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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/707713 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Marty Glickman: The Life of an American Jewish Sports Legend Author: Jeffrey S. Gurock Narrator: Joe Barrett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 59 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: For close to half a century after World War II, Marty Glickman was the voice of New York sports. His distinctive style of broadcasting, on television and especially on the radio, garnered for him legions of fans who would not miss his play-by-play accounts. His vocabulary and method of broadcasting left an indelible mark on the industry, and many of today's most famous sportscasters were Glickman disciples. In Marty Glickman, Jeffrey S. Gurock showcases the life of this important contributor to American popular culture. In addition to the stories of how he became a master of American sports airwaves, Marty Glickman has also been remembered as a Jewish athlete who, a decade before he sat in front of a microphone, was cynically barred from running in a signature track event in the 1936 Olympics by anti-Semitic American Olympic officials. This lively biography details this traumatic event and explores not only how he coped for decades with that painful rejection but also examines how he dealt with other anti-Semitic and cultural obstacles that threatened to stymie his career. Marty Glickman is a story of adversity and triumph, of sports and minority group struggles, told within the context of the prejudicial barriers that were common to thousands, if not millions, of fellow Jews of his generation as they aimed to make it in America.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676378 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Undisputed: A Champion's Life Author: Donovan Bailey Narrator: Donovan Bailey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 49 minutes Release date: October 31, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 3 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A memoir of Olympic glory, the value of mentorship and the courage to champion your own excellence, from the long-reigning world's fastest man, Canadian sprinting legend Donovan Bailey. From the lush fields of his boyhood in Jamaica, to the basketball courts of Oakville, where he came of age in one of Canada’s most thriving cultural mosaics, to his sprint toward double Olympic gold for Canada in Atlanta in 1996, Donovan Bailey got a long way on natural talent. But he also learned that in the bureaucratic world of Canadian sports, an athlete who didn't come up in the system needed to take charge of his fate if he was going to become the world’s best. As he ascended from outsider to dominant athlete, others didn’t always understand the rigour at work behind Bailey’s confident demeanour. He’d learned from watching Muhammad Ali that a champion needed to act like a champion. But media grew fixated on the sprinter’s immodesty, the likes of which they never saw from Canadian athletes, especially track athletes in the wake of the Ben Johnson doping scandal at Seoul in 1988. Bailey was having none of it, and when he called out Canada's subtle racism and contradicted the prevailing idea most Canadians had of their country, he left in his wake a media uproar and cracked wide open the nation’s moral complacency.      In addition to his unforgettable 100-metre and 4x100 relay gold-medal sprints in Atlanta, Bailey's track career was a litany of records and rare accomplishments, including his audacious 1997 race in Toronto's SkyDome against American 200-metre Olympic champion Michael Johnson to determine who was really the world’s fastest man. There was no disputing the result.      Bailey had been coached in success before he was seriously coached in athletics. Following the lead of his father, a machinist-turned-real estate investor, Bailey became a millionaire by the age of 21, an experience he continues to draw on as an entrepreneur and philanthropist. Frank about his dominance on the track and unapologetic for expecting as much of those around him as he expects of himself, Undisputed is an athlete's story that refuses to settle for second best.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692678 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Tourist: What happens on tour stays on tour … until now! Author: Phil Tufnell Narrator: Rupert Farley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 58 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 What Goes on Tour, Stays on Tour…Until Now! As a cricketer, broadcaster and celebrity jungle-dweller, Phil Tufnell has travelled the world far and wide. From the great cricket tours of Australia and South Africa to his equally memorable jaunts to Benidorm and Blackpool, Phil has spent much of his life living out of a suitcase, meeting a host of colourful and memorable characters along the way. The Tourist takes you out on the road, into the dressing room and behind the scenes of the commentary box to reveal just what really happens on Tour. Did Phil once push a baby grand piano down the stairs of a plush hotel? Did he accidentally eat a rat? Was he blamed for England being bowled out for 46 against the West Indies without even being in the team? There’s only one way to find out… It’s time to take a hilarious trip across the world with one of our most treasured sports personalities.