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Basketball (and Other Things): A Collection of Questions Asked, Answered, Illustrated Overtime Editi
Who is the greatest dunker of all time? Which version of the Michael Jordan was the best Michael Jordan? What is allowed and absolutely not allowed in a game of pickup basketball? Basketball (and Other Things) presents listeners with a whole new set of pivotal and ridiculous fan disputes from basketball history, providing arguments and answers, explained with the wit and wisdom that is unique to Shea Serrano. Serrano breaks down debates that NBA fans didn't even know they needed, from the classic (How many years during his career was Kobe Bryant actually the best player in the league?) to the fantastical (If you could assign different values to different shots throughout basketball history, what would they be and why?). This book is a must-have for anyone who has ever stayed up late into the night debating basketball's greatest moments, what-ifs, stories, and legends, or for those who are discovering the mythology of basketball for the first time.
Shea Serrano (Author), Sean Crisden (Narrator)
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Miracles on the Hardwood: The Hope-and-a-Prayer Story of a Winning Tradition in Catholic College Bas
Discover the David vs. Goliath rise of Catholic college basketball, from Villanova to Georgetown to Gonzaga, where small schools perennially shoot past the big power conference programs. In MIRACLES ON THE HARDWOOD, author John Gasaway traces the rise of Catholic college basketball-from its early days (Villanova made an appearance in the Final Four in the first NCAA tournament in 1939) to the dominance of the San Francisco Dons in the 1950s and the ascendance of powerhouses Georgetown, Villanova, and Gonzaga-through their decades-long rivalries and championship games. Featuring interviews with notable coaches, players, alums, and fans-including Loyola Chicago's most famous and dedicated fan, 100-year-old Sister Jean-to get at the heart of how these universities have excelled at this sport. Small in number but devout in the game's spirit, these teams have made the miraculous a matter of ritual, and their greatest works may be yet to come.
John Gasaway (Author), Adam Verner (Narrator)
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We Are Nature: How to reconnect with the wild
A journey of discovery through our natural world. Bushcraft and survival legend Ray Mears takes us on his own lifetime's journey through the natural world, into the British countryside and across continents, and shows us how to tune our senses, enhance our experience of nature, and understand our place within it. Guiding us through practical fieldcraft tips, Ray brings us up close with creatures we share our planet with, and reveals how we can learn from them, from the stealth of the leopard to the patience and stillness of the crocodile, and even the colour-changing camouflage of the octopus. With Ray as your companion, you will unlock the hidden secrets of the wild and begin to see, instead of merely look.
Ray Mears (Author), Simon Shepherd (Narrator)
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The Olympics are the world's most prestigious stage for athletic competition. Fans both casual and hardcore tune-in religiously every few years to watch as men and women push themselves to the limits of human performance. But what makes a champion? Is it genetics? Hours of training? A psychological advantage? Of all the athletes who dedicate their lives-and bodies-to achieving that perfect moment of triumph, why will one person or team win out over another? Science has some compelling answers, and in this audiobook, Winning in the Olympics, Scientific American explores this topic from various angles. Beginning with section one, we look inside the mind of an elite athlete and tackle questions of how to face a rivalry or maintain a positive attitude in the face of defeat. Other sections discuss the sticky issues surrounding genetic advantages and physical prowess, drugs and doping, injury and recovery, and finally the latest scientific advice for the rest of us mere mortals to be fit and healthy. You'll find both inspiration and answers in this indispensable audiobook from the editors of Scientific American, the leading authority on science, technology, and innovation.
Scientific American (Author), Kevin Kenerly (Narrator)
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Booka Audiobooks y Enrique Laso, escritor bestseller y corredor popular, presentan el audiolibro '' Locos del Running'', conjunto de guías que reúnen todo lo necesario para practicar el deporte de moda. De un modo fresco, ameno y muy ágil Enrique Laso, escritor y corredor popular, nos introduce en el mundo del running, acto para una persona que comienza o que jamás ha corrido en toda su vida hasta un atleta popular de cierto nivel. El manual adjunta sencillos planes de entrenamiento, recomendaciones acerca de la alimentación y qué debemos hacer para evitar las tan temidas lesiones. También hay un amplio capítulo dedicado a herramientas y recursos gratuitos que podemos encontrar en Internet y que nos facilitarán nuestra evolución como corredores.* No faltan tampoco frases inspiradoras, recomendaciones de películas y libros, y algo de música que siempre nos motivará para disfrutar de nuestro deporte favorito: porque somos 'locos del running'. Enrique Laso, autor que ha vendido ya más de 300.000 libros en todo el mundo, es también un corredor habitual tanto en pruebas del circuito de la RFEA como en carreras populares. Sus guía sobre running han supuesto una agradable sorpresa para el escritor.
