29 Best General, Sports & Recreation Books
General, Sports & Recreation is a popular category for many book lovers. Our team at Speechify has curated a list of the top General, Sports & Recreation audiobooks everyone must read.
See the top 29 General, Sports & Recreation audiobooks below.
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For All Who Love the Game
- By: Harvey Penick
- Narrator: Jack Whitaker
- Length: 1 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1995
- Language: English
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4.83(6 ratings)
4.83(6 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.95 USDEVERY WOMAN CAN PLAY GREAT GOLF Known in the world of golf as one of the game’s greatest teachers, Harvey Penick worked with U.S. Open winners, great champions, and five out of the thirteen women who are members of the LPGA Hall of Fame.EVERY WOMAN CAN PLAY GREAT GOLF
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Known in the world of golf as one of the game’s greatest teachers, Harvey Penick worked with U.S. Open winners, great champions, and five out of the thirteen women who are members of the LPGA Hall of Fame. Mickey Wright, Sandra Palmer, Betsy Rawls, Kathy Whitworth, Judy Rankin, and Betty Jameson all had the privilege and honor of working with Penick. While he was proud of their success and achievements, Penick took just as much pleasure from the accomplishments of the countless women who came to him hoping only to be able to hit a ball in the air for the very first time.
In For All Who Love the Game, Harvey shares the lessons he’s learned from female golfers: techniques to help women gain greater physical and psychological power, advice on the perfect swing, and tips for developing areas of the game where women can and should outplay their male counterparts. Interwoven with Penick’s ever-present blend of common sense and insight, For All Who Love the Game is a gift to every woman who wants to enjoy the game of golf to its fullest. -
The Greatest Comeback
- By: John U. Bacon
- Narrator: Braden Wright
- Length: 12 hours 14 minutes
- Publisher: Collins
- Publish date: September 27, 2022
- Language: English
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4.61(35 ratings)
4.61(35 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0027.99 USDThe series you thought you knew: the first book written with the complete co-operation of the whole team “They’ve stolen our beer and our steaks, and then to make it worse when we go back to the hotel after the game, they give us warm,The series you thought you knew: the first book written with the complete co-operation of the whole team
“They’ve stolen our beer and our steaks, and then to make it worse when we go back to the hotel after the game, they give us warm, skunky Russian beer and not the good, cold Labatt’s our sponsor sent. I remember thinking, ‘These pricks will never beat us again! They are not going to win another game.'”
–Rod Gilbert
The Summit Series took place in September 1972, when Cold War tensions could not have been higher. But that was the whole point of setting up this unprecedented hockey series. Team Canada, featuring the country’s best players–all NHL stars, half of them future Hall of Famers–would play an eight-game series, with four games played across Canada followed by four in Moscow. Team Canada was expected to crush their untried opponents eight games to zero, with backups playing the last four games.
But five games into the series, they had mustered only one win against a tie and three stunning losses. With just three games left, Team Canada had to win all three in Moscow–all while overcoming the years of animosity and mistrust for one another fostered during the Original Six era. They would also have to overcome the ridiculous Russian refereeing that resulted in stick-swinging fights involving the players, a Canadian agent and Soviet soldiers; surmount every obstacle the Soviets and even the KGB could throw at the players and their wives; invent a hybrid style of play combining the best of East and West, one that would change the sport more than any other factor before or since; and win all three games in the last minute.
And they did it all.
The Summit players asked Bacon to tell their story and provided unparalleled access and candour in dozens of interviews with almost every living player. The Greatest Comeback is a universal story about overcoming bitter feuds to forge a hard-earned team spirit and inspire heroics against long odds and almost inhuman pressure–an experience so unforgettable that every member of Team Canada considers those eight games to be the highlight of their storied careers.
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Proud
- By: Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Narrator: Ibtihaj Muhammad
- Length: 9 hours 12 minutes
- Publisher: Hachette Audio
- Publish date: July 24, 2018
- Language: English
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4.57(5331 ratings)
4.57(5331 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0025.98 USDGrowing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place forGrowing up in New Jersey as the only African American Muslim at school, Ibtihaj Muhammad always had to find her own way. When she discovered fencing, a sport traditionally reserved for the wealthy, she had to defy expectations and make a place for herself in a sport she grew to love.
From winning state championships to three-time All-America selections at Duke University, Ibtihaj was poised for success, but the fencing community wasn’t ready to welcome her with open arms just yet. As the only woman of color and the only religious minority on Team USA’s saber fencing squad, Ibtihaj had to chart her own path to success and Olympic glory.
Proud is a moving coming-of-age story from one of the nation’s most influential athletes and illustrates how she rose above it all.