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/672559 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The World's Biggest Cash Machine: Manchester United, the Glazers, and the Struggle for Football's Soul Author: Chris Blackhurst Narrator: Chris Blackhurst Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 9 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 2 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Jaw-dropping revelations . . . The incredible story of [Man United] laid bare in new book' - Daily Mail 'A gripping tale, full of insight. Blackhurst is an enormously talented writer' – City A.M. From Chris Blackhurst, the former Editor of the Independent, comes The World's Biggest Cash Machine, a gripping and tightly reported account of how the Glazers, owners of Manchester United, became the most maligned figures in the Premier League, and how they changed the beautiful game forever. Manchester United’s supporters span the globe and cross generations. But, with few exceptions, they are united in their anger with the American family who bought their club in 2005, plunging it into record levels of debt. The Glazers’ reign has become synonymous with the financialization of football, and has coincided with fan protests and a decline of Manchester United’s fortunes on the pitch . . . if not on the balance sheet. But what defines this secretive family, and do these astute businessmen deserve the opprobrium they receive? In this captivating account, informed by interviews with key figures behind the scenes, journalist and commentator Chris Blackhurst charts the gripping story of the world’s biggest football club – as well as exploring the wider transformation of the Premier League into a playground for billionaire owners. 'Packed with insights and details that will both amaze and appal you . . . if it doesn't make you angry, you need to check your pulse' – Oliver Bullough, author of Moneyland, on Too Big to Jail

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/723270 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Carl Frampton Author: Paul D. Gibson, Carl Frampton Narrator: Patrick Strain, Carl Frampton Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 31 minutes Release date: October 26, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Belfast's Carl ‘The Jackal' Frampton MBE is no ordinary boxer. One of only three fighters from the British Isles to be named the Ring magazine Fighter of the Year, he has headlined sellout world championship bouts on both sides of the Atlantic, winning multiple world titles in the process. His dedicated army of fans have traversed the globe to be ringside throughout it all. But Frampton's popularity far exceeds the traditional adulation for a sporting icon; he is regarded as a symbol of hope and unity by both sides of the sectarian divide in Northern Ireland. In this captivating autobiography, Frampton reveals the most personal aspects of being a fighter: the fears and doubts, the exhilaration and devastation, the friendships and animosities. He also recounts for the first time his high-profile, acrimonious split with Barry McGuigan in devastating and revealing detail. Frampton speaks openly and passionately, not only about boxing, but about his country, how far it has come and the problems it faces. This is a uniquely intimate account of a true modern-day sporting great and a local hero like no other.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717251 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Biografías breves - Michael Jordan Author: Luis Machado Narrator: Varios Narradores Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 2 hours 25 minutes Release date: October 24, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Michael Jordan es sinónimo de baloncesto. Jordan ganó seis campeonatos con los Chicago Bulls, y en las seis ocasiones fue el mejor jugador de las finales. Con el 23 en la espalda llevó el juego a un nuevo nivel de atleticismo, belleza e intensidad. Por eso se puede decir que fue él quien cambió la esencia del deporte, si bien había aprendido mucho de otros grandes jugadores como 'Magic' Johnson o Larry Bird y tuvo acompañantes fundamentales (Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Phil Jackson en la dirección del equipo), tal como muestra el documental 'The last dance'. Las altas y bajas de su vida personal, su presente como dueño de los Charlotte Hornets y leyenda absoluta de la NBA también forman parte de la biografía del hombre que hizo que chicos de todo el planeta quisieran sus zapatillas, pero sobre todo que se enamoraran del básquet. Este audiolibro está narrado en español latino - -

