Showing results by publisher "Audible Studios" in Sports & Outdoors

Every sport has rules. Running is no exception. The unspoken ones that pertain to the lingo, behavior, and etiquette that every seasoned runner seems to know and every newbie needs to learn? Veteran runner Mark Remy and the editors of Runner's World magazine provide answers to these very questions and many more in The Runner's Rule Book.

An updated edition celebrating the greatest Steelers players including members of the Super Bowl XLV team!Who are the men made of steel? In this behind-the-scenes look at the AFC Conference championship team, Jim Wexell digs deep to bring out the stories and legacies which have defined this NFL empire for the last seventy years. Through interviews with players, coaches, and managers, Wexell captures the determination and brashness that has made Pittsburgh the powerhouse of football.

Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player of all time. But his preeminence is more than just extraordinary athletic ability: The lessons of his life - such as focus, passion, hard work, perseverance, and accountability - have shaped him into one of the most revered celebrities of the 20th century. In this inspiring audiobook Pat Williams, motivational speaker and senior vice president of the NBA's Orlando Magic, reveals Jordan's method for living a life of greatness that we can all incorporate into our lives.

A Nigerian native who emigrated to the United States at age 11, Alex Owumi's exploits on the basketball court earned him a college scholarship to Georgetown University. Undrafted by the NBA, Owumi pursued his basketball dream overseas, eventually signing with Al-Nasr of Libya, a state-run athletic club privately funded by the family of Libyan president Muammar Qaddafi.

Richard Mabey is Britain’s foremost nature writer. He has written a regular column for BBC Wildlife Magazine for over 25 years and, in doing so, has created a passionate, lyrical and deeply personal record of the natural world

Learn about these golf legends as they were learning to master the game on their home turf. In Grown at Glen Garden, the early friendship of Ben Hogan and Byron Nelson is shown, from their caddying days at Glen Garden Country Club to their chummy rivalry at the Masters decades later. With a peek at their family backgrounds, the story shows both the hardships and joys of growing up and learning to golf in Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1920s.

This superbly narrated and insightful audiobook follows the paths of thirteen ravaged champions in solitary crafts such as cycling and running, bowling and boxing, hiking and golf. These men work at and master their sports, driven only by a burning need to prove themselves. Movingly detailed here are their painful journeys to grace, and their eventual realization that no victory brings lasting happiness. In short, here is the human experience, told in seconds and miles, scorecards and records.

Dating back to the Gas House Gang of the 1930s and up to the club’s most recent World Championship in 2006, being a Cardinal has meant a style of play, a level of dedication, and a pride in being a member of a special group. This newly updated edition of Game of My Life: St. Louis Cardinals exhibits not always the best game of someone’s career, but rather, the moment that stands out the most.

Far from a conventional biography, Facing Ted Williams aims to offer a different perspective with testimonials from teammates and opponents alike, on how Williams was regarded among his peers. See Ted Williams through the eyes of pitchers struggling to put a fastball past his bat, the infielders and outfielders adjusting their positions in the hopes that they can fill the hole where a frozen rope might land, and the catchers strategizing a Williams at-bat, pitch-by-pitch.

By turns canny, hilarious, inquiring, and philosphical, A Flyfisher's World is a rich collection of articles and essays by one of America's most popular writers about fly-fishing. Nick Lyons writes of a revealing fishing trip he had with his grown son, odd characters he has met while pursuing his passion, reflections he had from a hospital bed, and more.

The "Immaculate Reception" may have started it all, but the 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers put the stamp on the modern era’s greatest sports dynasty. It’s not even a debate. No other National Football League team in the modern sports era - as defined by Nielson - won so much in so little time. The tag is sure to stay with the Steelers for a long, long time. Fans in Pittsburgh can thank NFL free agency, but only in part. They should really thank the ’79 Steelers for winning a fourth title when, really, the team should not have done so. The 1979 Steelers were not supposed to win a championship.

