 millones de personas. Casi la mitad del mundo. Desde principios del siglo XX el poder buscó y busca utilizar este deporte a su favor: Mussolini, Hitler, la dictadura argentina con el Mundial 78, jeques árabes, Pablo Escobar, Pelé, la Camorra napolitana, Silvio Berlusconi, Mauricio Macri o George Weah, el primer jugador en convertirse en presidente. Pero también hay víctimas como Diego Maradona, tal vez la persona que más amó y sufrió el fútbol. Con rigor histórico, sagacidad periodística y entrevistas exclusivas, José Ignacio Lladós analiza y cuenta cómo el fútbol pasó de entretenimiento deportivo a ser un negocio global que mueve millones de dólares alrededor del mundo y una plataforma de lanzamiento para todo aquel que quiera llegar a lo más alto del poder.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/shawn-thornton-fighting-my-way-to-the-top-by-shawn-thornton--65128216https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shawn Thornton: Fighting My Way to the Top Author: Shawn Thornton Narrator: Dale Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A refreshing memoir of battles and self-belief from one of the NHL's most revered enforcers Shawn Thornton was an unlikely NHL success, to say the least. The Oshawa, Ontario, native was picked late in the OHL and later thought he was being pranked when the Toronto Maple Leafs called him to say he'd been selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NHL draft. After years spent working and maturing in the AHL, Thornton would go on to play fourteen seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, and Florida Panthers, winning two Stanley Cups along the way. For the first time, in this candid memoir, Thornton opens up about his life in hockey and beyond, from his early days as an unrated prospect to the leadership lessons he learned in the minors, from the most difficult on-ice brawls to the ecstasy of reaching the sport's most celestial heights. Fans will not want to miss this story of perseverance and finding one's own path.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616884Tue, 06 Sep 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shawn Thornton: Fighting My Way to the Top Author: Shawn Thornton Narrator: Dale Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616884 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Shawn Thornton: Fighting My Way to the Top Author: Shawn Thornton Narrator: Dale Arnold Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 49 minutes Release date: September 6, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A refreshing memoir of battles and self-belief from one of the NHL's most revered enforcers Shawn Thornton was an unlikely NHL success, to say the least. The Oshawa, Ontario, native was picked late in the OHL and later thought he was being pranked when the Toronto Maple Leafs called him to say he'd been selected in the seventh round of the 1997 NHL draft. After years spent working and maturing in the AHL, Thornton would go on to play fourteen seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, and Florida Panthers, winning two Stanley Cups along the way. For the first time, in this candid memoir, Thornton opens up about his life in hockey and beyond, from his early days as an unrated prospect to the leadership lessons he learned in the minors, from the most difficult on-ice brawls to the ecstasy of reaching the sport's most celestial heights. Fans will not want to miss this story of perseverance and finding one's own path.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-are-the-troopers-the-women-of-the-winningest-team-in-pro-football-history-by-stephen-guinan--65128179https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Discover the unlikely story of the Toledo Troopers, the winningest team in the National Women's Football League, who won seven league championships in the 1970s—and gain full access to the players and key figures in the organization. Amid a national backdrop of the call to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Women’s Football League was founded as something of a gimmick. However, the league’s star team, the Toledo Troopers, emerged to challenge traditional gender roles and amass a win-loss record never before or since achieved in American football. The players were housewives, factory workers, hairdressers, former nuns, high school teachers, bartenders, mail carriers, pilots, and would-be drill sergeants. Black, white, Latina. Mothers and daughters and aunts and sisters. But most of all, they were athletes who had been denied the opportunity to play a game they were born to play.   Before the protests and the lobbyists, before the debates and the amendments, before the marches and the mandates, there was only an obscure advertisement in a local Midwestern paper and those who answered it, women such as Lee Hollar, the only woman working the line at the Libbey glass factory; Gloria Jimenez, who grew up playing sports with her six brothers; and Linda Jefferson, one the greatest, most accomplished athletes in sports history. Stephen Guinan grew up in Toledo pulling for his hometown football team, and—in the innocence of youth—did not realize at the time what a barrier-breaking lost piece of history he was witnessing. We Are the Troopers shines light on forgotten champions who came together for the love of the game.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562405 to listen full audiobooks. Title: We Are the Troopers: The Women of the Winningest Team in Pro Football History Author: Stephen Guinan Narrator: Stephen Guinan, Amy Landon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 43 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Discover the unlikely story of the Toledo Troopers, the winningest team in the National Women's Football League, who won seven league championships in the 1970s—and gain full access to the players and key figures in the organization. Amid a national backdrop of the call to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, the National Women’s Football League was founded as something of a gimmick. However, the league’s star team, the Toledo Troopers, emerged to challenge traditional gender roles and amass a win-loss record never before or since achieved in American football. The players were housewives, factory workers, hairdressers, former nuns, high school teachers, bartenders, mail carriers, pilots, and would-be drill sergeants. Black, white, Latina. Mothers and daughters and aunts and sisters. But most of all, they were athletes who had been denied the opportunity to play a game they were born to play.   Before the protests and the lobbyists, before the debates and the amendments, before the marches and the mandates, there was only an obscure advertisement in a local Midwestern paper and those who answered it, women such as Lee Hollar, the only woman working the line at the Libbey glass factory; Gloria Jimenez, who grew up playing sports with her six brothers; and Linda Jefferson, one the greatest, most accomplished athletes in sports history. Stephen Guinan grew up in Toledo pulling for his hometown football team, and—in the innocence of youth—did not realize at the time what a barrier-breaking lost piece of history he was witnessing. We Are the Troopers shines light on forgotten champions who came together for the love of the game.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pickleball-for-all-everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-by-rachel-simon--65128174https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pickleball For All: Everything but the ''Kitchen'' Sink Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and comprehensive look at the America’s fastest growing sport, Pickleball for All is the ultimate primer for any level of player interested in the wacky history, unique rules, and exciting future of pickleball.  Bainbridge Island, Washington State. On a sleepy summer vacation, three dads with bored kids started a game with handmade equipment and rules that were even more hastily constructed. Pickleball—an accessible and engaging combination of sports like ping-pong and tennis—was born, and a rich history began to take shape. Fifty years later, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to quarantine and hunt for new activities, Americans of all ages and athletic ability discovered pickleball, turning to the rapidly growing phenomenon as a way to stay active, safe, and entertained. With its unique rules, wacky terminology, and inclusive gameplay, pickleball caught the attention of the likes of the Kardashians, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and quickly became the world’s fastest growing sport with Olympic games potential.Few have followed pickleball’s ascent in American life as closely as New York Times writer and pickleball enthusiast Rachel Simon. Now Simon shares her fascination with the world in this lively, energetic primer for anyone wondering what in the world a dink is or why their neighbors have had a net up in their driveway since May 2020. From the history of the game to the basic rules (hint: you do not want to be caught in the “kitchen” during a volley), Simon offers a complete overview for casual and expert players alike. With easy-to-follow steps and expert advice, readers will learn everything they need to know, including information like:  Where and how to set up a court Scoring, gameplay, and equipment Strategies to win at any skill level The difference between a dink, a drive, and a drop shot In addition, Simon weaves in inspiring stories from the world’s top players during their most exciting pickleball moments. An immersive look at a global phenomenon that’s only gaining momentum, Pickleball for All paints a vivid portrait of a new American pastime.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573432Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pickleball For All: Everything but the ''Kitchen'' Sink Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573432 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pickleball For All: Everything but the ''Kitchen'' Sink Author: Rachel Simon Narrator: Allyson Ryan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 4 minutes Release date: August 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An entertaining and comprehensive look at the America’s fastest growing sport, Pickleball for All is the ultimate primer for any level of player interested in the wacky history, unique rules, and exciting future of pickleball.  Bainbridge Island, Washington State. On a sleepy summer vacation, three dads with bored kids started a game with handmade equipment and rules that were even more hastily constructed. Pickleball—an accessible and engaging combination of sports like ping-pong and tennis—was born, and a rich history began to take shape. Fifty years later, as the COVID-19 pandemic forced the world to quarantine and hunt for new activities, Americans of all ages and athletic ability discovered pickleball, turning to the rapidly growing phenomenon as a way to stay active, safe, and entertained. With its unique rules, wacky terminology, and inclusive gameplay, pickleball caught the attention of the likes of the Kardashians, Bill and Melinda Gates, and Leonardo DiCaprio, and quickly became the world’s fastest growing sport with Olympic games potential.Few have followed pickleball’s ascent in American life as closely as New York Times writer and pickleball enthusiast Rachel Simon. Now Simon shares her fascination with the world in this lively, energetic primer for anyone wondering what in the world a dink is or why their neighbors have had a net up in their driveway since May 2020. From the history of the game to the basic rules (hint: you do not want to be caught in the “kitchen” during a volley), Simon offers a complete overview for casual and expert players alike. With easy-to-follow steps and expert advice, readers will learn everything they need to know, including information like:  Where and how to set up a court Scoring, gameplay, and equipment Strategies to win at any skill level The difference between a dink, a drive, and a drop shot In addition, Simon weaves in inspiring stories from the world’s top players during their most exciting pickleball moments. An immersive look at a global phenomenon that’s only gaining momentum, Pickleball for All paints a vivid portrait of a new American pastime.  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/true-the-four-seasons-of-jackie-robinson-by-kostya-kennedy--65128212https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590300 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson Author: Kostya Kennedy Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball’s―and America’s―most significant figures. For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball’s singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. Beyond Ruth. Beyond Clemente. Beyond Aaron. Beyond the heroes of today. Now, a half-century since Robinson’s death, letters come to his widow, Rachel, by the score. But Robinson’s impact extended far beyond baseball: he opened the door for Black Americans to participate in other sports, and was a national figure who spoke and wrote eloquently about inequality. This book is an unconventional biography, focusing on four transformative years in Robinson’s athletic and public life: 1946, his first year playing in the essentially all-white minor leagues for the Montreal Royals; 1949, when he won the Most Valuable Player Award in his third season as a Brooklyn Dodger; 1956, his final season in major league baseball, when he played valiantly despite his increasing health struggles; and 1972, the year of his untimely death. Through it all, Robinson remained true to the effort and the mission, true to his convictions and contradictions. Kennedy examines each of these years through details not reported in previous biographies, bringing them to life in vivid prose and through interviews with fans and players who witnessed his impact, as well as with Robinson’s surviving family. These four crucial years offer a unique vision of Robinson as a player, a father and husband, and a civil rights hero―a new window on a complex man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590300Tue, 23 Aug 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590300 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson Author: Kostya Kennedy Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/590300 to listen full audiobooks. Title: True: The Four Seasons of Jackie Robinson Author: Kostya Kennedy Narrator: Kevin Kenerly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: August 23, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: True is a probing, richly-detailed, unique biography of Jackie Robinson, one of baseball’s―and America’s―most significant figures. For players, fans, managers, and executives, Jackie Robinson remains baseball’s singular figure, the person who most profoundly extended, and continues to extend, the reach of the game. Beyond Ruth. Beyond Clemente. Beyond Aaron. Beyond the heroes of today. Now, a half-century since Robinson’s death, letters come to his widow, Rachel, by the score. But Robinson’s impact extended far beyond baseball: he opened the door for Black Americans to participate in other sports, and was a national figure who spoke and wrote eloquently about inequality. This book is an unconventional biography, focusing on four transformative years in Robinson’s athletic and public life: 1946, his first year playing in the essentially all-white minor leagues for the Montreal Royals; 1949, when he won the Most Valuable Player Award in his third season as a Brooklyn Dodger; 1956, his final season in major league baseball, when he played valiantly despite his increasing health struggles; and 1972, the year of his untimely death. Through it all, Robinson remained true to the effort and the mission, true to his convictions and contradictions. Kennedy examines each of these years through details not reported in previous biographies, bringing them to life in vivid prose and through interviews with fans and players who witnessed his impact, as well as with Robinson’s surviving family. These four crucial years offer a unique vision of Robinson as a player, a father and husband, and a civil rights hero―a new window on a complex man.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-trotamundos-del-deporte-hazanas-y-aventuras-de-un-periodista-deportivo-by-john-sutcliffe--65128106https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Trotamundos del deporte: Hazañas y aventuras de un periodista deportivo Author: John Sutcliffe Narrator: Heriberto Murrieta, John Sutcliffe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Experto en futbol soccer y americano, golf, tenis, basquetbol, John Sutcliffe es un apasionado de los deportes y uno de los reporteros que más conoce la intimidad de sus protagonistas. Implacable en sus investigaciones, asertivo en sus comentarios, ingenioso en el relato, el autor de estas páginas tiene las mejores fuentes del mundo deportivo y comparte sin censura los hechos que han marcado su vida y la de incontables competidores célebres. En este libro nos cuenta anécdotas inolvidables sobre Tiger Woods, “El niño” Sergio García, Jon Rahm, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers, Najee Harris, “El Piojo” Herrera, Rafael Márquez, Memo Ochoa,Juan Carlos Osorio, Renato Ibarra, “El Chicharito” Hernández, Nico Castillo y muchos otros atletas mundialmente reconocidos. Además, revela sus experiencias en diversos eventos internacionales de golf, la fiebre de los Super Bowls en los que trabajó y sus experiencias delirantes en los mundiales de futbol de Alemania, Sudáfrica, Brasil y Rusia, cubriendo a la Selección Mexicana: sus luchas internas, quiénes son sus líderes, sus escándalos extradeportivos y el detrás de cámaras de periodistas y jugadores célebres, así como múltiples detalles sobre el crecimiento de la liga de soccer en Estados Unidos. Sin duda, Trotamundos del deporte es un libro inspirador para todo aquel que desee integrarse al desafiante, audaz y encendido mundo de los más osados reporteros de cancha.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616838Thu, 18 Aug 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Trotamundos del deporte: Hazañas y aventuras de un periodista deportivo Author: John Sutcliffe Narrator: Heriberto Murrieta, John Sutcliffe...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/616838 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Trotamundos del deporte: Hazañas y aventuras de un periodista deportivo Author: John Sutcliffe Narrator: Heriberto Murrieta, John Sutcliffe Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: August 18, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Experto en futbol soccer y americano, golf, tenis, basquetbol, John Sutcliffe es un apasionado de los deportes y uno de los reporteros que más conoce la intimidad de sus protagonistas. Implacable en sus investigaciones, asertivo en sus comentarios, ingenioso en el relato, el autor de estas páginas tiene las mejores fuentes del mundo deportivo y comparte sin censura los hechos que han marcado su vida y la de incontables competidores célebres. En este libro nos cuenta anécdotas inolvidables sobre Tiger Woods, “El niño” Sergio García, Jon Rahm, Tom Brady, Rob Gronkowski, Aaron Rodgers, Najee Harris, “El Piojo” Herrera, Rafael Márquez, Memo Ochoa,Juan Carlos Osorio, Renato Ibarra, “El Chicharito” Hernández, Nico Castillo y muchos otros atletas mundialmente reconocidos. Además, revela sus experiencias en diversos eventos internacionales de golf, la fiebre de los Super Bowls en los que trabajó y sus experiencias delirantes en los mundiales de futbol de Alemania, Sudáfrica, Brasil y Rusia, cubriendo a la Selección Mexicana: sus luchas internas, quiénes son sus líderes, sus escándalos extradeportivos y el detrás de cámaras de periodistas y jugadores célebres, así como múltiples detalles sobre el crecimiento de la liga de soccer en Estados Unidos. Sin duda, Trotamundos del deporte es un libro inspirador para todo aquel que desee integrarse al desafiante, audaz y encendido mundo de los más osados reporteros de cancha.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/everything-reminds-me-of-something-advice-answers-but-no-apologies-by-adam-carolla--65128215https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers...But No Apologies Author: Adam Carolla Narrator: Adam Carolla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The bestselling comedian returns to respond and rant on real questions about life and love, careers and cars, and everything else from fans and famous friends.Ever wonder what you would say or do if you didn’t give a f**k? Adam Carolla can tell you. In his sixth book, the comedian, podcaster, and provocateur does what he does best—doles out advice and opinions with utter disregard for our politically correct, self-righteous, virtue signaling, woke times.Thanks to decades of hosting MTV and radio’s Loveline, his Guinness World Record–breaking podcast and touring the stand-up circuit, no one in comedy is as gifted at thinking on their feet. Taking actual questions from his fans—and even some celebrity friends, including Ray Romano, Maria Menounos, and Judd Apatow—Adam dishes out hilarious rants, unpredictable tangents, brilliant inventions, sage advice, and controversial opinions in a way only a self-proclaimed asshole can.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600677Tue, 02 Aug 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers...But No Apologies Author: Adam Carolla Narrator: Adam Carolla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600677 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Everything Reminds Me of Something: Advice, Answers...But No Apologies Author: Adam Carolla Narrator: Adam Carolla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 34 minutes Release date: August 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.33 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 4.67 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The bestselling comedian returns to respond and rant on real questions about life and love, careers and cars, and everything else from fans and famous friends.Ever wonder what you would say or do if you didn’t give a f**k? Adam Carolla can tell you. In his sixth book, the comedian, podcaster, and provocateur does what he does best—doles out advice and opinions with utter disregard for our politically correct, self-righteous, virtue signaling, woke times.Thanks to decades of hosting MTV and radio’s Loveline, his Guinness World Record–breaking podcast and touring the stand-up circuit, no one in comedy is as gifted at thinking on their feet. Taking actual questions from his fans—and even some celebrity friends, including Ray Romano, Maria Menounos, and Judd Apatow—Adam dishes out hilarious rants, unpredictable tangents, brilliant inventions, sage advice, and controversial opinions in a way only a self-proclaimed asshole can.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-alta-negra-fuerza-perseverancia-y-liderazgo-by-evelina-cabrera--65128086https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alta negra: Fuerza, perseverancia y liderazgo Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La historia de Evelina Cabrera, la entrenadora y ex jugadora de fútbol que pasó de vivir en la calle y cuidar coches a ser la presidenta de la Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino y disertar en la ONU. Si cuento mi vida es porque tiene algunos hechos extraordinarios que la convirtieron en una existencia más visible que otras. Pero también porque tiene gran parte en común con la de muchas niñas y jóvenes que pueden sentirse identificadas y acompañadas y eso, creo, le da más valor a esta historia. La historia de Evelina Cabrera es una entre millones. Tiene, como ella dice, 70 años comprimidos en sus 33. Pasó de una infancia vulnerable a ser una referente del fútbol femenino, crear la Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino y dar una conferencia en la ONU sobre su trabajo social con las mujeres, a quienes brinda herramientas para empoderarse y cambiar su vida. Hoy es un ejemplo de superación, de búsqueda y de una activa militancia contra toda forma de discriminación. Evelina forma parte de una época en que las mujeres marcan un rumbo diferente, alejado de roles estereotipados, liberadas de mandatos restrictivos, y en este mundo nuevo alza su voz. Una historia que es, y puede ser también, la historia de todas nosotras.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612571Sat, 30 Jul 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alta negra: Fuerza, perseverancia y liderazgo Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/612571 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Alta negra: Fuerza, perseverancia y liderazgo Author: Evelina Cabrera Narrator: Eliana Gamba Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 50 minutes Release date: July 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La historia de Evelina Cabrera, la entrenadora y ex jugadora de fútbol que pasó de vivir en la calle y cuidar coches a ser la presidenta de la Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino y disertar en la ONU. Si cuento mi vida es porque tiene algunos hechos extraordinarios que la convirtieron en una existencia más visible que otras. Pero también porque tiene gran parte en común con la de muchas niñas y jóvenes que pueden sentirse identificadas y acompañadas y eso, creo, le da más valor a esta historia. La historia de Evelina Cabrera es una entre millones. Tiene, como ella dice, 70 años comprimidos en sus 33. Pasó de una infancia vulnerable a ser una referente del fútbol femenino, crear la Asociación Femenina de Fútbol Argentino y dar una conferencia en la ONU sobre su trabajo social con las mujeres, a quienes brinda herramientas para empoderarse y cambiar su vida. Hoy es un ejemplo de superación, de búsqueda y de una activa militancia contra toda forma de discriminación. Evelina forma parte de una época en que las mujeres marcan un rumbo diferente, alejado de roles estereotipados, liberadas de mandatos restrictivos, y en este mundo nuevo alza su voz. Una historia que es, y puede ser también, la historia de todas nosotras.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-war-hagler-hearns-and-three-rounds-for-the-ages-by-don-stradley--65128151https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages Author: Don Stradley Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble. With Hagler–Hearns looking like boxing's last hurrah, promoter Bob Arum embarked on one the most audacious publicity campaigns in history, hyping the bout until the entire country was captivated. Could Arum possibly get a memorable fight out of these two moody, unpredictable warriors? The Hagler–Hearns fight is now part of history, but The War explores the factors behind the event, and how it helped establish what many feel was boxing's greatest era. No book, not even George Kimball's classic, Four Kings, has focused solely on this legendary fight involving two of those 'Four Kings' that boxing fans have revered for their skills and willingness to take on challenges that many fighters do not take in today's boxing landscape. With additional commentary from many who were there, Stradley shows the unlikely path taken by two fighters searching for greatness. When the fight was over, however, each learned that fame inflicted its own kind of damage.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586661Tue, 12 Jul 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages Author: Don Stradley Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586661 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The War: Hagler-Hearns and Three Rounds for the Ages Author: Don Stradley Narrator: Chris Andrew Ciulla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 26 minutes Release date: July 12, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The battle between Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Thomas Hearns is remembered as one of the greatest fights of all time. But in the months before the two finally collided on April 15, 1985, there was a feeling in the air that boxing was in trouble. With Hagler–Hearns looking like boxing's last hurrah, promoter Bob Arum embarked on one the most audacious publicity campaigns in history, hyping the bout until the entire country was captivated. Could Arum possibly get a memorable fight out of these two moody, unpredictable warriors? The Hagler–Hearns fight is now part of history, but The War explores the factors behind the event, and how it helped establish what many feel was boxing's greatest era. No book, not even George Kimball's classic, Four Kings, has focused solely on this legendary fight involving two of those 'Four Kings' that boxing fans have revered for their skills and willingness to take on challenges that many fighters do not take in today's boxing landscape. With additional commentary from many who were there, Stradley shows the unlikely path taken by two fighters searching for greatness. When the fight was over, however, each learned that fame inflicted its own kind of damage.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/just-tyrus-a-memoir-by-tyrus--65128156https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Tyrus: A Memoir Author: Tyrus Narrator: Tyrus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 8 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today. The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend, biding his time and honing his rap. When the WWE urged him to return, George became 'Brodus Clay' and, for the next several years, reinvented himself numerous times under the watchful mentorship of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, 'the American Dream.' He was eventually christened 'Tyrus,' and shortly after, a chance social media encounter with Greg Gutfeld at Fox News resulted in Tyrus finding a new skill: sage social commentator. Ferociously funny, blunt, and tenacious, Just Tyrus traces his unlikely and spectacular rise. As always with Tyrus, it's in-your-face and offers no apologies.