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Journeys North
- By: Barney Scout Mann
- Narrator: Traber Burns
- Length: 11 hours 55 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.42(899 ratings)
4.42(899 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDIn Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as theseIn Journeys North, legendary trail angel, thru hiker, and former PCTA board member Barney Scout Mann spins a compelling tale of six hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail in 2007 as they walk from Mexico to Canada. This ensemble story unfolds as these half-dozen hikers–including Barney and his wife, Sandy–trod north, slowly forming relationships and revealing their deepest secrets and aspirations. They face a once-in-a-generation drought and early severe winter storms that test their will in this bare-knuckled adventure. In fact, only a third of all the hikers who set out on the trail that year would finish.
As the group approaches Canada, a storm rages. How will these very different hikers, ranging in age, gender, and background, respond to the hardship and suffering ahead of them? Can they all make the final sixty-mile push through freezing temperatures, sleet, and snow, or will some reach their breaking point?
Journeys North is a story of grit, compassion, and the relationships people forge when they strive toward a common goal.
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The Grand Slam
- By: Mark Frost
- Narrator: Grover Gardner
- Length: 19 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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4.41(706 ratings)
4.41(706 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0031.95 USDIn the wake of the stock-market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports. In the summer of 1930, Bobby Jones, a twenty-eight-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. InIn the wake of the stock-market crash and the dawn of the Great Depression, a ray of light emerged from the world of sports. In the summer of 1930, Bobby Jones, a twenty-eight-year-old amateur golfer, mounted a campaign against the record books. In four months, this natural, self-taught player conquered the British Amateur Championship, the British Open, the US Open, and finally, the US Amateur Championship–an achievement so extraordinary that writers dubbed it the Grand Slam. No one has ever repeated it.
A natural, self-taught player, the intensely private Jones had longed to retreat from fame’s glaring spotlight throughout his entire career. While the press referred to him as “a golfing machine,” the strain of competition exacted a ferocious toll on his physical and emotional well-being. During the season of the Slam he constantly battled exhaustion, nearly lost his life twice, and came perilously close to a total collapse.
By the time he completed his unprecedented feat, Jones made the shocking announcement that he was retiring from the game. His abrupt disappearance from the public eye into a closely guarded private life helped create the mythological image of this hero from the Golden Age of sports that endures to this day.
Mark Frost uses a wealth of original research to provide an unprecedented, intimate portrait of golf great Bobby Jones. In the tradition of The Greatest Game Ever Played, The Grand Slam blends social history with sports biography, captivating the imagination and engaging the listener–it is a biography not to be missed.
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Buzz Saw
- By: Jesse Dougherty
- Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 9 hours 41 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.4(478 ratings)
4.4(478 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.99 USDThe remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington Post writer who followed the team most closely.By May 2019, the Washington Nationals–owners of baseball’s oldest roster–had one ofThe remarkable story of the 2019 World Series champion Washington Nationals told by the Washington Post writer who followed the team most closely.
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By May 2019, the Washington Nationals–owners of baseball’s oldest roster–had one of the worst records in the majors and just a 1.5 percent chance of winning the World Series. Yet by blending an old-school brand of baseball with modern analytics, they managed to sneak into the playoffs and put together the most unlikely postseason run in baseball history. Not only did they beat the Houston Astros, the team with the best regular-season record, to claim the franchise’s first championship–they won all four games in Houston, making them the first club to ever win four road games in a World Series.
“You have a great year, and you can run into a buzz saw,” Nationals pitcher Stephen Strasburg told Washington Post beat writer Jesse Dougherty after the team advanced to the World Series. “Maybe this year we’re the buzz saw.” Dougherty followed the Nationals more closely than any other writer in America, and in Buzz Saw he recounts the dramatic year in vivid detail, taking readers inside the dugout, the clubhouse, the front office, and ultimately the championship parade.
Yet he does something more than provide a riveting retelling of the season: he makes the case that while there is indisputable value to Moneyball-style metrics, baseball isn’t just a numbers game. Intangibles like team chemistry, veteran experience, and childlike joy are equally essential to winning. Certainly, no team seemed to have more fun than the Nationals, who adopted the kids’ song “Baby Shark” as their anthem and regularly broke into dugout dance parties. Buzz Saw is just as lively and rollicking–a fitting tribute to one of the most exciting, inspiring teams to ever take the field. -
The Film Doesn’t Lie
- By: Jimmy Dykes
- Narrator: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hours 38 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.37(25 ratings)
4.37(25 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDElite level coaches, business owners, CEOs, and difference-makers from all walks of life share a common trait: they are masters at the process of evaluating. Film sessions are the life blood of any successful sports team, whether following a soaringElite level coaches, business owners, CEOs, and difference-makers from all walks of life share a common trait: they are masters at the process of evaluating. Film sessions are the life blood of any successful sports team, whether following a soaring win or a crushing loss. Nothing goes unchecked, and nothing gets taken for granted. They understand and respect a simple fact: the film doesn’t lie.