Enrique Laso (Author), Albert Navarro (Narrator)
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Comeback Season: My Unlikely Story of Friendship with the Greatest Living Negro League Baseball Play
The uplifting, unlikely, and inspirational true story of the friendships formed between Cam Perron—a white, baseball-obsessed teenager from Boston—and hundreds of former professional Negro League players, who were still awaiting the recognition and compensation that they deserved from Major League Baseball more than fifty years after their playing days were over. Featuring the players' fascinating stories and original photographs. Cam Perron always loved history, and from an early age, he had a knack for collecting. But when he was twelve and bought a set of Topps baseball cards featuring several players from the Negro Leagues, something clicked. Cam started writing letters to former Negro League players in 2007, asking for their autographs and a few words about their careers. He got back much more than he expected. The players responded with detailed stories about their glory days on the field, and the racism they faced, including run-ins with the KKK. They explained how they were repeatedly kept out of the major leagues and confined to the historic but lower-paying Negro Leagues, even after Jackie Robinson—who got his start in the Negro Leagues—broke the color barrier. By the time Cam finished middle school, letters had turned into phone calls, and he was spending hours a day talking with the players. In these conversations, many of the players revealed that their careers had been unrecognized over time, and they'd fallen out of touch with their former teammates. So Cam, along with a small group of fellow researchers, organized the first annual Negro League Players Reunion in Birmingham, Alabama in 2010. At the celebratory, week-long event, fifteen-year-old Cam and the players—who were in their 70s, 80s, and 90s—finally met in person. They quickly became family. As Cam and the players returned to the reunion year after year, Cam became deeply involved in a complicated mission to help many players get pension money that they were owed from Major League Baseball. He also worked to get a Negro League museum opened in Birmingham, and stock it with memorabilia. Sports fans—and anyone who enjoys a heartfelt story—will have their eyes opened by this book about unlikely friendships, the power of memories, and just how far a childhood interest can go.
Cam Perron (Author), Aden Hakimi, David Sadzin, Lamarr Gulley, Leon Nixon, Robin Eller (Narrator)
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A Walk from the Wild Edge: A journey of self-discovery and human connection
Brought to you by Penguin. After coming terrifyingly close to suicide, Jake Tyler was determined to take back control of his life from the clutches of depression. With only a pair of walking boots and a backpack, he left his home town of Maldon and began a 3000-mile walk around the British mainland. In documenting every step of his adventure, Jake shares the ways in which his road to recovery was enhanced by the kindness of strangers, who helped him to better understand himself and the power of human connection. This is both the story of Jake's lap of the UK and also of his journey to finding peace within himself and with the world around him. © Jake Tyler 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Jake Tyler (Author), Jake Tyler (Narrator)
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VUELVE 'CORRER', AHORA CON NUEVOS CONSEJOS Y PLANES AVANZADOS ¡YA ES Nº1 en DEPORTE! ¡YA ES Nº1 en RUNNING! Tras el sensacional éxito de CORRER, Nº1 en 8 países tanto en la categoría de Running como en Deporte en general, y ya traducido al italiano, Enrique Laso recibió decenas de mails pidiendo una nueva guía, con el mismo estilo ameno y directo, pero para aquellos que desean ir un poco más lejos. CORRER II es un breve manual dirigido a esos corredores que ya están pensando en mejorar sus marcas, en competir en las llamadas carreras populares o, incluso, en dar el salto al tartán, donde podrán codearse con los mejores. Consejos, experiencias, reflexiones y planes de entrenamiento fáciles de seguir para que progreses como runner. CORRER II es la guía perfecta si lo que quieres es mejorar en esta maravillosa disciplina atlética, que tantos adeptos está ganando en los últimos años. Y es que correr es vivir siendo más felices. LA SEGUNDA PARTE YA ES UN BESTSELLER DE RUNNING Y DEPORTE Enrique Laso, escritor de éxito, con más de 300.000 libros vendidos en todo el mundo, y conocido corredor popular, vuelve a entregarnos un manual asequible a todos los niveles y que seguro que los aficionados al mundo del running van a disfrutar.
Enrique Laso (Author), Albert Navarro (Narrator)
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TERCERA ENTREGA DE LA SERIE DE BESTSELLERS DE RUNNING Y DEPORTE Tras el éxito de las dos anteriores entregas, ahora llega CORRER III, como respuesta a las decenas de mensajes al autor para que sacase una nueva guía. En esta ocasión está centrada en numerosos recursos, todos ellos disponibles a través de La Red, que ayudan al corredor a mejorar en su rendimiento. Planes de entrenamiento, carreras, apps, análisis de zapatillas, evitar lesiones, foros y redes sociales... Infinidad de herramientas a las que todo buen runner sabrá sacar provecho. HAZTE CON CORRER, EL FENÓMENO DEL RUNNING Nº1 EN 10 PAÍSES Enrique Laso, autor que ha vendido ya más de 300.000 libros en todo el mundo, es también un corredor habitual tanto en pruebas del circuito de la RFEA como en carreras populares. Sus guía sobre running han supuesto una agradable sorpresa para el escritor.