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586605Tue, 05 Jul 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Tyrus: A Memoir Author: Tyrus Narrator: Tyrus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586605 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Just Tyrus: A Memoir Author: Tyrus Narrator: Tyrus Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 58 minutes Release date: July 5, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 23 Ratings of Narrator: 4 of Total 8 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Pro wrestler and political commentator Tyrus goes deep into his wild but triumphant life story, from his painfully dysfunctional upbringing to bodyguarding for Snoop Dogg, to becoming a wrestling icon and one of the most provocative on-air voices today. The product of a 1970s mixed marriage, George Murdoch learned to fight early in life, fending off both race-baiting bullies and the demons of a dysfunctional home. Couch surfing all through high school and most of college, the quick-witted, sharp-tongued giant played football, ran drugs, and bounced at clubs to try to survive. After a false start with the WWE, he eventually became Snoop Dogg's bodyguard and traveled the world with the hip hop legend, biding his time and honing his rap. When the WWE urged him to return, George became 'Brodus Clay' and, for the next several years, reinvented himself numerous times under the watchful mentorship of the legendary Dusty Rhodes, 'the American Dream.' He was eventually christened 'Tyrus,' and shortly after, a chance social media encounter with Greg Gutfeld at Fox News resulted in Tyrus finding a new skill: sage social commentator. Ferociously funny, blunt, and tenacious, Just Tyrus traces his unlikely and spectacular rise. As always with Tyrus, it's in-your-face and offers no apologies.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/sho-time-the-inside-story-of-shohei-ohtani-and-the-greatest-baseball-season-ever-played-by-jeff-fletcher--65128171https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played Author: Jeff Fletcher Narrator: Kyle Tait Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani’s dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All Star Game as both a pitcher and hitter (the first player to ever do so), won the 2021 Most Valuable Player award, and was named to Time 100’s list of most influential people of 2021. The question on everyone’s mind is this: How is this Japanese phenom doing this, and how far can he go? As the next generation of baseball superstars cement themselves, Ohtani, who can pitch a 100mph fastball and was a Top 3 home run leader at the end of the season, stands out amongst them all. Major League Baseball has found the new face of the sport. In Sho-time, Jeff Fletcher examines the player’s path from his early days in Japan, his transition to the MLB, and a start-to-finish inside look at his historic 2021 MVP season. Along the way, Fletcher details other players who have crossed over from Japan to the major leagues, how Ohtani brought his phenomenal talent to the game at a time when technology is exploding as a means toward maximizing performance, and the role that Ohtani and his otherworldly teammate Mike Trout are playing in helping to lead baseball into the next generation.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577315Thu, 30 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played Author: Jeff Fletcher Narrator: Kyle Tait Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577315 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Sho-Time: The Inside Story of Shohei Ohtani and the Greatest Baseball Season Ever Played Author: Jeff Fletcher Narrator: Kyle Tait Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is playing baseball like no other since the legendary Babe Ruth. Ohtani’s dominance as a two-way player, one that pitches and bats effectively, has taken the Major League by storm. Since entering the league, he won the 2018 AL Rookie of the Year, competed in the 2021 Home Run Derby, started in the 2021 All Star Game as both a pitcher and hitter (the first player to ever do so), won the 2021 Most Valuable Player award, and was named to Time 100’s list of most influential people of 2021. The question on everyone’s mind is this: How is this Japanese phenom doing this, and how far can he go? As the next generation of baseball superstars cement themselves, Ohtani, who can pitch a 100mph fastball and was a Top 3 home run leader at the end of the season, stands out amongst them all. Major League Baseball has found the new face of the sport. In Sho-time, Jeff Fletcher examines the player’s path from his early days in Japan, his transition to the MLB, and a start-to-finish inside look at his historic 2021 MVP season. Along the way, Fletcher details other players who have crossed over from Japan to the major leagues, how Ohtani brought his phenomenal talent to the game at a time when technology is exploding as a means toward maximizing performance, and the role that Ohtani and his otherworldly teammate Mike Trout are playing in helping to lead baseball into the next generation.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/so-you-want-to-be-a-fighter-profiles-in-fortitude-resilience-acceptance-inside-and-outside-the-ring-by-chris-algieri--65128147https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So You Want to Be a Fighter: Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience & Acceptance—Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Chris Algieri Narrator: Chris Algieri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'I hated every minute of training, but I said: 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'' - Muhammad Ali Behind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, there are also moments of motivation, self-awareness, and coping strategies to help you push through the negative to reach the positive. Everyone has a story of success. Everyone has a story of failure or missed opportunities. So You Want to Be a Fighter? collects these kinds of stories in one place-told by well-known (and not-so-well-known) trainers, boxers, and MMA fighters, including Chris Algieri, former junior welterweight boxing champion and undefeated kickboxer. You'll hear about accomplishments, mishaps, tears of joy and pain, moments of utter frustration but also jubilation, and stories about what might have been if things had gone a little bit differently. If you've ever wondered what boxers and MMA fighters endure behind the scenes-maybe you yearn to join them? - this is the audiobook that will bring you all the different aspects to competing in a fight sport. © 2022 Chris Algieri © 2022 DK Audio]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592459Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So You Want to Be a Fighter: Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience & Acceptance—Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Chris Algieri Narrator: Chris...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592459 to listen full audiobooks. Title: So You Want to Be a Fighter: Profiles in Fortitude, Resilience & Acceptance—Inside and Outside the Ring Author: Chris Algieri Narrator: Chris Algieri Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 21 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'I hated every minute of training, but I said: 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.'' - Muhammad Ali Behind every goal accomplished is a journey filled with confidence, success, and admiration but also challenges, disappointments, and moments of despair. But even when there are hardships, unseen struggles, dark times of indecision, injuries, and financial problems, there are also moments of motivation, self-awareness, and coping strategies to help you push through the negative to reach the positive. Everyone has a story of success. Everyone has a story of failure or missed opportunities. So You Want to Be a Fighter? collects these kinds of stories in one place-told by well-known (and not-so-well-known) trainers, boxers, and MMA fighters, including Chris Algieri, former junior welterweight boxing champion and undefeated kickboxer. You'll hear about accomplishments, mishaps, tears of joy and pain, moments of utter frustration but also jubilation, and stories about what might have been if things had gone a little bit differently. If you've ever wondered what boxers and MMA fighters endure behind the scenes-maybe you yearn to join them? - this is the audiobook that will bring you all the different aspects to competing in a fight sport. © 2022 Chris Algieri © 2022 DK Audio]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-sin-defensa-by-michael-arkush-scottie-pippen--65128111https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sin defensa Author: Michael Arkush, Scottie Pippen Narrator: Pablo Ibañez Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Las explosivas memorias del seis veces campeón de la NBA, dos veces medallista de oro olímpico y miembro del Salón de la Fama, que revelan cómo Scottie Pippen, el menor de doce hermanos, superó dos tragedias familiares y el desprecio universal de los cazatalentos universitarios para convertirse en un componente esencial de la mayor dinastía de baloncesto de los últimos cincuenta años. Scottie Pippen ha sido llamado uno de los mejores jugadores de la NBA por una buena razón. En pocas palabras, sin Pippen, no habría carteles de campeonatos, y mucho menos seis, colgando de las vigas del United Center. No habría documental El ÚLTIMO BAILE. No habría un Michael Jordan tal y como lo conocemos. Los Chicago Bulls de la década de 1990 no existirían como los conocemos. ¿Cómo pasó el menor de doce hermanos de crecer en la pobreza en la pequeña ciudad de Hamburgo, Arkansas, pasando por dos tragedias familiares en el camino, a convertirse en una leyenda reverenciada de la NBA? ¿Cómo es que el escuálido adolescente, pasado por alto por todos los programas universitarios importantes de baloncesto, se convirtió en la quinta selección general en el Draft de la NBA de 1987? Y, quizás lo más convincente, ¿cómo Pippen dejó de lado su ego para que los Bulls se convirtieran en la dinastía de baloncesto más dominante del último medio siglo? En Sin defensa, el seis veces campeón y dos veces medallista de oro olímpico finalmente se abre para ofrecer momentos claros y transparentes sobre Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson y Dennis Rodman, entre otros. Pippen detalla cómo se avergonzó al ser etiquetado como el compañero de Jordan, y comenta cómo pudo (y debería haber) recibido más respeto por parte de los propietarios de los Bulls y los medios de comunicación. Pippen revela historias nunca antes contadas sobre algunos de los partidos más famosos en la historia de la liga, incluido el partido de playoffs de 1994 contra los New York Knicks cuando fue expulsado a falta de 1,8 segundos para el final. Pippen explica cómo fue lidiar con Jordan en el día a día, mientras se desempeñaba como facilitador de la ofensiva y ancla para la defensa del equipo. Después de 30 años del primer campeonato de los Bulls, Pippen finalmente está dando a millones de fanáticos del baloncesto lo que anhelan; una mirada cruda y sin adornos a su vida y su papel dentro de uno de los equipos más grandes y populares de todos los tiempos. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Scottie Pippen jugó diecisiete temporadas en la NBA, ganando seis campeonatos y dos medallas de oro olímpicas. Fue honrado como uno de los 50 mejores jugadores de la historia de la NBA en 1996. Pippen es la única persona que ha ganado un campeonato de la NBA y una medalla de oro olímpica dos veces en el mismo año. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto en 2010. Vive en el área de Los Ángeles y puedes seguirlo en Facebook, Instagram y Twitter @ScottiePippen. Michael Arkush ha escrito o coescrito quince libros, incluidos los bestsellers del New York Times, From the Outside con Ray Allen y The Big Fight con Sugar Ray Leonard. Arkush se desempeñó anteriormente como redactor de plantilla en Los Angeles Times. Vive con su esposa, Pauletta Walsh, en Oak View, California.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602585Thu, 23 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sin defensa Author: Michael Arkush, Scottie Pippen Narrator: Pablo Ibañez Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/602585 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Sin defensa Author: Michael Arkush, Scottie Pippen Narrator: Pablo Ibañez Durán Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Las explosivas memorias del seis veces campeón de la NBA, dos veces medallista de oro olímpico y miembro del Salón de la Fama, que revelan cómo Scottie Pippen, el menor de doce hermanos, superó dos tragedias familiares y el desprecio universal de los cazatalentos universitarios para convertirse en un componente esencial de la mayor dinastía de baloncesto de los últimos cincuenta años. Scottie Pippen ha sido llamado uno de los mejores jugadores de la NBA por una buena razón. En pocas palabras, sin Pippen, no habría carteles de campeonatos, y mucho menos seis, colgando de las vigas del United Center. No habría documental El ÚLTIMO BAILE. No habría un Michael Jordan tal y como lo conocemos. Los Chicago Bulls de la década de 1990 no existirían como los conocemos. ¿Cómo pasó el menor de doce hermanos de crecer en la pobreza en la pequeña ciudad de Hamburgo, Arkansas, pasando por dos tragedias familiares en el camino, a convertirse en una leyenda reverenciada de la NBA? ¿Cómo es que el escuálido adolescente, pasado por alto por todos los programas universitarios importantes de baloncesto, se convirtió en la quinta selección general en el Draft de la NBA de 1987? Y, quizás lo más convincente, ¿cómo Pippen dejó de lado su ego para que los Bulls se convirtieran en la dinastía de baloncesto más dominante del último medio siglo? En Sin defensa, el seis veces campeón y dos veces medallista de oro olímpico finalmente se abre para ofrecer momentos claros y transparentes sobre Michael Jordan, Phil Jackson y Dennis Rodman, entre otros. Pippen detalla cómo se avergonzó al ser etiquetado como el compañero de Jordan, y comenta cómo pudo (y debería haber) recibido más respeto por parte de los propietarios de los Bulls y los medios de comunicación. Pippen revela historias nunca antes contadas sobre algunos de los partidos más famosos en la historia de la liga, incluido el partido de playoffs de 1994 contra los New York Knicks cuando fue expulsado a falta de 1,8 segundos para el final. Pippen explica cómo fue lidiar con Jordan en el día a día, mientras se desempeñaba como facilitador de la ofensiva y ancla para la defensa del equipo. Después de 30 años del primer campeonato de los Bulls, Pippen finalmente está dando a millones de fanáticos del baloncesto lo que anhelan; una mirada cruda y sin adornos a su vida y su papel dentro de uno de los equipos más grandes y populares de todos los tiempos. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano. - Scottie Pippen jugó diecisiete temporadas en la NBA, ganando seis campeonatos y dos medallas de oro olímpicas. Fue honrado como uno de los 50 mejores jugadores de la historia de la NBA en 1996. Pippen es la única persona que ha ganado un campeonato de la NBA y una medalla de oro olímpica dos veces en el mismo año. Fue incluido en el Salón de la Fama del Baloncesto en 2010. Vive en el área de Los Ángeles y puedes seguirlo en Facebook, Instagram y Twitter @ScottiePippen. Michael Arkush ha escrito o coescrito quince libros, incluidos los bestsellers del New York Times, From the Outside con Ray Allen y The Big Fight con Sugar Ray Leonard. Arkush se desempeñó anteriormente como redactor de plantilla en Los Angeles Times. Vive con su esposa, Pauletta Walsh, en Oak View, California.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-el-otro-fangio-by-eduardo-gesumaria-sprinter--65128208https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El otro Fangio Author: Eduardo Gesumaría Sprinter Narrator: Gabriel Saint Genez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: El otro Fangio es una biografía del cinco veces campeón de Fórmula 1 escrita por Eduardo Gesumaría, avezado periodista que fuera su amigo durante tres décadas. El libro aborda algunas de las facetas y anécdotas más impactantes de este hombre consagrado al volante: su vida en Balcarce, sus amores y renuncias, sus accidentes, el particular secuestro que sufrió en Cuba a fines de los ´50 y muchos detalles de las artes que lo convirtieron en uno de los mejores corredores de todos los tiempos (si no el mejor). - Eduardo Gesumaría (Córdoba, Argentina, 1936 - 2020), también conocido como 'Sprinter', fue un periodista argentino especializado en automovilismo. Trabajó en las radios LV2, LV3, Radio Universidad de su provincia. En sus últimos años conducía su programa Autodinámica –ya un clásico de la radiofonía dedicada al deporte– en Radio Mitre. Escribió artículos para los diarios Meridiano, Orientación, Los Principios y La voz del Interior, y en las revistas Automundo, Corsa y Campeones. Publicó los libros La historia del automovilismo de Córdoba; Oscar Cabalén, el ídolo; Apuntes de la radio y televisión de Córdoba; Pirín Gradassi; Las 200 carreras de Fangio y El otro Fangio. En 1960 Gesumaría estuvo al frente del primer programa de automovilismo en la televisión argentina.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600941Wed, 15 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El otro Fangio Author: Eduardo Gesumaría Sprinter Narrator: Gabriel Saint Genez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/600941 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - El otro Fangio Author: Eduardo Gesumaría Sprinter Narrator: Gabriel Saint Genez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 39 minutes Release date: June 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: El otro Fangio es una biografía del cinco veces campeón de Fórmula 1 escrita por Eduardo Gesumaría, avezado periodista que fuera su amigo durante tres décadas. El libro aborda algunas de las facetas y anécdotas más impactantes de este hombre consagrado al volante: su vida en Balcarce, sus amores y renuncias, sus accidentes, el particular secuestro que sufrió en Cuba a fines de los ´50 y muchos detalles de las artes que lo convirtieron en uno de los mejores corredores de todos los tiempos (si no el mejor). - Eduardo Gesumaría (Córdoba, Argentina, 1936 - 2020), también conocido como 'Sprinter', fue un periodista argentino especializado en automovilismo. Trabajó en las radios LV2, LV3, Radio Universidad de su provincia. En sus últimos años conducía su programa Autodinámica –ya un clásico de la radiofonía dedicada al deporte– en Radio Mitre. Escribió artículos para los diarios Meridiano, Orientación, Los Principios y La voz del Interior, y en las revistas Automundo, Corsa y Campeones. Publicó los libros La historia del automovilismo de Córdoba; Oscar Cabalén, el ídolo; Apuntes de la radio y televisión de Córdoba; Pirín Gradassi; Las 200 carreras de Fangio y El otro Fangio. En 1960 Gesumaría estuvo al frente del primer programa de automovilismo en la televisión argentina.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mox-by-jon-moxley--65128117https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MOX Author: Jon Moxley Narrator: Jon Moxley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the business—a nobody from nowhere who achieved his ambitions and walked away with the gold and the girl of his dreams. Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he'd always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, including grisly ultraviolent encounters, crazy characters who became lifelong friends, and his unforgettable matches in Japan, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler. It is a tale written in blood and soaked in debauchery, with a good dose of wisdom accumulated along the way. More than a backstage pass into the arena, MOX is a ticket into the ring. Once inside, you’ll never look at pro wrestling the same again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591992Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MOX Author: Jon Moxley Narrator: Jon Moxley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/591992 to listen full audiobooks. Title: MOX Author: Jon Moxley Narrator: Jon Moxley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: June 14, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.86 of Total 21 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 7 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A vivid trip through the mind of the top professional wrestler in the business—a nobody from nowhere who achieved his ambitions and walked away with the gold and the girl of his dreams. Ride alongside Jon Moxley as he retraces some of the highways traveled on his remarkable journey. Revel in the never-before-told stories about his early life in Cincinnati, Ohio; the gritty independent wrestling scene where he cut his teeth; the complicated corporate landscape of the WWE where he bucked against authority; and the rebellious upstart AEW, where he won the championship in 2020 and was finally free to achieve the vision of the wrestler he'd always wanted to be. With plenty of pitstops and revelatory insights, including grisly ultraviolent encounters, crazy characters who became lifelong friends, and his unforgettable matches in Japan, MOX is the riveting account of the life of a brawler. It is a tale written in blood and soaked in debauchery, with a good dose of wisdom accumulated along the way. More than a backstage pass into the arena, MOX is a ticket into the ring. Once inside, you’ll never look at pro wrestling the same again.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rickey-the-life-and-legend-of-an-american-original-by-howard-bryant--65128181https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original Author: Howard Bryant Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game. Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it’s a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation’s heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball’s greatest and most original stars finally gets his due. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566742Tue, 07 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original Author: Howard Bryant Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/566742 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rickey: The Life and Legend of an American Original Author: Howard Bryant Narrator: Jd Jackson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 18 hours 37 minutes Release date: June 7, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.57 of Total 7 Ratings of Narrator: 4.33 of Total 3 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: From the author of The Last Hero: A Life of Henry Aaron comes the definitive biography of Hall of Famer Rickey Henderson, baseball’s epic leadoff hitter and base-stealer who also stole America’s heart over nearly five electric decades in the game. Few names in the history of baseball evoke the excellence and dynamism that Rickey Henderson’s does. He holds the record for the most stolen bases in a single game, and he’s scored more runs than any player ever. “If you cut Rickey Henderson in half, you’d have two Hall of Famers,” the baseball historian Bill James once said. But perhaps even more than his prowess on the field, Rickey Henderson’s is a story of Oakland, California, the town that gave rise to so many legendary athletes like him. And it’s a story of a sea change in sports, when athletes gained celebrity status and Black players finally earned equitable salaries. Henderson embraced this shift with his trademark style, playing for nine different teams throughout his decades-long career and sculpting a brash, larger-than-life persona that stole the nation’s heart. Now, in the hands of critically acclaimed sportswriter and culture critic Howard Bryant, one of baseball’s greatest and most original stars finally gets his due. Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/be-careful-what-you-wish-for-by-simon-jordan--65128211https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Careful What You Wish For Author: Simon Jordan Narrator: Simon Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Read this explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures. Multimillionaire at 32 Youngest Premier League football club owner at 36 His club and a fortune lost at 42 Owning your childhood club - that's the dream, isn't it? Simon Jordan made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for £75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. **A finalist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year** **Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Award for best autobiography* © Simon Jordan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575683Thu, 02 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Careful What You Wish For Author: Simon Jordan Narrator: Simon Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 2,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575683 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Be Careful What You Wish For Author: Simon Jordan Narrator: Simon Jordan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 53 minutes Release date: June 2, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.58 of Total 12 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 6 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Brought to you by Penguin. Read this explosive insight into the previously unseen world of football club ownership by one of the game's most-recognisable figures. Multimillionaire at 32 Youngest Premier League football club owner at 36 His club and a fortune lost at 42 Owning your childhood club - that's the dream, isn't it? Simon Jordan made his fortune building a mobile phone company from scratch. When he sold it for £75 million, he bought Crystal Palace FC, the club he'd supported as a boy, and led them into the Premier League. Ten years later Palace was in administration and Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For lifts the lid on being the owner of a football club and how the game really works. Hopes and dreams sit alongside greed, self-interest, dodgy transfers, boardroom fights and dressing room dressing downs. Throughout no one is spared, least of all Jordan himself. **A finalist for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year** **Shortlisted for the British Sports Book Award for best autobiography* © Simon Jordan 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/in-the-middle-are-the-horsemen-by-tik-maynard--65128145https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Middle Are the Horsemen Author: Tik Maynard Narrator: Tik Maynard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In 2008, 26–year–old Tik Maynard faced a crossroads not unlike that of other young adults. A university graduate and modern pentathlete, he suffered both a career–ending injury and a painful breakup, leaving him suddenly adrift. The son of prominent Canadian equestrians, Maynard decided to spend the next year as a 'working student.' In the horse industry, working students aspire to become professional riders or trainers, and willingly trade labor for hands–on education. Here Maynard chronicles his experiences–good and bad–and we follow along as one year becomes three, what began as a casual adventure gradually transforms, and a life's purpose comes sharply into focus. Over time, Maynard evolved under the critical eyes of Olympians, medal winners, and world–renowned figures in the horse world, including Anne Kursinski, Johann Hinnemann, Ingrid Klimke, David and Karen O'Connor, Bruce Logan, and Ian Millar. He was ignored, degraded, encouraged, and praised. He was hired and fired, told he had the 'wrong body type to ride' and that he had found his 'destiny.' He got married and lost loved ones. Through it all he studied the horse, and human nature, and how the two can find balance. And in that journey, he may have found himself.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599107Wed, 01 Jun 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Middle Are the Horsemen Author: Tik Maynard Narrator: Tik Maynard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/599107 to listen full audiobooks. Title: In the Middle Are the Horsemen Author: Tik Maynard Narrator: Tik Maynard Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 22 minutes Release date: June 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In 2008, 26–year–old Tik Maynard faced a crossroads not unlike that of other young adults. A university graduate and modern pentathlete, he suffered both a career–ending injury and a painful breakup, leaving him suddenly adrift. The son of prominent Canadian equestrians, Maynard decided to spend the next year as a 'working student.' In the horse industry, working students aspire to become professional riders or trainers, and willingly trade labor for hands–on education. Here Maynard chronicles his experiences–good and bad–and we follow along as one year becomes three, what began as a casual adventure gradually transforms, and a life's purpose comes sharply into focus. Over time, Maynard evolved under the critical eyes of Olympians, medal winners, and world–renowned figures in the horse world, including Anne Kursinski, Johann Hinnemann, Ingrid Klimke, David and Karen O'Connor, Bruce Logan, and Ian Millar. He was ignored, degraded, encouraged, and praised. He was hired and fired, told he had the 'wrong body type to ride' and that he had found his 'destiny.' He got married and lost loved ones. Through it all he studied the horse, and human nature, and how the two can find balance. And in that journey, he may have found himself.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/playing-through-the-pain-ken-caminiti-and-the-steroids-confession-that-changed-baseball-forever-by-dan-good--65128192https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever Author: Dan Good Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In Playing Through the Pain, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled life. Good began researching Caminiti in 2012 and conducted his first interviews for his biography in 2013. Since then he's interviewed nearly 400 people, providing him with an exclusive and exhaustive view into Caminiti's addictions, use of steroids, baseball successes, and inner turmoil. Decades later, the full truth about Major League Baseball's steroids era remains elusive, and the story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, has never been properly told. Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story that he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 MVP season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. Good's on-the-record sources include Caminiti's steroids supplier, who has never come forward; people who attended rehab with Caminiti and revealed the secret inner trauma that fueled his addictions; hundreds of Caminiti's baseball teammates and coaches; childhood friends who were drawn to his daring personality, warmth, and athleticism; and the teenager at the center of Caminiti's October 2004 trip to New York City during which he overdosed and died.