Sports & Recreation audiobooks

Kid Athletes

By: David Stabler

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 2 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

Forget the gold medals, the championships, and the undefeated seasons. When all-star athletes were growing up, they had regular-kid problems just like you. Baseball legend Babe Ruth was such a troublemaker that his family sent him to reform school. Race-car champion Danica Patrick fended off bullies who told her “girls can’t drive.” And football... Read more

There's Always This Year

By: Hanif Abdurraqib

Narrated by: Hanif Abdurraqib

Length: 8 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD • #1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful” (The Guardian) reflection on basketball, life, and home—from the author of the National Book Award finalist A Little Devil in America

“Mesmerizing . . . not only the most original sports book I’ve ever read but one of the most moving books I’ve ever read,... Read more

Kid Olympians: Summer

By: Robin Stevenson

Narrated by: Pete Cross

Length: 3 hours 15 minutes

Abridged: No

Athletes throughout history have dreamed of competing in the Olympics—and some were kids themselves when those dreams and plans began! In Kid Olympians: Summer, discover the childhood stories of legends such as -Usain Bolt, who used to skip practices to go to the arcade and play video games. -Serena Williams, who sometimes hit her tennis ball... Read more

The Hidden Life of Trees

By: Peter Wohlleben

Narrated by: Mike Grady

Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Abridged: No

Sunday Times Bestseller ‘A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement’ Charles Foster Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September) Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of... Read more

The Boys of Riverside

By: Thomas Fuller

Narrated by: Thomas Fuller

Length: 7 hours 35 minutes

Abridged: No

The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team’s triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a fascinating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the team, by New York Times reporter and San Francisco Bureau Chief, Thomas Fuller.

"The Boys of Riverside is... Read more

Breath

By: James Nestor

Narrated by: James Nestor

Length: 7 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

A New York Times Bestseller

A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020

Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR
 
“A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe—and how we’ve all been doing it wrong for a long, long time.” —Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love

No matter what you... Read more

The New Menopause

By: Mary Claire Haver, MD

Narrated by: Mary Claire Haver, MD

Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Filling a gaping hole in menopause care, everything a woman needs to know to thrive during her hormonal transition and beyond, as well as the tools to help her take charge of her health at this pivotal life stage—by the bestselling author of The Galveston Diet.

Menopause is inevitable, but suffering through it is not! This is the empowering... Read more

All In

By: Billie Jean King, Johnette Howard & Maryanne Vo...

Narrated by: Billie Jean King

Length: 18 hours 6 minutes

Abridged: No

An inspiring and intimate self-portrait of the champion of equality that encompasses her brilliant tennis career, unwavering activism, and an ongoing commitment to fairness and social justice.

In this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career--six years as... Read more

The New York Game

By: Kevin Baker

Narrated by: L.J. Ganser

Length: 19 hours 58 minutes

Abridged: No

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • Sports Illustrated #1 Book of 2024 • A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II.

"You’re going to beg for extra innings. Without missing a scandal or a sensation, with an eye on how... Read more

Soil

By: Camille T Dungy

Narrated by: Camille T Dungy

Length: 10 hours 16 minutes

Abridged: No

A “heartfelt and thoroughly enriching” (Aimee Nezhukumatathil, New York Times bestselling author of World of Wonders) work that expands on how we talk about the natural world and the environment as National Book Critics Circle finalist Camille T. Dungy diversifies her garden to reflect her heritage.

In Soil: The Story of a Black Mother’s Garden... Read more

The Boys in the Boat

By: Daniel James Brown

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 14 hours 24 minutes

Abridged: No

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race.

For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about... Read more

Unbroken

By: Laura Hillenbrand

Narrated by: Edward Herrmann

Length: 13 hours 55 minutes

Abridged: No

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The incredible true story of survival and salvation that is the basis for two major motion pictures: Unbroken and Unbroken: Path to Redemption.

“Extraordinarily moving . . . a powerfully drawn survival epic.”—The Wall Street Journal

Hailed as the top nonfiction book of the year by Time magazine • Winner of the Los... Read more

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

By: Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver & Steven...

Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver & Steven...

