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From Cool Runnings to World Superpower: The Rise of American Fencing
- By: Igor Chirashnya
- Narrated by: Jeremiah James
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook will take you on a journey along with American fencing from the beginnings in the times of the founding fathers, all the way through the lackluster first decades of American competition in the Olympic Games, and on to today where American fencing stands poised to build on its success and become a major player on the world stage. It’s been a complicated road for the United States, one that’s intertwined with world politics and changing social structures.The American story is one of immigration and tenacity.
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From Cool Runnings to World Superpower: The Rise of American Fencing
- Narrated by: Jeremiah James
- Length: 3 hrs and 49 mins
- Release date: 15-08-19
- Language: English
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My Double Life
- By: Mark Foster
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
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From a Jack-the-lad from Southend being expelled from one of the most prestigious schools in the country to becoming the fastest man through water on the planet and a television favourite, Mark takes listeners on a remarkable journey.
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My Double Life
- Length: 7 hrs and 30 mins
- Release date: 02-07-26
- Language: English
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A Shot at History
- My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold
- By: Abhinav Bindra, Rohit Brijnath
- Narrated by: Mohan Ram
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
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Abhinav Bindra once shot 100 out of 100 in practice six times in a row and walked out of the range unhappy. He is a perfectionist who once soled his shoes with rubber from Ferrari tyres because he thought it would help. He would wake up at 3:00 a.m. to practise at his range at home if an idea suddenly struck him. It is from such obsession that greatness arrives.
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A Shot at History
- My Obsessive Journey to Olympic Gold
- Narrated by: Mohan Ram
- Length: 7 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 21-11-17
- Language: English
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Defending the American Way of Life
- Sport, Culture, and the Cold War
- By: Kevin B. Witherspoon
- Narrated by: Ronald Bruce Meyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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The Cold War was fought in every corner of society, including in the sport and entertainment industries. Recognizing the importance of culture in the battle for hearts and minds, the United States, like the Soviet Union, attempted to win the favor of citizens in nonaligned states through the soft power of sport. Athletes became de facto ambassadors of US interests, their wins and losses serving as emblems of broader efforts to shield American culture - both at home and abroad - against communism.
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Defending the American Way of Life
- Sport, Culture, and the Cold War
- Narrated by: Ronald Bruce Meyer
- Length: 8 hrs and 41 mins
- Release date: 29-07-19
- Language: English
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Total Olympics
- Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing
- By: Jeremy Fuchs
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
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“An indispensable Olympic resource and a lot of pure fun.”––Jack McCallum, author of the New York Times bestseller Dream Team Faster! Higher! Stronger! Stranger! A glorious tapestry of legendary characters, forgotten records, crazy accomplishments, unbelievable feats, wacky contests, and...
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Total Olympics
- Every Obscure, Hilarious, Dramatic, and Inspiring Tale Worth Knowing
- Narrated by: Oliver Wyman
- Length: 10 hrs and 5 mins
- Release date: 15-07-22
- Language: English
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
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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...
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The Boys in the Boat
- Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
- Narrated by: Edward Herrmann
- Length: 14 hrs and 24 mins
- Release date: 04-06-13
- Language: English
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Brazil’s Dance with the Devil
- The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy
- By: Dave Zirin
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
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In this compelling new book, relying on original reporting from the most dangerous corners of Rio to the halls of power in Washington, DC, Dave Zirin examines how sports and politics are colliding in remarkable fashion in Brazil, opening up an international conversation on the culture, economics, and politics of sports.
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Brazil’s Dance with the Devil
- The World Cup, the Olympics, and the Fight for Democracy
- Narrated by: Alex Hyde-White
- Length: 8 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 21-10-14
- Language: English
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The File
- Origins of the Munich Massacre
- By: San Charles Haddad
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
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Three people living in Tel Aviv, Haifa, and Jerusalem embark on distinct journeys that converge at "the file"; their efforts to admit Palestine to the Olympics in the early 20th century. Their pivotal roles in history have been purposely omitted from official record, kept secret, or forgotten. Why? Because of the "Nazi Olympics" in 1936 in Berlin. And because of the death in 1972 of eleven Israeli Olympic athletes in the Munich Massacre. This book narrates the previously untold history of a Palestine Olympic Committee recognized before the creation of the State of Israel in 1948.