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577074Tue, 31 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever Author: Dan Good Narrator: Tom Parks Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577074 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever Author: Dan Good Narrator: Tom Parks Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 25 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In Playing Through the Pain, writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled life. Good began researching Caminiti in 2012 and conducted his first interviews for his biography in 2013. Since then he's interviewed nearly 400 people, providing him with an exclusive and exhaustive view into Caminiti's addictions, use of steroids, baseball successes, and inner turmoil. Decades later, the full truth about Major League Baseball's steroids era remains elusive, and the story of Caminiti, the player who opened the lid on performance-enhancing drugs in baseball, has never been properly told. Caminiti voluntarily admitted in a 2002 Sports Illustrated cover story that he used steroids during his career, including his 1996 MVP season, and guessed that half of the players were using performance-enhancing drugs. Good's on-the-record sources include Caminiti's steroids supplier, who has never come forward; people who attended rehab with Caminiti and revealed the secret inner trauma that fueled his addictions; hundreds of Caminiti's baseball teammates and coaches; childhood friends who were drawn to his daring personality, warmth, and athleticism; and the teenager at the center of Caminiti's October 2004 trip to New York City during which he overdosed and died.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/blood-and-fire-the-unbelievable-real-life-story-of-wrestling-s-original-sheik-by-brian-r-solomon--65128188https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik Author: Brian R. Solomon Narrator: Brian R. Solomon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The captivating story of how The Sheik captured the imagination of a generation, conquered the wrestling business, and lost it all in a blaze of flame and glory He was the most vicious, bloodthirsty, reviled villain in the history of the ring. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he drew record crowds everywhere he went and left a trail of burned and bloody opponents in his wake. He was The Sheik: the mysterious and terrifying madman from Syria whose wanton destruction and mayhem are the stuff of wrestling legend. But what those legions of fans screaming for his head never knew was that The Sheik was really Eddie Farhat. From Lansing, Michigan, and the son of Arab immigrants, Farhat served his country proudly in World War II and was fulfilling the American dream through hard work and tireless dedication to his craft. And when he wasn't screaming unintelligibly and attacking his enemies with sharp objects, he was busy being the owner and operator of World Wide Sports, one of the most successful wrestling companies in North America. This is Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577075Tue, 31 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik Author: Brian R. Solomon Narrator: Brian R. Solomon Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577075 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik Author: Brian R. Solomon Narrator: Brian R. Solomon Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 32 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The captivating story of how The Sheik captured the imagination of a generation, conquered the wrestling business, and lost it all in a blaze of flame and glory He was the most vicious, bloodthirsty, reviled villain in the history of the ring. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he drew record crowds everywhere he went and left a trail of burned and bloody opponents in his wake. He was The Sheik: the mysterious and terrifying madman from Syria whose wanton destruction and mayhem are the stuff of wrestling legend. But what those legions of fans screaming for his head never knew was that The Sheik was really Eddie Farhat. From Lansing, Michigan, and the son of Arab immigrants, Farhat served his country proudly in World War II and was fulfilling the American dream through hard work and tireless dedication to his craft. And when he wasn't screaming unintelligibly and attacking his enemies with sharp objects, he was busy being the owner and operator of World Wide Sports, one of the most successful wrestling companies in North America. This is Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling's Original Sheik.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-duke-the-life-and-lies-of-tommy-morrison-by-carlos-acevedo--65128158https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison Author: Carlos Acevedo Narrator: Brian P. Craig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An American Gothic . . . In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the boxing scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era. Handsome, eloquent, and dynamic, Morrison parlayed destructive knockout power and a homespun personality into celebrity status throughout middle America, where boxing rarely prospered. But it was his starring role in Rocky V alongside Sylvester Stallone that propelled him to stardom–and ultimately led to his tragic downfall. His brush with Hollywood fame triggered a limitless appetite for parties, liquor, and sex. When Morrison was shockingly diagnosed with HIV in 1996, his life imploded, and his subsequent descent into drugs, prison, bigamy, and conspiracy theories made Morrison notorious long after his glory days had ended. In The Duke, Carlos Acevedo chronicles Morrison's tumultuous life from his days as a teenaged Toughman contestant, to his victory over George Foreman, to his struggles with HIV and depression, to his death at forty-four, when his delusions finally overtook him.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586660Tue, 31 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison Author: Carlos Acevedo Narrator: Brian P. Craig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586660 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Duke: The Life and Lies of Tommy Morrison Author: Carlos Acevedo Narrator: Brian P. Craig Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An American Gothic . . . In the early 1990s, Tommy Morrison, a young roughneck from Jay, Oklahoma, burst onto the boxing scene to become one of the most controversial fighters of his era. Handsome, eloquent, and dynamic, Morrison parlayed destructive knockout power and a homespun personality into celebrity status throughout middle America, where boxing rarely prospered. But it was his starring role in Rocky V alongside Sylvester Stallone that propelled him to stardom–and ultimately led to his tragic downfall. His brush with Hollywood fame triggered a limitless appetite for parties, liquor, and sex. When Morrison was shockingly diagnosed with HIV in 1996, his life imploded, and his subsequent descent into drugs, prison, bigamy, and conspiracy theories made Morrison notorious long after his glory days had ended. In The Duke, Carlos Acevedo chronicles Morrison's tumultuous life from his days as a teenaged Toughman contestant, to his victory over George Foreman, to his struggles with HIV and depression, to his death at forty-four, when his delusions finally overtook him.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/if-you-were-only-white-the-life-of-leroy-satchel-paige-by-donald-spivey--65128152https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige Author: Donald Spivey Narrator: Terrence Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography, Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher. Spivey follows Paige from his birth in Alabama in 1906 to his death in Kansas City in 1982, detailing the challenges Paige faced battling the color line in America and recounting his tests and triumphs in baseball. He also opens up Paige's private life during and after his playing days, introducing listeners to the man who extended his social, cultural, and political reach beyond the limitations associated with his humble background. Paige's life intertwined with many of the most important issues of the times in US and African American history. Spivey incorporates interviews with former teammates conducted over twelve years, as well as exclusive interviews with Paige's son Robert, daughter Pamela, Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe, and John 'Buck' O’Neil to tell the story of a pioneer who helped transform America through the nation's favorite pastime.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574341Tue, 31 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige Author: Donald Spivey Narrator: Terrence Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574341 to listen full audiobooks. Title: If You Were Only White: The Life of Leroy “Satchel” Paige Author: Donald Spivey Narrator: Terrence Kidd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 5 minutes Release date: May 31, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: If You Were Only White explores the legacy of one of the most exceptional athletes ever—an entertainer extraordinaire, a daring showman and crowd-pleaser, a wizard with a baseball whose artistry and antics on the mound brought fans out in the thousands to ballparks across the country. Leroy 'Satchel' Paige was arguably one of the world's greatest pitchers and a premier star of Negro Leagues Baseball. But in this biography, Donald Spivey reveals Paige to have been much more than just a blazing fastball pitcher. Spivey follows Paige from his birth in Alabama in 1906 to his death in Kansas City in 1982, detailing the challenges Paige faced battling the color line in America and recounting his tests and triumphs in baseball. He also opens up Paige's private life during and after his playing days, introducing listeners to the man who extended his social, cultural, and political reach beyond the limitations associated with his humble background. Paige's life intertwined with many of the most important issues of the times in US and African American history. Spivey incorporates interviews with former teammates conducted over twelve years, as well as exclusive interviews with Paige's son Robert, daughter Pamela, Ted 'Double Duty' Radcliffe, and John 'Buck' O’Neil to tell the story of a pioneer who helped transform America through the nation's favorite pastime.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phil-the-rip-roaring-and-unauthorised-biography-of-golf-s-most-colourful-superstar-by-alan-shipnuck--65128114https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf's Most Colourful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE FRANCIS CLARK FINANCIAL PLANNING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 'Terrific fun' David Walsh, Sunday Times   * *   'Thoroughly engaging' Washington Post A frank and revealing biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson - who has led a big, controversial life - as reported by longtime Sports Illustrated writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck. Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship.  In this raw and unauthorised biog­raphy, Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multi-faceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: he is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumours; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can’t tear himself away. Mickelson’s career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger’s laser focus and discipline, yet as Tiger’s career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace. Phil is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson’s massive gambling losses to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson championed. But Phil also celebrates Mickelson’s random acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, to which friends and strangers alike can attest. Shipnuck has covered Mickelson for his entire career, allowing him to take readers inside the ropes with a thrilling immediacy and intimacy. The result is the juiciest and liveliest golf book in years - full of heart, humour and unexpected turns.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595199Fri, 27 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf's Most Colourful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595199 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorised!) Biography of Golf's Most Colourful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 33 minutes Release date: May 27, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: WINNER OF THE FRANCIS CLARK FINANCIAL PLANNING INTERNATIONAL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE 'Terrific fun' David Walsh, Sunday Times   * *   'Thoroughly engaging' Washington Post A frank and revealing biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson - who has led a big, controversial life - as reported by longtime Sports Illustrated writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck. Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship.  In this raw and unauthorised biog­raphy, Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multi-faceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: he is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumours; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can’t tear himself away. Mickelson’s career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger’s laser focus and discipline, yet as Tiger’s career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace. Phil is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson’s massive gambling losses to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson championed. But Phil also celebrates Mickelson’s random acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, to which friends and strangers alike can attest. Shipnuck has covered Mickelson for his entire career, allowing him to take readers inside the ropes with a thrilling immediacy and intimacy. The result is the juiciest and liveliest golf book in years - full of heart, humour and unexpected turns.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/michael-jordan-life-lessons-from-his-airness-by-david-h-lewis--65128098https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness Author: David H. Lewis Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness contains the secrets to success from the greatest basketball player of all time. “Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.” Michael Jordan defied gravity, transcended the world’s expectations, and exceeded the limits of age, soaring to fame as the world’s greatest basketball player of all time. While his talent was breathtaking to behold—those flying dunks and record-breaking sixty-point games have inspired generations—the unseen forces behind his success are the kind we can all harness for our own. M. J. and his accomplishments were founded on discipline, hard work, and knowing how to channel the deep, competitive drive within. Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness offers a courtside seat to the wild ride that made Michael Jordan a star and reveals valuable insights for anyone trying to make their own lofty dreams come true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620320Tue, 24 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness Author: David H. Lewis Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/620320 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness Author: David H. Lewis Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 18 minutes Release date: May 24, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness contains the secrets to success from the greatest basketball player of all time. “Sometimes a winner is just a dreamer who never gave up.” Michael Jordan defied gravity, transcended the world’s expectations, and exceeded the limits of age, soaring to fame as the world’s greatest basketball player of all time. While his talent was breathtaking to behold—those flying dunks and record-breaking sixty-point games have inspired generations—the unseen forces behind his success are the kind we can all harness for our own. M. J. and his accomplishments were founded on discipline, hard work, and knowing how to channel the deep, competitive drive within. Michael Jordan: Life Lessons from His Airness offers a courtside seat to the wild ride that made Michael Jordan a star and reveals valuable insights for anyone trying to make their own lofty dreams come true.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/doddie-s-diary-the-highs-the-lows-and-the-laughter-from-my-fight-with-mnd-by-stewart-weir-doddie-weir--65128219https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Doddie's Diary: The Highs, the Lows and the Laughter from My Fight with MND Author: Stewart Weir, Doddie Weir Narrator: Andrew Cotter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 19, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'I never set out to take the lead. It just happened - like MND itself. But we are making a fight of it.' DODDIE WEIR In the five years since Doddie Weir's MND diagnosis, he has continued to live life to the max. He's raised millions for research and support for his fellow sufferers with the help of some incredible charity fundraisers, celebrated his 50th birthday and been awarded an OBE. And throughout it all, Doddie has tackled life head on, like the mad charging giraffe he has always been, both on and off the rugby pitch. Now, join Doddie as he lifts the lid on what his life with MND has really been like, both in public and in private. Being Doddie, there's always lots of laughter and an incredibly positive attitude, but it's also a rollercoaster of emotions. It's a battle Doddie will continue to tackle with his trademark dignity and legendary humour. And it's a fight he remains determined to win.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578807Thu, 19 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Doddie's Diary: The Highs, the Lows and the Laughter from My Fight with MND Author: Stewart Weir, Doddie Weir Narrator: Andrew Cotter Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/578807 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Doddie's Diary: The Highs, the Lows and the Laughter from My Fight with MND Author: Stewart Weir, Doddie Weir Narrator: Andrew Cotter Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 35 minutes Release date: May 19, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'I never set out to take the lead. It just happened - like MND itself. But we are making a fight of it.' DODDIE WEIR In the five years since Doddie Weir's MND diagnosis, he has continued to live life to the max. He's raised millions for research and support for his fellow sufferers with the help of some incredible charity fundraisers, celebrated his 50th birthday and been awarded an OBE. And throughout it all, Doddie has tackled life head on, like the mad charging giraffe he has always been, both on and off the rugby pitch. Now, join Doddie as he lifts the lid on what his life with MND has really been like, both in public and in private. Being Doddie, there's always lots of laughter and an incredibly positive attitude, but it's also a rollercoaster of emotions. It's a battle Doddie will continue to tackle with his trademark dignity and legendary humour. And it's a fight he remains determined to win.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-jesus-rollan-eterno-by-alberto-martinez-francisco-avila--65128124https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jesús Rollán Eterno Author: Alberto Martínez, Francisco ávila Narrator: Jordi Llovet, Marta Rodríguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 19, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La desgarradora biografía de Jesús Rollán, el mejor portero de waterpolo de la historia de España. El 11 de marzo de 2006 Jesús Rollán acababa con su vida en una clínica de tratamiento de adicciones en La Garriga. Tenía 37 años. Sus ilusiones finalizaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas en 2004, cuando se retiró lastrado por las lesiones. Su carrera fue brillante. Rollán logró ser campeón de todo y el mejor portero del mundo durante la década prodigiosa de la generación de oro del waterpolo, la primera gran selección española que se recuerda. Su vida transcurrió a toda velocidad. Persona generosa, querida y con un carácter ganador que fue trascendental para conseguir los éxitos deportivos, los que le conocieron comparan su pasión por el deporte y su competitividad con la de otros talentos como Rafa Nadal o Seve Ballesteros. Su historia atrae como un imán. De su niñez en Aravaca a descubrir el waterpolo con un entrenador que les hacía cortar troncos con un hacha, de sus años locos en la Blume a sus recuperaciones milagrosas y a su aventura en Italia, todo ello pintado de oro y plata. Pero las piezas de aquel puzle completo en el agua vivieron otra vida fuera de ella. Para Jesús, siempre el más fuerte del equipo, el final fue el más trágico. - Francisco Ávila (Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, 1964). Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información y diplomado en Publicidad por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona en 1987. Periodista de la Agencia EFE desde 1987, jefe y editor de deportes de Cataluña desde 1996. Miembro del equipo fundador de Panenka. Ha cubierto, entre otras grandes competiciones: tres Juegos Olímpicos (Barcelona, Atlanta, Londres), cuatro Mundiales de Fútbol (Italia, Francia, Japón, Alemania), seis Mundiales de Natación (Barcelona (2), Montreal, Melbourne, Kazán y Budapest), una Eurocopa de fútbol (Alemania-Austria, 2008), un Mundial de Baloncesto (Toronto), así como seis finales de Champions (1989, 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 y 2015). Premio de la RFEN como mejor cobertura en 2015. Ha publicado, con otros, : 'Barcelona 92, 25 años del gran cambio en el deporte español' y 'A por más, liderazgo y resiliencia de 29 deportistas ante los Juegos Olímpicos'. Alberto Martínez (Barcelona, 1984). Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información por la Universitat Ramon Llull en 2006. Periodista del Diario AS desde 2005. Especialista en deportes acuáticos, ha cubierto tres Juegos Olímpicos (Londres, Río y Tokio) y cuatro Mundiales de Natación (Barcelona, Kazán, Budapest y Gwangju). Premio de la RFEN en 2014 y 2019 por la mejor cobertura deportiva y social. Ha colaborado con otros medios como la Cadena SER.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592143Thu, 19 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jesús Rollán Eterno Author: Alberto Martínez, Francisco ávila Narrator: Jordi Llovet, Marta Rodríguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/592143 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Jesús Rollán Eterno Author: Alberto Martínez, Francisco ávila Narrator: Jordi Llovet, Marta Rodríguez Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 6 minutes Release date: May 19, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La desgarradora biografía de Jesús Rollán, el mejor portero de waterpolo de la historia de España. El 11 de marzo de 2006 Jesús Rollán acababa con su vida en una clínica de tratamiento de adicciones en La Garriga. Tenía 37 años. Sus ilusiones finalizaron en los Juegos Olímpicos de Atenas en 2004, cuando se retiró lastrado por las lesiones. Su carrera fue brillante. Rollán logró ser campeón de todo y el mejor portero del mundo durante la década prodigiosa de la generación de oro del waterpolo, la primera gran selección española que se recuerda. Su vida transcurrió a toda velocidad. Persona generosa, querida y con un carácter ganador que fue trascendental para conseguir los éxitos deportivos, los que le conocieron comparan su pasión por el deporte y su competitividad con la de otros talentos como Rafa Nadal o Seve Ballesteros. Su historia atrae como un imán. De su niñez en Aravaca a descubrir el waterpolo con un entrenador que les hacía cortar troncos con un hacha, de sus años locos en la Blume a sus recuperaciones milagrosas y a su aventura en Italia, todo ello pintado de oro y plata. Pero las piezas de aquel puzle completo en el agua vivieron otra vida fuera de ella. Para Jesús, siempre el más fuerte del equipo, el final fue el más trágico. - Francisco Ávila (Montcada i Reixac, Barcelona, 1964). Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información y diplomado en Publicidad por la Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona en 1987. Periodista de la Agencia EFE desde 1987, jefe y editor de deportes de Cataluña desde 1996. Miembro del equipo fundador de Panenka. Ha cubierto, entre otras grandes competiciones: tres Juegos Olímpicos (Barcelona, Atlanta, Londres), cuatro Mundiales de Fútbol (Italia, Francia, Japón, Alemania), seis Mundiales de Natación (Barcelona (2), Montreal, Melbourne, Kazán y Budapest), una Eurocopa de fútbol (Alemania-Austria, 2008), un Mundial de Baloncesto (Toronto), así como seis finales de Champions (1989, 1992, 2006, 2009, 2011 y 2015). Premio de la RFEN como mejor cobertura en 2015. Ha publicado, con otros, : 'Barcelona 92, 25 años del gran cambio en el deporte español' y 'A por más, liderazgo y resiliencia de 29 deportistas ante los Juegos Olímpicos'. Alberto Martínez (Barcelona, 1984). Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información por la Universitat Ramon Llull en 2006. Periodista del Diario AS desde 2005. Especialista en deportes acuáticos, ha cubierto tres Juegos Olímpicos (Londres, Río y Tokio) y cuatro Mundiales de Natación (Barcelona, Kazán, Budapest y Gwangju). Premio de la RFEN en 2014 y 2019 por la mejor cobertura deportiva y social. Ha colaborado con otros medios como la Cadena SER.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-real-hank-aaron-an-intimate-look-at-the-life-and-legacy-of-the-home-run-king-by-terence-moore--65128184https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King Author: Terence Moore Narrator: James Shippy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Friends and family knew Henry Louis Aaron as quick-witted, hilarious, and fiercely opinionated beyond what was shown in public. With the encouragement of Aaron’s family, Terence Moore now reveals this heartfelt portrait of Hank Aaron, featuring nearly 40 years of stories plus never-before-told insights from the home run king.You’ll see his wisdom. You’ll see his foresight. You’ll see his humor. You’ll see his anger. You’ll see his humanity. You’ll see Aaron as you’ve never seen him before.Aaron not only battled racism during his playing days, but also during his days as a front office executive. The Hall of Famer shared this with Moore, who experienced his own strife at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as the first Black sports columnist ever in the Deep South. The two leaned on each other while developing a tight relationship, and Moore became The Hank Aaron Whisperer whenever the baseball great wanted to convey messages to the public.The Real Hank Aaron captures the icon’s contagious laugh and pointed views, from the depth of his admiration for Jackie Robinson to his true thoughts on Barry Bonds and the steroid era. Featuring Aaron’s views on race, politics, media, and sports fandom, this is a charming and illuminating glimpse at the man outside the spotlight. It’s an intimate perspective on the baseball legend, the culmination of decades of friendship and correspondence.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573251Tue, 17 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King Author: Terence Moore Narrator: James Shippy Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Real Hank Aaron: An Intimate Look at the Life and Legacy of the Home Run King Author: Terence Moore Narrator: James Shippy Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Friends and family knew Henry Louis Aaron as quick-witted, hilarious, and fiercely opinionated beyond what was shown in public. With the encouragement of Aaron’s family, Terence Moore now reveals this heartfelt portrait of Hank Aaron, featuring nearly 40 years of stories plus never-before-told insights from the home run king.You’ll see his wisdom. You’ll see his foresight. You’ll see his humor. You’ll see his anger. You’ll see his humanity. You’ll see Aaron as you’ve never seen him before.Aaron not only battled racism during his playing days, but also during his days as a front office executive. The Hall of Famer shared this with Moore, who experienced his own strife at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as the first Black sports columnist ever in the Deep South. The two leaned on each other while developing a tight relationship, and Moore became The Hank Aaron Whisperer whenever the baseball great wanted to convey messages to the public.The Real Hank Aaron captures the icon’s contagious laugh and pointed views, from the depth of his admiration for Jackie Robinson to his true thoughts on Barry Bonds and the steroid era. Featuring Aaron’s views on race, politics, media, and sports fandom, this is a charming and illuminating glimpse at the man outside the spotlight. It’s an intimate perspective on the baseball legend, the culmination of decades of friendship and correspondence.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/phil-the-rip-roaring-and-unauthorized-biography-of-golf-s-most-colorful-superstar-by-alan-shipnuck--65128155https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washington Post Now with a new afterword: a juicy and freewheeling biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson—who has led a big, controversial life—as reported by longtime Sports Illustrated writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck. Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship. In this raw, uncensored, and unauthorized biography, Alan Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats, and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multifaceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: He is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumors; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can’t tear himself away. Mickelson’s career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman whom many fans love and some abhor because of the overwhelming size of his personality. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger’s laser focus and discipline, leading Tida Woods to call her son’s rival “the fat boy,” among other put-downs. Yet as Tiger’s career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction, and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace. Phil is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck has long been known as the most fearless writer on the golf beat, and he delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson’s massive gambling losses; to the inside story of the acrimonious breakup between Phil and his longtime caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay; to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson championed to wield as leverage against the PGA Tour. But Phil also celebrates Mickelson’s random acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, to which friends and strangers alike can attest. Shipnuck has covered Mickelson for his entire career and has been on the ground at Mickelson’s most memorable triumphs and crack-ups, allowing him to take you inside the ropes with a thrilling immediacy and intimacy. The result is the juiciest and liveliest golf book in years—full of heart, humor, and unexpected turns.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559023Tue, 17 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559023 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Phil: The Rip-Roaring (and Unauthorized!) Biography of Golf's Most Colorful Superstar Author: Alan Shipnuck Narrator: Alan Shipnuck Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 2 minutes Release date: May 17, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.39 of Total 18 Ratings of Narrator: 4.17 of Total 6 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * “A rollicking good time.” —Golfweek * “Thoroughly engaging.” —The Washington Post Now with a new afterword: a juicy and freewheeling biography of legendary golf champion Phil Mickelson—who has led a big, controversial life—as reported by longtime Sports Illustrated writer and bestselling author Alan Shipnuck. Phil Mickelson is one of the most compelling figures in sports. For more than three decades he has been among the best golfers in the world, and his unmatched longevity was exemplified at the 2021 PGA Championship, when Mickelson, on the cusp of turning fifty-one, became the oldest player in history to win a major championship. In this raw, uncensored, and unauthorized biography, Alan Shipnuck captures a singular life defined by thrilling victories, crushing defeats, and countless controversies. Mickelson is a multifaceted character, and all his warring impulses are on display in these pages: He is a smart-ass who built an empire on being the consummate professional; a loving husband dogged by salacious rumors; a high-stakes gambler who knows the house always wins but can’t tear himself away. Mickelson’s career and public image have been defined by the contrast with his lifelong rival, Tiger Woods. Where Woods is robotic and reticent, Mickelson is affable and extroverted, an incorrigible showman whom many fans love and some abhor because of the overwhelming size of his personality. In their early years together on Tour, Mickelson lacked Tiger’s laser focus and discipline, leading Tida Woods to call her son’s rival “the fat boy,” among other put-downs. Yet as Tiger’s career has been curtailed by scandal, addiction, and a broken body, Phil sails on, still relevant on the golf course and in the marketplace. Phil is the perfect marriage of subject and author. Shipnuck has long been known as the most fearless writer on the golf beat, and he delivers numerous revelations, from the true scale of Mickelson’s massive gambling losses; to the inside story of the acrimonious breakup between Phil and his longtime caddie, Jim “Bones” Mackay; to the secretive backstory of the Saudi golf league that Mickelson championed to wield as leverage against the PGA Tour. But Phil also celebrates Mickelson’s random acts of kindness and generosity of spirit, to which friends and strangers alike can attest. Shipnuck has covered Mickelson for his entire career and has been on the ground at Mickelson’s most memorable triumphs and crack-ups, allowing him to take you inside the ropes with a thrilling immediacy and intimacy. The result is the juiciest and liveliest golf book in years—full of heart, humor, and unexpected turns.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-manu-el-cielo-con-las-manos-edicion-ampliada-y-actualizada-by-daniel-fresco--65128116https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Manu. El cielo con las manos: Edición ampliada y actualizada Author: Daniel Frescó Narrator: Ignacio Gagliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Relato apasionante y exhaustivo, pleno de anécdotas que revela aspectos desconocidos de Ginóbili: la vocación casi genética por el básquet, la obsesión por crecer y la audacia por alcanzar un destino para el que se sabía predestinado. La fuerza de voluntad, la decisión inconmovible de triunfar, el talento, la inteligencia y una rara habilidad para llegar al lugar indicado en el momento justo confluyeron para dar forma al destino singular de Emanuel Ginóbili, el más grande jugador de básquet de la Argentina de todos los tiempos y uno de los mejores del mundo. El escritor y periodista Daniel Frescó reconstruye esa vida única mediante una minuciosa investigación que incluye testimonios de familiares, amigos y compañeros, desde la llegada de su bisabuelo a Bahía Blanca, la integración y desarrollo de su familia en la ciudad, y su infancia hasta la consagración en el básquet mundial con la obtención de la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Grecia y cuatro anillos de la NBA. El resultado de esta investigación demuestra que la forja de una personalidad como la de Manu no es producto del azar o la buena fortuna sino de la tenacidad individual, de sus orígenes, de un entorno, de un momento y hasta de un país. Su ascenso es el paradigma del argentino que conquista el mundo pero detrás de la imagen pública se esconde una persona humilde, fiel a sus afectos y dispuesto a superar todos los contratiempos a fuerza de inteligencia y constancia. Este relato apasionante y exhaustivo, pleno de anécdotas, revela aspectos desconocidos de Ginóbili: la vocación casi genética por el básquet, la obsesión por crecer y la audacia para alcanzar un objetivo para el cual, de algún modo, se sabía predestinado. Manu. El cielo con las manos, el primer y más completo audiolibro sobre Emanuel Ginóbili, entrega el retrato preciso de una vida y de una carrera cuyos éxitos trascienden los límites del deporte. A trece años de su publicación y cuando Manu transita el retiro de la actividad, se impone una edición definitiva no simplemente para explicar su trayectoria o sus triunfos sino para realizar una proyección de un legado, que ya es tan o más impactante que sus logros, e imaginar el devenir de su futuro. Grandes estrellas y leyendas de la NBA; entrenadores de altísimo nivel; compañeros y excompañeros de los Spurs y la Selección Argentina; los jóvenes basquetbolistas que toman su bandera; atletas que compartieron con él Juegos Olímpicos; referentes nacionales e internacionales de otros deportes y actividades terminan de redondear con valiosísimos conceptos la trascendencia de su figura. Todo ello para completar un audiolibro que abarca generaciones, atraviesa los siglos XX y XXI, y muestra al Manu íntegro que delinea un inmenso legado que perdurará por siempre. «Es un campeón, un gran competidor y uno de los mejores Spurs. Fue muy divertido jugar contra él todos estos años.» LeBron James «Manu será recordado por siempre.» Lionel Messi «Conservó ese fuego interno y ese deseo interior de seguir ganando.» Roger Federer «Su carrera nos dice a todos que se puede.» Jorge Valdano «Es un campeón. Soy fan de Manu. Quisiera saber dónde está esa fuente de la juventud.» Stephen Curry]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589896Fri, 13 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Manu. El cielo con las manos: Edición ampliada y actualizada Author: Daniel Frescó Narrator: Ignacio Gagliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589896 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Manu. El cielo con las manos: Edición ampliada y actualizada Author: Daniel Frescó Narrator: Ignacio Gagliano Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 13, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Relato apasionante y exhaustivo, pleno de anécdotas que revela aspectos desconocidos de Ginóbili: la vocación casi genética por el básquet, la obsesión por crecer y la audacia por alcanzar un destino para el que se sabía predestinado. La fuerza de voluntad, la decisión inconmovible de triunfar, el talento, la inteligencia y una rara habilidad para llegar al lugar indicado en el momento justo confluyeron para dar forma al destino singular de Emanuel Ginóbili, el más grande jugador de básquet de la Argentina de todos los tiempos y uno de los mejores del mundo. El escritor y periodista Daniel Frescó reconstruye esa vida única mediante una minuciosa investigación que incluye testimonios de familiares, amigos y compañeros, desde la llegada de su bisabuelo a Bahía Blanca, la integración y desarrollo de su familia en la ciudad, y su infancia hasta la consagración en el básquet mundial con la obtención de la medalla de oro en los Juegos Olímpicos de Grecia y cuatro anillos de la NBA. El resultado de esta investigación demuestra que la forja de una personalidad como la de Manu no es producto del azar o la buena fortuna sino de la tenacidad individual, de sus orígenes, de un entorno, de un momento y hasta de un país. Su ascenso es el paradigma del argentino que conquista el mundo pero detrás de la imagen pública se esconde una persona humilde, fiel a sus afectos y dispuesto a superar todos los contratiempos a fuerza de inteligencia y constancia. Este relato apasionante y exhaustivo, pleno de anécdotas, revela aspectos desconocidos de Ginóbili: la vocación casi genética por el básquet, la obsesión por crecer y la audacia para alcanzar un objetivo para el cual, de algún modo, se sabía predestinado. Manu. El cielo con las manos, el primer y más completo audiolibro sobre Emanuel Ginóbili, entrega el retrato preciso de una vida y de una carrera cuyos éxitos trascienden los límites del deporte. A trece años de su publicación y cuando Manu transita el retiro de la actividad, se impone una edición definitiva no simplemente para explicar su trayectoria o sus triunfos sino para realizar una proyección de un legado, que ya es tan o más impactante que sus logros, e imaginar el devenir de su futuro. Grandes estrellas y leyendas de la NBA; entrenadores de altísimo nivel; compañeros y excompañeros de los Spurs y la Selección Argentina; los jóvenes basquetbolistas que toman su bandera; atletas que compartieron con él Juegos Olímpicos; referentes nacionales e internacionales de otros deportes y actividades terminan de redondear con valiosísimos conceptos la trascendencia de su figura. Todo ello para completar un audiolibro que abarca generaciones, atraviesa los siglos XX y XXI, y muestra al Manu íntegro que delinea un inmenso legado que perdurará por siempre. «Es un campeón, un gran competidor y uno de los mejores Spurs. Fue muy divertido jugar contra él todos estos años.» LeBron James «Manu será recordado por siempre.» Lionel Messi «Conservó ese fuego interno y ese deseo interior de seguir ganando.» Roger Federer «Su carrera nos dice a todos que se puede.» Jorge Valdano «Es un campeón. Soy fan de Manu. Quisiera saber dónde está esa fuente de la juventud.» Stephen Curry]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-salud-de-diego-la-verdadera-historia-by-nelson-castro--65128121https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La salud de Diego. La verdadera historia Author: Nelson Castro Narrator: Javier Carbone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: De las rutinas de un atleta a las adicciones y la muerte del mayor jugador de fútbol de todos los tiempos. Diego Armando Maradona ya era un adicto cuando millones quedaron atónitos ante aquel gol inigualable contra los ingleses durante el Mundial 86. A partir de entonces, a las drogas se sumaron el alcohol, la adicción al sexo y el descontrol alimentario. Esos consumos terminarían por acorralarlo en un cuarto sórdido del Gran Buenos Aires. Junto con los días oscuros que precedieron su muerte, ocurrida el 25 de noviembre de 2020, la vida completa del ídolo volvió a ser revisada y juzgada. Sin embargo, hay una historia que nadie contó hasta ahora: la de su cuerpo. Desde las primeras lesiones óseas y musculares de Fiorito hasta las extenuantes campañas deportivas en Europa; desde su fenomenal fortaleza muscular hasta el dolor físico y anímico al que intentó sobreponerse dentro y fuera de la cancha. Para escribir La salud de Diego, Nelson Castro accedió a archivos secretos, entrevistó a testigos que nunca habían hablado y revisó miles de documentos inéditos. El resultado excede por mucho el ya impresionante historial médico. Este libro excepcional es, antes que nada, el relato impactante de una caída vertiginosa y triste: la biografía íntima y trágica de un ser humano con dones extraordinarios. «Aunque todo lo escrito aquí es real, la historia que está a punto de comenzar tiene ribetes novelescos y, por momentos, supera cualquier ficción imaginable», dice Nelson Castro, periodista y médico graduado con honores en la Universidad de Buenos Aires.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587886Mon, 09 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La salud de Diego. La verdadera historia Author: Nelson Castro Narrator: Javier Carbone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/587886 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La salud de Diego. La verdadera historia Author: Nelson Castro Narrator: Javier Carbone Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 56 minutes Release date: May 9, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: De las rutinas de un atleta a las adicciones y la muerte del mayor jugador de fútbol de todos los tiempos. Diego Armando Maradona ya era un adicto cuando millones quedaron atónitos ante aquel gol inigualable contra los ingleses durante el Mundial 86. A partir de entonces, a las drogas se sumaron el alcohol, la adicción al sexo y el descontrol alimentario. Esos consumos terminarían por acorralarlo en un cuarto sórdido del Gran Buenos Aires. Junto con los días oscuros que precedieron su muerte, ocurrida el 25 de noviembre de 2020, la vida completa del ídolo volvió a ser revisada y juzgada. Sin embargo, hay una historia que nadie contó hasta ahora: la de su cuerpo. Desde las primeras lesiones óseas y musculares de Fiorito hasta las extenuantes campañas deportivas en Europa; desde su fenomenal fortaleza muscular hasta el dolor físico y anímico al que intentó sobreponerse dentro y fuera de la cancha. Para escribir La salud de Diego, Nelson Castro accedió a archivos secretos, entrevistó a testigos que nunca habían hablado y revisó miles de documentos inéditos. El resultado excede por mucho el ya impresionante historial médico. Este libro excepcional es, antes que nada, el relato impactante de una caída vertiginosa y triste: la biografía íntima y trágica de un ser humano con dones extraordinarios. «Aunque todo lo escrito aquí es real, la historia que está a punto de comenzar tiene ribetes novelescos y, por momentos, supera cualquier ficción imaginable», dice Nelson Castro, periodista y médico graduado con honores en la Universidad de Buenos Aires.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/lisa-by-lisa-curry--65128139https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lisa Author: Lisa Curry Narrator: Lisa Curry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 4, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur Lisa Curry has lived her life in the public eye for six decades. In this very personal memoir, she shares the untold story of being Lisa. A swimming prodigy who became one of Australia's first fitness entrepreneurs, Lisa Curry swam to Olympic fame in the '80s and '90s. With celerity and celebrity, she became in equal parts the darling of women's magazines and tabloid fodder, until, at 58, a family tragedy nearly consumed her. From the golden girl of Australian swimming to a 'super mum' and now a proud grannie, Lisa Curry has a powerful story to tell of endurance and enduring. In 1972, ten-year-old Lisa escaped the heat of a hot and muggy Brisbane day in the local pool when she was spotted by Dawn Fraser's legendary swim coach, Harry Gallagher. Within two years of joining his swim squad, Lisa would be one of the fastest swimmers of her age in the world. Over the next 23 years, Lisa honed her natural talent with a legendary work ethic and a punishing training ritual of 5 am starts. Countless hours of long, unbroken swimming of up to 60km a week in solitary union with the black lines of the pool would take Lisa to three Olympic Games: Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, and Barcelona 1992; three Commonwealth Games; and two World Championships. By the time Lisa called time on her sporting career, she had become the only Australian to hold Commonwealth and Australian records in every stroke except backstroke, and from 50 to 400 metres, a feat that has not been repeated to this day. In this funny, heartbreaking but always life-affirming memoir, Lisa Curry reflects on a life well lived and the experiences that shaped her: swimming, family, marriage, divorce, and love found again. It is a powerful story of resilience, of highs and lows, and of starting out and starting again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576862Wed, 04 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lisa Author: Lisa Curry Narrator: Lisa Curry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 4, 2022 Genres: Sports...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576862 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Lisa Author: Lisa Curry Narrator: Lisa Curry Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 45 minutes Release date: May 4, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple Olympian and wellness entrepreneur Lisa Curry has lived her life in the public eye for six decades. In this very personal memoir, she shares the untold story of being Lisa. A swimming prodigy who became one of Australia's first fitness entrepreneurs, Lisa Curry swam to Olympic fame in the '80s and '90s. With celerity and celebrity, she became in equal parts the darling of women's magazines and tabloid fodder, until, at 58, a family tragedy nearly consumed her. From the golden girl of Australian swimming to a 'super mum' and now a proud grannie, Lisa Curry has a powerful story to tell of endurance and enduring. In 1972, ten-year-old Lisa escaped the heat of a hot and muggy Brisbane day in the local pool when she was spotted by Dawn Fraser's legendary swim coach, Harry Gallagher. Within two years of joining his swim squad, Lisa would be one of the fastest swimmers of her age in the world. Over the next 23 years, Lisa honed her natural talent with a legendary work ethic and a punishing training ritual of 5 am starts. Countless hours of long, unbroken swimming of up to 60km a week in solitary union with the black lines of the pool would take Lisa to three Olympic Games: Moscow 1980, Los Angeles 1984, and Barcelona 1992; three Commonwealth Games; and two World Championships. By the time Lisa called time on her sporting career, she had become the only Australian to hold Commonwealth and Australian records in every stroke except backstroke, and from 50 to 400 metres, a feat that has not been repeated to this day. In this funny, heartbreaking but always life-affirming memoir, Lisa Curry reflects on a life well lived and the experiences that shaped her: swimming, family, marriage, divorce, and love found again. It is a powerful story of resilience, of highs and lows, and of starting out and starting again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/foul-ball-by-jim-bouton--65128185https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Foul Ball Author: Jim Bouton Narrator: Jim Seybert, Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, legendary Ball Four author Jim Bouton recounts his battle against local elites' efforts to replace Wahconah Park, one of the oldest parks in the United States, against the wishes and votes of local citizens. But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts. In a detailed diary—his first since Ball Four—Bouton takes us along on his wild ride into the teeth of corporate malfeasance, anti-democratic processes, the tyranny of a one-newspaper town, and the real reason why the good old boys wanted to build a new stadium. For the first time in two decades, enjoy Foul Ball as never before with freshly edited content and a new foreword from Jim Bouton's wife, Paula.c]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559092Tue, 03 May 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Foul Ball Author: Jim Bouton Narrator: Jim Seybert, Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/559092 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Foul Ball Author: Jim Bouton Narrator: Jim Seybert, Lesa Lockford Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 11 minutes Release date: May 3, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: With his trademark wit and distinctive voice, legendary Ball Four author Jim Bouton recounts his battle against local elites' efforts to replace Wahconah Park, one of the oldest parks in the United States, against the wishes and votes of local citizens. But Foul Ball is more than just a lively romp about saving an old ballpark near Bouton's home in Massachusetts. In a detailed diary—his first since Ball Four—Bouton takes us along on his wild ride into the teeth of corporate malfeasance, anti-democratic processes, the tyranny of a one-newspaper town, and the real reason why the good old boys wanted to build a new stadium. For the first time in two decades, enjoy Foul Ball as never before with freshly edited content and a new foreword from Jim Bouton's wife, Paula.c]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sporting-pastimes-gazette-a-lively-jog-through-the-history-of-the-british-at-play-a-full-cast-audio-by-mr-punch--65128164https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Pastimes Gazette: A lively jog through the history of the British at Play. A full-cast audio Series: #8 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Samuel West, John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589507Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Pastimes Gazette: A lively jog through the history of the British at Play. A full-cast audio Series: #8 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589507 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Pastimes Gazette: A lively jog through the history of the British at Play. A full-cast audio Series: #8 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 58 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Samuel West, John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sports-gazette-a-rousing-gallop-through-the-british-sporting-calendar-a-full-cast-audio-by-mr-punch--65128154https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sports Gazette: A rousing gallop through the British Sporting Calendar. A full-cast audio. Series: #7 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Nigel Davenport, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West, John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589506Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sports Gazette: A rousing gallop through the British Sporting Calendar. A full-cast audio. Series: #7 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589506 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sports Gazette: A rousing gallop through the British Sporting Calendar. A full-cast audio. Series: #7 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 11 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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 outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Nigel Davenport, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West, John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-sporting-gazette-box-set-a-rousing-gallop-through-the-british-sporting-calendar-of-the-last-nine-hundred-years-in-two-volumes-a-full-c--65128130https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Gazette BOX SET: A rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years in two volumes. A full-cast audio. Series: #3 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West & John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. SPORTS Gazette: From sword fights to boxing, jousting to motor racing, football to cricket, we journey in the company of such diverse characters as A.A. Milne, Dick Francis, Queen Victoria, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Tony Jacklin, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many more. Sporting PASTIMES Gazette: Discover the colourful story of the British at play, eavesdrop on Pitt the younger playing a game of marbles, join Lord Mountbatten at a cock fight in India, take a dip in the channel with Captain Webb, or simply enjoy the very British sport of… hopping. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589502Wed, 20 Apr 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Gazette BOX SET: A rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years in two volumes. A full-cast audio....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/589502 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Sporting Gazette BOX SET: A rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years in two volumes. A full-cast audio. Series: #3 of The Gazette Author: Mr Punch Narrator: Richard Johnson, Hugh Laurie, Michael Pennington, Michael Maloney, Eileen Atkins, Nigel Davenport, Prunella Scales, Samuel West, Geoffrey Palmer, Alex Jennings Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 9 minutes Release date: April 20, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Michael Maloney, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West & John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. SPORTS Gazette: From sword fights to boxing, jousting to motor racing, football to cricket, we journey in the company of such diverse characters as A.A. Milne, Dick Francis, Queen Victoria, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Tony Jacklin, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many more. Sporting PASTIMES Gazette: Discover the colourful story of the British at play, eavesdrop on Pitt the younger playing a game of marbles, join Lord Mountbatten at a cock fight in India, take a dip in the channel with Captain Webb, or simply enjoy the very British sport of… hopping. Also available as part of The Gazettes Box Set, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. “It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling.” Independent on Sunday “An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished.” The Spectator “From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home.” The Guardian © & ℗ 2022 Mr Punch Audiobooks Ltd]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/muggsy-my-life-from-a-kid-in-the-projects-to-the-godfather-of-small-ball-by-tyrone-muggsy-bogues-jake-uitti--65128172https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball Author: Tyrone 'muggsy' Bogues, Jake Uitti Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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. From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of ’80s and ’90s hoops. He shares far-ranging anecdotes from playoff runs in Charlotte, filming Space Jam, and even watching a young Steph Curry grow up. Conversational and clear-sighted, this is a story of uncompromising vision and fleet-footed determination during a golden era for the NBA.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573030Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball Author: Tyrone 'muggsy' Bogues, Jake Uitti Narrator: Cary Hite Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573030 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Muggsy: My Life from a Kid in the Projects to the Godfather of Small Ball Author: Tyrone 'muggsy' Bogues, Jake Uitti Narrator: Cary Hite Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 28 minutes Release date: April 12, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 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. From the East Baltimore playground courts where he earned his nickname by muggin' opponents for possession of the ball to Dunbar High School where he excelled alongside future NBA players, Bogues set the tone in his early years for the great heights he'd reach professionally. In this new autobiography, Bogues delves deep into his life and career, reflecting on legendary battles with Michael Jordan, John Stockton, and other generational stars of ’80s and ’90s hoops. He shares far-ranging anecdotes from playoff runs in Charlotte, filming Space Jam, and even watching a young Steph Curry grow up. Conversational and clear-sighted, this is a story of uncompromising vision and fleet-footed determination during a golden era for the NBA.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/a-helluva-life-in-hockey-a-memoir-by-brian-mcfarlane--65128127https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir Author: Brian Mcfarlane Narrator: Brian Mcfarlane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A captivating memoir from Canada's foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentator It's been 85 years since Brian McFarlane first laced a pair of skates and tested the black ice on a tiny pond. And then he discovered the joy of hockey. Ultimately, there would be grade school hockey, high school hockey, junior hockey, college hockey, and, miraculously, two decades with the NHL Oldtimers anchoring his life. He was the rank amateur playing on a line with the Big M and Norm Ullman, facing off against icons like Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay at Maple Leaf Gardens - even scoring a goal. He suited up at the Montreal Forum, elbow-to-elbow against John Ferguson, before thousands of fans. (There was even a stint with the Flying Fathers who ordained him a "Bishop" after a hat trick.) Off the ice, in 1960, McFarlane was the first Canadian to be a commentator on CBS's coverage of the NHL. He also survived 25 years of Hockey Night in Canada - despite confrontations with Punch Imlach, Harold Ballard, Bobby Hull, and Eddie Shack. Now, in this revealing autobiography, he remembers it all. For Brian McFarlane, it has been a helluva life in hockey.