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  • Those About to Die cover art

    • Those About to Die

    • By: Daniel P. Mannix
    • Narrated by: Brian P. Craig
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 27-08-2024
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • Putting the games in the context of Rome's rise and dramatic fall, Mannix captures all the history, planning, and savage pageantry that went into creating the first spectator sports.

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    • The Dirtiest Race in History

    • Ben Johnson, Carl Lewis and the 1988 Olympic 100M Final
    • By: Richard Moore
    • Narrated by: Traber Burns
    • Length: 10 hrs and 28 mins
    • Release date: 23-03-2013
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 20 ratings
    • The 1988 Seoul Olympics played host to what has been described by some as the dirtiest race of all time, by others as the greatest....

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    • To the Limit

    • The Meaning of Endurance from Mexico to the Himalayas
    • By: Michael Crawley
    • Narrated by: Raj Ghatak
    • Length: 7 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 12-09-2024
    • Language: English
    • 2 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • In a world where we are having to work harder than ever before, where talk of ‘burnout’ is everywhere and where pressures increase in many areas of our lives, some of us are turning to endurance sport and extreme challenges.

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    • A Sporting Chance

    • By: Titus O'Reily
    • Narrated by: Titus O'Reily
    • Length: 8 hrs and 23 mins
    • Release date: 29-10-2018
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 68 ratings

    • In Sport, the term 'good bloke' doesn't mean what it says. Like 'fun run', it in fact often means the exact opposite....

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    • The Ball Is Round

    • A Global History of Soccer
    • By: David Goldblatt, David Goldblatt - foreword
    • Narrated by: Liam Gerrard
    • Length: 38 hrs and 58 mins
    • Release date: 21-04-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

    • In this extraordinary tour de force, David Goldblatt tells the full story of soccer's rise from chaotic folk ritual to the world's most popular sport - now poised to fully establish itself in the USA....

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    • Fever Pitch

    • The Rise of the Premier League 1992-2004
    • By: Paul McCarthy, Alan Shearer - foreword
    • Narrated by: Simon Darwen
    • Length: 7 hrs and 34 mins
    • Release date: 29-09-2022
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • The incredible first 12 years of the premier league as told by the legends who were there....

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    • Start by Believing

    • Larry Nassar's Crimes, the Institutions that Enabled Him, and the Brave Women Who Stopped a Monster
    • By: John Barr, Dan Murphy
    • Narrated by: John Barr, Dan Murphy, Chloe Cannon
    • Length: 9 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 14-01-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

    • The definitive, devastating account of the largest sex abuse scandal in American sports history - with new details and insights into the institutional failures, as well as the bravery that brought it to light....

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    • Rethinking Fandom

    • How to Beat the Sports-Industrial Complex at Its Own Game
    • By: Craig Calcaterra
    • Narrated by: Gary Bennett
    • Length: 4 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 23-08-2022
    • Language: English
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    • Acclaimed baseball writer and lifelong sports fan Craig Calcaterra presents a fundamental reevaluation of how to be a sports fan....

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    • When Friday Comes

    • Football Revolution in the Middle East and the Road to Qatar
    • By: James Montague
    • Narrated by: Colin Mace
    • Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
    • Release date: 08-12-2022
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • The definitive story of the Middle East's unstoppable rise to football superpower, and the road to the Qatar World Cup...

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    • Faster

    • How a Jewish Driver, an American Heiress, and a Legendary Car Beat Hitler's Best
    • By: Neal Bascomb
    • Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
    • Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
    • Release date: 17-03-2020
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings

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

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    • Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography

    • By: Jordan Henderson
    • Narrated by: Jordan Henderson, Mark Stobbart
    • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 27-10-2022
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings

    • 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....

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    • The Sports Parent Solution

    • Proven Strategies for Transforming Parents from Obstacles to Allies
    • By: J.P. Nerbun
    • Narrated by: J.P. Nerbun, Nate Sanderson
    • Length: 3 hrs and 24 mins
    • Release date: 25-01-2024
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • If you’re struggling with today’s sports parents, you are not alone....

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    • The Green Bullet

    • The Rise, Fall and Resurrection of Alejandro Valverde and Spanish Cycling’s Corruption
    • By: Matt Rendell
    • Narrated by: Matt Rendell
    • Length: 9 hrs and 6 mins
    • Release date: 08-06-2023
    • Language: English
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    • Alejandro Valverde - the 'Green Bullet' - was a symbol of Spanish sport. Supremely talented, hard-working beyond belief, he was ranked no.1 in the world four times before retiring in 2022...

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    • Colombia Es Pasion!

    • How a New Generation of Cyclists Changed a Nation
    • By: Matt Rendell
    • Narrated by: Matt Rendell
    • Length: 10 hrs and 55 mins
    • Release date: 19-03-2020
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings

    • By winning the 2019 Tour de France, Egan Bernal became the race's youngest champion in 110 years and the first from the South American nation of Colombia....

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  • To the Linksland (30th Anniversary Edition) cover art

    • To the Linksland (30th Anniversary Edition)

    • By: Michael Bamberger
    • Narrated by: Michael Bamberger
    • Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
    • Release date: 19-03-2024
    • Language: English
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    • To the Linksland is the captivating memoir of Bamberger’s golfing pilgrimage/extended honeymoon. From an all-night caddie bus on the back roads of southern Europe to Stark’s secret six-hole course in the Scottish Highlands, Bamberger takes you on a journey into the heart of golf.

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    • Becoming a Sustainable Runner

    • A Guide to Running for Life, Community, and Planet
    • By: Tina Muir, Zoë Rom
    • Narrated by: Tina Muir, Colleen Crawford
    • Length: 9 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 13-10-2023
    • Language: English
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    • Becoming a Sustainable Runner is not just another running guide on developing the physical attributes to run faster or longer....

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  • The People's Game: How to Save Football cover art

    • The People's Game: How to Save Football

    • A View From a Front Seat in Football
    • By: Gary Neville
    • Narrated by: Mark Hadfield
    • Length: 9 hrs
    • Release date: 15-09-2022
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings

    • A passionate and personal account of how football has lost its soul by former player and leading pundit, Gary Neville....

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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
    • Release date: 30-12-2011
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Seen around the world, John Carlos and Tommie Smith’s Black Power salute on the 1968 Olympic podium sparked controversy and career fallout....

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  • Separate Games: African American Sport behind the Walls of Segregation (Sport, Culture, and Society) cover art

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    • Forty Million Dollar Slaves

    • The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Black Athlete
    • By: William C. Rhoden
    • Narrated by: William C. Rhoden
    • Length: 9 hrs and 49 mins
    • Release date: 03-10-2017
    • Language: English
    • Not rated yet

    • Provocative and controversial, Rhoden's Forty Million Dollar Slaves weaves a compelling narrative of Black athletes in the United States, from the plantation to their beginnings....

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