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The File
- Origins of the Munich Massacre
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 11 hrs and 44 mins
- Release date: 30-06-20
- Language: English
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Remando como un solo hombre (Narración en Castellano) [The Boys in the Boat]
- La historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler [The Story of the Rowing Team that Humiliated Hitler]
- By: Daniel James Brown
- Narrated by: Miguel Coll
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Con orígenes en la Depresión norteamericana y a pocos años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Daniel James Brown narra la epopeya del equipo de ocho remeros y su timonel de la Universidad de Washington, y su épica misión de ganar la medalla de oro en 1936 en los Juegos Olímpicos del Berlín de Hitler. El equipo de remo estadounidense que sorprendió al mundo y que transformó este deporte atrajo la atención de millones de personas.
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Remando como un solo hombre (Narración en Castellano) [The Boys in the Boat]
- La historia del equipo de remo que humilló a Hitler [The Story of the Rowing Team that Humiliated Hitler]
- Narrated by: Miguel Coll
- Length: 16 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 13-10-20
- Language: Spanish
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Legends of American Karate
- Everything Is Possible
- By: James Cooper
- Narrated by: Danny Swopes
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
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"Everything is Possible—Legends of Karate" tells the story of the famous people who have influenced the history of American Style of Karate (AKANA) and its incredible journey. This book presents a captivating examination of tenacity, devotion, and success, ranging from the trailblazing vision of Grandmaster Jerry C. Piddington to the unwavering spirit of karate icons like the Gold Dust Twins.
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Legends of American Karate
- Everything Is Possible
- Narrated by: Danny Swopes
- Length: 2 hrs and 15 mins
- Release date: 14-03-25
- Language: English
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The Tao of Sport
- Reflecting on Purpose, Passion, and Growth from a Hotbed of High Performance
- By: Duff Gibson
- Narrated by: Duff Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
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Duff Gibson has spent the better part of three decades in a hotbed of Olympic sport. Despite its mischaracterization in popular culture, the mental side of sport is perhaps the most significant aspect, and what very often makes the difference between success and failure, in particular at the highest level. The Tao of Sport explores the commonality amongst elite performers relating to purpose, passion, and growth, as a means to achieving high performance, or as a means to an end in itself.
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Thank you 🙏
- By Nicky on 19-01-23
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The Tao of Sport
- Reflecting on Purpose, Passion, and Growth from a Hotbed of High Performance
- Narrated by: Duff Gibson
- Length: 6 hrs and 32 mins
- Release date: 04-02-22
- Language: English
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Norwich
- One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence
- By: Karen Crouse
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
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The extraordinary story of the small Vermont town that has likely produced more Olympians per capita than any other place in the country, Norwich gives “parents of young athletes a great gift—a glimpse at another way to raise accomplished and joyous competitors” (The Washington Post). In...
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Norwich
- One Tiny Vermont Town's Secret to Happiness and Excellence
- Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Release date: 23-01-18
- Language: English
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Cinque cerchi e una stella
- Shaul Ladany, da Bergen-Belsen a Monaco '72
- By: Andrea Schiavon
- Narrated by: Maurizio Salvalalio
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
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5 settembre 1972, ore 4:30, villaggio olimpico di Monaco di Baviera. Un commando palestinese di Settembre nero fa irruzione negli alloggi della squadra israeliana. Comincia così la pagina più tragica della storia delle Olimpiadi e si concluderà 20 ore dopo con 17 morti. In quella squadra c'è anche Shaul Ladany, marciatore che, bambino, fu deportato a Bergen-Belsen, il campo in cui morì Anna Frank. Per la seconda volta Ladany sopravvive alla Storia. La sua vita è stata una lunga sequenza di passi, quasi un Forrest Gump che ha attraversato il XX secolo.
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Cinque cerchi e una stella
- Shaul Ladany, da Bergen-Belsen a Monaco '72
- Narrated by: Maurizio Salvalalio
- Length: 4 hrs and 53 mins
- Release date: 27-01-23
- Language: Italian
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Limitless
- The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance
- By: Mallory Weggemann, Tiffany Yecke Brooks
- Narrated by: Mallory Weggemann
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
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An inspiring true story of an athlete overcoming obstacles and unimaginable setbacks with resilience, faith, and the power of refusing to accept limits. Meet Mallory Weggemann: a Paralympic gold-medalist, world champion swimmer, ESPY winner, and NBC Sports commentator whose extraordinary story...