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586674Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir Author: Brian Mcfarlane Narrator: Brian Mcfarlane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/586674 to listen full audiobooks. Title: A Helluva Life in Hockey: A Memoir Author: Brian Mcfarlane Narrator: Brian Mcfarlane Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 30, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A captivating memoir from Canada's foremost hockey historian and a beloved NHL commentator It's been 85 years since Brian McFarlane first laced a pair of skates and tested the black ice on a tiny pond. And then he discovered the joy of hockey. Ultimately, there would be grade school hockey, high school hockey, junior hockey, college hockey, and, miraculously, two decades with the NHL Oldtimers anchoring his life. He was the rank amateur playing on a line with the Big M and Norm Ullman, facing off against icons like Gordie Howe and Ted Lindsay at Maple Leaf Gardens - even scoring a goal. He suited up at the Montreal Forum, elbow-to-elbow against John Ferguson, before thousands of fans. (There was even a stint with the Flying Fathers who ordained him a "Bishop" after a hat trick.) Off the ice, in 1960, McFarlane was the first Canadian to be a commentator on CBS's coverage of the NHL. He also survived 25 years of Hockey Night in Canada - despite confrontations with Punch Imlach, Harold Ballard, Bobby Hull, and Eddie Shack. Now, in this revealing autobiography, he remembers it all. For Brian McFarlane, it has been a helluva life in hockey.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-captain-s-run-by-gregor-paul--65128118https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Captain's Run Author: Gregor Paul Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: How the captains of the last 50 years have gone about leading the world's most successful rugby team. The job of All Blacks captain comes with a scrutiny that puts it alongside the prime minister in terms of profile and public expectation. It takes a strong, confident and assured personality to captain a team where failure is never tolerated. The Captain's Run is a behind the scenes journey into the world of All Blacks captaincy. It reveals how the great captains dealt with the pressure of the toughest job in world rugby, how they coped with failure, and what they would have done differently, if given their time again.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588821Wed, 30 Mar 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Captain's Run Author: Gregor Paul Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 30, 2022 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/588821 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Captain's Run Author: Gregor Paul Narrator: Greg Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 31 minutes Release date: March 30, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: How the captains of the last 50 years have gone about leading the world's most successful rugby team. The job of All Blacks captain comes with a scrutiny that puts it alongside the prime minister in terms of profile and public expectation. It takes a strong, confident and assured personality to captain a team where failure is never tolerated. The Captain's Run is a behind the scenes journey into the world of All Blacks captaincy. It reveals how the great captains dealt with the pressure of the toughest job in world rugby, how they coped with failure, and what they would have done differently, if given their time again.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-great-nowitzki-basketball-and-the-meaning-of-life-by-thomas-pletzinger--65128153https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life Author: Thomas Pletzinger Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A journey into the mindset of a historic basketball superstar, and the importance of his landmark career. The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells the dramatic story of how a lanky kid from the German suburbs became a top-five all-time scorer and NBA champion. He profiles the revolutionary training methods developed by Holger Geschwindner, Dirk's enigmatic mentor and coach, whose philosophical insights on performance, creativity, and freedom shaped Dirk's game. A masterpiece of sports journalism and a work of personal obsession—akin to John McPhee's A Sense of Where You Are and David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game—The Great Nowitzki brims with a fan's passion and offers an intimate portrait of an iconic performer.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565044Tue, 15 Mar 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life Author: Thomas Pletzinger Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/565044 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Great Nowitzki: Basketball and the Meaning of Life Author: Thomas Pletzinger Narrator: Charles Constant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 3 minutes Release date: March 15, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A journey into the mindset of a historic basketball superstar, and the importance of his landmark career. The seven-foot Dirk Nowitzki is one of the great players in basketball history. With a devastating fadeaway and unexpected agility, the Dallas Mavericks superstar helped to pioneer the modern three-shooting game and became a global ambassador for the sport. Award-winning novelist and sportswriter Thomas Pletzinger traveled with Nowitzki for more than seven years, seeking the secret of his success and longevity. In novelistic detail, Pletzinger tells the dramatic story of how a lanky kid from the German suburbs became a top-five all-time scorer and NBA champion. He profiles the revolutionary training methods developed by Holger Geschwindner, Dirk's enigmatic mentor and coach, whose philosophical insights on performance, creativity, and freedom shaped Dirk's game. A masterpiece of sports journalism and a work of personal obsession—akin to John McPhee's A Sense of Where You Are and David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game—The Great Nowitzki brims with a fan's passion and offers an intimate portrait of an iconic performer.]]>1805cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hoop-innovators-the-pioneering-visionaries-who-changed-the-game-of-basketball-by-dr-elliott-haimoff--65128165https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoop Innovators:: The Pioneering Visionaries Who Changed the Game of Basketball Author: Dr. Elliott Haimoff Narrator: John Ireland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 14, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Narrated by the long-time L.A. Lakers announcer, John Ireland, this audiobook profiles the 60-year friendship between two basketball icons – Bill Sharman and Dennis Murphy, who collectively changed the game of pro basketball as we now know it. From the 3-point shot, to morning shoot-arounds, to allowing teen-aged players to enter the NBA, to the creation of sports teams such as the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets among others, these two historical and iconic figures changed the game of basketball and helped to make it into the multi-billion dollar business it is today. There was a UNIQUE and UNPRECENTED number of basketball icons interviewed for this project that are ALSO included here, along with having NUMEROUS HALL OF FAMERS that are presented into this audiobook to hear the story of Dennis & Bill by those who knew them and benefitted from their actions – some of which are: DENNIS MURPHY, BILL SHARMAN; KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR; BILL WALTON; BOB COUSY; BILL RUSSELL; DR. JERRY BUSS; PHIL JACKSON; EARL LLOYD; OSCAR ROBERTSON; ELGIN BAYLOR; JERRY WEST, GAIL GOODRICH; PAT RILEY; LARRY BROWN; ARTIS GILMORE; RICK BARRY; SPENCER HAYWOOD; PAUL WESTPHAL; and BILL BERTKA.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579473Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoop Innovators:: The Pioneering Visionaries Who Changed the Game of Basketball Author: Dr. Elliott Haimoff Narrator: John Ireland Format: Unabridged...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/579473 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hoop Innovators:: The Pioneering Visionaries Who Changed the Game of Basketball Author: Dr. Elliott Haimoff Narrator: John Ireland Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 57 minutes Release date: March 14, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Narrated by the long-time L.A. Lakers announcer, John Ireland, this audiobook profiles the 60-year friendship between two basketball icons – Bill Sharman and Dennis Murphy, who collectively changed the game of pro basketball as we now know it. From the 3-point shot, to morning shoot-arounds, to allowing teen-aged players to enter the NBA, to the creation of sports teams such as the Indiana Pacers, San Antonio Spurs, Denver Nuggets among others, these two historical and iconic figures changed the game of basketball and helped to make it into the multi-billion dollar business it is today. There was a UNIQUE and UNPRECENTED number of basketball icons interviewed for this project that are ALSO included here, along with having NUMEROUS HALL OF FAMERS that are presented into this audiobook to hear the story of Dennis & Bill by those who knew them and benefitted from their actions – some of which are: DENNIS MURPHY, BILL SHARMAN; KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR; BILL WALTON; BOB COUSY; BILL RUSSELL; DR. JERRY BUSS; PHIL JACKSON; EARL LLOYD; OSCAR ROBERTSON; ELGIN BAYLOR; JERRY WEST, GAIL GOODRICH; PAT RILEY; LARRY BROWN; ARTIS GILMORE; RICK BARRY; SPENCER HAYWOOD; PAUL WESTPHAL; and BILL BERTKA.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/go-the-bettenhausen-story-the-race-against-a-dream-by-carl-hungness--65128209https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GO! The Bettenhausen Story: The Race Against a Dream Author: Carl Hungness Narrator: Stark Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: If Ford Versus Ferrari kept your attention, Go! The Bettenhausen Story will keep you riveted. What prompts these men to propel themselves at death-defying speeds? Subtitled The Race Against a Dream, this audiobook attempts to answer that question through the eyes of the Bettenhausen family, one of the greatest racing families in the history of the sport of racing. Whether a casual or passionate racing fan, you’ll be fascinated at the closeup of the racing industry as this book chronicles its growth from the 1930s to the 1980s through the eyes of patriarch Tony Bettenhausen and his three racing sons as they conduct the “Race Against a Dream.” As the author, Carl Hungness writes, “It’s not the win at Indy the racers want, it’s the challenge. The way of life. It’s the feeling that can’t be conveyed until it’s experienced. What makes the breed of a man they call a race car driver tick? Some respect them and others pity them. Don’t pity them; they’ve seen the consequences. They all think they’ll beat the odds. For some, driving in the race is living and everything else is just waiting. They’re more alive inside the car than out of it.” A very small percentage of humans will experience the peril and thrill of the Indy 500, an annual spectacle that fuels the dreams of men and women alike that seek the thunderous adrenaline rush that the race provides. This audiobook dares to drive you close to experiencing “the aura surrounding the fervor for driving a race car.” Buckle up, it’s quite a ride.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598603Tue, 01 Mar 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GO! The Bettenhausen Story: The Race Against a Dream Author: Carl Hungness Narrator: Stark Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/598603 to listen full audiobooks. Title: GO! The Bettenhausen Story: The Race Against a Dream Author: Carl Hungness Narrator: Stark Wilson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 41 minutes Release date: March 1, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: If Ford Versus Ferrari kept your attention, Go! The Bettenhausen Story will keep you riveted. What prompts these men to propel themselves at death-defying speeds? Subtitled The Race Against a Dream, this audiobook attempts to answer that question through the eyes of the Bettenhausen family, one of the greatest racing families in the history of the sport of racing. Whether a casual or passionate racing fan, you’ll be fascinated at the closeup of the racing industry as this book chronicles its growth from the 1930s to the 1980s through the eyes of patriarch Tony Bettenhausen and his three racing sons as they conduct the “Race Against a Dream.” As the author, Carl Hungness writes, “It’s not the win at Indy the racers want, it’s the challenge. The way of life. It’s the feeling that can’t be conveyed until it’s experienced. What makes the breed of a man they call a race car driver tick? Some respect them and others pity them. Don’t pity them; they’ve seen the consequences. They all think they’ll beat the odds. For some, driving in the race is living and everything else is just waiting. They’re more alive inside the car than out of it.” A very small percentage of humans will experience the peril and thrill of the Indy 500, an annual spectacle that fuels the dreams of men and women alike that seek the thunderous adrenaline rush that the race provides. This audiobook dares to drive you close to experiencing “the aura surrounding the fervor for driving a race car.” Buckle up, it’s quite a ride.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-lady-tyger-es-mi-cuerpo-y-es-mi-vida-by-silvia-cruz-lapena--65128187https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Lady Tyger no hizo historia, si nos atenemos a la cantidad de títulos que ganó (solo uno, el de campeona mundial de peso ligero), pero fue una de esas «heroínas cotidianas» que peleó, hasta sus últimas consecuencias –huelga de hambre incluida–, por lo que quería: una licencia para boxear en Nueva York. Fue la primera en lograrlo.'—ABC cultura 'Este perfil de perdedora, de digna perdedora, está escrito con muy buen oficio, y contiene, también, una carga de profundidad política.'—Culturamas El pugilato precisa de algo más que un buen uppercut, necesita algo que brille. Un nombre sugerente, por ejemplo. Por su cabeza rapada algunos la llaman Black Kojac, pero como no tiene padrinos, Marian no va a aceptar que nadie elija su nombre. Tampoco quiere, como hicieron otras antes y también después que ella, un mote que se refiera a su padre. No quiere ser sobre el ring La hija del Minero, ni La hija del Predicador. Ella anhela un bautizo de hombre: Harry Greb 'Molino de Viento Humano', Gene 'Perro Rabioso' Hatcher, Jack Dempsey 'El Matón de Manassa'. 'Sus sueños son mis sueños', dice mirando a los compañeros que esa noche también pelean en el Audubon y con esa meta en mente elige nombre de lucha: «Lady Tyger». Lo escribe con y, no con i, porque suena, dice, más femenino. Pero con y, y no con i, nombró también William Blake al tigre —¿o sería tigresa?— de su célebre poema. Como el animal de aquellos versos, «luz llameante en los bosques de la noche», Marian Trimiar vestirá desde ese día una bata animal print marrón y negra; posará ofreciendo a las cámaras sus ojos colosales; colocará los puños bajo la barbilla, mostrando a veces —y otras ocultándolo— el hueco que dejó el diente perdido, y ladeará la cabeza ligeramente a la derecha para resaltar el resplandor de su calva.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/558648 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Lady Tyger: Es mi cuerpo y es mi vida Author: Silvia Cruz Lapeña Narrator: Txe Arana Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 8 minutes Release date: February 23, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Lady Tyger no hizo historia, si nos atenemos a la cantidad de títulos que ganó (solo uno, el de campeona mundial de peso ligero), pero fue una de esas «heroínas cotidianas» que peleó, hasta sus últimas consecuencias –huelga de hambre incluida–, por lo que quería: una licencia para boxear en Nueva York. Fue la primera en lograrlo.'—ABC cultura 'Este perfil de perdedora, de digna perdedora, está escrito con muy buen oficio, y contiene, también, una carga de profundidad política.'—Culturamas El pugilato precisa de algo más que un buen uppercut, necesita algo que brille. Un nombre sugerente, por ejemplo. Por su cabeza rapada algunos la llaman Black Kojac, pero como no tiene padrinos, Marian no va a aceptar que nadie elija su nombre. Tampoco quiere, como hicieron otras antes y también después que ella, un mote que se refiera a su padre. No quiere ser sobre el ring La hija del Minero, ni La hija del Predicador. Ella anhela un bautizo de hombre: Harry Greb 'Molino de Viento Humano', Gene 'Perro Rabioso' Hatcher, Jack Dempsey 'El Matón de Manassa'. 'Sus sueños son mis sueños', dice mirando a los compañeros que esa noche también pelean en el Audubon y con esa meta en mente elige nombre de lucha: «Lady Tyger». Lo escribe con y, no con i, porque suena, dice, más femenino. Pero con y, y no con i, nombró también William Blake al tigre —¿o sería tigresa?— de su célebre poema. Como el animal de aquellos versos, «luz llameante en los bosques de la noche», Marian Trimiar vestirá desde ese día una bata animal print marrón y negra; posará ofreciendo a las cámaras sus ojos colosales; colocará los puños bajo la barbilla, mostrando a veces —y otras ocultándolo— el hueco que dejó el diente perdido, y ladeará la cabeza ligeramente a la derecha para resaltar el resplandor de su calva.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/watch-my-smoke-by-eric-dickerson--65128214https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch My Smoke Author: Eric Dickerson Narrator: Eric Dickerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: His style was iconic and vintage ’80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL’s single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football’s most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn’t hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract. In the pre free-agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments. What’s his problem? went the familiar refrain from the media. Can’t he just shut up and run? It’s time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed. For the first time, he’s telling his story. And he’s not holding anything back.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595333Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch My Smoke Author: Eric Dickerson Narrator: Eric Dickerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/595333 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Watch My Smoke Author: Eric Dickerson Narrator: Eric Dickerson Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 12 minutes Release date: February 22, 2022 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 1 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 1 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: His style was iconic and vintage ’80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL’s single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League’s 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football’s most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn’t hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract. In the pre free-agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments. What’s his problem? went the familiar refrain from the media. Can’t he just shut up and run? It’s time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed. For the first time, he’s telling his story. And he’s not holding anything back.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/the-nation-holds-its-breath-my-lyrical-life-by-george-hamilton--65128223https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nation Holds its Breath: My Lyrical Life Author: George Hamilton Narrator: George Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 10, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ‘David O'Leary is entrusted with the responsibility of taking the penalty that could send Ireland to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. This kick can decide it all. The nation holds its breath … Yes, we're there!' Written with his trademark warmth and candour, The Nation Holds Its Breath is George Hamilton's eagerly awaited and wonderfully told journey through a rich and varied career in broadcasting. As the undisputed voice of Irish football, George's evocative and celebrated commentary is familiar to millions. He has captured the highs and lows of Irish sport for generations of fans, ever since he first took up the microphone in the mid-seventies, and he has been enthralling his audiences ever since. The listener will be captivated as George takes us on an affectionate journey from the Cregagh Road in East Belfast to an emotional farewell salute from Big Jack Charlton on the hallowed Anfield turf in 1995. The destinations – Stuttgart, Genoa, New Jersey – will be familiar, the journeys in between, anything but. A must-listen memoir from one of Ireland's truly undeniable national treasures.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564197Thu, 10 Feb 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nation Holds its Breath: My Lyrical Life Author: George Hamilton Narrator: George Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/564197 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Nation Holds its Breath: My Lyrical Life Author: George Hamilton Narrator: George Hamilton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 42 minutes Release date: February 10, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ‘David O'Leary is entrusted with the responsibility of taking the penalty that could send Ireland to the quarter-finals of the World Cup. This kick can decide it all. The nation holds its breath … Yes, we're there!' Written with his trademark warmth and candour, The Nation Holds Its Breath is George Hamilton's eagerly awaited and wonderfully told journey through a rich and varied career in broadcasting. As the undisputed voice of Irish football, George's evocative and celebrated commentary is familiar to millions. He has captured the highs and lows of Irish sport for generations of fans, ever since he first took up the microphone in the mid-seventies, and he has been enthralling his audiences ever since. The listener will be captivated as George takes us on an affectionate journey from the Cregagh Road in East Belfast to an emotional farewell salute from Big Jack Charlton on the hallowed Anfield turf in 1995. The destinations – Stuttgart, Genoa, New Jersey – will be familiar, the journeys in between, anything but. A must-listen memoir from one of Ireland's truly undeniable national treasures.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-big-three-la-mayor-rivalidad-de-la-historia-del-deporte-by-carlos-baidez--65128220https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Big three. La mayor rivalidad de la historia del deporte Author: Carlos Baidez Narrator: Aram Delhom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 9, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Big Three es el único libro que narra la mayor rivalidad deportiva de la historia, la que enfrenta a los tres mejores tenistas de todos los tiempos: Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal y Novak Djokovic. Durante dos décadas, los protagonistas de este libro han dominado con gran autoridad el circuito ATP, disputándose los Grand Slams, las grandes competiciones y el número uno del ranking mundial. En una batalla física y psicológica sin precedentes, han deleitado a los aficionados con duelos inolvidables que será difícil que volvamos a vivir. Carlos Báidez analiza en Big Three los entresijos de la ya legendaria rivalidad de los tres mayores genios de la raqueta. Un recorrido detallado desde su infancia hasta su lucha actual por ser el mejor tenista de siempre. En el camino, nos muestra el rostro más humano de Federer, Nadal y Djokovic, además de permitirnos revivir sus momentos de mayor gloria y sus derrotas más sonadas. Una obra imprescindible para cualquier aficionado al deporte, que aporta innumerables argumentos y datos para que el lector pueda decidir quién es, en su opinión, el mejor tenista de la historia. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano - Carlos Báidez (Hellín, 1980) es Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información-Periodismo y ha trabajado y colaborado en medios de comunicación como el Diario As, la Cadena Ser y el diario Superdeporte. Entre los eventos deportivos cubiertos en su trayectoria profesional destacan la Copa Davis, La Liga de Primera División, la UEFA Champions League, la ACB y la Copa del Rey de baloncesto.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574086Wed, 09 Feb 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Big three. La mayor rivalidad de la historia del deporte Author: Carlos Baidez Narrator: Aram Delhom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/574086 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Big three. La mayor rivalidad de la historia del deporte Author: Carlos Baidez Narrator: Aram Delhom Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 9, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Big Three es el único libro que narra la mayor rivalidad deportiva de la historia, la que enfrenta a los tres mejores tenistas de todos los tiempos: Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal y Novak Djokovic. Durante dos décadas, los protagonistas de este libro han dominado con gran autoridad el circuito ATP, disputándose los Grand Slams, las grandes competiciones y el número uno del ranking mundial. En una batalla física y psicológica sin precedentes, han deleitado a los aficionados con duelos inolvidables que será difícil que volvamos a vivir. Carlos Báidez analiza en Big Three los entresijos de la ya legendaria rivalidad de los tres mayores genios de la raqueta. Un recorrido detallado desde su infancia hasta su lucha actual por ser el mejor tenista de siempre. En el camino, nos muestra el rostro más humano de Federer, Nadal y Djokovic, además de permitirnos revivir sus momentos de mayor gloria y sus derrotas más sonadas. Una obra imprescindible para cualquier aficionado al deporte, que aporta innumerables argumentos y datos para que el lector pueda decidir quién es, en su opinión, el mejor tenista de la historia. Este audiolibro está narrado en castellano - Carlos Báidez (Hellín, 1980) es Licenciado en Ciencias de la Información-Periodismo y ha trabajado y colaborado en medios de comunicación como el Diario As, la Cadena Ser y el diario Superdeporte. Entre los eventos deportivos cubiertos en su trayectoria profesional destacan la Copa Davis, La Liga de Primera División, la UEFA Champions League, la ACB y la Copa del Rey de baloncesto.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-tom-brady-el-partido-mas-largo-by-marcos-alvarez-ruben-ibeas--65128178https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tom Brady. El partido más largo Author: Marcos Álvarez, Rubén Ibeas Narrator: Jordi Llovet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La NFL es el deporte de equipo por excelencia y el rendimiento de cada jugador está en estrecha relación con lo que hace el resto del conjunto. A lo largo de más de veinte años de carrera profesional, Tom Brady ha puesto en cuestión este principio. Su juego es el que ha elevado el rendimiento de sus compañeros, a los que ha conducido en múltiples ocasiones hacia la más absoluta de las glorias: el anillo de campeón de la NFL. La historia de Brady se basa en la determinación, esfuerzo, confianza en sí mismo y éxito. Este deporte de equipo, ya no puede explicarse sin su persona. Brady ha destrozado todos los records del deporte más popular de los Estados Unidos, su leyenda se ha forjado a través de la consecución de los siguientes títulos: 7 anillos de Super Bowl. 5 veces MVP del Super Bowl. 3 veces MVP de la NFL. 14 veces elegido al Pro Bowl. 3 veces en el Primer Equipo All-Pro. Integrante de los Equipos de la Década 2000 y 2010. Integrante del Equipo del Siglo de la NFL. Esta es la historia de la leyenda más grande del fútbol americano de todos los tiempos. - Rubén Ibeas (Madrid, 1979). Inició su carrera creando un blog del equipo de sus amores llamado Breakdown Packers. Mariano Tovar, el hombre que lo cambió todo, lo invitó a escribir para su blog Zona Roja, que pasaría, años después, a ser la sección web NFL del Diario As. El proyecto NFL en Estado Puro nace en 2017 de su amistad con Marco Álvarez y de las ganas de hacer algo con su estilo propio. Tras más de ocho años escribiendo y hablando de football en varias plataformas distintas (NFL Hispano o 100 Yardas de la Cadena SER), firma con Movistar+ para comentar en directo el primer Draft de NFL televisado en España. Meses más tarde, se incorpora al equipo de NFL de Movistar+ para comentar partidos todas las semanas. Actualmente, además de estar en NFL en Estado Puro, 100 Yardas y Movistar+, trabaja para NFL Internacional en su sección de habla hispana y comparte canal de YouTube, llamado El Nickel, con Javier López. Marco Álvarez (La Línea, 1980). Creador de NFL en Estado Puro en el año 2000 en formato web, que se amplió a proyecto total con podcast y redes sociales tras la fusión con Rubén Ibeas, a quien conoció y forjó amistad tras compartir trabajo en el podcast Café Lombardi y en la sección web NFL del Diario As. Mucho antes de esto, colaboró durante numerosos años con la web NFLHispano realizando la sección ''Recuerdas'', donde contó la biografía de numerosas leyendas de este deporte. Su gusto por la historia le condujo a crear en 2019 el documental NFL 100x100, un relato audiovisual de cien minutos de duración donde narró el primer siglo de vida de la competición, y que actualmente puede verse vía suscripción a NFL en Estado Puro. Maestro de espíritu y en el día a día como oficio, su pasión por enseñar abarca desde los más pequeños en el colegio, hasta los más mayores con la NFL.