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It's Game Time Somewhere
- How One Year, 100 Events, and 50 Different Sports Changed My Life
- By: Tim Forbes
- Narrated by: William Michael Redman
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
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Cards on the table - author Tim Forbes is not quite right. Want proof? How else could you explain him spending a full year of his life attending 100 uniquely different sporting events - involving 50 separate sports? Speed-dating with the entire sporting world initially revealed only painful truths, but what he ultimately learned in the most unassuming of venues had a dramatic impact on Tim’s life as a fan, a sports entrepreneur, and - however humble - an athlete.
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It's Game Time Somewhere
- How One Year, 100 Events, and 50 Different Sports Changed My Life
- Narrated by: William Michael Redman
- Length: 12 hrs and 26 mins
- Release date: 16-05-13
- Language: English
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The Most Expensive Game in Town
- The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today’s Families
- By: Mark Hyman
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
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A look at how commercialization has transformed youth sports from fun into a heavily commercialized and profitable venture. Examining the youth sports economy from many sides - the major corporations, the small entrepreneurs, the coaches, the parents, and, of course, the kids - Hyman probes the reasons for rapid changes in what gets bought and sold in this lucrative marketplace. He reveals the effects on kids and profiles the individuals and communities bucking this destructive trend of commercialization.
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The Most Expensive Game in Town
- The Rising Cost of Youth Sports and the Toll on Today’s Families
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 4 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 27-12-12
- Language: English
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Until It Hurts
- America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids
- By: Mark Hyman
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
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Every year, more than 3.5 million children under age 15 require medical treatment for sports injuries, nearly half of which are the result of simple overuse. Journalist Mark Hyman investigates the evolution of youth sports from mere games to full-on quests to turn children into tomorrow's superstar athletes by pushing them beyond physical and emotional limits. Opening up a crucial discussion about the perils of youth-sports culture today, Hyman offers the solutions and answers we need.
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Until It Hurts
- America’s Obsession with Youth Sports and How It Harms Our Kids
- Narrated by: Mike Chamberlain
- Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
- Release date: 27-12-12
- Language: English
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Play Their Hearts Out
- A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
- By: George Dohrmann
- Narrated by: Emily Rose Speer
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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The NBA has returned to prominence on the backs of phenoms like LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, and Kevin Garnett. The media promotes them, the shoe companies pay them, and America applauds. But how exactly do such players reach the pros? What do they give up to get there? And what happens to those who fall short?
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Play Their Hearts Out
- A Coach, His Star Recruit, and the Youth Basketball Machine
- Narrated by: Emily Rose Speer
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
- Release date: 05-10-10
- Language: English
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Bob Costas in Conversation with Budd Mishkin
- The Future of Sports
- By: Bob Costas
- Narrated by: Budd Mishkin
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
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NBC's Bob Costas has anchored football, basketball, and Summer Olympics coverage for NBC and served as a baseball play-by-play man. He is an 11-time Emmy winner and an eight-time National Sportscaster of the Year. Budd Mishkin is the senior feature correspondent and sports anchor/reporter at New York 1 and the host of the weekly profile series One on 1 with Budd Mishkin.
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Bob Costas in Conversation with Budd Mishkin
- The Future of Sports
- Narrated by: Budd Mishkin
- Length: 1 hr and 43 mins
- Release date: 24-08-09
- Language: English
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True Believers
- The Tragic Inner Life of Sports Fans
- By: Joe Queenan
- Narrated by: Joe Queenan
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
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Joe Queenan turns his attention to a weighty issue: the wide world of sports fans. "Fans Who Love Too Much" shows the plight of men who, like the author, resort to psychotherapy to deal with their addiction. "Fans Who Misbehave" attempts to deconstruct otherwise solid citizens who, once they enter a stadium, spill beer on women. True Believers
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True Believers
- The Tragic Inner Life of Sports Fans
- Narrated by: Joe Queenan
- Length: 2 hrs and 54 mins
- Release date: 06-06-03
- Language: English
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A Sporting Chance
- By: Titus O'Reily
- Narrated by: Titus O'Reily
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
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In Sport, the term 'good bloke' doesn't mean what it says. Like 'fun run', it in fact often means the exact opposite. Titus O'Reily, the sports historian Australia neither needs nor deserves, examines why our nation's sportspeople can do terrible things yet be so readily forgiven. In this Great Southern Land, a sportsman can be excused almost any sin if he is elevated to the mythical status of being a 'good bloke'. So, what does it take to earn the title of 'good bloke'? And can female athletes be good blokes, too?