If you watched your personal “game film,” would it show someone who is accountable to himself and his family, who turns belief into action? Or would you see someone complacent, out of balance or distracted from God’s word? Film reveals the truth, and embracing truth is what leads to change, growth, and improvement.
ESPN broadcaster and coach Jimmy Dykes guides readers through a tough but crucial evaluation process, incorporating wisdom from both sports and scripture as he demonstrates how to search your heart like a coach scrutinizes game film. Whether you’re experiencing a difficult period in life or simply feel called to something greater, The Film Doesn’t Lie is certain to provoke men to live with passion, conviction, and bold determination
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So Many Ways to Lose
- By: Devin Gordon
- Narrator: Jeremy Arthur
- Length: 12 hours 44 minutes
- Publisher: HarperAudio
- Publish date: March 16, 2021
- Language: English
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4.36(380 ratings)
4.36(380 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USD“This is a weird, wonderful, and essential book about both America and its pastime. It’s about a place as vast as New York City and as intimate as the human heart. Fred Exley meets Richard Ben Cramer–a funny, wild, heartfelt, and“This is a weird, wonderful, and essential book about both America and its pastime. It’s about a place as vast as New York City and as intimate as the human heart. Fred Exley meets Richard Ben Cramer–a funny, wild, heartfelt, and keenly observed portrait of yearning itself.”–Wright Thompson, New York Times bestselling author of The Cost of These Dreams
“Mr. Gordon’s ability to explain the Sisyphean plight of all Mets fans is truly remarkable. Bravo!”–Ron Darling, New York Times bestselling author of Game 7, 1986
The Mets lose when they should win. They win when they should lose. And when it comes to being the worst, no team in sports has ever done it better than the Mets.
In So Many Ways to Lose, author and lifelong Mets fan Devin Gordon sifts through the detritus of Queens for a baseball history like no other. Remember the time the Mets lost an All-Star after he got charged by a wild boar? Or the time they blew a six-run ninth-inning lead at the peak of a pennant race? Or the time they fired their manager before he ever managed a game? Sure you do. It was only two years ago, and it was all in the same season. The Mets have an unrivaled gift for getting it backward, doing the impossible, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat, and then snatching defeat right back again.
And yet, just ask any Mets fan: amazing and/or miraculous postseason runs are as much a part of our team’s identity as losing 120 games in 1962. The DNA of seasons like 1969, the original Miracle Mets, and the 1973 “Ya Gotta Believe” Mets, who went from last place to Game 7 of the World Series in two months, and the powerhouse 1986 Mets, has encoded in us this hapless instinct that a reversal of fortune is always possible. It’s happened before. It’s kind of our thing. And now we’ve got Steve Cohen’s hedge-fund billions to play with! What could go wrong?
In this hilarious history of the Mets and love letter to the art of disaster, Devin Gordon presents baseball the way it really is, not in the wistful sepia tones we’ve come to expect from other sportswriters. Along the way, he explains the difference between being bad and being gifted at losing, and why this distinction holds the key to understanding the true amazin’ magic of the New York Mets.
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Showtime
- By: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Length: 18 hours 36 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2014
- Language: English
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4.33(2469 ratings)
4.33(2469 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDThe New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered–and dominant–dynasties. The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980sThe New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered–and dominant–dynasties.
The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number one overall pick of the 1979 draft, the Lakers played basketball with gusto and pizzazz, unleashing their famed “Showtime” run-and-gun style on a league unprepared for their speed and ferocity–and became the most captivating show in sports and, arguably, all-around American entertainment. The Lakers’ roster overflowed with exciting all-star-caliber players, including center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and they were led by the incomparable Pat Riley, known for his slicked-back hair, his Armani suits, and his arrogant strut. Hollywood’s biggest celebrities lined the court, and gorgeous women flocked to the arena. Best of all, the team was a winner. Between 1980 and 1991, the Lakers played in an unmatched nine NBA championship series, capturing five of them.
Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Pearlman draws from almost three hundred interviews to take the first full measure of the Lakers’ epic Showtime era. A dazzling account of one of America’s greatest sports sagas, Showtime is packed with indelible characters, vicious rivalries, and jaw-dropping behind-the-scenes stories of the players’ decadent Hollywood lifestyles. From the Showtime era’s remarkable rise to its tragic end–marked by Magic Johnson’s 1991 announcement that he had contracted HIV–Showtime is a gripping narrative of sports, celebrity, and 1980s-style excess.
