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  • This Is the Life cover art

    • This Is the Life

    • Days and Nights in the GAA
    • By: Ciarán Murphy
    • Narrated by: Ciarán Murphy
    • Length: 6 hrs and 17 mins
    • Release date: 21-09-23
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

    • The GAA is Ireland's largest civil society organisation, woven into the fabric of families and communities - and yet most books about Gaelic games focus on the greatest players and inter-county teams. This is the Life takes a witty and provocative look at grassroots GAA....

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  • Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography cover art

    • Jordan Henderson: The Autobiography

    • By: Jordan Henderson
    • Narrated by: Jordan Henderson, Mark Stobbart
    • Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 27-10-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 173 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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    • Football and How to Survive It

    • By: Pat Nevin
    • Narrated by: Pat Nevin
    • Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins
    • Release date: 01-06-23
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 31 ratings

    • Football and How to Survive It is a real one-off, uncovering the sport in all its complex, confusing and calamitous glory....

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  • Mental Toughness for Young Athletes Unleashed cover art

    • Mental Toughness for Young Athletes Unleashed

    • Practical Youth Sports Psychology Strategies for Mindset Training to Instantly Boost Focus, Resilience, and Confidence in Just Minutes a Day
    • By: Rush Hemphill
    • Narrated by: Ian Patrick Freely
    • Length: 4 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 07-11-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

    • Mental Toughness for Young Athletes Unleashed is a step-by-step guide to help athletes develop mental resilience, confidence, and a winning mindset.

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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: 12-09-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 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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  • The Dirtiest Race in History cover art

    • 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: 23-03-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 159 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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  • The Ball Is Round cover art

    • 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: 21-04-20
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 27 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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    • Red on Red

    • Liverpool, Manchester United and the Fiercest Rivalry in World Football
    • By: Phil McNulty, Jim White
    • Narrated by: Luke Francis
    • Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins
    • Release date: 04-08-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

    • Red on Red tells the story of the most contested fixture in world football....

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  • Colombia Es Pasion! cover art

    • 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: 19-03-20
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 24 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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  • 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: 27-08-24
    • 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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  • Going to the Match: The Passion for Football cover art

    • Going to the Match: The Passion for Football

    • The Perfect Gift for Football Fans
    • By: Duncan Hamilton
    • Narrated by: David Mounfield
    • Length: 11 hrs and 33 mins
    • Release date: 28-09-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 15 ratings

    • A massive audience in sitting rooms, parks and pubs watched England in the 2018 World Cup. Yet as Duncan Hamilton demonstrates with style, insight and wit in Going to the Match, watching on TV is no substitute for being there....

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  • How to Validate People cover art

    • How to Validate People

    • Listen and Hear Better to Form Deep Connections Fast (Master Your Communication and Social Skills)
    • By: Ian Tuhovsky
    • Narrated by: Randy Streu
    • Length: 2 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 27-10-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 25 ratings

    • If you want relations that bring joy, fulfilment, and peace into your life. Then you’re looking at the right book. Most people have a hard time nurturing long-term, meaningful relationships....

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    • Boot Sale

    • Inside the Strange and Secret World of Football's Transfer Window
    • By: Nige Tassell
    • Narrated by: Rich Keeble
    • Length: 7 hrs and 38 mins
    • Release date: 14-11-19
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 17 ratings

    • For football fans who hungrily feed on gossip and rumour, Christmas comes twice a year - once in August and again in January....

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    • We Can't Run Away from This

    • Racing to Improve Running’s Footprint in Our Climate Emergency
    • By: Damian Hall
    • Narrated by: Stewart Crank
    • Length: 11 hrs and 54 mins
    • Release date: 06-10-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 21 ratings

    • What if running in beautiful places was paradoxically contributing to the destruction of those precious environments and causing irreversible global harm to people and animals, too? Ultrarunner Damian Hall examines the impact of running in our climate and ecological emergency....

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  • The Lost Lionesses cover art

    • The Lost Lionesses

    • By: Gail Emms
    • Narrated by: Gail Emms
    • Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins
    • Release date: 26-09-24
    • Language: English
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    • A captivating and moving account of the first England women's football team that took part in the 1971 World Cup - detailing the injustice faced by those who took part and its effect on the women's game as a whole.

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  • Dear England cover art

    • Dear England

    • The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth
    • By: Jonathan Northcroft, Rob Draper
    • Narrated by: Colin Mace
    • Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
    • Release date: 06-06-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 4 ratings

    • Dear England: The Real Story of the Three Lions Rebirth delves into Southgate's turbulent journey to being hired as England manager, to his emergence as a waistcoated cult figure and becoming the country's most successful manager since Sir Alf Ramsey....

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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: 19-03-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating

    • 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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    • 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: 29-09-22
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 ratings

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

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  • The System cover art

    • The System

    • The Glory and Scandal of Big-Time College Football
    • By: Jeff Benedict, Armen Keteyian
    • Narrated by: Mark Deakins
    • Length: 17 hrs and 12 mins
    • Release date: 17-09-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 35 ratings
    • College football has never been more popular - or more chaotic. Millions fill 100,000-seat stadiums every Saturday; tens of millions more watch on television every weekend.....

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    • The Competitive Buddha

    • How to Up Your Game in Sports, Leadership and Life
    • By: Jerry Lynch, Steve Kerr - foreword
    • Narrated by: Barry Abrams
    • Length: 5 hrs and 30 mins
    • Release date: 13-07-21
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 3 ratings

    • The Competitive Buddha is about mastery, leadership, and spirituality. Learn what you need to keep, what you need to discard, and what you need to add to your mental, emotional, and spiritual skill set as an athlete, coach, leader, parent, CEO, or any other performer in life....

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