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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/752965 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Bank-Geheimnis - Selbstgespräche eines Fußballprofis (ungekürzt) Author: Nils Petersen Narrator: Nils Petersen Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 3 hours 52 minutes Release date: March 1, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller jetzt als Hörbuch! Gedanken in der Nachspielzeit: Nach Beendigung seiner aktiven Laufbahn legt der Profifußballer Nils Petersen seine faszinierende Lebensgeschichte vor. Darin lesen wir, wie dieser talentierte Stürmer aus dem beschaulichen Wernigerode den steinigen Weg in den Profifußball gemeistert hat und als bester Joker der Bundesliga-Geschichte die Schuhe an den berühmten Nagel hängt. Das Hörbuch beschreibt auf beeindruckende Weise Nils Petersens Laufbahn von seinen Anfängen über die Stationen FC Carl Zeiss Jena, FC Energie Cottbus, FC Bayern München, SV Werder Bremen bis hin zu seinen Jahren beim SC Freiburg. Seine Karriere ist ein inspirierendes Beispiel für Leidenschaft, harte Arbeit, Geduld und Durchhaltevermögen. In seinem 'Bank-Geheimnis' gewährt uns Petersen einen spannenden Einblick in die nicht immer glamouröse Welt eines Profifußballers: Er erzählt auf intelligente, charmant-witzige, aber auch manchmal ernste Art nicht nur von seinem sportlichen Werdegang und seinen Erfolgen, sondern schildert darüber hinaus den Prozess seiner persönlichen Reifung zum Profi, sein privates Umfeld, offenbart die Werte, die ihn leiten, und wie er damit umgeht, für viele ein Vorbild zu sein. Sein Buch vermittelt einen seltenen und wunderbar selbstironischen Blick hinter die Kulissen der Bundesliga. Das Hörbuch beweist erneut, was seine Fans schon wissen: Seine authentische Art und seine Bodenständigkeit machen ihn zusammen mit seinem sozialen Engagement in vielen Bereichen zu einem Sympathieträger weit über die Grenzen des Fußballs hinaus. 'Bank-Geheimnis' ist das bewegende Selbstporträt eines bemerkenswerten Sportlers und Menschen, ein 'Dankeschön' an alle, die ihn begleitet haben, und ein absolutes Must-Have für alle Fußballfans. Besonders für jene, die ihm auf seinen Stationen in Ost und West begegnet sind, zumal in Freiburg, wo er als 'Fußballgott' Kultstatus erlangte. Nils Petersen selbst liest sein Hörbuch, authentisch und bewegend.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/747310 to listen full audiobooks. Title: [German] - Gegen den Wind - Mein Traum von den Weltmeeren (Ungekürzte Lesung) Author: Sanni Beucke Narrator: Julia Dernbach Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 4 minutes Release date: March 1, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Faszination Hochsee-Segeln: Sanni Beucke nimmt uns in ihrer Biografie mit auf die Weltmeere In ihrer abenteuerlichen Autobiografie erzählt Susann 'Sanni' Beucke, wie sie seit ihrer Kindheit ihren großen Traum verfolgt: als Seglerin an den Olympischen Spielen teilzunehmen. Dabei helfen ihr vor allem ihr Durchhaltevermögen, die Beharrlichkeit und ihr Glaube an sich selbst. Als Profisportlerin war die Teilnahme an den Olympischen Spielen ihr Lebensinhalt, aber der Weg dorthin war alles andere als einfach. 15 Jahre lang setzt die gebürtige Kielerin alles daran, das Ziel 'Olympia' zu erreichen. Zweimal scheitert sie unter tragischen Umständen in der Qualifikation. Doch sie lässt sich nicht von ihrem Ziel abbringen, und im dritten und letzten Anlauf klappt es schließlich - sie gewinnt eine Silbermedaille in Tokio. Allein auf dem weiten Ozean Sanni Beucke teilt ihre Liebe für das Meer und das unglaubliche Gefühl grenzenloser Freiheit beim Segeln. Nach ihrem Olympia-Triumph sucht sie eine neue Herausforderung: Als Hochseeseglerin will sie den Kampf mit den Elementen auf hoher See aufnehmen und setzt sich das Ziel, beim härtesten Segelrennen der Welt, der Vendeé Globe mitzusegeln. Beim Ocean Race 2023 startet sie als Mitglied im Team Holcim PRB in dieses Abenteuer und kann in Kapstadt sogar einen spektakulären Etappensieg feiern. Ihre Zukunft wird von der Faszination für die unendliche Weite des Ozeans bestimmt. Hier fühlt sie sich frei. This Race is Female Sanni Beuckes Autobiografie zeigt, dass es sich lohnt, seinen Träumen nachzugehen - auch wenn man auf dem Weg dorthin viele Rückschläge wegstecken und strukturelle Missstände überwinden muss. Segeln ist immer noch ein Sport, der vor allem von Männern dominiert wird. Sanni Beucke will das ändern und zeigt, dass Frauen auch aufs Meer gehören. Mit ihrem Hörbuch macht sie Frauen Mut, sich durchzusetzen und empowert sie. Ihr Hörbuch erzählt von Angst und Einsamkeit, aber vor allem von Euphorie und der unendlichen Leidenschaft für das Meer. Eine Hommage an das Abenteuer und die Freiheit und eine Ermutigung, groß zu träumen. Wer gerne Sport-Biografien hört, wird die Autobiografie von Sanni Beucke lieben.