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573263Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tom Brady. El partido más largo Author: Marcos Álvarez, Rubén Ibeas Narrator: Jordi Llovet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/573263 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Tom Brady. El partido más largo Author: Marcos Álvarez, Rubén Ibeas Narrator: Jordi Llovet Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 53 minutes Release date: February 8, 2022 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: La NFL es el deporte de equipo por excelencia y el rendimiento de cada jugador está en estrecha relación con lo que hace el resto del conjunto. A lo largo de más de veinte años de carrera profesional, Tom Brady ha puesto en cuestión este principio. Su juego es el que ha elevado el rendimiento de sus compañeros, a los que ha conducido en múltiples ocasiones hacia la más absoluta de las glorias: el anillo de campeón de la NFL. La historia de Brady se basa en la determinación, esfuerzo, confianza en sí mismo y éxito. Este deporte de equipo, ya no puede explicarse sin su persona. Brady ha destrozado todos los records del deporte más popular de los Estados Unidos, su leyenda se ha forjado a través de la consecución de los siguientes títulos: 7 anillos de Super Bowl. 5 veces MVP del Super Bowl. 3 veces MVP de la NFL. 14 veces elegido al Pro Bowl. 3 veces en el Primer Equipo All-Pro. Integrante de los Equipos de la Década 2000 y 2010. Integrante del Equipo del Siglo de la NFL. Esta es la historia de la leyenda más grande del fútbol americano de todos los tiempos. - Rubén Ibeas (Madrid, 1979). Inició su carrera creando un blog del equipo de sus amores llamado Breakdown Packers. Mariano Tovar, el hombre que lo cambió todo, lo invitó a escribir para su blog Zona Roja, que pasaría, años después, a ser la sección web NFL del Diario As. El proyecto NFL en Estado Puro nace en 2017 de su amistad con Marco Álvarez y de las ganas de hacer algo con su estilo propio. Tras más de ocho años escribiendo y hablando de football en varias plataformas distintas (NFL Hispano o 100 Yardas de la Cadena SER), firma con Movistar+ para comentar en directo el primer Draft de NFL televisado en España. Meses más tarde, se incorpora al equipo de NFL de Movistar+ para comentar partidos todas las semanas. Actualmente, además de estar en NFL en Estado Puro, 100 Yardas y Movistar+, trabaja para NFL Internacional en su sección de habla hispana y comparte canal de YouTube, llamado El Nickel, con Javier López. Marco Álvarez (La Línea, 1980). Creador de NFL en Estado Puro en el año 2000 en formato web, que se amplió a proyecto total con podcast y redes sociales tras la fusión con Rubén Ibeas, a quien conoció y forjó amistad tras compartir trabajo en el podcast Café Lombardi y en la sección web NFL del Diario As. Mucho antes de esto, colaboró durante numerosos años con la web NFLHispano realizando la sección ''Recuerdas'', donde contó la biografía de numerosas leyendas de este deporte. Su gusto por la historia le condujo a crear en 2019 el documental NFL 100x100, un relato audiovisual de cien minutos de duración donde narró el primer siglo de vida de la competición, y que actualmente puede verse vía suscripción a NFL en Estado Puro. Maestro de espíritu y en el día a día como oficio, su pasión por enseñar abarca desde los más pequeños en el colegio, hasta los más mayores con la NFL.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-gallardo-monumental-vida-pensamiento-y-metodo-de-un-lider-by-diego-borinsky--65128199https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Gallardo Monumental: Vida, pensamiento y método de un líder Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo Pintos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 6, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Retrato íntimo de Marcelo Gallardo, único hombre en la historia de River que ganó la Copa Libertadores como jugador y entrenador. ¿Quién es? ¿Qué piensa? ¿Cómo lo hace? Lo cuenta el propio protagonista en un recorrido apasionante por su vida y obra. Cómo es que Marcelo Gallardo, único hombre en la historia de River que ganó títulos internacionales como jugador y como entrenador, se convirtió en un líder que sorprendió a todos por el buen juego del equipo que lo llevó a ganar un título internacional tras 17 años (la Copa Sudamericana 2014, un título que nunca había conquistado) e inmediatamente uno que jamás había obtenido: la Recopa de 2015, entre otros hitos.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562287Mon, 06 Dec 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Gallardo Monumental: Vida, pensamiento y método de un líder Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo Pintos Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/562287 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Gallardo Monumental: Vida, pensamiento y método de un líder Author: Diego Borinsky Narrator: Marcelo Pintos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 32 minutes Release date: December 6, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Retrato íntimo de Marcelo Gallardo, único hombre en la historia de River que ganó la Copa Libertadores como jugador y entrenador. ¿Quién es? ¿Qué piensa? ¿Cómo lo hace? Lo cuenta el propio protagonista en un recorrido apasionante por su vida y obra. Cómo es que Marcelo Gallardo, único hombre en la historia de River que ganó títulos internacionales como jugador y como entrenador, se convirtió en un líder que sorprendió a todos por el buen juego del equipo que lo llevó a ganar un título internacional tras 17 años (la Copa Sudamericana 2014, un título que nunca había conquistado) e inmediatamente uno que jamás había obtenido: la Recopa de 2015, entre otros hitos.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kobe-life-lessons-from-a-legend-by-nelson-pena--65128210https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Nelson Peña Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.7 of Total 10 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Kobe Bryant’s incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. Though he came onto the NBA scene brimming with talent, it was his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, his unflappable confidence, and his turbo-charged ambition that drove him to become an icon with a lasting legacy. Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend offers courtside seats to the breathtaking highs and game-changing lows of Kobe Bryant’s life and reveals valuable insights for anyone who wants to make their own lofty dreams come true.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576881Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Nelson Peña Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 37 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/576881 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend Author: Nelson Peña Narrator: Cary Valentine Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 37 minutes Release date: November 30, 2021 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3.7 of Total 10 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Kobe Bryant’s incredible, record-shattering basketball career reads like a road map for the pursuit of greatness. Though he came onto the NBA scene brimming with talent, it was his relentless work ethic, his tireless pursuit of knowledge, his unflappable confidence, and his turbo-charged ambition that drove him to become an icon with a lasting legacy. Kobe: Life Lessons from a Legend offers courtside seats to the breathtaking highs and game-changing lows of Kobe Bryant’s life and reveals valuable insights for anyone who wants to make their own lofty dreams come true.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/wave-woman-the-life-and-struggles-of-a-surfing-pioneer-by-vicky-heldreich-durand--65128175https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer Author: Vicky Heldreich Durand Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Wave Woman is the untold story of an adventurer whose zest for life and learning kept her alive for ninety-eight years. Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt was the granddaughter of Mormon pioneers who, after spending an active and athletic childhood in Salt Lake City, moved to Santa Monica with her family and enrolled at USC to study dental hygiene. Betty went on to elope with a man she hardly knew, and to have two daughters. In middle age, Betty finally followed her dream of living near the ocean; she moved to Hawaii and, at age forty-one, took up surfing. She lived and surfed at Waikiki during the golden years of the mid-1950s and was a pioneer surfer at Makaha Beach. She was competitive in early big-wave surfing championships and was among the first women to compete in Lima, Peru, where she won first place. Betty was an Olympic hopeful, a pilot, a mother, a sculptor, a jeweler, a builder, a fisherwoman, an ATV rider, and a potter who lived life her way, dealing with adversity and heartache on her own stoic terms. A love letter from a daughter to her larger-than-life mother, Wave Woman will speak to any woman searching for self-confidence, fulfillment, and happiness.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575529Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer Author: Vicky Heldreich Durand Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/575529 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Wave Woman: The Life and Struggles of a Surfing Pioneer Author: Vicky Heldreich Durand Narrator: Tavia Gilbert Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 55 minutes Release date: November 16, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Wave Woman is the untold story of an adventurer whose zest for life and learning kept her alive for ninety-eight years. Betty Pembroke Heldreich Winstedt was the granddaughter of Mormon pioneers who, after spending an active and athletic childhood in Salt Lake City, moved to Santa Monica with her family and enrolled at USC to study dental hygiene. Betty went on to elope with a man she hardly knew, and to have two daughters. In middle age, Betty finally followed her dream of living near the ocean; she moved to Hawaii and, at age forty-one, took up surfing. She lived and surfed at Waikiki during the golden years of the mid-1950s and was a pioneer surfer at Makaha Beach. She was competitive in early big-wave surfing championships and was among the first women to compete in Lima, Peru, where she won first place. Betty was an Olympic hopeful, a pilot, a mother, a sculptor, a jeweler, a builder, a fisherwoman, an ATV rider, and a potter who lived life her way, dealing with adversity and heartache on her own stoic terms. A love letter from a daughter to her larger-than-life mother, Wave Woman will speak to any woman searching for self-confidence, fulfillment, and happiness.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/believe-what-life-and-cricket-taught-me-by-bharat-sundaresan-suresh-raina--65128071https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me Author: Bharat Sundaresan, Suresh Raina Narrator: Siddhant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Believe, Sachin Tendulkar told him - and he took it to heart, getting the word etched on his arm as a tattoo. In this book, Suresh Raina takes us through the challenges he faced as a young cricketer. He was bullied in school and at cricket camps, but he always punched above his weight, overcoming every adversity life threw at him and never giving up. This is the story of the lessons he learnt and the friendships he built. Peppered with invaluable insights - about the game and about life - that Raina acquired from senior colleagues like M.S. Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, among others, this book will make you believe in the power of hard work, love, luck, hope and camaraderie. It is a journey through the highs and lows in the cricketing career of a man who saw his world fall apart and yet became one of the most influential white-ball cricketers India has ever seen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654704Tue, 05 Oct 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me Author: Bharat Sundaresan, Suresh Raina Narrator: Siddhant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/654704 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Believe: What Life and Cricket Taught Me Author: Bharat Sundaresan, Suresh Raina Narrator: Siddhant Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 3 minutes Release date: October 5, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Believe, Sachin Tendulkar told him - and he took it to heart, getting the word etched on his arm as a tattoo. In this book, Suresh Raina takes us through the challenges he faced as a young cricketer. He was bullied in school and at cricket camps, but he always punched above his weight, overcoming every adversity life threw at him and never giving up. This is the story of the lessons he learnt and the friendships he built. Peppered with invaluable insights - about the game and about life - that Raina acquired from senior colleagues like M.S. Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Anil Kumble, Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly, among others, this book will make you believe in the power of hard work, love, luck, hope and camaraderie. It is a journey through the highs and lows in the cricketing career of a man who saw his world fall apart and yet became one of the most influential white-ball cricketers India has ever seen.]]>605cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/spanish-la-rueda-de-la-mentira-la-caida-de-lance-amstrong-by-juliet-macur--65128084https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/638514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La rueda de la mentira. La caída de Lance Amstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Kamala Videla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 26, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'La biografía más completa de Lance Armstrong, escrita por Juliet Macur, periodista del New York Times, una de las periodistas que más acceso tuvo al ciclista norteamericano, antes y después de su confesión. El relato definitivo del espectacular ascenso y caída de Lance Armstrong. En junio de 2013, cuando Lance Armstrong abandona su palaciega residencia en Texas, acosado por multimillonarias demandas en su contra, Juliet Macur se encontraba allí con él, hablando con su novia y niños, y escuchando la versión de la verdad de Lance Armstrong. Ella fue una de las pocas periodistas, además de Oprah Winfrey, en tener acceso directo al paria más famoso del deporte. En el centro de La rueda de la mentira se encuentra el propio Armstrong, a través de entrevistas personales. Pero la narrativa del libro se despliega para añadirle profundidad y extensión a través de los relatos en primera persona de más de cien testigos, incluyendo miembros de su familia a los que Armstrong dio la espalda hace tiempo, como el padre adoptivo que le dio su apellido, su abuela o su tía. Tal vez, el relato más abrumador es el testimonio grabado de J.T. Neal, una de las personas más influyentes entre las diferentes figuras paternas que Armstrong tuvo, grabado durante los últimos años de la vida de Neal, cuando perdió su batalla contra el cáncer justo cuando Armstrong se hacía famoso por sobrevivir a la enfermedad. Al final, fueron los antiguos amigos de Armstrong, aquellos que disfrutaron de un preciado lugar dentro de su círculo más estrecho los que le traicionaron. Fueron ellos los que le asestaron el golpe final, rompiendo el código de silencio que blindaba la triste verdad del ciclismo del público, y la triste verdad sobre su chico de oro, Armstrong. Hilando las dispares y vívidas voces de las personas con un conocimiento profundo tanto del Armstrong más público como del privado, Macur teje un completo e inolvidablemente rico tapiz del asombroso ascenso de un hombre a la fama mundial y la fortuna, y su devastadora caída en desgracia.']]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/638514Wed, 26 May 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/638514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La rueda de la mentira. La caída de Lance Amstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Kamala Videla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/638514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - La rueda de la mentira. La caída de Lance Amstrong Author: Juliet Macur Narrator: Kamala Videla Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 15 hours 17 minutes Release date: May 26, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'La biografía más completa de Lance Armstrong, escrita por Juliet Macur, periodista del New York Times, una de las periodistas que más acceso tuvo al ciclista norteamericano, antes y después de su confesión. El relato definitivo del espectacular ascenso y caída de Lance Armstrong. En junio de 2013, cuando Lance Armstrong abandona su palaciega residencia en Texas, acosado por multimillonarias demandas en su contra, Juliet Macur se encontraba allí con él, hablando con su novia y niños, y escuchando la versión de la verdad de Lance Armstrong. Ella fue una de las pocas periodistas, además de Oprah Winfrey, en tener acceso directo al paria más famoso del deporte. En el centro de La rueda de la mentira se encuentra el propio Armstrong, a través de entrevistas personales. Pero la narrativa del libro se despliega para añadirle profundidad y extensión a través de los relatos en primera persona de más de cien testigos, incluyendo miembros de su familia a los que Armstrong dio la espalda hace tiempo, como el padre adoptivo que le dio su apellido, su abuela o su tía. Tal vez, el relato más abrumador es el testimonio grabado de J.T. Neal, una de las personas más influyentes entre las diferentes figuras paternas que Armstrong tuvo, grabado durante los últimos años de la vida de Neal, cuando perdió su batalla contra el cáncer justo cuando Armstrong se hacía famoso por sobrevivir a la enfermedad. Al final, fueron los antiguos amigos de Armstrong, aquellos que disfrutaron de un preciado lugar dentro de su círculo más estrecho los que le traicionaron. Fueron ellos los que le asestaron el golpe final, rompiendo el código de silencio que blindaba la triste verdad del ciclismo del público, y la triste verdad sobre su chico de oro, Armstrong. Hilando las dispares y vívidas voces de las personas con un conocimiento profundo tanto del Armstrong más público como del privado, Macur teje un completo e inolvidablemente rico tapiz del asombroso ascenso de un hombre a la fama mundial y la fortuna, y su devastadora caída en desgracia.']]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-wir-werden-ewig-leben-mein-unglaubliches-jahr-mit-dem-1-fc-union-berlin-bundesliga-von-innen-in-einer-saison-wie-es-sie-nie--65128149https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wir werden ewig leben - Mein unglaubliches Jahr mit dem 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga von innen - in einer Saison, wie es sie niemals gab. (ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Christoph Biermann Narrator: Steffen Groth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 19, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Im Mai 2019 gelang dem 1. FC Union Berlin zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte der Aufstieg in die Bundesliga, nach einem Jahrzehnt gab es damit wieder einen Verein mit DDR- Geschichte in der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse. So nah wie noch kein Journalist zuvor in Deutschland, begleitete Christoph Biermann den absoluten Außenseiter durch eine Saison, die in der Corona-Krise eine ganz besondere Wendung nahm. Er nahm an Teambesprechungen teil, reiste mit der Mannschaft zu Auswärtsspielen, ins Trainingslager und musste vor den Spielern singen. Biermann feierte sensationelle Siege mit der Mannschaft in der Kabine und erlebte neben den Aufregungen an Spieltagen auch den Leerlauf jenseits davon, die Härten des Konkurrenzkampfs und die Schrecken von Verletzungen. Besser als je zuvor verstand er dadurch, wie Fußballprofis heutzutage leben und wie es dem Trainerteam um den Schweizer Urs Fischer trotz drastischer finanzieller Nachteile gelang, die Mannschaft zu sensationellen Erfolgen zu führen. Biermann reiste aber auch mit Fans und erfuhr eine Verbundenheit zwischen Verein, Mannschaft und Anhängern, wie es sie heute im Profifußball kaum noch gibt. Während der Corona-Pandemie war Union Berlin vor ganz neue Aufgaben gestellt, und Christoph Biermann erlebte in Vorstandssitzungen aus nächster Nähe, wie der Klub geführt wird und wie er mit der Krise umging. Und in all dem entdeckte er ein Erfolgsmodell, bei dem die ostdeutsche Historie eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. Eine Reportage, die nicht nur einen außergewöhnlichen Verein zeigt, sondern den Fußball unserer Tage - in ungewöhnlichen Zeiten.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643165Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wir werden ewig leben - Mein unglaubliches Jahr mit dem 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga von innen - in einer Saison, wie es sie niemals gab....https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/643165 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Wir werden ewig leben - Mein unglaubliches Jahr mit dem 1. FC Union Berlin Bundesliga von innen - in einer Saison, wie es sie niemals gab. (ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Christoph Biermann Narrator: Steffen Groth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 19, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Im Mai 2019 gelang dem 1. FC Union Berlin zum ersten Mal in seiner Geschichte der Aufstieg in die Bundesliga, nach einem Jahrzehnt gab es damit wieder einen Verein mit DDR- Geschichte in der höchsten deutschen Spielklasse. So nah wie noch kein Journalist zuvor in Deutschland, begleitete Christoph Biermann den absoluten Außenseiter durch eine Saison, die in der Corona-Krise eine ganz besondere Wendung nahm. Er nahm an Teambesprechungen teil, reiste mit der Mannschaft zu Auswärtsspielen, ins Trainingslager und musste vor den Spielern singen. Biermann feierte sensationelle Siege mit der Mannschaft in der Kabine und erlebte neben den Aufregungen an Spieltagen auch den Leerlauf jenseits davon, die Härten des Konkurrenzkampfs und die Schrecken von Verletzungen. Besser als je zuvor verstand er dadurch, wie Fußballprofis heutzutage leben und wie es dem Trainerteam um den Schweizer Urs Fischer trotz drastischer finanzieller Nachteile gelang, die Mannschaft zu sensationellen Erfolgen zu führen. Biermann reiste aber auch mit Fans und erfuhr eine Verbundenheit zwischen Verein, Mannschaft und Anhängern, wie es sie heute im Profifußball kaum noch gibt. Während der Corona-Pandemie war Union Berlin vor ganz neue Aufgaben gestellt, und Christoph Biermann erlebte in Vorstandssitzungen aus nächster Nähe, wie der Klub geführt wird und wie er mit der Krise umging. Und in all dem entdeckte er ein Erfolgsmodell, bei dem die ostdeutsche Historie eine entscheidende Rolle spielt. Eine Reportage, die nicht nur einen außergewöhnlichen Verein zeigt, sondern den Fußball unserer Tage - in ungewöhnlichen Zeiten.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-gib-alles-nur-nie-auf-die-erfolgsstrategien-vom-trainer-der-weltstars-by-norbert-elgert-kai-psotta--65128191https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Gib alles nur nie auf!: Die Erfolgsstrategien vom Trainer der Weltstars Author: Norbert Elgert, Kai Psotta Narrator: Matthias Ernst Holzmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 11, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: »Ein brutaler Motivator. Ein einfühlsamer Psychologe. Ein erstklassiger Taktik-Fuchs. Ein überragender Mensch.« Ralf Fährmann, Schalke 04 Der gesellschaftliche Druck in der heutigen Hochgeschwindigkeitszeit erreicht uns immer früher. Im Leistungssport und im Berufsleben zählen nur noch Bestleistungen. Du musst dann gut sein, wenn es darauf ankommt. Norbert Elgert weiß genau, wie wichtig mentale Stärke, Belastbarkeit und Durchhaltevermögen für den Erfolg sind. Seit 1996 ist er Ausbilder beim FC Schalke 04; er zählt zu den besten seines Fachs. Zu den Spielern, die aus seiner Schule hervorgegangen sind, gehören u.a. Julian Draxler, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Özil, Leroy Sané und Benedikt Höwedes. Sie sind Meister, Pokalsieger, Stars in den besten Ligen der Welt, Champions-League-Sieger und auch Weltmeister geworden. Was macht Elgert so erfolgreich? Was sind seine Strategien? Wie geht er mit Menschen um? Authentisch, sympathisch und extrem ehrlich erzählt der Coach anhand seiner eigenen Lebensgeschichte und seiner Arbeit mit den Nachwuchsfußballern, was es braucht, um Erfolg zu haben und seinen Weg zu gehen. Er erklärt, wie man mit permanentem Druck, Stress und Angst umgeht und das Beste aus sich und anderen herausholt. »Ich habe bisher nur wenige Menschen im Haifischbecken Fußball kennengelernt, die so ehrlich und fair mit sich selbst und anderen umgehen wie Norbert Elgert.« Julian Draxler, Paris Saint-Germain Mit Gastbeiträgen von: Julian Draxler - Manuel Neuer - Sead Kolainac - Mesut Özil - Thilo Kehrer - Leroy Sané - Benedikt Höwedes - Ralf Fährmann - Christian Melchner - Jenny Kunter-Elgert - Alfred Draxler - Clemens Tönnies - Philipp Max - Oliver Ruhnert - Andreas Müller - Joel Matip - Charles Takyi © Umschlaggestaltung & Bildmotiv: Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur, Zürich unter Verwendung eines Fotos von Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe / Kay Blaschke Norbert Elgert, Gib alles ? nur nie auf! © 2019 by Ariston Verlag München, ein Unternehmen der Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, München. Aufgeschrieben von Kai Psotta.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568587Mon, 11 Jan 2021 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Gib alles nur nie auf!: Die Erfolgsstrategien vom Trainer der Weltstars Author: Norbert Elgert, Kai Psotta Narrator: Matthias Ernst Holzmann...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/568587 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Gib alles nur nie auf!: Die Erfolgsstrategien vom Trainer der Weltstars Author: Norbert Elgert, Kai Psotta Narrator: Matthias Ernst Holzmann Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 47 minutes Release date: January 11, 2021 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: »Ein brutaler Motivator. Ein einfühlsamer Psychologe. Ein erstklassiger Taktik-Fuchs. Ein überragender Mensch.« Ralf Fährmann, Schalke 04 Der gesellschaftliche Druck in der heutigen Hochgeschwindigkeitszeit erreicht uns immer früher. Im Leistungssport und im Berufsleben zählen nur noch Bestleistungen. Du musst dann gut sein, wenn es darauf ankommt. Norbert Elgert weiß genau, wie wichtig mentale Stärke, Belastbarkeit und Durchhaltevermögen für den Erfolg sind. Seit 1996 ist er Ausbilder beim FC Schalke 04; er zählt zu den besten seines Fachs. Zu den Spielern, die aus seiner Schule hervorgegangen sind, gehören u.a. Julian Draxler, Manuel Neuer, Mesut Özil, Leroy Sané und Benedikt Höwedes. Sie sind Meister, Pokalsieger, Stars in den besten Ligen der Welt, Champions-League-Sieger und auch Weltmeister geworden. Was macht Elgert so erfolgreich? Was sind seine Strategien? Wie geht er mit Menschen um? Authentisch, sympathisch und extrem ehrlich erzählt der Coach anhand seiner eigenen Lebensgeschichte und seiner Arbeit mit den Nachwuchsfußballern, was es braucht, um Erfolg zu haben und seinen Weg zu gehen. Er erklärt, wie man mit permanentem Druck, Stress und Angst umgeht und das Beste aus sich und anderen herausholt. »Ich habe bisher nur wenige Menschen im Haifischbecken Fußball kennengelernt, die so ehrlich und fair mit sich selbst und anderen umgehen wie Norbert Elgert.« Julian Draxler, Paris Saint-Germain Mit Gastbeiträgen von: Julian Draxler - Manuel Neuer - Sead Kolainac - Mesut Özil - Thilo Kehrer - Leroy Sané - Benedikt Höwedes - Ralf Fährmann - Christian Melchner - Jenny Kunter-Elgert - Alfred Draxler - Clemens Tönnies - Philipp Max - Oliver Ruhnert - Andreas Müller - Joel Matip - Charles Takyi © Umschlaggestaltung & Bildmotiv: Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur, Zürich unter Verwendung eines Fotos von Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe / Kay Blaschke Norbert Elgert, Gib alles ? nur nie auf! © 2019 by Ariston Verlag München, ein Unternehmen der Penguin Random House Verlagsgruppe GmbH, München. Aufgeschrieben von Kai Psotta.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-dha-rwk-alskhrt-akthr-mn-almsar-t-by-dyana-fwaz-dwdw--65128040https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ذا روك (الصخرة): أكثر من المصارعة Series: #15 of أعلام صنعت التاريخ Author: ديانا فواز دودو Narrator: أحمد خيري Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 16, 2020 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: جميعنا نعرف المصارع الأسطورة دوين جونسون والملقب بالصخرة، فبالتنقل بين الرياضة والتمثيل والغناء والإنتاج والطبخ وتصميم الملابس الرياضية، نستطيع أن نرى بالدليل القاطع أنه لا يوجد شيء لا يستطيع (دوين جونسون) فعله! يتحدّث الكتاب الذي بين أيدينا اليوم عن سيرة حياة هذا البطل؛ ميلاده، طفولته وكيف تنقل مع والديه كثيرًا لمشاهدة والده المصارع أصلًا في مبارياته، إذا يبدو بأنَّ المصارعة قدرٌ في هذه العائلة ابتداءً بالجد وانتهاءً بالحفيد. كما يعرض الكتاب بدايات جونسون ولماذا عارض والده ميوله الرياضي إلّا أنّه وافق على تدريبه الشخصي نهاية الأمر، إضافةً إلى أعماله السينمائية و الكثير من الحقائق الغريبة والمضحكة المتعلقة بحياته!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663429Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ذا روك (الصخرة): أكثر من المصارعة Series: #15 of أعلام صنعت التاريخ Author: ديانا فواز دودو Narrator: أحمد خيري Format: Unabridged Audiobook...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663429 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - ذا روك (الصخرة): أكثر من المصارعة Series: #15 of أعلام صنعت التاريخ Author: ديانا فواز دودو Narrator: أحمد خيري Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 29 minutes Release date: October 16, 2020 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: جميعنا نعرف المصارع الأسطورة دوين جونسون والملقب بالصخرة، فبالتنقل بين الرياضة والتمثيل والغناء والإنتاج والطبخ وتصميم الملابس الرياضية، نستطيع أن نرى بالدليل القاطع أنه لا يوجد شيء لا يستطيع (دوين جونسون) فعله! يتحدّث الكتاب الذي بين أيدينا اليوم عن سيرة حياة هذا البطل؛ ميلاده، طفولته وكيف تنقل مع والديه كثيرًا لمشاهدة والده المصارع أصلًا في مبارياته، إذا يبدو بأنَّ المصارعة قدرٌ في هذه العائلة ابتداءً بالجد وانتهاءً بالحفيد. كما يعرض الكتاب بدايات جونسون ولماذا عارض والده ميوله الرياضي إلّا أنّه وافق على تدريبه الشخصي نهاية الأمر، إضافةً إلى أعماله السينمائية و الكثير من الحقائق الغريبة والمضحكة المتعلقة بحياته!]