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Limitless
- The Power of Hope and Resilience to Overcome Circumstance
- Narrated by: Mallory Weggemann
- Length: 7 hrs and 23 mins
- Release date: 02-03-21
- Language: English
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Why the Olympics Aren't Good for Us, and How They Can Be
- By: Mark Perryman
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
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On the eve of the opening of the 30th Olympiad in London this summer, sports activist and writer Mark Perryman presents a sharply critical take on the way the Games have been organized and an imaginative blueprint for how they could be improved. The London Olympics have been promoted as of great benefit for the host city and nation. The organizers insist that the lasting value of the facilities built, the tourism the Games will attract, and the popular participation in sport they will promote, all make the spending of billions of pounds of public money an excellent investment.
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Why the Olympics Aren't Good for Us, and How They Can Be
- Narrated by: Kevin Free
- Length: 2 hrs and 59 mins
- Release date: 25-11-13
- Language: English
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Three Seconds in Munich: The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final
- By: David A. F. Sweet
- Narrated by: Jeff Lechtanski
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
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One. Two. Three. That’s as long as it took to sear the souls of a dozen young American men, thanks to the craziest, most controversial finish in the history of the Olympics - the 1972 gold-medal basketball contest between the United States of America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the world’s two superpowers at the time. The U.S. team believed it had won the gold medal that September in Munich - not once, but twice. The American players became the only Olympic athletes in the history of the games to refuse their medals.
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Three Seconds in Munich: The Controversial 1972 Olympic Basketball Final
- Narrated by: Jeff Lechtanski
- Length: 7 hrs and 16 mins
- Release date: 26-03-20
- Language: English
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Over It
- How to Face Life’s Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace
- By: Lolo Jones
- Narrated by: Lolo Jones
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
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Read by the author. Get a high-octane dose of encouragement from Lolo Jones, three-time Olympian and world champion hurdler and bobsledder. Growing up in a broken home, Lolo learned to shoplift at a young age just to eat at night and sometimes slept on the basement floor of the Salvation Army...
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Great listen!
- By Antoinette on 17-08-21
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Over It
- How to Face Life’s Hurdles with Grit, Hustle, and Grace
- Narrated by: Lolo Jones
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 20-07-21
- Language: English
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Winning in the Olympics
- By: Scientific American
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
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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, Scientific American explores this topic from various angles.
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Winning in the Olympics
- Narrated by: Kevin Kenerly
- Length: 5 hrs and 2 mins
- Release date: 01-12-20
- Language: English
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Putins Olygarch
- Wie Thomas Bach und das IOC die Olympischen Spiele verraten
- By: Johannes Aumüller, Thomas Kistner
- Narrated by: Bodo Henkel
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
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Das Gesicht des IOC ist ein Deutscher. Seine Geschichte und die des immer wieder kriminellen IOC laufen seit Jahrzehnten parallel. Hier wird sie erstmals erzählt. Thomas Bach ist der Mann arabischer Scheichs und chinesischer Staatskommunisten, und vor allem: der Olygarch Putins. Dieser investigative Report verwebt die Stränge von Sport, Politik, Geld und Propaganda. Es ist eine Reise durch mehr als 40 Jahre IOC, die in der Wahl Bachs und dessen Russland-freundlicher Politik mündet.
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Putins Olygarch
- Wie Thomas Bach und das IOC die Olympischen Spiele verraten
- Narrated by: Bodo Henkel
- Length: 12 hrs and 51 mins
- Release date: 02-05-24
- Language: German
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Butterfly
- From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
- By: Yusra Mardini
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
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When young Syrian refugee Yusra Mardini realized her boat's engine shut down as she was traveling from Syria to Greece with other refugees, there was no hesitation: She dove into the water. This bold act of bravery saved the lives of a boatload of refugees heading to Turkey from Syria.
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Inspiring
- By Bader Al Filakawi on 18-12-20
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Butterfly
- From Refugee to Olympian - My Story of Rescue, Hope, and Triumph
- Narrated by: Lameece Issaq
- Length: 10 hrs and 1 min
- Release date: 15-05-18
- Language: English
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