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/682950 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Darkest White: A Mountain Legend and the Avalanche That Took Him Author: Eric Blehm Narrator: Dan Bittner Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 12 hours 27 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: “Eric Blehm offers an insightful perspective on how Craig Kelly became the effortless icon that we all revered as well as sobering details of how his heroic journey tragically ended. The Darkest White is a must read, not just for fans of snowboarding, but for anyone looking for inspiration from an unlikely hero.”—Tony Hawk From Eric Blehm, the bestselling author of The Last Season and Fearless, comes an extraordinary new book in the vein of Into the Wild, the story of the legendary snowboarder Craig Kelly and his death in the 2003 Durrand Glacier Avalanche—a devastating and controversial tragedy that claimed the lives of seven people. On January 20, 2003, a thunderous crack rang out and a 100-foot-wide tide of snow barreled down the Northern Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. More than a dozen skiers and snowboarders were thrust down the mountain, buried beneath several tons of rock-hard snow and ice in the Durrand Glacier Avalanche. A heroic search and rescue ensued. Among those buried was Craig Kelly—“the Michael Jordan of snowboarding”—a man who had propelled the sport into the mainstream before walking away from competitions, to rekindle his passion in the untamed alpine wilds of North America The Darkest White is the story of Craig Kelly’s life, a heartbreaking but extraordinary and inspiring odyssey of a latchkey kid whose athletic prowess and innovations would revolutionize winter sports, take him around the globe, and push him into ever more extreme environments that would ultimately take his life. It is also a definitive, immersive account of snowboarding and the cultural movement that exploded around it, growing the sport from minor Gen X cult hobby to Olympic centerpiece and a billion-dollar business full of feuds and rivalries. Finally, The Darkest White is a mesmerizing, cautionary portrait of the mountains, of the allure and the glory they offer, and of the avalanches they unleash with unforgiving fury. “Eric Blehm took on this biography as I imagine Craig Kelly took on the halfpipe. He studied it, chose his line, and pulled everything off—even tough parts—with grace and style. It’s not just a terrific story of an amazing life, not just the origin story of an entire sport, but a riveting disaster narrative that builds tension masterfully. The Darkest White grabbed me and didn’t let go.''—Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Terminal List series

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/735863 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Hendo: The American Athlete Author: Dan Henderson Narrator: Jamie Renell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 49 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Dan 'Hendo' Henderson was the first fighter in MMA history to become a double champion, winning championships in PRIDE Fighting Championships and Strikeforce. He faced the biggest names in MMA, on his unparalleled run through the early days of MMA through its remarkable rise in popularity, squaring off against the likes of Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva, Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson, Wanderlei Silva, Michael Bisping, Vitor Belfort, and Renzo Gracie. Henderson's first fight against Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua in 2011 is considered one of the greatest fights in UFC history. In this no-holds-barred look back on his life, Henderson provides context and insight into the biggest fights of his career, while reflecting on the wholly unique upbringing that shaped him into the warrior he needed to be to win. With his trademark humor, he sheds light on his two trips to the Olympics, his transformative time training in Europe and Russia, and his up-and-down relationship with Dana White. Hendo: The American Athlete is a thrilling window into the life and mind of a true legend. There will never be another fighter like Hendo.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/717417 to listen full audiobooks. Title: It's Hard for Me to Live with Me: A Memoir Author: Seth Davis, Rex Chapman Narrator: Rex Chapman Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 9 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 3 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A powerful memoir from the University of Kentucky basketball legend, NBA veteran, and social media influencer about his recovery from addiction. He is considered by many the greatest basketball player ever produced by the hoops-crazy state of Kentucky. In two years at the University of Kentucky, he scored over 1,000 points, led the Wildcats to a Sweet Sixteen appearance and was nicknamed “King Rex.” The first player ever drafted by the Charlotte Hornets, he spent twelve seasons in the NBA, dazzling in dunk contests and sinking one of the most memorable buzzer-beaters in league history. But by the end of his career, Rex Chapman was harboring a destructive secret. Years before America’s opioid crisis would become national news, Chapman developed a dependency on Vicodin