Length: 14 hours 34 minutes

Abridged: No

“A profound, graceful, and literary work of philosophy and economics, well tempered for our times, and yet timeless. . . . It will change the way you look at the food you put into your body. Which is to say, it can change who you are.” — Boston GlobeBarbara Kingsolver's New York Times bestselling book describing her family's adventure as they... Read more

Shoe Dog

By: Phil Knight

Narrated by: Norbert Leo Butz

Length: 13 hours 21 minutes

Abridged: No

In this instant and tenacious New York Times bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic, game-changing,... Read more

The Tao of the Backup Catcher

By: Tim Brown

Narrated by: Justin Price & Tim Brown

Length: 9 hours 31 minutes

Abridged: No

This fascinating book chronicles the unsung men of baseball who serve the job, the hardships they face, and their love for a game that would not always love them back―told partly through the experiences of an MLB veteran.​

In baseball there are superstars and stars and everyday players and then there are the rest. Within the rest are role... Read more

Trails and Tribulations

By: Susie Chan

Narrated by: Susie Chan

Length: 8 hours 26 minutes

Abridged: No

Bloomsbury presents Trails and Tribulations written and read by Susie Chan.

‘I laughed, gulped and cried as I read Susie’s stories of battling through some of the hardest races on this planet as well as some of the hardest moments in her life’ Sophie Raworth

'Tells it all with an openness and honesty that comes from having endured some of the... Read more

The Garden Against Time

By: Olivia Laing

Narrated by: Olivia Laing

Length: 9 hours 18 minutes

Abridged: No

Read by the author, Olivia Laing.

Shortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing

'What a wonderful book this is. I loved the enchanting and beautifully written story but also the fascinating and thoughtful excursions along the way.' – Nigel Slater

‘A garden contains secrets, we all know that: buried elements that might put on strange... Read more

Ringmaster

By: Abraham Josephine Riesman

Narrated by: Alyss Weissglass

Length: 15 hours 11 minutes

Abridged: No

This definitive biography of Vince McMahon, former WWE chairman and CEO, is “riveting, essential reading” (Rick Perlstein, New York Times bestselling author) as it charts his rise from rural poverty to the throne of one of the world’s most influential media empires. Featuring exclusive interviews with more than 150 people who witnessed, aided,... Read more

Nature's Best Hope

By: Douglas W. Tallamy

Narrated by: Adam Barr

Length: 6 hours 30 minutes

Abridged: No

Douglas W. Tallamy’s first book, Bringing Nature Home, awakened thousands of individuals to an urgent situation: wildlife populations are in decline because the native plants they depend on are fast disappearing. His solution? Plant more natives. In this new book, Tallamy takes the next step and outlines his vision for a grassroots approach to... Read more

The Formula

By: Joshua Robinson & Jonathan Clegg

Narrated by: Qarie Marshall

Length: 10 hours 40 minutes

Abridged: No

An NPR Best Book of 2024A Sports Illustrated Best Book of 2024NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERWall Street Journal reporters and authors of The Club, Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg tell the riveting saga of how Formula 1 broke through in America, detailing the eclectic culture of racing obsessives, glamorous settings, gearheads, engineering... Read more

Coming Home

By: Brittney Griner & Michelle Burford

Narrated by: Andia Winslow & Brittney Griner

Length: 10 hours 36 minutes

Abridged: No

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A TIME MUST-READ BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the nine-time women’s basketball icon and two-time Olympic gold medalist—a raw, revelatory account of her unfathomable detainment in Russia and her journey home.

“Compelling . . . An intimate, honest recollection of Griner’s time held captive in Russia. Coming Home reads as a... Read more

The Basketball 100

By: The Athletic & Dan Kaufman

Length: 20 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

A celebration of basketball by way of the 100 greatest players to ever grace the court in the history of the NBA—from The Athletic’s foremost basketball writers and analysts the game has to offer.Over the course of 100 luminous player profiles, the best sports newsroom on the planet paints vivid portraits of the game’s most compelling... Read more

A Different Way to Win

By: Jim Rooney

Length: 4 hours 45 minutes

Abridged: No

Dan Rooney was one of the most influential sports executives of his generation—the man who transformed the Pittsburgh Steelers into one of the National Football League's greatest dynasties and premiere franchises. Some of Dan Rooney’s most important achievements, however, took place off the playing field as he sought to bring about equity in the... Read more

Ballad of the Whiskey Robber

By: Julian Rubinstein

Narrated by: Hachette Assorted Authors

Length: 11 hours 23 minutes

Abridged: No

An award-wining and "outrageously entertaining" true crime story (San Francisco Chronicle) about the professional hockey player-turned-bank robber whose bizarre and audacious crime spree galvanized Hungary in the decade after the fall of the Iron Curtain.

During the 1990s, while playing for the biggest hockey team in Budapest, Attila Ambrus took... Read more