In late May 1927 an inexperienced and unassuming 25-year-old Air Mail pilot from rural Minnesota stunned the world by making the first non-stop transatlantic flight. A spectacular feat of individual daring and collective technological accomplishment, Charles Lindbergh's flight from New York to Paris ushered in America's age of commercial aviation.

Even in their worst of seasons, the Philadelphia Eagles maintained their tradition of toughness, thanks to great players - from legends like Chuck Bednarik and Steve Van Buren to modern-day heroes. In Tales from the Philadelphia Eagles Sideline, veteran football writer Gordon Forbes profiles the individuals who have thrilled Philadelphia fans since the team’s inception in 1933 through Andy Reid’s last championship contenders during his 14 years as head coach.

A list of the 100 greatest holes are at the heart of this exploration and have been arranged according to design and geographical category, such as links, island and peninsula greens, blinds, drop downs, and more. A concluding section offers new perspectives on the one-shot hole, the top par-three layouts, and historic shots on par-three holes.

Patagonia. The name connotes the exotic and a distance that seems nearly mythical. Tucked toward the toe of South America, this largely unsettled landscape is among the most varied and breathtaking in the world - aching in its beauty as it sweeps from the Andes through broad, arid steppes to pristine beaches and down to a famously violent sea. It is also home to a vast array of rare wildlife as diverse and fascinating as the region itself.

Pippo Ricci si racconta in una toccante storia intima, svelando un faticoso percorso di crescita e la sua coraggiosa attitudine a migliorarsi, sempre. Dai soprusi subiti durante l'adolescenza, quando è stato vittima di bullismo, ai disturbi alimentari, dal suo senso per la competizione — che sprona, ma al tempo stesso logora — al lutto per il migliore amico falcidiato da un'auto in corsa quando era solo ventenne, il campione di oggi ha dovuto affrontare sfide decisive fuori e dentro al campo.

Se lasciati a loro stessi, i corpi si accartocciano, si deformano, si imbruttiscono, ma grazie al lavoro costante alla disciplina, ai sacrifici è possibile modificare il corso «naturale» degli eventi. Questa ricerca di una perfezione utopica e variamente declinata, esasperata per difetto e per eccesso, è alimentata da canoni estetici imposti dal contesto culturale e dalle specifiche discipline – il body building, la danza, la ginnastica – ma spesso si innesta su un disagio del quale anoressia e vigoressia sono sintomi opposti e complementari.

Mulheres na Ciência – o que mudou e o que ainda precisamos mudar, organizado pelas pesquisadoras Letícia de Oliveira e Tatiana Roque, constitui uma importante pesquisa sobre a participação das mulheres no universo das Ciências. Se é verdade que as últimas décadas foram marcadas por um visível aumento da presença das mulheres neste meio, não se pode deixar de notar que, no imaginário da população, o “gênio científico” ainda é ligado, via de regra, ao gênero masculino. A entrevista concedida pela economista Hildete Pereira de Melo, que abre o audiolivro, é reveladora de tal realidade.

Saviez-vous que les dinosaures vivaient partout sur la Terre, de l'Alaska à l'Antarctique ? Que loin d'être des « reptiles stupides », certains étaient des animaux communautaires capables de vivre en meute, de communiquer ou de prodiguer des soins parentaux ? À l'aide d'exemples choisis parmi les découvertes et interprétations les plus récentes, cet ouvrage fait revivre, sous nos yeux, un monde disparu. Il raconte le travail passionnant des chercheurs du monde entier, qui, grâce aux nouvelles techniques mises à leur disposition (géochimie, synchrotron, intelligence artificielle...

"Quando vado da Mengele vengo addormentata, per cui quando esco non ricordo esattamente cosa sia accaduto. Mi sveglio ed è il mio corpo a parlare e a raccontarmi." Lidia Maksymowicz aveva tre anni quando è entrata assieme a sua madre nel campo di concentramento di Auschwitz-Birkenau. E per tredici mesi è sopravvissuta in quell’inferno, nella baracca dei bambini: una delle piccole "cavie" degli esperimenti del dottor Josef Mengele.