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The Cost of These Dreams
- By: Wright Thompson
- Length: 12 hours 27 minutes
- Publisher: Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish date: April 02, 2019
- Language: English
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4.32(986 ratings)
4.32(986 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.99 USDFrom one of America’s most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. “Wright Thompson’s stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama,From one of America’s most beloved sportswriters, a collection of true stories about the dream of greatness and its cost in the world of sports. “Wright Thompson’s stories are so full of rich characters, bad actors, heroes, drama, suffering, courage, conflict, and vivid detail that I sometimes thinks he’s working my side of the street – the world of fiction.” – John Grisham There is only one Wright Thompson. He is, as they say, famous if you know who he is: his work includes the most read articles in the history of ESPN (and it’s not even close) and has been anthologized in the Best American Sports Writing series ten times, and he counts John Grisham and Richard Ford among his ardent admirers (see back of book). But to say his pieces are about sports, while true as far as it goes, is like saying Larry McMurtry’s Lonesome Dove is a book about a cattle drive. Wright Thompson figures people out. He jimmies the lock to the furnaces inside the people he profiles and does an analysis of the fuel that fires their ambition. Whether it be Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods or Pat Riley or Urban Meyer, he strips the away the self-serving myths and fantasies to reveal his characters in full. There are fascinating common denominators: it may not be the case that every single great performer or coach had a complex relationship with his father, but it can sure seem that way. And there is much marvelous local knowledge: about specific sports, and times and places, and people. Ludicrously entertaining and often powerfully moving, The Cost of These Dreams is an ode to the reporter’s art, and a celebration of true greatness and the high price that it exacts.
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Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book
- By: Harvey Penick
- Narrator: Jack Whitaker
- Length: 1 hours 28 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1993
- Language: English
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4.32(2739 ratings)
4.32(2739 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.95 USDThe twentieth anniversary edition of this classic work‚Äîthe bestselling golf instruction book of all time and hailed as ‚Äúthe golfer’s equivalent of The Elements of Style‚Äù (The New York Times)‚Äîincludes a new introductionThe twentieth anniversary edition of this classic work‚Äîthe bestselling golf instruction book of all time and hailed as ‚Äúthe golfer’s equivalent of The Elements of Style‚Äù (The New York Times)‚Äîincludes a new introduction by a prominent golfer, twenty new illustrations, and never-before-published materials from the Penick family archives.
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The most beloved golf book of all time, Harvey Penick’s Little Red Book has become required reading for all players and fans of the game, from beginners to seasoned pros.
The legendary Harvey Penick, whom Sports Illustrated called the “Socrates of the golf world,” began his golfing career as a caddie in Austin, Texas, at the age of eight, and over the course of nearly a century worked with an amazing array of champions. In this classic book, which is named for the red notebook he always kept, Penick’s simple, direct, practical wisdom pares away the hypertechnical jargon that’s grown up around the golf swing, and lets all golfers, whatever their level, play their best.
This twentieth-anniversary edition features a treasure trove of rare images from the Penick family archives, commemorates Penick’s lasting achievement with a moving new foreword by 2012 Ryder Cup captain Davis Love III—whose father learned the game under Penick’s tutelage—and reminds golfers everywhere to “take dead aim.” -
Science of Hitting
- By: Ted Williams
- Narrator: Angelo Di Loreto
- Length: 2 hours 42 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2020
- Language: English
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4.31(693 ratings)
4.31(693 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0014.99 USDNOW ON AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!Ted Williams was arguably the greatest pure hitter who ever lived. A lifelong student of hitting, he sought advice from every great hitter–and pitcher–he met. Drawing on that advice, as well as hisNOW ON AUDIO FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER!
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Ted Williams was arguably the greatest pure hitter who ever lived. A lifelong student of hitting, he sought advice from every great hitter–and pitcher–he met. Drawing on that advice, as well as his own legendary life in baseball, Williams produced the all-time batting classic, The Science of Hitting. Using its detailed and concise coaching players of all skill levels will learn how to improve their fundamentals and gain keen insights into the finer points of hitting, including:
-How to Think Like a Pitcher and Guess the Pitch
-The Three Cardinal Rules for Developing a Smooth Line-Driving Swing
-The Secrets of Hip and Wrist Action
-Pitch Selection
-Bunting
-Hitting the Opposite Way
The Science of Hitting is a must-have for all baseball players looking to improve their turn at bat and for all coaches and parents teaching the sport. -
Full Throttle
- By: Robert Edelstein
- Narrator: Rex Linn
- Length: 11 hours 52 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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4.3(37 ratings)
4.3(37 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDMotor 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 livingMotor 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.
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unPHILtered
- By: Phil Robertson
- Narrator: Al Robertson
- Length: 5 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2014
- Language: English
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4.27(1348 ratings)
4.27(1348 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDThe beloved patriarch of A&E’s(r) Duck Dynasty(r) series, Phil Robertson, shares his thoughtful–and opinionated–philosophy on life.In Phil Robertson’s #1 New York Times bestseller, Happy, Happy, Happy, we learned aboutThe beloved patriarch of A&E’s(r) Duck Dynasty(r) series, Phil Robertson, shares his thoughtful–and opinionated–philosophy on life.