Enrique Laso (Author), Albert Navarro (Narrator)
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Pilates Workout Bible: The Essential Guide on Pilates for Beginners, Learn How to Develop and Connec
Pilates Workout Bible: The Essential Guide on Pilates for Beginners, Learn How to Develop and Connect Your Mind, Body, and Spirit Through Pilates Pilates has gotten to be a common way to exercise. Pilates is a process that centers on core strengthening, balance, and flexibility. These principles are a few of the same principles utilized in the rehabilitation of a lot of common orthopedic issues. Consequently, Pilates is more commonly being utilized in the prevention and rehabilitation of these orthopedic issues as well as in other areas of healing. Professional athletes in a few sports have started performing Pilates on a regular basis to help develop their core strength and flexibility. This audiobook will teach you all about Pilates. You will learn the benefits of Pilates and how it can help connect your mind and spirit to alleviate chronic pain. You will learn how to practice Pilates correctly and safely. This audiobook will cover the following topics: - What Is Pilates - How Can Pilates Help An Injured Athlete - How Does Pilates Help Back Pain - Osteoarthritis Help From Pilates - How Pilates Is Connected To The Mind - How Pilates Helps Breast Cancer Survivors - How Are You Evaluated After Breast Cancer For Pilates - Doing Pilates Correctly - How To Find Pilates Classes - And many more! Poor posture, health issues, acute injuries, and repetitive strains frequently result in muscle imbalances. Pilates can help with all of these by retraining the muscles the way they ought to. If you want to learn more, download your copy of Pilates Workout Bible today!
Leslie Mccusker (Author), John Hays, Marcus Mulenga (Narrator)
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How Baseball Happened: Outrageous Lies Exposed! The True Story Revealed
The fascinating, true, origin story of baseball-how America's first great sport developed and how it conquered a nation Baseball's true founders don't have plaques in Cooperstown. The founders were the hundreds of uncredited amateurs-ordinary people-who played without gloves, facemasks, or performance incentives in the middle decades of the nineteenth century. Unlike today's pro athletes, they lived full lives outside of sports. They worked, built businesses, and fought against the South in the Civil War. But that's not the way the story has been told. The wrongness of baseball history can be staggering. You may have heard that Abner Doubleday or Alexander Cartwright invented baseball. Neither did. You may have been told that a club called the Knickerbockers played the first baseball game in 1846. They didn't. You have read that baseball's color line was uncrossed and unchallenged until Jackie Robinson in 1947. Nope. You may have heard Cooperstown, Hoboken, or New York City called the birthplace of baseball, but not Brooklyn. Yet Brooklyn was the home of baseball's first fans, the first ballpark, the first statistics-and modern pitching. Baseball was originally supposed to be played, not watched. This changed when crowds began to show up at games in Brooklyn in the late 1850s. We fans weren't invited to the party; we crashed it. Professionalism wasn't part of the plan either, but when an 1858 Brooklyn versus New York City series accidentally proved that people would pay to see a game, the writing was on the outfield wall. When the first professional league was formed in 1871, baseball was already a fully formed modern sport with championships, media coverage, and famous stars. Professional baseball invented an organization, but not the sport itself. Baseball's amazing amateurs had already done that. Thomas W. Gilbert's history is for baseball fans and anyone fascinating by origin stories and American culture.
Thomas W. Gilbert (Author), George Newbern (Narrator)
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Golf Techniques: The Complete Guide to Golf for Beginners, Discover the Basics and Techniques to Bec
Golf Techniques: The Complete Guide to Golf for Beginners, Discover the Basics and Techniques to Become an Excellent Golfer Golf is an excellent hobby for anyone no matter the age, gender, and skill levels. It remains one of the most popular hobbies and sports today. Each year, there are over 2 million beginner golfers in the US. And every year, several millions of dollars are raised for various charities through golf. Golf is a popular hobby and sport because it is a great form of exercise for the mind and body, can relieve stress, and can be a great networking activity for work. It’s also a fun activity among the family. Learning how to play golf can be a bit daunting at first but once you play a few rounds, you will begin to enjoy it and understand what the fuss was all about golf. This audiobook will teach you all the information you need to know about golf. You will learn the basics, how the game is played, the things you need to prepare and the skills you need to learn so you can get started in playing golf. This audiobook will cover the following topics: - The Rules of the Game - Golf Terminology - The Equipment - Get a Grip - Hitting the Ball - Superb Short Games - And many more! The main reason why many people are getting addicted to playing golf is simply that it really is fun to play. When you spend time on the course, it can calm your mind and reduce your stress all while enjoying a fun competition with your friends and family. If you want to learn more, download your copy of Golf Techniques today!
Cameron Rastus (Author), Jesse Gross, Marcus Mulenga (Narrator)
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