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-ghzlan-wshrt-nafdht-ly-krt-afryqya-by-mrw-njyb-fhmy--65128017https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - غزلان وسحرة: نافذة على كرة إفريقيا Author: عمرو نجيب فهمي Narrator: هاني رعد Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: بعد إشارة بسيطة إلى تاريخ نشأة اللعبة في القارة السمراء، بَرَع المؤلف حين قرر تقسيم القارة إلى خمسة أقاليم كبرى: شمال وجنوب وشرق وغرب ووسط، ثم شرع في رسم شخصية دقيقة لكلٍ من هذه الأقاليم. وتلك الشخصية الكروية لكل إقليم تستند إلى مجموعة من العوامل المتشابكة، فلا يمكن على سبيل المثال فصل تفوق الشمال كرويًا، عن حصول أبنائه على الاستقلال في فترات مبكرة قياسًا بدول أخرى داخل القارة، أو عن قربه الجغرافي من أوروبا وسهولة التواصل معها ملاحيًا عبر البحر المتوسط 'ما جعل من السهل انتقال الخبرة العلمية للكوادر الإدارية والفنية إلى دول الشمال الأفريقي'. لا خلاف أن 'اللاعب هو الفاعل الأول في منظومة كرة القدم أينما كانت'، واللاعب الأفريقي المعروف بـ'القوة والسرعة والمهارة' متهم أيضًا بالعشوائية والارتجال، لذلك وصفه الكاتب بـ'الغزال' فهو سريع وماهر وقوي، لكنّه 'كثيرًا ما يشرد دون أن يفكر في تبعات ذلك على فريقه'. تحدث عن السحر الذي اشتهرت به القارة السمراء. وسرد أبرز وأشهر القصص التي تتحدث عن سحرة ومشعوذين استعانت بهم المنتخبات والفرق السمراء، عن سوء الإدارة الكروية في أغلب دول القارة، ونبّه إلى أحد أبرز تجليات سوء الإدارة حين سقطت طائرة المنتخب الزامبي قبالة سواحل الجابون في أبريل/ نيسان 1993، وتشير التفاصيل إلى أن طائرة المنتخب الزامبي عانت من العديد من الأعطال قبل هذه الرحلة، وأن اللاعبين تذمروا لكنّ لم يهتم المسؤولون، ما أدى إلى مقتل 25 لاعبًا كانوا يمثلون جيلًا ذهبيًا للكرة الزامبي.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663514Tue, 28 Jul 2020 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - غزلان وسحرة: نافذة على كرة إفريقيا Author: عمرو نجيب فهمي Narrator: هاني رعد Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 17 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/663514 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - غزلان وسحرة: نافذة على كرة إفريقيا Author: عمرو نجيب فهمي Narrator: هاني رعد Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 17 minutes Release date: July 28, 2020 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: بعد إشارة بسيطة إلى تاريخ نشأة اللعبة في القارة السمراء، بَرَع المؤلف حين قرر تقسيم القارة إلى خمسة أقاليم كبرى: شمال وجنوب وشرق وغرب ووسط، ثم شرع في رسم شخصية دقيقة لكلٍ من هذه الأقاليم. وتلك الشخصية الكروية لكل إقليم تستند إلى مجموعة من العوامل المتشابكة، فلا يمكن على سبيل المثال فصل تفوق الشمال كرويًا، عن حصول أبنائه على الاستقلال في فترات مبكرة قياسًا بدول أخرى داخل القارة، أو عن قربه الجغرافي من أوروبا وسهولة التواصل معها ملاحيًا عبر البحر المتوسط 'ما جعل من السهل انتقال الخبرة العلمية للكوادر الإدارية والفنية إلى دول الشمال الأفريقي'. لا خلاف أن 'اللاعب هو الفاعل الأول في منظومة كرة القدم أينما كانت'، واللاعب الأفريقي المعروف بـ'القوة والسرعة والمهارة' متهم أيضًا بالعشوائية والارتجال، لذلك وصفه الكاتب بـ'الغزال' فهو سريع وماهر وقوي، لكنّه 'كثيرًا ما يشرد دون أن يفكر في تبعات ذلك على فريقه'. تحدث عن السحر الذي اشتهرت به القارة السمراء. وسرد أبرز وأشهر القصص التي تتحدث عن سحرة ومشعوذين استعانت بهم المنتخبات والفرق السمراء، عن سوء الإدارة الكروية في أغلب دول القارة، ونبّه إلى أحد أبرز تجليات سوء الإدارة حين سقطت طائرة المنتخب الزامبي قبالة سواحل الجابون في أبريل/ نيسان 1993، وتشير التفاصيل إلى أن طائرة المنتخب الزامبي عانت من العديد من الأعطال قبل هذه الرحلة، وأن اللاعبين تذمروا لكنّ لم يهتم المسؤولون، ما أدى إلى مقتل 25 لاعبًا كانوا يمثلون جيلًا ذهبيًا للكرة الزامبي.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/rockaway-surfing-headlong-into-a-new-life-by-diane-cardwell--65128193https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life Author: Diane Cardwell Narrator: Diane Cardwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane Cardwell finds herself staring at a small group of surfers coasting through mellow waves toward shore—and senses something shift. Rockaway is the riveting, joyful story of one woman’s reinvention—beginning with Cardwell taking the A Train to Rockaway, a neglected spit of land dangling off New York City into the Atlantic Ocean. She finds a teacher, buys a tiny bungalow, and throws her not-overly-athletic self headlong into learning the inner workings and rhythms of waves and the muscle development and coordination needed to ride them. As Cardwell begins to find her balance in the water and out, superstorm Sandy hits, sending her into the maelstrom in search of safer ground. In the aftermath, the community comes together and rebuilds, rekindling its bacchanalian spirit as a historic surfing community, one with its own quirky codes and surf culture. And Cardwell’s surfing takes off as she finds a true home among her fellow passionate longboarders at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club, living out “the most joyful path through life.” Rockaway is a stirring story of inner salvation sought through a challenging physical pursuit—and of learning to accept the idea of a complete reset, no matter when in life it comes.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569047Tue, 07 Jul 2020 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life Author: Diane Cardwell Narrator: Diane Cardwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/569047 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Rockaway: Surfing Headlong into a New Life Author: Diane Cardwell Narrator: Diane Cardwell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 9 minutes Release date: July 7, 2020 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The inspirational story of one woman learning to surf and creating a new life in gritty, eccentric Rockaway Beach Unmoored by a failed marriage and disconnected from her high-octane life in the city, Diane Cardwell finds herself staring at a small group of surfers coasting through mellow waves toward shore—and senses something shift. Rockaway is the riveting, joyful story of one woman’s reinvention—beginning with Cardwell taking the A Train to Rockaway, a neglected spit of land dangling off New York City into the Atlantic Ocean. She finds a teacher, buys a tiny bungalow, and throws her not-overly-athletic self headlong into learning the inner workings and rhythms of waves and the muscle development and coordination needed to ride them. As Cardwell begins to find her balance in the water and out, superstorm Sandy hits, sending her into the maelstrom in search of safer ground. In the aftermath, the community comes together and rebuilds, rekindling its bacchanalian spirit as a historic surfing community, one with its own quirky codes and surf culture. And Cardwell’s surfing takes off as she finds a true home among her fellow passionate longboarders at the Rockaway Beach Surf Club, living out “the most joyful path through life.” Rockaway is a stirring story of inner salvation sought through a challenging physical pursuit—and of learning to accept the idea of a complete reset, no matter when in life it comes.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/italian-gobi-un-piccolo-cane-con-un-grande-cuore-by-dion-leonard--65128182https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Gobi. Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore Author: Dion Leonard Narrator: Dario Agrillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 9, 2019 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Nel 2016 Dion Leonard, un esperto ultramaratoneta, incontra inaspettatamente una piccola cagnolina randagia durante una gara di 250 chilometri attraverso il deserto dei Gobi, in Cina. La cucciola, che sarà ribattezzata Gobi, dimostra che quello che le manca nella taglia è ampiamente ricompensato dalla grandezza del suo cuore: comincia a seguire Dion passo dopo passo, attraverso le impervie montagne Tian Shan, mantenendo il passo con lui per circa 130 chilometri. Quando Dion si rende conto dell'incredibile determinazione di questo piccolo animale, qualcosa dentro di lui cambia per sempre. Così si ritrova a farla dormire nella sua tenda e a portarla in braccio durante il percorso, nonostante il rischio di restare indietro o addirittura di non terminare la gara. Fino a quel momento si era sempre concentrato sulla vittoria, cercando costantemente di migliorare le proprie performance, ma il suo obiettivo ora è semplicemente quello di assicurarsi che Gobi sia al sicuro, nutrita e ben idratata. Anche se non arriva primo, Dion sente di aver vinto qualcosa di ben più importante: un nuovo sguardo sulla vita e una nuova amica che decide di portare a casa con sé. Per riuscirci dovrà affrontare mille imprevisti e difficoltà, ma alla fine, riuscirà a riunirsi con la straordinaria creatura che ha dimostrato a lui e al mondo che i miracoli sono possibili. Gobi Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore è una storia di speranza, resilienza e amicizia, che dimostra ancora una volta che i cani sono davvero i migliori amici dell'uomo. E su questa straordinaria vicenda presto Twentieth Century Fox realizzerà un film.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561335Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Gobi. Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore Author: Dion Leonard Narrator: Dario Agrillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/561335 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Italian] - Gobi. Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore Author: Dion Leonard Narrator: Dario Agrillo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 53 minutes Release date: December 9, 2019 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Nel 2016 Dion Leonard, un esperto ultramaratoneta, incontra inaspettatamente una piccola cagnolina randagia durante una gara di 250 chilometri attraverso il deserto dei Gobi, in Cina. La cucciola, che sarà ribattezzata Gobi, dimostra che quello che le manca nella taglia è ampiamente ricompensato dalla grandezza del suo cuore: comincia a seguire Dion passo dopo passo, attraverso le impervie montagne Tian Shan, mantenendo il passo con lui per circa 130 chilometri. Quando Dion si rende conto dell'incredibile determinazione di questo piccolo animale, qualcosa dentro di lui cambia per sempre. Così si ritrova a farla dormire nella sua tenda e a portarla in braccio durante il percorso, nonostante il rischio di restare indietro o addirittura di non terminare la gara. Fino a quel momento si era sempre concentrato sulla vittoria, cercando costantemente di migliorare le proprie performance, ma il suo obiettivo ora è semplicemente quello di assicurarsi che Gobi sia al sicuro, nutrita e ben idratata. Anche se non arriva primo, Dion sente di aver vinto qualcosa di ben più importante: un nuovo sguardo sulla vita e una nuova amica che decide di portare a casa con sé. Per riuscirci dovrà affrontare mille imprevisti e difficoltà, ma alla fine, riuscirà a riunirsi con la straordinaria creatura che ha dimostrato a lui e al mondo che i miracoli sono possibili. Gobi Un piccolo cane con un grande cuore è una storia di speranza, resilienza e amicizia, che dimostra ancora una volta che i cani sono davvero i migliori amici dell'uomo. E su questa straordinaria vicenda presto Twentieth Century Fox realizzerà un film.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/arabic-mhmd-slah-hkayt-btl-by-mad-anwr--65128026https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل Author: عماد أنور Narrator: محمد العربي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 15, 2019 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: على السجادة الخضراء بزغ نجمه ليصبح بين ليلةٍ وضحاها حديث النّاس وليتغنّى الجميع بمهارته وبطريقة لعبه ويبدأون بالبحث عن تفاصيل حياته، ففي الفترة الأخيرة ومع موسم كأس العالم دخل اسم 'محمد صلاح' وصورته كلَّ بيتٍ عربي.. اللاعب المصري الذي نشا في واحدٍ من الأحياء العادية والمهمَّشة أصبح نجمًا عالميًا فكيف كانت البداية؟ ومن الذي اكتشف هذه الموهبة؟ أسئلةٌ كثيرة إجاباتها جُمعت في كتاب 'محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل' والذي يروي سيرة ذاتية للاعب توثيقًا لما فعله من إنجازات أهمها الصعود بمنتخب مصر إلى كأس العالم في روسيا بعد غياب 28 عامًا، يبدأ الكتاب بقصّة حياة صلاح منذ طفولته الصعبة واهتمام والده بموهبته وقصّة حبه اليتيمة التي مرَّت بصمتٍ مزلزل !!]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662343Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل Author: عماد أنور Narrator: محمد العربي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: January...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/662343 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Arabic] - محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل Author: عماد أنور Narrator: محمد العربي Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 12 minutes Release date: January 15, 2019 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: على السجادة الخضراء بزغ نجمه ليصبح بين ليلةٍ وضحاها حديث النّاس وليتغنّى الجميع بمهارته وبطريقة لعبه ويبدأون بالبحث عن تفاصيل حياته، ففي الفترة الأخيرة ومع موسم كأس العالم دخل اسم 'محمد صلاح' وصورته كلَّ بيتٍ عربي.. اللاعب المصري الذي نشا في واحدٍ من الأحياء العادية والمهمَّشة أصبح نجمًا عالميًا فكيف كانت البداية؟ ومن الذي اكتشف هذه الموهبة؟ أسئلةٌ كثيرة إجاباتها جُمعت في كتاب 'محمد صلاح: حكاية بطل' والذي يروي سيرة ذاتية للاعب توثيقًا لما فعله من إنجازات أهمها الصعود بمنتخب مصر إلى كأس العالم في روسيا بعد غياب 28 عامًا، يبدأ الكتاب بقصّة حياة صلاح منذ طفولته الصعبة واهتمام والده بموهبته وقصّة حبه اليتيمة التي مرَّت بصمتٍ مزلزل !!]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/naughty-by-mark-chester--65128115https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naughty Author: Mark Chester. Narrator: Mark Chester. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: February 8, 2018 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An updated and revised version of Naughty. An Autobiography. Mark Chester was a founder member of the N40 hooligan firm, followers of Stoke City Football Club.. One of the most brutal and highly organised criminal gangs in the United Kingdom for over four decades.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619600Thu, 08 Feb 2018 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naughty Author: Mark Chester. Narrator: Mark Chester. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: February 8, 2018 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/619600 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Naughty Author: Mark Chester. Narrator: Mark Chester. Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 14 hours 1 minute Release date: February 8, 2018 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: An updated and revised version of Naughty. An Autobiography. Mark Chester was a founder member of the N40 hooligan firm, followers of Stoke City Football Club.. One of the most brutal and highly organised criminal gangs in the United Kingdom for over four decades.]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-mario-gotze-biografie-by-julius-schreiber--65128043https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658610 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mario Götze: Biografie Author: Julius Schreiber Narrator: Thomas Lang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 25, 2016 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Am 13. Juli 2014 schrieb Mario Götze Fußballgeschichte. An diesem Tag schoss er die deutsche Nationalelf mit seinem 1:0 im WM-Finale gegen Argentinien zum Weltmeistertitel. Das Tor war der vorläufige Höhepunkt der noch jungen Karriere eines der talentiertesten Fußballer, die Deutschland je hatte. Wenn nur Pep Guardiola, sein Trainer bei den Bayern, die Fähigkeiten des Ex-Dortmunders endlich voll ausschöpfen würde ...]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658610Thu, 25 Aug 2016 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658610 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mario Götze: Biografie Author: Julius Schreiber Narrator: Thomas Lang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658610 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mario Götze: Biografie Author: Julius Schreiber Narrator: Thomas Lang Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 27 minutes Release date: August 25, 2016 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Am 13. Juli 2014 schrieb Mario Götze Fußballgeschichte. An diesem Tag schoss er die deutsche Nationalelf mit seinem 1:0 im WM-Finale gegen Argentinien zum Weltmeistertitel. Das Tor war der vorläufige Höhepunkt der noch jungen Karriere eines der talentiertesten Fußballer, die Deutschland je hatte. Wenn nur Pep Guardiola, sein Trainer bei den Bayern, die Fähigkeiten des Ex-Dortmunders endlich voll ausschöpfen würde ...]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-manuel-neuer-biografie-by-alexander-kords--65128018https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Manuel Neuer: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Andreas Denk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 10, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Deutschland hat viele große Torhüter hervorgebracht. Doch seit Langem hat kein Schlussmann die Position so sehr geprägt wie Manuel Neuer. Seine Ausflüge bis weit aus dem Strafraum hinaus sind legendär, vor allem bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gab er dem deutschen Team dadurch einen enormen Rückhalt. Als derzeit weltbester Torwart kann der gebürtige Gelsenkirchener eine beachtliche Trophäensammlung vorweisen: Neben dem Triple 2013 mit den Bayern und dem WM-Titel 2014 stand Neuer beim bislang letzten Titelgewinn seines Heimatvereins FC Schalke 04, beim DFB-Pokalsieg 2011, zwischen den Pfosten. Und ein Ende der Neuerschen Erfolgswelle ist längst nicht in Sicht.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658795Thu, 10 Sep 2015 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Manuel Neuer: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Andreas Denk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658795 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Manuel Neuer: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Andreas Denk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 16 minutes Release date: September 10, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Deutschland hat viele große Torhüter hervorgebracht. Doch seit Langem hat kein Schlussmann die Position so sehr geprägt wie Manuel Neuer. Seine Ausflüge bis weit aus dem Strafraum hinaus sind legendär, vor allem bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2014 gab er dem deutschen Team dadurch einen enormen Rückhalt. Als derzeit weltbester Torwart kann der gebürtige Gelsenkirchener eine beachtliche Trophäensammlung vorweisen: Neben dem Triple 2013 mit den Bayern und dem WM-Titel 2014 stand Neuer beim bislang letzten Titelgewinn seines Heimatvereins FC Schalke 04, beim DFB-Pokalsieg 2011, zwischen den Pfosten. Und ein Ende der Neuerschen Erfolgswelle ist längst nicht in Sicht.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-thomas-muller-biografie-by-alexander-kords--65128020https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Thomas Müller: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 13, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Seit Thomas Müller im Herbst 2008 die große Fußballbühne betrat, sorgt er für Furore. Mit seinen Bayern wurde er mehrfach Deutscher Meister und Pokalsieger, seine drei Endspiele in der Champions League krönte er mit dem Titel 2013. Und mit der Nationalmannschaft feierte Müller ein Jahr später den bislang größten Erfolg seiner noch jungen Karriere: den Weltmeistertitel. Mit seinen gerade einmal 25 Jahren schickt sich der O?ensiv-Allrounder an, Rekorde für die Ewigkeit aufzustellen und sich einen Ehrenplatz in der Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs zu sichern.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658719Thu, 13 Aug 2015 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Thomas Müller: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658719 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Thomas Müller: Biografie Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 22 minutes Release date: August 13, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Seit Thomas Müller im Herbst 2008 die große Fußballbühne betrat, sorgt er für Furore. Mit seinen Bayern wurde er mehrfach Deutscher Meister und Pokalsieger, seine drei Endspiele in der Champions League krönte er mit dem Titel 2013. Und mit der Nationalmannschaft feierte Müller ein Jahr später den bislang größten Erfolg seiner noch jungen Karriere: den Weltmeistertitel. Mit seinen gerade einmal 25 Jahren schickt sich der O?ensiv-Allrounder an, Rekorde für die Ewigkeit aufzustellen und sich einen Ehrenplatz in der Geschichte des deutschen Fußballs zu sichern.]]>185llercleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-arjen-robben-by-alexander-kords--65128038https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Arjen Robben Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 1, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: PSV Eindhoven, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid es standen bereits einige namhafte Vereine im Lebenslauf von Arjen Robben, als er 2009 zum FC Bayern wechselte. Doch erst bei den Münchnern stieg der Niederländer zum Weltstar auf und sammelte Titel am Fließband. Unvergessen etwa sein Tor im Champions-League Finale 2013 gegen Borussia Dortmund, mit dem er seinem Club den Weg zum Triple ebnete. Auch bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2010 und 2014 hatte er mit seinen Holländern mehr als eine Hand am Pokal. Arjen Robben vom niederländischen Talent des Jahres zum kommenden Weltfußballer des Jahres?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658306Wed, 01 Apr 2015 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Arjen Robben Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658306 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Arjen Robben Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Denk Andreas Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 33 minutes Release date: April 1, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: PSV Eindhoven, FC Chelsea, Real Madrid es standen bereits einige namhafte Vereine im Lebenslauf von Arjen Robben, als er 2009 zum FC Bayern wechselte. Doch erst bei den Münchnern stieg der Niederländer zum Weltstar auf und sammelte Titel am Fließband. Unvergessen etwa sein Tor im Champions-League Finale 2013 gegen Borussia Dortmund, mit dem er seinem Club den Weg zum Triple ebnete. Auch bei den Weltmeisterschaften 2010 und 2014 hatte er mit seinen Holländern mehr als eine Hand am Pokal. Arjen Robben vom niederländischen Talent des Jahres zum kommenden Weltfußballer des Jahres?]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-jurgen-klopp-by-michael-fiala--65128036https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Jürgen Klopp Author: Michael Fiala Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 13, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Sympathieträger, Publikumsliebling, Vaterfigur, Kumpeltyp, Konzepttrainer Jürgen Klopp steht für all das und noch viel mehr: Auch für Ehrlichkeit, trockene Sprüche und Wutausbrüche. Modern ist sein Lehrstil, offensiv die Ausrichtung seiner Mannschaften, mitreißend seine wortgewandten Ansprachen. Selbst die Medien hat er im Griff, spielt mit ihnen Hochgeschwindigkeits-Verbalfußball und überzeugt als Fußballfachmann mit seiner authentischen Art. 2006 erhielt er sogar den Deutschen Fernsehpreis in der Kategorie Beste Sportsendung. Aber wer verbirgt sich hinter dem am 16. Juni 1967 in Stuttgart geborenen Erfolgtrainer?]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658547Fri, 13 Mar 2015 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Jürgen Klopp Author: Michael Fiala Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: March...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658547 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Jürgen Klopp Author: Michael Fiala Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 15 minutes Release date: March 13, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Sympathieträger, Publikumsliebling, Vaterfigur, Kumpeltyp, Konzepttrainer Jürgen Klopp steht für all das und noch viel mehr: Auch für Ehrlichkeit, trockene Sprüche und Wutausbrüche. Modern ist sein Lehrstil, offensiv die Ausrichtung seiner Mannschaften, mitreißend seine wortgewandten Ansprachen. Selbst die Medien hat er im Griff, spielt mit ihnen Hochgeschwindigkeits-Verbalfußball und überzeugt als Fußballfachmann mit seiner authentischen Art. 2006 erhielt er sogar den Deutschen Fernsehpreis in der Kategorie Beste Sportsendung. Aber wer verbirgt sich hinter dem am 16. Juni 1967 in Stuttgart geborenen Erfolgtrainer?]]>185rgencleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-bastian-schweinsteiger-by-alexander-kords--65128059https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bastian Schweinsteiger Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 19, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Spätestens mit dem WM-Finale 2014 ist Bastian Schweinsteiger zur lebenden deutschen Fußball-Legende aufgestiegen. Sichtlich gezeichnet, mit blutendem Cut unter dem rechten Auge, nach Schlusspfiff im tränenreichen Jubel versunken das Spiel in Rio de Janeiro war sinnbildlich für den Kämpfer Schweinsteiger und seine wahnsinnig erfolgreiche Karriere. Mit den Bayern hat er alles gewonnen, was man als Fußballer gewinnen kann, allein fünf Titel waren es im Triple-Jahr 2013. Niemand hat häufiger den DFB-Pokal in die Luft gestemmt wie der sympathische neue Nationalmannschaftskapitän. Höchste Zeit also, von seinem Leben zu erzählen.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658325Thu, 19 Feb 2015 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bastian Schweinsteiger Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658325 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bastian Schweinsteiger Author: Alexander Kords Narrator: Christian Jungwirth Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 17 minutes Release date: February 19, 2015 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Spätestens mit dem WM-Finale 2014 ist Bastian Schweinsteiger zur lebenden deutschen Fußball-Legende aufgestiegen. Sichtlich gezeichnet, mit blutendem Cut unter dem rechten Auge, nach Schlusspfiff im tränenreichen Jubel versunken das Spiel in Rio de Janeiro war sinnbildlich für den Kämpfer Schweinsteiger und seine wahnsinnig erfolgreiche Karriere. Mit den Bayern hat er alles gewonnen, was man als Fußballer gewinnen kann, allein fünf Titel waren es im Triple-Jahr 2013. Niemand hat häufiger den DFB-Pokal in die Luft gestemmt wie der sympathische neue Nationalmannschaftskapitän. Höchste Zeit also, von seinem Leben zu erzählen.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/german-mein-hohenflug-mein-absturz-meine-landung-im-leben-by-sven-hannawald--65128024https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mein Höhenflug, mein Absturz, meine Landung im Leben Author: Sven Hannawald Narrator: Neni Götzmann, Sven Hannawald, Andreas Denk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 9, 2013 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mit Siegen in allen vier Wettkämpfen der Vierschanzentournee wurde Sven Hannawald 2001/2002 zur Sportlegende. Bis heute hat ihm das keiner nachgemacht. Doch das Ausnahmetalent konnte dem Leistungsdruck eines Spitzensportlers nicht standhalten: Er, der in der DDR aufgewachsen war und immerzu gefordert wie gefördert wurde, musste seine Karriere im Jahr 2004 beenden, nachdem sich Symptome einer Burn-out-Erkrankung zeigten. Wie kam es dazu? Wie ist Sven Hannawald zu dem Erfolgssportler geworden, der er war? Was macht Skispringen so unglaublich fordernd? In seiner Autobiografie liefert Sven Hannawald spannende Hintergründe aus dem Innenleben eines Athleten, der sich den gnadenlosen Mechanismen seiner Sportart auslieferte, um erfolgreich zu sein: Wie ihn der Kampf um immer noch weniger Körpergewicht fast in die Magersucht, Erfolgsdruck und Zukunftsängste ihn in die Einsamkeit trieben. Und wie er sich und seine Balance schließlich findet und seinen Weg zurück ins Leben. Ein Buch, das in seiner schonungslosen Ehrlichkeit nicht nur allen Sportinteressierten einen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Lebens von Leistungsportlern gewährt, sondern das auch all jenen Menschen Mut macht, die unter dem Leistungsdruck unserer Gesellschaft selbst an Depressionen oder Burn-out erkrankt sind. Gelesen von Sven Hannawald.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658250Wed, 09 Oct 2013 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mein Höhenflug, mein Absturz, meine Landung im Leben Author: Sven Hannawald Narrator: Neni Götzmann, Sven Hannawald, Andreas Denk Format:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/658250 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Mein Höhenflug, mein Absturz, meine Landung im Leben Author: Sven Hannawald Narrator: Neni Götzmann, Sven Hannawald, Andreas Denk Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 5 minutes Release date: October 9, 2013 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mit Siegen in allen vier Wettkämpfen der Vierschanzentournee wurde Sven Hannawald 2001/2002 zur Sportlegende. Bis heute hat ihm das keiner nachgemacht. Doch das Ausnahmetalent konnte dem Leistungsdruck eines Spitzensportlers nicht standhalten: Er, der in der DDR aufgewachsen war und immerzu gefordert wie gefördert wurde, musste seine Karriere im Jahr 2004 beenden, nachdem sich Symptome einer Burn-out-Erkrankung zeigten. Wie kam es dazu? Wie ist Sven Hannawald zu dem Erfolgssportler geworden, der er war? Was macht Skispringen so unglaublich fordernd? In seiner Autobiografie liefert Sven Hannawald spannende Hintergründe aus dem Innenleben eines Athleten, der sich den gnadenlosen Mechanismen seiner Sportart auslieferte, um erfolgreich zu sein: Wie ihn der Kampf um immer noch weniger Körpergewicht fast in die Magersucht, Erfolgsdruck und Zukunftsängste ihn in die Einsamkeit trieben. Und wie er sich und seine Balance schließlich findet und seinen Weg zurück ins Leben. Ein Buch, das in seiner schonungslosen Ehrlichkeit nicht nur allen Sportinteressierten einen Blick hinter die Kulissen des Lebens von Leistungsportlern gewährt, sondern das auch all jenen Menschen Mut macht, die unter dem Leistungsdruck unserer Gesellschaft selbst an Depressionen oder Burn-out erkrankt sind. Gelesen von Sven Hannawald.