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In Phil Robertson’s #1 New York Times bestseller, Happy, Happy, Happy, we learned about Phil’s colorful past and the wild road to becoming the beloved patriarch of A&E’s smash hit show, Duck Dynasty. Now, he returns to share his philosophy on life, which can be summed up in five short words. Love God, love your neighbor.
In this inspirational and entertaining book, you will learn what makes Phil Robertson tick. Robertson shares his views on faith–and how it has totally changed his way of life and how he treats others; family–how he raised his kids and is raising grandkids while teaching them the life principles he lives by; ducks–and the business principles that started the Duck Commander empire; marriage–including what he’s learned from his own marriage; and of course, his opinions on controversial topics like gun control, taxes, prayer in school, and the government.
UnPHILtered is the ultimate guide to everything Phil Robertson believes in. Balancing his sometimes off-the-wall comments with his strong focus on home and family life, it is sure to spark discussion, laughs, and a sincere appreciation for Phil’s unique approach to life. -
Luckiest Man
- By: Jonathan Eig
- Narrator: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 5 hours 47 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2005
- Language: English
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4.23(4788 ratings)
4.23(4788 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0015.95 USDThe definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig.Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streakThe definitive account of the life and tragic death of baseball legend Lou Gehrig.
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Lou Gehrig was a baseball legend—the Iron Horse, the stoic New York Yankee who was the greatest first baseman in history, a man whose consecutive-games streak was ended by a horrible disease that now bears his name. But as this definitive new biography makes clear, Gehrig’s life was more complicated—and, perhaps, even more heroic—than anyone really knew.
Drawing on new interviews and more than two hundred pages of previously unpublished letters to and from Gehrig, Luckiest Man gives us an intimate portrait of the man who became an American hero: his life as a shy and awkward youth growing up in New York City, his unlikely friendship with Babe Ruth (a friendship that allegedly ended over rumors that Ruth had had an affair with Gehrig’s wife), and his stellar career with the Yankees, where his consecutive-games streak stood for more than half a century. What was not previously known, however, is that symptoms of Gehrig’s affliction began appearing in 1938, earlier than is commonly acknowledged. Later, aware that he was dying, Gehrig exhibited a perseverance that was truly inspiring; he lived the last two years of his short life with the same grace and dignity with which he gave his now-famous “luckiest man” speech.
Meticulously researched and elegantly written, Jonathan Eig’s Luckiest Man shows us one of the greatest baseball players of all time as we’ve never seen him before. -
The Golfer’s Mind
- By: Bob Rotella
- Narrator: Bob Rotella
- Length: 1 hours 11 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2004
- Language: English
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4.22(191 ratings)
4.22(191 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.008.95 USDFor the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the writings and teachings of Bob “Doc” Rotella. His books Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your Dreams, and Putting Out of YourFor the last decade, golfers of all abilities have been drawn to the writings and teachings of Bob “Doc” Rotella. His books Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect, Golf Is a Game of Confidence, The Golf of Your Dreams, and Putting Out of Your Mind have all become classics for golfers everywhere. Weekend golfers and pros like Brad Faxon, Darren Clarke, Padraig Harrington, Tom Kite, and Davis Love III all read and listen to the man they call Doc because his teachings are simple and direct—and in the end, what Doc says makes them play better golf.
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The Golfer’s Mind was actually first suggested by Davis Love, Jr.‚ÄîDavis Love III’s dad‚Äîwho encouraged Doc to write an instruction book on golf’s mental challenges, organized by topic. Love thought that golfers could keep the book with them, or at least nearby, at all times. When they needed a refresher on a certain issue, they could consult the book, read for a few minutes, and take away solid guidance regarding their difficulties. Doc heard what Love said, and twenty years later, The Golfer’s Mind is that book. From his Ten Commandments (Commandment I. Play to play great. Don’t play not to play poorly) to just about any topic a golfer might imagine, this is the ideal way for players to get all of Rotella’s teachings. Doc covers topics including:
-Butterflies
-Practicing to Play Great
-The Rhythm of the Game
-Routine
-Setbacks
-How Winning Happens
In the perfect format for the busy golfer, The Golfer’s Mind is the concise and convenient quick-reference tool to appeal to Rotella’s millions of followers and is sure to become a golf classic. -
Play Their Hearts Out
- By: George Dohrmann
- Narrator: Emily Rose Speer
- Length: 15 hours 7 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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4.22(4186 ratings)
4.22(4186 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0024.95 USDEight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story’s deepest truths allow Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Dohrmann to take readers inside the machine that produces America’s basketball stars. Drawing on eight years ofEight years of unfettered access and a keen sense of a story’s deepest truths allow Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist George Dohrmann to take readers inside the machine that produces America’s basketball stars. Drawing on eight years of reporting and telling the very specific tale of one talented young recruit, his coach, and his teammates, Dohrmann immerses listeners in the world of grassroots basketball, where men hunt for future NBA stars and young boys and their parents navigate a tumultuous course in pursuit of basketball glory.