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A Sporting Chance
- Narrated by: Titus O'Reily
- Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 29-10-18
- Language: English
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Schools for Scandal
- The Dysfunctional Marriage of Division I Sports and Higher Education (Sports and American Culture)
- By: Sheldon Anderson
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
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This book chronicles the long and tortured history of the NCAA's attempt to maintain the myth of amateurism and the student-athlete, along with the attendant fiction that the players academic achievement is the top priority of Division-I athletic programs. It is an indictment of the current system, making the case that big-time college sports cannot continue its connection to universities without undermining the mission of higher education. It concludes with bold proposals to separate big-time college sports from the university, transforming them into on-campus business operations.
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Schools for Scandal
- The Dysfunctional Marriage of Division I Sports and Higher Education (Sports and American Culture)
- Narrated by: Marlin May
- Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 25-06-24
- Language: English
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The Football Manifesto and Club Handbook
- Bringing the Beautiful Game to the People and Making the USA #1 in World
- By: Robert Wilson
- Narrated by: Mark G Zapata
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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A critique of football (soccer) in the USA, the richest country in the world, and how we became mediocre on the world stage of men's football and how to get from here to become #1 in the world for both the men and the women.
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The Football Manifesto and Club Handbook
- Bringing the Beautiful Game to the People and Making the USA #1 in World
- Narrated by: Mark G Zapata
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 17-06-24
- Language: English
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Why It's Taking So Long to Fix Youth Sports
- By: Matthew Young
- Narrated by: Stan Peake, Matthew Young
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
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"Why It’s Taking So Long to Fix Youth Sports" speaks for the countless voices disheartened by the current state of youth sports. Once innocent neighborhood games have transformed into a cutthroat business fueled by profit. The joy and camaraderie of yesteryears have been overshadowed by a relentless pursuit of success, wealth, and self interest. Youth sports expert Matt Young takes us through a forensic examination of what’s gone wrong, combined with practical strategies for how to give sports back to the kids.
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Why It's Taking So Long to Fix Youth Sports
- Narrated by: Stan Peake, Matthew Young
- Length: 5 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 04-06-24
- Language: English
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The John Carlos Story
- The Sports Moment that Changed the World
- By: Dr. John Carlos
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
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Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout. Yet their show of defiance remains one of the most iconic images of Olympic history and the Black Power movement. Here is the remarkable story of one of the men behind the salute, lifelong activist, John Carlos.
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The John Carlos Story
- The Sports Moment that Changed the World
- Narrated by: Brian Jones
- Length: 6 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 30-12-11
- Language: English
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Educazione ambrosiana
- Le 11 partite che hanno cambiato la vita di noi interisti
- By: Micaela Palmieri, Nicola Berti - prologo
- Narrated by: Micaela Palmieri
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
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Si può mentire su tutto: sulle opinioni, sui giudizi, sui desideri e persino sui sentimenti, ma mai sulle passioni. E quale passione più vera e nobile può esserci di quella che abbiamo per la nostra squadra del cuore? Quando poi la prescelta è l’Inter, i ricordi delle undici partite che hanno cambiato la vita dei tifosi nerazzurri, assumono i contorni di una insonne nostalgia. Educazione ambrosiana racconta l’Inter del mago Herrera, quella dei record del Trap, quella di Ronaldo “il Fenomeno”.
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Educazione ambrosiana
- Le 11 partite che hanno cambiato la vita di noi interisti
- Narrated by: Micaela Palmieri
- Length: 2 hrs and 28 mins
- Release date: 28-05-24
- Language: Italian
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The Last Shot
- City Streets, Basketball Dreams
- By: Darcy Frey
- Narrated by: Darcy Frey, JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
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The Last Shot: City Streets, Basketball Dreams is the “revelatory” (New York Times), “deeply empathetic” (New Yorker) true story of four teenagers attempting to escape the cycles of poverty, crime, and despair in 1990s Brooklyn by getting recruited to play college basketball. With poignant intimacy, Darcy Frey chronicles the aspirations of these young men, including the future superstar Stephon Marbury, who are among the most promising players in Coney Island.
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The Last Shot
- City Streets, Basketball Dreams
- Narrated by: Darcy Frey, JD Jackson
- Length: 8 hrs and 11 mins
- Release date: 18-06-24
- Language: English
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Conflicted Scars
- An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL
- By: Justin Davis, Brian Kilrea - foreword
- Narrated by: David Attar
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
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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.