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/kelly-holmes-in-her-own-words-by-kelly-holmes--65128169https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kelly Holmes In Her Own Words Author: Kelly Holmes Narrator: Kelly Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Dame Kelly Holmes won two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in the 800 and 1500 metres. In this collection we hear - in her own words - about her determination and goals, as well as her difficult childhood. She talks about starting athletics when she was 13, driving lorries in the army and becoming an army fitness instructor. She discusses her intensive training - and injury - finally achieving her Olympic dream in Athens, and her homecoming parade back in the UK. She's also open about illness, losing confidence and self-harming, as well as new goals after athletics, such as focusing on fitness in schools, mentoring and writing a self-help book. Interviews include: Sport on Four, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 16 September 1995); Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 6 January 2006); Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 15 January 2011). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577775Mon, 01 Jul 2013 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kelly Holmes In Her Own Words Author: Kelly Holmes Narrator: Kelly Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 36 minutes Release date: July...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577775 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Kelly Holmes In Her Own Words Author: Kelly Holmes Narrator: Kelly Holmes Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 0 hours 36 minutes Release date: July 1, 2013 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Dame Kelly Holmes won two gold medals at the 2004 Olympic Games in the 800 and 1500 metres. In this collection we hear - in her own words - about her determination and goals, as well as her difficult childhood. She talks about starting athletics when she was 13, driving lorries in the army and becoming an army fitness instructor. She discusses her intensive training - and injury - finally achieving her Olympic dream in Athens, and her homecoming parade back in the UK. She's also open about illness, losing confidence and self-harming, as well as new goals after athletics, such as focusing on fitness in schools, mentoring and writing a self-help book. Interviews include: Sport on Four, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 16 September 1995); Desert Island Discs, BBC Radio 4 (first broadcast 6 January 2006); Graham Norton, BBC Radio 2 (first broadcast 15 January 2011). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/martina-navratilova-in-her-own-words-by-martina-navratilova--65128134https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martina Navratilova In Her Own Words Author: Martina Navratilova Narrator: Martina Navratilova Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, Martina Navratilova talks about her life and career as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The interviews included are: BBC Radio interview (first broadcast 1 June 1978, featuring Gerald Williams); BBC Radio interview, (first broadcast 6 July 1979, featuring Gerald Williams, Jana Navratilova); BBC Radio interview (first broadcast 7 July 1984 (featuring Mike Ingham); Nicky Campbell, BBC Radio (first broadcast 18 January 1995, featuring Nicky Campbell); Friday Night With Jonathan Ross , BBC TV (first broadcast 23 June 2006, featuring Jonathan Ross); Woman's Hour, BBC Radio (first broadcast 10 July 2006, featuring Jenni Murray); The Steve Wright Show with Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio (first broadcast 11 July 2006, featuring Mark Radcliffe); The Andrew Marr Show, BBC TV (first broadcast 22 June 2008, featuring Andrew Marr); The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio (first broadcast 5 July 2010 (featuring Jeremy Vine). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577782Tue, 14 Aug 2012 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martina Navratilova In Her Own Words Author: Martina Navratilova Narrator: Martina Navratilova Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/577782 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Martina Navratilova In Her Own Words Author: Martina Navratilova Narrator: Martina Navratilova Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 9 minutes Release date: August 14, 2012 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: In this fascinating collection of interviews from the BBC radio and TV archive, Martina Navratilova talks about her life and career as one of the greatest tennis players of all time. The interviews included are: BBC Radio interview (first broadcast 1 June 1978, featuring Gerald Williams); BBC Radio interview, (first broadcast 6 July 1979, featuring Gerald Williams, Jana Navratilova); BBC Radio interview (first broadcast 7 July 1984 (featuring Mike Ingham); Nicky Campbell, BBC Radio (first broadcast 18 January 1995, featuring Nicky Campbell); Friday Night With Jonathan Ross , BBC TV (first broadcast 23 June 2006, featuring Jonathan Ross); Woman's Hour, BBC Radio (first broadcast 10 July 2006, featuring Jenni Murray); The Steve Wright Show with Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio (first broadcast 11 July 2006, featuring Mark Radcliffe); The Andrew Marr Show, BBC TV (first broadcast 22 June 2008, featuring Andrew Marr); The Jeremy Vine Show, BBC Radio (first broadcast 5 July 2010 (featuring Jeremy Vine). Due to the age and nature of this archive material, the sound quality may vary. ©2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2022 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd]]>305cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/cobb-a-biography-by-al-stump--65128177https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cobb: A Biography Author: Al Stump Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 15, 2011 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: As a boy in the 1890s, he went looking for thrills in a rural Georgia that still burned with the humiliation of the Civil War. As an old man in the 1960s, he dared death, picked fights, refused to take his medicine, and drove off all his friends and admirers. He went to his deathbed alone, clutching a loaded pistol and a bag containing millions of dollars' worth of cash and securities. During the years in between, he was, according to Al Stump, 'the most shrewd, inventive, lurid, detested, mysterious, and superb of all baseball players.' He was Ty Cobb. Al Stump has redefined America's perception of one of its most famous sports heroes with this gripping look at Ty Cobb, a man who walked the line between greatness and psychosis. Based on Stump's interviews with Cobb while ghostwriting the Hall of Famer's 1961 autobiography, this account of Cobb's life and times reveals both the darkness and the brilliance of the 'Georgia Peach'.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628146Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cobb: A Biography Author: Al Stump Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 15, 2011 Genres:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628146 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Cobb: A Biography Author: Al Stump Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 19 hours 39 minutes Release date: December 15, 2011 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: As a boy in the 1890s, he went looking for thrills in a rural Georgia that still burned with the humiliation of the Civil War. As an old man in the 1960s, he dared death, picked fights, refused to take his medicine, and drove off all his friends and admirers. He went to his deathbed alone, clutching a loaded pistol and a bag containing millions of dollars' worth of cash and securities. During the years in between, he was, according to Al Stump, 'the most shrewd, inventive, lurid, detested, mysterious, and superb of all baseball players.' He was Ty Cobb. Al Stump has redefined America's perception of one of its most famous sports heroes with this gripping look at Ty Cobb, a man who walked the line between greatness and psychosis. Based on Stump's interviews with Cobb while ghostwriting the Hall of Famer's 1961 autobiography, this account of Cobb's life and times reveals both the darkness and the brilliance of the 'Georgia Peach'.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/zim-a-baseball-life-by-don-zimmer--65128100https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zim: A Baseball Life Author: Don Zimmer Narrator: Dennis Mckee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Don Zimmer had his first taste of baseball glory in 1948 as a member of a national champion American Legion team. He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers, only to have his career—and life—threatened when he was beaned in a minor league game in 1953. After a miraculous recovery, he went on to play for Brooklyn’s only world championship team in 1955, for the LA Dodgers’ first world championship team four years later, and as an original New York Met in 1962. Zim managed the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs before becoming Joe Torre’s bench coach during the Yankees’ world championship seasons of 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. His career has crossed paths with some of baseball’s most memorable people and events. Here is fifty years of baseball history as seen through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628232Thu, 10 Feb 2011 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zim: A Baseball Life Author: Don Zimmer Narrator: Dennis Mckee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628232 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Zim: A Baseball Life Author: Don Zimmer Narrator: Dennis Mckee Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 31 minutes Release date: February 10, 2011 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Don Zimmer had his first taste of baseball glory in 1948 as a member of a national champion American Legion team. He was drafted by the Brooklyn Dodgers, only to have his career—and life—threatened when he was beaned in a minor league game in 1953. After a miraculous recovery, he went on to play for Brooklyn’s only world championship team in 1955, for the LA Dodgers’ first world championship team four years later, and as an original New York Met in 1962. Zim managed the San Diego Padres, Boston Red Sox, Texas Rangers, and Chicago Cubs before becoming Joe Torre’s bench coach during the Yankees’ world championship seasons of 1996, 1998, 1999, and 2000. His career has crossed paths with some of baseball’s most memorable people and events. Here is fifty years of baseball history as seen through the eyes of one of its most colorful characters.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/hogan-by-curt-sampson--65128173https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hogan Author: Curt Sampson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Golf hero Ben Hogan bore a mystique that still captivates golfers: a silent, almost eerie concentration that intimidated his opponents, a presence any politician or actor would envy, and an ability to hit a ball so squarely it sizzled as it left his club. Hogan won four US Opens in six years, three after a near-fatal automobile accident. His injuries limited him to six tournaments in 1953, but he won five. It was arguably the greatest year ever in the history of professional golf. But in the midst of the acclaim, myth distorted and obscured Ben Hogan. No one knew what drove him to practice until his hands bled, or what private demons built the high walls that surrounded him. Here at last is the Hogan no reader has ever encountered. Sampson draws on interviews with fellow golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead to present an in-depth portrait of a man with bullet-proof confidence and single-mindedness, a man who turned the negatives he encountered into a life of glory and achievement.From the poverty of his youth and the suicide of his father to the failure and conflict that stalked him into middle age, Hogan traces an unforgettable portrait of an amazing man.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628169Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hogan Author: Curt Sampson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Ratings: Ratings...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628169 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hogan Author: Curt Sampson Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 5 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Golf hero Ben Hogan bore a mystique that still captivates golfers: a silent, almost eerie concentration that intimidated his opponents, a presence any politician or actor would envy, and an ability to hit a ball so squarely it sizzled as it left his club. Hogan won four US Opens in six years, three after a near-fatal automobile accident. His injuries limited him to six tournaments in 1953, but he won five. It was arguably the greatest year ever in the history of professional golf. But in the midst of the acclaim, myth distorted and obscured Ben Hogan. No one knew what drove him to practice until his hands bled, or what private demons built the high walls that surrounded him. Here at last is the Hogan no reader has ever encountered. Sampson draws on interviews with fellow golf legends Byron Nelson, Jack Nicklaus, and Sam Snead to present an in-depth portrait of a man with bullet-proof confidence and single-mindedness, a man who turned the negatives he encountered into a life of glory and achievement.From the poverty of his youth and the suicide of his father to the failure and conflict that stalked him into middle age, Hogan traces an unforgettable portrait of an amazing man.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/honus-wagner-by-dennis-devaleria-jeanne-burke-devaleria--65128105https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honus Wagner Author: Dennis Devaleria, Jeanne Burke Devaleria Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Honus Wagner, whose career in baseball stretched from 1895 to 1917, was the first American sports superstar of the twentieth century. One of the first five players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in its first year (1939), he was arguably the best shortstop in baseball history. His great career and the dawn of baseball as a popular entertainment occurred simultaneously, and he has become an icon of the early game; his 1909 baseball card, one of which sold for $451,000, is a holy grail of American memorabilia. This first major biography shows why Wagner was America’s favorite image of sport during baseball’s transition to the modern era.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628121Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honus Wagner Author: Dennis Devaleria, Jeanne Burke Devaleria Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 59 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628121 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Honus Wagner Author: Dennis Devaleria, Jeanne Burke Devaleria Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 59 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Honus Wagner, whose career in baseball stretched from 1895 to 1917, was the first American sports superstar of the twentieth century. One of the first five players to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in its first year (1939), he was arguably the best shortstop in baseball history. His great career and the dawn of baseball as a popular entertainment occurred simultaneously, and he has become an icon of the early game; his 1909 baseball card, one of which sold for $451,000, is a holy grail of American memorabilia. This first major biography shows why Wagner was America’s favorite image of sport during baseball’s transition to the modern era.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/still-a-legend-the-story-of-roger-maris-by-harvey-rosenfeld--65128060https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This book recounts the slugger Roger Maris' life before, during, and after his headline season of 1961, when the taciturn North Dakota native topped Babe Ruth's all-time record by hitting sixty-one home runs. From his youth as a star high-school athlete and American Legion baseball player, Maris's went on to play for the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Athletics, the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Author Rosenfeld argues that Maris's treatment by the press was both shabby and tragic, and that the famous player's Mid-western modesty, need for privacy, and straightforward nature were often wrongly interpreted as arrogance and sullenness—a factor that led many to downplay his claim on the record books. Rosenfeld makes a forceful case for awarding Maris a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame, three decades after his record-breaking 1961 season with the New York Yankees.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628193Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628193 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Still a Legend: The Story of Roger Maris Author: Harvey Rosenfeld Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 36 minutes Release date: June 22, 2010 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: This book recounts the slugger Roger Maris' life before, during, and after his headline season of 1961, when the taciturn North Dakota native topped Babe Ruth's all-time record by hitting sixty-one home runs. From his youth as a star high-school athlete and American Legion baseball player, Maris's went on to play for the Cleveland Indians, the Kansas City Athletics, the New York Yankees, and the St. Louis Cardinals. Author Rosenfeld argues that Maris's treatment by the press was both shabby and tragic, and that the famous player's Mid-western modesty, need for privacy, and straightforward nature were often wrongly interpreted as arrogance and sullenness—a factor that led many to downplay his claim on the record books. Rosenfeld makes a forceful case for awarding Maris a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame, three decades after his record-breaking 1961 season with the New York Yankees.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/pitching-in-a-pinch-baseball-from-the-inside-by-christy-mathewson--65128198https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside Author: Christy Mathewson Narrator: Adams Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Christy 'Matty' Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the 'Five Immortals,' he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series. Pitching in a Pinch, originally published in 1912, is an insider's account of the world of baseball, blending anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history. Always sensitive to psychology as well as technique, Mathewson describes the game as it was played in the first decade of the twentieth century: the 'dangerous batters'; the 'peculiarities' of big-league pitchers; the 'good and bad' of coaching, umpiring, sign-stealing, base-running, and spring training; and the importance of superstition to athletes. Baseball fans will enjoy first-hand accounts of Mathewson's famous contemporaries, including players Honus Wagner and Rube Marquand, managers like John McGraw and Connie Mack, and many others, and will learn how much—and just how little—has really changed in one hundred years.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624071Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside Author: Christy Mathewson Narrator: Adams Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/624071 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Pitching in a Pinch: Baseball from the Inside Author: Christy Mathewson Narrator: Adams Morgan Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Christy 'Matty' Mathewson was one of the most dominant pitchers ever to play baseball. Posthumously inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame as one of the 'Five Immortals,' he was an unstoppable force on the mound, winning at least twenty-two games for twelve straight seasons and pitching three complete-game shutouts in the 1905 World Series. Pitching in a Pinch, originally published in 1912, is an insider's account of the world of baseball, blending anecdote, biography, instruction, and social history. Always sensitive to psychology as well as technique, Mathewson describes the game as it was played in the first decade of the twentieth century: the 'dangerous batters'; the 'peculiarities' of big-league pitchers; the 'good and bad' of coaching, umpiring, sign-stealing, base-running, and spring training; and the importance of superstition to athletes. Baseball fans will enjoy first-hand accounts of Mathewson's famous contemporaries, including players Honus Wagner and Rube Marquand, managers like John McGraw and Connie Mack, and many others, and will learn how much—and just how little—has really changed in one hundred years.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/walter-johnson-baseball-s-big-train-by-henry-w-thomas--65128170https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walter Johnson: Baseball’s Big Train Author: Henry W. Thomas Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: To many, Walter Johnson is the greatest pitcher of all time. He was a star second to none throughout the golden age of sports, which spanned the era of such greats as Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Lou Gehrig, and Al Simmons. But it wasn't Walter Johnson's blazing fastball alone that placed him on a pedestal. It was Johnson, above all others, who came to personify 'gentlemanly conduct in the heat of battle,' as Shirley Povich put it. One of a small number of stars tempering the game's roughneck reputation in the early years of the century, he was still around to help shepherd it through its darkest hour of the Black Sox scandal. His presence as a role model in the big leagues consoled parents all over the country. Throughout a career as dazzling as any in sports history, Johnson remained unspoiled. This is the grand story of one of the good guys.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628152Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walter Johnson: Baseball’s Big Train Author: Henry W. Thomas Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 10 minutes Release date:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628152 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Walter Johnson: Baseball’s Big Train Author: Henry W. Thomas Narrator: Ian Esmo Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 17 hours 10 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: To many, Walter Johnson is the greatest pitcher of all time. He was a star second to none throughout the golden age of sports, which spanned the era of such greats as Cy Young, Babe Ruth, Honus Wagner, Lou Gehrig, and Al Simmons. But it wasn't Walter Johnson's blazing fastball alone that placed him on a pedestal. It was Johnson, above all others, who came to personify 'gentlemanly conduct in the heat of battle,' as Shirley Povich put it. One of a small number of stars tempering the game's roughneck reputation in the early years of the century, he was still around to help shepherd it through its darkest hour of the Black Sox scandal. His presence as a role model in the big leagues consoled parents all over the country. Throughout a career as dazzling as any in sports history, Johnson remained unspoiled. This is the grand story of one of the good guys.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/tales-from-the-ballpark-by-mike-shannon--65128163https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales from the Ballpark Author: Mike Shannon Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mike Shannon takes you behind the scenes into the ballpark, the clubhouse, and the minor leagues in this memorable collection of anecdotes about America's pastime. Tales from the Ballpark contains more than 125 priceless stories from some of baseball's greatest players and storytellers, including legendary Hall of Famers Ralph Kiner and Bob Gibson and modern-day stars Mo Vaughn and David Wells. Learn about Roberto Clemente's chiropractic skills, a now-famous nun in Cleveland who bakes thousands of cookies for the Indians every year, the dangers of pitching batting practice to Gaylord Perry, and Billy Martin's tacit protest against the American League's subjective rating system for umpires. This entertaining and personal collection will delight fans for many years to come.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628198Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales from the Ballpark Author: Mike Shannon Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1,...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628198 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Tales from the Ballpark Author: Mike Shannon Narrator: Raymond Todd Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 5 hours 20 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Mike Shannon takes you behind the scenes into the ballpark, the clubhouse, and the minor leagues in this memorable collection of anecdotes about America's pastime. Tales from the Ballpark contains more than 125 priceless stories from some of baseball's greatest players and storytellers, including legendary Hall of Famers Ralph Kiner and Bob Gibson and modern-day stars Mo Vaughn and David Wells. Learn about Roberto Clemente's chiropractic skills, a now-famous nun in Cleveland who bakes thousands of cookies for the Indians every year, the dangers of pitching batting practice to Gaylord Perry, and Billy Martin's tacit protest against the American League's subjective rating system for umpires. This entertaining and personal collection will delight fans for many years to come.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/babe-the-legend-comes-to-life-by-robert-w-creamer--65128063https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628117 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Author: Robert W. Creamer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: He was the biggest man baseball has ever produced. Babe Ruth transcended the sport that brought him fame, money, and adulation, moving beyond the limits of baselines and outfield fences into the mainstream of American life. In this extraordinary biography, Robert W. Creamer uncovers the complex and captivating man behind the legend. He presents the truth behind famous Ruth stories such as the 'called shot' homers and the home run for a dying child, analyzes the astounding statistics with detailed information on specific games, and describes Ruth's varied and often volatile relations with those around him, from fellow players to fans, friends, and reporters. From Babe Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his final years, Creamer has drawn an indelible portrait of a true sports hero.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628117Mon, 01 Jan 2007 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628117 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Author: Robert W. Creamer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628117 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Babe: The Legend Comes to Life Author: Robert W. Creamer Narrator: Grover Gardner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 13 hours 15 minutes Release date: January 1, 2007 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: He was the biggest man baseball has ever produced. Babe Ruth transcended the sport that brought him fame, money, and adulation, moving beyond the limits of baselines and outfield fences into the mainstream of American life. In this extraordinary biography, Robert W. Creamer uncovers the complex and captivating man behind the legend. He presents the truth behind famous Ruth stories such as the 'called shot' homers and the home run for a dying child, analyzes the astounding statistics with detailed information on specific games, and describes Ruth's varied and often volatile relations with those around him, from fellow players to fans, friends, and reporters. From Babe Ruth's early days in a Baltimore orphanage, to the glory days with the Yankees, to his final years, Creamer has drawn an indelible portrait of a true sports hero.]]>185cleanfullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/full-throttle-the-life-and-fast-times-of-nascar-legend-curtis-turner-by-robert-edelstein--65128058https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner Author: Robert Edelstein Narrator: Rex Linn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle. Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of 46. Edelstein's gripping biography thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and quickly spent) in fearless financial deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit. Curtis Turner's life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the biggest spectator sport in American history. In gripping prose, and with full access to the files of Turner's widow, Edelstein thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend.]]>https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628409Sun, 01 Jan 2006 10:32:41 +0000Diamond HegmannPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner Author: Robert Edelstein Narrator: Rex Linn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length:...https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/628409 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Full Throttle: The Life and Fast Times of NASCAR Legend Curtis Turner Author: Robert Edelstein Narrator: Rex Linn Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 52 minutes Release date: January 1, 2006 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Motor racing and mayhem, the non-stop pursuit of outrageous dreams, high-speed thrills and a really good time: these are the raw materials of Full Throttle. Curtis Turner was the most dynamic stock-car racer of all time; he wrote the book on living fast and dying young. The first NASCAR celebrity, his life embodied all that made NASCAR a hit spectator sport: the adrenaline rush of the races, the potential for danger at every turn, and the charismatic, outrageous personality of a winner. He created drama at the racetrack and in his personal life, living the American Dream several times over before he died a violent and mysterious death at the young age of 46. Edelstein's gripping biography thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend, from his days as a teenage moonshine runner in Virginia, through millions earned (and quickly spent) in fearless financial deals, to his incredible comeback after four years of being banned from the NASCAR circuit. Curtis Turner's life embodied everything that makes NASCAR the biggest spectator sport in American history. In gripping prose, and with full access to the files of Turner's widow, Edelstein thrillingly recreates the life of this American legend.]]>185cleanfull