At the book’s heart are the personal stories of two compelling figures: Joe Keller, an ambitious coach with a master plan to find and promote “the next LeBron,” and Demetrius Walker, a fatherless latchkey kid who falls under Keller’s sway and struggles to live up to unrealistic expectations. In Play Their Hearts Out, Dohrmann presents a thoroughly compelling narrative, exposing the gritty reality beneath so many dreams of fame and glory.
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Si-renity
- By: Si Robertson
- Narrator: Vincent Mancuso
- Length: 4 hours 20 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2016
- Language: English
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4.2(159 ratings)
4.2(159 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.99 USDAmerica’s favorite uncle and bestselling author of Si-cology 1, Duck Dynasty‘s Si Robertson, opens up about how his faith has brought him peace and serenity throughout life’s ups and downs.Si Robertson has gone from chief duck callAmerica’s favorite uncle and bestselling author of Si-cology 1, Duck Dynasty‘s Si Robertson, opens up about how his faith has brought him peace and serenity throughout life’s ups and downs.
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Si Robertson has gone from chief duck call maker to beloved star of A&E’s Duck Dynasty. Through his transition, he has remained untainted by the popularity and money, and is the same man he was before stardom–generous, kind, compassionate, and a little bit crazy. In this new book, Uncle Si gets much more personal as he talks about his life on the road as one of the show’s favorites, and how he feels about life after the show. Si-renity is full of Si-style hilarious stories, as well as an up-close look inside the heart and faith of this loveable fan favorite.
This new book shines a light on the kindness and compassion Si has for children, the military, and the less fortunate. Full of zany, yet honest stories about his day-to-day life on the road, Si narrates the lessons he’s learned about living life courageously and joyfully, and shares his personal source of peace and love for others–both originating directly from his faith in God. -
Zen in the Martial Arts
- By: Joe Hyams
- Narrator: Jim Meskimen
- Length: 2 hours 37 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2015
- Language: English
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4.18(3231 ratings)
4.18(3231 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.009.95 USD“A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.”–Samurai maxim Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than twenty-five“A man who has attained mastery of an art reveals it in his every action.”–Samurai maxim
Under the guidance of such celebrated masters as Ed Parker and the immortal Bruce Lee, Joe Hyams vividly recounts his more than twenty-five years of experience in the martial arts. In his illuminating story, Hyams reveals to listeners how the daily application of Zen principles not only developed his physical expertise but gave him the mental discipline to control his personal problems–self-image, work pressure, competition. Indeed, mastering the spiritual goals in martial arts can dramatically alter the quality of your life–enriching your relationships with people, as well as helping you make use of all your abilities.
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Golf Is A Game Of Confidence
- By: Bob Rotella
- Narrator: Bob Rotella
- Length: 1 hours 29 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1996
- Language: English
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4.18(413 ratings)
4.18(413 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.95 USDFrom the author of the bestselling Golf is Not a Game of Perfect comes a masterly illumination of golf’s mental game.When that book was published, Dr Bob Rotella made accessible for the first time what he had learned from working with the bestFrom the author of the bestselling Golf is Not a Game of Perfect comes a masterly illumination of golf’s mental game.
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When that book was published, Dr Bob Rotella made accessible for the first time what he had learned from working with the best golfers in the world. Dr Rotella follows up the success of Golf is Not a Game of Perfect with a book filled with anecdotes and motivational instruction focusing on the most important skill a golfer can have: the ability to think confidently.
Filled with inspirational stories about the great players, great courses and great tournaments, Golf Is a Game of Confidence encourages golfers, no matter what their level, to reach new heights in their games and their lives. -
Missing Links
- By: Rick Reilly
- Narrator: Bronson Pinchot
- Length: 8 hours 2 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2010
- Language: English
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4.15(1122 ratings)
4.15(1122 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDFrom Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly comes this spoof of all things golf and country club. Missing Links is the story of four middle-class buddies who live outside Boston and play golf together at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not soFrom Sports Illustrated writer Rick Reilly comes this spoof of all things golf and country club. Missing Links is the story of four middle-class buddies who live outside Boston and play golf together at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky. An eighteen-hole garbage dump with hazards that include a concrete river surrounded by a chain-link fence and the pillars of the elevated train track that runs through the course, it is reputed to be the worst golf course in America. Just adjacent to the municipal course lies the Mayflower Country Club, the most exclusive private course in all of Boston. The rollicking plot includes a bet to see who will be first to sneak in a round at the Mayflower, as well as the narrator’s attempts to reach some sort of reasonable understanding with his overbearing father.
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Supertato Run, Veggies, Run!