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Conflicted Scars
- An Average Player’s Journey to the NHL
- Narrated by: David Attar
- Length: 7 hrs and 43 mins
- Release date: 04-11-22
- Language: English
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Passion Plays
- How Religion Shaped Sports in North America (A Ferris and Ferris Book)
- By: Randall Balmer
- Narrated by: Randall Balmer
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
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Randall Balmer was a late convert to sports talk radio, but he quickly became addicted, just like millions of other devoted American sports fans. As a historian of religion, the more he listened, Balmer couldn't help but wonder how the fervor he heard related to religious practice. From baseball to basketball and football to ice hockey, Balmer explores the origins and histories of big-time sports from the late nineteenth century to the present, with entertaining anecdotes and fresh insights into their ties to religious life.
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- How Religion Shaped Sports in North America (A Ferris and Ferris Book)
- Narrated by: Randall Balmer
- Series: A Ferris and Ferris Book
- Length: 5 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 20-09-22
- Language: English
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Was Teams erfolgreich macht
- Die Formel hinter dem Triumph von Bayern München, Liverpool und Co.
- By: Tobias Escher
- Narrated by: Oliver Dupont
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
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Ein Hörbuch nicht nur für Fußballfans, sondern für alle, die erfolgreich im Team sein wollen. Warum wird der FC Bayern jedes Jahr Meister? Wie hat es der FC Liverpool wieder an die Spitze der Liga geschafft? Und warum schafft der HSV es trotz guter Spieler nicht, wieder aufzusteigen? Tobias Escher begibt sich auf die Suche nach Erfolgsfaktoren für Fußballteams. Er spricht mit Trainern, Spielern und Verantwortlichen und analysiert die vielen Aspekte, die zusammengenommen stimmen müssen, damit Teams Meisterschaften gewinnen.
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Was Teams erfolgreich macht
- Die Formel hinter dem Triumph von Bayern München, Liverpool und Co.
- Narrated by: Oliver Dupont
- Length: 7 hrs and 27 mins
- Release date: 20-01-23
- Language: German
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Fans Have More Friends
- By: Ben Valenta, David Sikorjak, Michael Mulvihill - introduction
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
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Sports fans, dads, and data analysts David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta argue that fandom can not only increase our sense of belonging but also serves as a powerful antidote to loneliness because sports fans experience increased social connection. What they didn't realize was how deep that connection was, the potential it carried for individual and societal wellness, or the opportunities it offered for adult friendships, making and keeping friends, and family ties.
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Fans Have More Friends
- Narrated by: Terrence Kidd
- Length: 3 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 09-01-24
- Language: English
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Ballgames & Boardrooms
- Unmasking the Power Play in Global Sports
- By: J.N. Maverick
- Narrated by: Tyler Kaminski
- Length: 39 mins
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At first glance, sports may appear as simple games of athleticism and skill. However, nestled within every cheer, every match, and each strategy is a reflection of the world's deeper political, societal, and economic narratives. "Ballgames & Boardrooms" delves into this intricate dance between sports and the inherent global structures it both represents and influences. From the gladiatorial arenas of Ancient Rome to the modern football stadiums, this essay dissects how sports have been employed as tools by elites to not only entertain but to dictate, control, and pacify the masses.
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Ballgames & Boardrooms
- Unmasking the Power Play in Global Sports
- Narrated by: Tyler Kaminski
- Length: 39 mins
- Release date: 13-12-23
- Language: English
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50 Things to Know About Being a Travel Athlete
- The Trials and Tribulations of Travel Athletics
- By: Raven DeCosmo
- Narrated by: Pearla Till
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
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50 Things to Know About Being a Travel Athlete offers a different approach to travel sports. Most books on travel sports tell you to jump into the traveling world. Although there’s nothing wrong with that, you should know the ins and outs of traveling before dedicating yourself to becoming a travel athlete. Based on knowledge from the world’s leading experts, travel athletes have to juggle more than just their sport; they have to juggle the physical and mental barriers of traveling, too.
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50 Things to Know About Being a Travel Athlete
- The Trials and Tribulations of Travel Athletics
- Narrated by: Pearla Till
- Length: 1 hr and 1 min
- Release date: 28-07-23
- Language: English
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Juego Peligroso
- By: Máquina Pobre, Shelma Cerrillo
- Narrated by: Annie Castro, José Luis Cuevas
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Cuando el trofeo se olvida y la violencia se impone, cuando la obsesión supera la estrategia, cuanto el juego se vuelve peligroso...
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