and Oxycontin, ultimately ingesting fifty painkillers a day. In addition, he developed a severe gambling addiction, once nearly losing $400,000 at a Las Vegas blackjack table. All this would cost him his family as well as most of the $40 million fortune he’d made in basketball, leaving him to live in his car and shoplift to support his addictions. Only when he was arrested—and his mugshot made national news—did he finally commit to getting clean. In It’s Hard for Me to Live With Me, Chapman—who has amassed millions of social media followers for his relatable and uplifting posts—tells the story of his addiction and recovery in unflinching detail. With equal frankness, he describes his history with depression; the racism he witnessed growing up and how that shaped his outspokenness on matters of social justice; and his complex and volatile relationship with his father, also a former professional basketball player. Cowritten with New York Times bestselling author Seth Davis, Chapman’s memoir is an equally devastating and inspiring story about the human struggle for self-acceptance.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/761207 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Secret Doctrine of The Rosicrucians Author: Magus Incognito Narrator: Clay Lomakayu Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 7 hours 58 minutes Release date: February 27, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: A must have book for all those interested in the truth about the Rosicrucians. Many false claims are debunked. Writing as Magus Incognitio William Walker Atkinson explores the Seven Aphorism of the Rosicrucian doctrine.These traditions emphasize the pursuit of spiritual enlightenment and personal transformation through the understanding of hidden truths and the transmutation of the self. He describes the path of the Rosicrucian initiate: a journey of self-discovery, spiritual development, and the attainment of higher states of consciousness.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/714182 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star Author: Gordon Hobson Narrator: Jaime Lincoln Smith Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 4 hours 29 minutes Release date: February 14, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: His story is unprecedented in the world of golf. Born to a family of migrant laborers, Calvin Peete dropped out of school in the eighth grade, went to work picking crops, first swung a golf club at the age of twenty-three—and rose to the top of the PGA. In Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star, Gordon Hobson tells for the first time Peete's incredible story. Hobson recounts how, when Peete joined the lily-white PGA tour in 1976, he stood out from the competition in more ways than one. Peete wasn't raised in country clubs and didn't learn the game at prestigious golf universities. He had a permanently bent left elbow and practiced endless hours in a public park to develop one of the most accurate swings in the history of golf. He endured years of futility and despair, but, eventually, he emerged as the best player on the Tour from 1982–86. Calvin Peete's story is inspiring, but it also reveals the struggles many Black golfers endured even after the Caucasian-only clause was removed from the PGA's bylaws. He may have won twelve championships, played on the US Ryder Cup team twice, and won the prestigious Vardon Award, but the road to success wasn't easy. Calvin Peete: Golf's Forgotten Star shows how, even without the advantages some people are born into, one can find success through hard work, determination, and fortitude.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/692307 to listen full audiobooks. Title: The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle: Know Your Why and Take Your Mindset from Great to Unstoppable Author: Tia Toomey Narrator: Tia Toomey Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 30 minutes Release date: February 13, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The legendary six-time CrossFit Games champion and Olympic athlete shares lessons from her inspiring story of leveling up her performance, embracing failure, and fiercely taking on impossible goals.   “Champions are built in the mind first, and Tia Toomey understands exactly how to do that.”—Andy Frisella, entrepreneur, creator of 75 Hard and Real AF podcast Tia Toomey, the world’s fittest woman, has won the CrossFit Games an incredible six years in a row and is undeniably a true warrior. She has also trained for the Winter Olympics in bobsledding, competed in the Summer Olympics in weightlifting, and was a Commonwealth Games gold medalist. She is, in short, one of the most accomplished and dominant athletes in human history. But for Tia physical fitness is only a small part of overall strength. More important is building mental toughness. In The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle, Tia shows how she reached elite levels by focusing on her “why.” By always having a clear picture of her purpose—what drives her heart—she can push through even the toughest challenges. From the early days of her fitness journey to the peak performance that has put her atop the podium in the CrossFit Games, Tia also reveals the secrets, struggles, and successes that have made her a killer competitor. Nothing comes easy, but in The Heart Is the Strongest Muscle, Tia hopes to show you how to build your own unstoppable mindset. Whether you are already a serious athlete or someone looking to conquer a new challenge, you’ll be able to use her methods to keep winning.