- By: Sue Hendra
- Narrator: Sue Hendra
- Length: 13 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
- Publish date: January 01, 2021
- Language: English
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4.14(74 ratings)
4.14(74 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.005.99 USDJoin Supertato and the gang for more hilarious supermarket silliness in the bestselling series from picture book superstars, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet – now in audiobook read by the authors! Meet Supertato! The supermarket superhero with eyesJoin Supertato and the gang for more hilarious supermarket silliness in the bestselling series from picture book superstars, Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet – now in audiobook read by the authors!
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Meet Supertato! The supermarket superhero with eyes everywhere. It’s Sports Day in the supermarket and all the veggies are in training. Everyone has been practising hard and is ready and raring to go. However, a new competitor joins the event, accompanied by The Evil Pea, and is determined to win all the prizes. Things don’t seem quite right… but will Supertato be able to foil his nemesis’ plan in time?
The fabulous character from Sue Hendra and Paul Linnet, the bestselling, award-winning creators of Barry the Fish with Fingers, I Need a Wee and Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell.
This audio edition is read by the authors themselves!
Perfect for fans of Oi Frog!
Praise for Supertato:
‘Hilarious… One of the funniest picture books this year – read it and laugh out loud!’ Creative Steps Magazine
‘Hendra introduces another very silly but irresistible creation in the grand tradition of Barry, Norman, Keith et al.’ Bookseller
Praise for Norman the Slug with the Silly Shell:
‘Lovely glittery illustrations and simple text make this a must for pre-schoolers’ The Daily Mail
Praise for No-Bot the Robot with No Bottom:
‘Fabulously funny and wonderfully warm’ Liverpool Echo
‘Fans of Barry, Norman and Keith will absolutely adore this new wonderfully eccentric new character’ Mumsnet
Other titles in the Supertato series:
Supertato
Supertato: Veggies Assemble
Supertato: Evil Pea Rules
Supertato: Veggies in the Valley of Doom
Supertato: Carnival Catastropea
Supertato: Books Are Rubbish (WBD)
Supertato Sticker Book
Supertato: Bubbly Troubly
Supertato Sticker Skills
Supertato: Night of the Living Veg
Supertato: The Great Eggscape
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Babe
- By: Robert W. Creamer
- Narrator: Grover Gardner
- Length: 13 hours 15 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2007
- Language: English
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4.13(2314 ratings)
4.13(2314 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0022.95 USDHe 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 extraordinaryHe 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.
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The Sweet Science
- By: A. J. Liebling
- Narrator: Grover Gardner
- Length: 8 hours 40 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2006
- Language: English
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4.12(1103 ratings)
4.12(1103 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDThis collection of A. J. Liebling’s classic New Yorker pieces on the “sweet science of bruising” brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing’s American heyday, including SugarThis collection of A. J. Liebling’s classic New Yorker pieces on the “sweet science of bruising” brings vividly to life the boxing world as it once was. It depicts the great events of boxing’s American heyday, including Sugar Ray Robinson’s dramatic comeback, Rocky Marciano’s rise to prominence, and Joe Louis’s unfortunate decline. Liebling never fails to find the human story behind the fight, and he evokes the atmosphere in the arena as distinctly as he does the goings-on in the ring–a combination that prompted Sports Illustrated to name The Sweet Science the best American sports book of all time.
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Wallace
- By: Jim Gorant
- Narrator: Sean Runnette
- Length: 9 hours 9 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2012
- Language: English
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4.11(1172 ratings)
4.11(1172 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDToday, Wallace is a champion; but in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit bull-breeding operation. Then Andrew “Roo” Yori entered the picture. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo couldToday, Wallace is a champion; but in the summer of 2005, he was living in a shelter, a refugee from a suspicious pit bull-breeding operation. Then Andrew “Roo” Yori entered the picture. A scientist and shelter volunteer, Roo could immediately see that Wallace was something special. While on his honeymoon, Roo learned that Wallace was about to be put down. Roo and his wife franticly fought to keep Wallace alive until they could return home to adopt him–even though they already had two dogs.
Once Wallace made it home, Roo knew the dog needed a mission, and serendipity led them to the world of competitive dog Frisbee. It seemed like a terrible idea; large and heavy with thick muscles that can make them look less than graceful, pit bulls are everything that most Frisbee dogs aren’t. But that was fine with Roo–because part of his mission was to change people’s minds about pit bulls. Overcoming everything from injuries to prejudice against the breed, the unlikely pair persevered to become world champions.
Movingly told by bestselling author Jim Gorant, Wallace will capture the hearts of animal lovers everywhere–and help rescue this popular breed’s unfairly tarnished reputation.
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The Game for a Lifetime: More Lessons and Teachings
- By: Harvey Penick
- Narrator: Jack Whitaker
- Length: 1 hours 33 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 1996
- Language: English
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4.1(168 ratings)
4.1(168 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.007.95 USDThe final work from the legendary teacher.His gentle demeanor and timeless wisdom made Harvey Penick America’s best-loved teacher of the game of golf. At the time of his death in April 1995, Harvey was well along in the work on this, hisThe final work from the legendary teacher.