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/703461 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Out at the Plate: The Dot Wilkinson Story Author: Lynn Ames Narrator: Stephanie Németh-Parker Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 0 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: It’s not simply that Dot Wilkinson was one of the most decorated women’s softball players, bowlers, and athletes of all time and one of the original players from the three-time-world-champion PBSW Phoenix Ramblers softball team (1933–1965). Nor was it the length of her time here on Earth—over a century—although any of these things by itself would be impressive. The magic of Dot’s story is in the details. It’s the tale of a childhood spent in poverty, an indomitable, unbreakable spirit, a determination to be the very best to play whatever sport she undertook, the independence to live her personal life on her own terms, and her tremendous success at all of it. Over more than a decade of countless conversations and interviews, Dot shared all of it with her dear friend, author Lynn Ames. Dot held nothing back. Out at the Plate, told through the lens of Dot and Lynn’s friendship, is the story of a forgotten era in women’s history and sports, and one extraordinary woman’s place at the center of it all.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717243 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [Spanish] - Biografías breves - Cristiano Ronaldo Author: Luis Machado Narrator: Varios Narradores Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 1 hour 32 minutes Release date: October 17, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Nacido el 5 de febrero de 1985 en Funchal, la capital de la isla de Madeira, en Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo Dos Santos Aveiro, más conocido como Cristiano Ronaldo e identificado por el apodo CR7, es considerado como uno de los mejores futbolistas de todos los tiempos y como el mejor y más completo goleador del mundo. A lo largo de su trayectoria futbolística, Cristiano Ronaldo ha conseguido batir los más variados récords de la historia del fútbol. CR7, de hecho, es una máquina de hacer goles, un jugador imparable sediento de gloria que ostenta el puesto de máximo goleador en la historia del Real Madrid y de tercer máximo goleador en los campeonatos de Primera División de Europa. Además, es el primer futbolista en haber conseguido cuatro Botas de Oro, siendo el segundo jugador en la historia que más veces ha ganado el Balón de Oro (con cinco) —tres Balones de Oro y dos FIFA Balones de Oro. Pero todos estos logros no se deben únicamente a su talento, sino, sobre todo, a su voluntad inquebrantable por ser el mejor y su férrea disciplina de trabajo. Este audiolibro está narrado en español neutro. - -

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680888 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Born to be a Footballer: My Autobiography: Shortlisted for the Eason Sports Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards Author: Liam Brady Narrator: Liam Brady, Aidan Kelly Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 8 hours 37 minutes Release date: October 12, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'A brilliant insight into Liam's life in football' - Kevin Moran 'Insightful, often joyous, and hugely entertaining. I loved it' - Roddy Doyle 'One of our country's great footballers, and definitely our most beautiful' - John Giles Being a footballer was my destiny. After being expelled from school for playing football for his country, fifteen-year-old Liam Brady travelled to London to join Arsenal, and soon became an indispensable part of their glorious 1970s team. Rightly considered one of the Republic of Ireland's best-ever footballers, he went on to enjoy successes with Juventus, Sampdoria and West Ham, as well as managing Celtic and Brighton and Hove, and becoming assistant manager of his national team. Today he is best known for his much-respected TV punditry and searingly intelligent insights into the game he adores. Full of honest insights, amusing anecdotes and recollections of extraordinary times, with Born to be a Footballer Brady delivers a compelling story of a fifty-year career that is unparalleled in Irish sport.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/699567 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes: Revised and Expanded Author: Stephen Goodwin Narrator: Dan Calley Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 8 minutes Release date: October 10, 2023 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: 'Mike Keiser followed his instincts to build courses that speak to golf as a rugged adventure. Steve Goodwin's spirited book will speak to the golfing soul in you.' —Lorne Rubenstein, columnist for the Globe and Mail (Canada) and author of A Season in Dornoch On a wild, windblown bluff high above the Pacific sits one of America's premier golfing destinations, Bandon Dunes. Golf enthusiast Mike Keiser had the dream of building this British-style 'links' course on a stretch of Oregon's rugged coast, and Dream Golf is the first all-inclusive account of how he turned his passion into a reality. Now, in this updated and expanded edition, golf writer Stephen Goodwin revisits Bandon Dunes and introduces listeners to Keiser's latest effort there, a new course named Old Macdonald that will present golfers with a more rugged, untamed version of the game. This 'new' approach to the sport is, in fact, a return to the game's origins, with a very deep bow to Charles Blair Macdonald (1856 –1939), the father of American golf course architecture and one of the founders of the U.S. Golf Association. This highly anticipated fourth course, designed by renowned golf course architect Tom Doak along with Jim Urbina—as detailed in Dream Golf—will further enhance Bandon Dunes' reputation as a place where golf really does seem to capture the ancient magic of the game.