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/676006 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Far Beyond Gold: Running from Fear to Faith Author: Sydney Mclaughlin Narrator: Sydney Mclaughlin Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 6 hours 2 minutes Release date: January 30, 2024 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.67 of Total 6 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 4 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: Read by the author. What fears are standing in your way or holding you back? How do you want to become stronger? Olympic and World champion hurdler Sydney McLaughlin wants to help you answer these questions as she shares her personal story of struggles and victories, of faith and transformation. Sydney McLaughlin knows about facing down obstacles. She has mastered not only racing over hurdles on the track but also tackling challenges in her personal life—from lifelong battles with perfectionism and anxiety to persistent questions about her identity and whether she was 'enough.' Her pursuit of perfection and people-pleasing continued for years until God broke into her story with his overwhelming grace, transforming love, and empowering truth. In Far Beyond Gold, Sydney will share aspects of her life story and personhood she has never shared publicly before, offering a more complex picture of who she is. She will inspire you to: - Conquer your fears in Christ's strength - Stand strong in your identity in him - Push past your perceived limits - Overcome the challenges you're facing   Experience the story of a woman who shifted from anxiety to boldness, from limits to freedom, and from perfectionism to purpose—and now shows the world that often what we think is impossible is possible with God.

Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/680038 to listen full audiobooks. Title: My Fighting Family: Borders and Bloodlines and the Battles That Made Us Author: Morgan Campbell Narrator: Morgan Campbell Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 44 minutes Release date: January 23, 2024 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: The debut memoir from award-winning journalist Morgan Campbell: an incredible history of a family’s battles across generations, a hilarious and emotional coming-of-age story, and a powerful reckoning with what it means to be Black in Canada—particularly when you have strong American roots. Morgan Campbell comes from “a fighting family,” a connection and clash that reaches back to the south side of Chicago in the 1930s. His father’s and mother’s families were both part of the Great Migration from the U.S. rural south to the industrial north, but a history of perceived slights and social-class differences solidified a great feud that only intensified over the course of the century after the families came together in marriage and split up across the border. Morgan’s maternal grandfather, Claude Jones—a legendary grudge-holder, as well was an accomplished musician, peer of Oscar Peterson, and fixture of the Chicago jazz scene—was recruited to play some shows in Toronto, fell in love with the city, and eventually settled in Canada in the mid-1960s, paving the way for Morgan’s parents to join him amid the tumult of the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement. Morgan’s paternal grandmother, Granny Mary, however, remained stateside, a distance her schemes and resentments would only grow to fill.  That fighting spirit wasn’t limited to the family’s own squabbles, though—it animated the way every generation moved through the world. From battling back as a group against white supremacist newcomers who violently resisted Black neighbours, to Morgan’s pre-teen mother burnishing her own legend by cold-cocking some racist loudmouth bullies, the lesson was clear: sometimes words weren’t enough. In Canada, the Campbells started a family of their own, but the tensions between in-laws never ceased, even as divorce and disease threatened the very foundations of the life they’d built. Bearing witness to all of this was young Morgan, an aspiring writer, budding star athlete, and slow-jam scholar, whose deep American roots landed him an outsider status that led to its own schoolyard scraps and exposed the profound gap between Canada’s utopian multicultural reputation and the very different reality.  Having grown up bouncing between these disparate identities and nationalities, real or imagined—Black and Canadian, Canadian and American, Campbell and Jones—My Fighting Family is a witty, wise, rich, and soulful illumination of the journey to find clarity in all that conflict.