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His gentle demeanor and timeless wisdom made Harvey Penick America’s best-loved teacher of the game of golf. At the time of his death in April 1995, Harvey was well along in the work on this, his fourth book of golf instruction. Like his classic Little Red Book, The Game For a Lifetime is filled not so much with swing tips and stance aids, but with a timeless philosophy that seeks to improve your play by improving how you feel about your game.
Harvey tells us about the different methods he used to help his pupils find twenty more yards off the tee; about the sweet-swinging students whose swings he could remember and recognize without having seen them for thirty-odd years; and he advises the seasoned golfer — whose seasoning is measured not in years, but in experience on the links and at the practice tee.
Harvey always said that he knew that his teachings have stood the test of time. His was truly a lifetime spent pursuing the best the game has to offer us: physically, emotionally, spiritually. The Game For a Lifetime is a fitting testament from this remarkable man. -
Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever
- By: Leroy “Satchel” Paige
- Narrator: Edward Lewis
- Length: 6 hours 50 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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4.07(225 ratings)
4.07(225 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0016.95 USDLeroy “Satchel” Paige was forty-two years old when he became the first African American pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although he was the oldest rookie around, he had already become a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning inLeroy “Satchel” Paige was forty-two years old when he became the first African American pitcher in the American League in 1948. Although he was the oldest rookie around, he had already become a legend. For twenty-two years, beginning in 1926, Paige dazzled fans with his performance in the Negro Major Leagues. He outlasted everyone by playing professional baseball, both in and out of the majors, until 1965. Struggle–against early poverty and racial discrimination–is an integral part of Paige’s story, as are his fast living and humorous point of view. His immortal advice–one of the most famous quotes in baseball–was, “Don’t look back. Something might be gaining on you.”
Maybe I’ll Pitch Forever is Paige’s autobiography, as told to David Lipman.
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Happy, Happy, Happy
- By: Phil Robertson
- Narrator: Alan Robertson
- Length: 4 hours 57 minutes
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
- Publish date: January 01, 2013
- Language: English
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4.06(11287 ratings)
4.06(11287 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0017.95 USDFrom the TV smash hit Duck Dynasty(r) comes a no-holds-barred autobiography of Phil Robertson and the three things that matter most to him: Faith, family, and ducks.It isn’t often that a person can live a dream, but Phil Robertson–betterFrom the TV smash hit Duck Dynasty(r) comes a no-holds-barred autobiography of Phil Robertson and the three things that matter most to him: Faith, family, and ducks.
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It isn’t often that a person can live a dream, but Phil Robertson–better known as the Duck Commander–has proven that it is possible with vision, hard work, helping hands, and an unshakable faith in the Almighty. Phil’s is the remarkable story of one man who followed his faith in God and soon after invented a duck call that would begin an incredible journey to the life he had always dreamed of for himself and his family. In the love of his country, his family, and his maker, Phil has finally found the ingredients to the good life he always wanted.
In Happy, Happy, Happy, you’ll go beyond the scenes of Duck Dynasty and learn about Phil’s colorful past and the wild road to the blessed life he leads today. Before, Phil’s passion for the outdoors led him down some shady paths, and as a young proprietor of a rough bar, he says, he lived a life of “romping, stomping, and ripping.” But through it all, Phil felt he was a “called” man–called to live off the land, called to leave a career in football for duck hunting, called to create a new kind of duck call, and finally, called to follow God and lead a life of faith.
In this eye-opening book, you’ll feel like you’re sitting face-to-face with Phil as he tells his story, and you’ll see that his enthusiasm for duck hunting and the Lord is no act–it is truly who he is. -
The Bullpen Gospels
- By: Dirk Hayhurst
- Narrator: Ray Porter
- Length: 10 hours 25 minutes
- Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
- Publish date: January 01, 2009
- Language: English
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4.04(4424 ratings)
4.04(4424 ratings)Regular Price:Try for $0.0019.95 USDFrom the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher’s mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother’s air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career–aFrom the humble heights of a Class-A pitcher’s mound to the deflating lows of sleeping on his gun-toting grandmother’s air mattress, veteran reliever Dirk Hayhurst steps out of the bullpen to deliver the best pitch of his career–a raw and unflinching account of his life in the minor leagues. Whether training tarantulas to protect his room from thieving employees in a backwater hotel or absorbing the gentle mockery of some not-quite-starstruck schoolchildren, Hayhurst reveals a side of baseball–and life–rarely seen on television.
Upon its release, The Bullpen Gospels became a New York Times bestseller; and with comparisons to Jim Boutons’s Ball Four, The Bullpen Gospels is slated to be a classic of the genre.
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