Biographies Memoirs Sports
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The Shining Mountain
- Auteur(s): Peter Boardman
- Narrateur(s): Stewart Crank
- Durée: 8 h et 54 min
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"It’s a preposterous plan. Still, if you do get up it, it’ll be the hardest thing that’s been done in the Himalayas." Thus spoke Chris Bonington when Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker presented him with their plan to tackle the unscaled West Wall of Changabang - the Shining Mountain - in 1976. Bonington’s was one of the more positive responses; most felt the climb impossibly hard, especially for a two-man, lightweight expedition.
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The Shining Mountain
- Narrateur(s): Stewart Crank
- Durée: 8 h et 54 min
- Date de publication: 2020-01-22
- Langue: Anglais
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"It’s a preposterous plan. Still, if you do get up it, it’ll be the hardest thing that’s been done in the Himalayas," said Chris Bonington when Peter Boardman and Joe Tasker presented him with a plan to tackle the unscaled west wall of Changabang - the Shining Mountain - in 1976....
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Rise
- My Story
- Auteur(s): Lindsey Vonn
- Narrateur(s): Andi Arndt
- Durée: 10 h et 10 min
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The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes.
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So many raw and poignant moments
- Écrit par Ian Bell le 2023-01-21
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Rise
- My Story
- Narrateur(s): Andi Arndt
- Durée: 10 h et 10 min
- Date de publication: 2022-01-11
- Langue: Anglais
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The first ever memoir from the most decorated female skier of all time, revealing never-before-told stories of her life in the fast lane, her struggle with depression, and the bold decisions that helped her break down barriers on and off the slopes....
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My Fight / Your Fight
- Auteur(s): Ronda Rousey
- Narrateur(s): Ronda Rousey, R.C. Bray
- Durée: 8 h et 34 min
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In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star, describes her difficult path to glory. Marked by her signature charm, barbed wit, and undeniable power, Rousey's account of the toughest fights of her life - in and outside the Octagon - reveals the painful loss of her father when she was eight years old, the intensity of her judo training, her battles with love, her meteoric rise to fame, and the secret behind her undefeated UFC record.
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very inspirational
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2021-09-10
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My Fight / Your Fight
- Narrateur(s): Ronda Rousey, R.C. Bray
- Durée: 8 h et 34 min
- Date de publication: 2016-10-18
- Langue: Anglais
- In this inspiring and moving book, Ronda Rousey, Olympic medalist in judo, reigning UFC women's bantamweight champion, and Hollywood star, describes her difficult path to glory....
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Rapture
- Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win - Damn Near Anywhere
- Auteur(s): Nick Nurse, Michael Sokolove, Phil Jackson
- Narrateur(s): Cameron Scoggins
- Durée: 6 h et 54 min
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NBA fans had low expectations for rookie coach Nick Nurse and his Toronto Raptors. But what those naysayers didn't realize was that Nurse had spent the past 30 years proving himself at every level of the game, from youth programs and college ball to the NBA D League and Britain's struggling pro circuit. While few coaches have taken such a circuitous path to pro basketball's promised land, the journey - which began at Kuemper Catholic high school in Carroll, Iowa - forged a coach who proved to be as unshakable as he is personable.
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left me wanting
- Écrit par brian le 2022-08-16
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Rapture
- Fifteen Teams, Four Countries, One NBA Championship, and How to Find a Way to Win - Damn Near Anywhere
- Narrateur(s): Cameron Scoggins
- Durée: 6 h et 54 min
- Date de publication: 2020-10-13
- Langue: Anglais
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NBA fans had low expectations for rookie coach Nick Nurse and his Toronto Raptors. But what those naysayers didn't realize was that Nurse had spent the past 30 years proving himself at every level of the game....
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Coming Back Stronger
- Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity
- Auteur(s): Drew Brees
- Narrateur(s): Chris Fabry
- Durée: 9 h et 49 min
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When a potentially career-ending shoulder injury left quarterback Drew Brees without a team - and facing the daunting task of having to learn to throw a football all over again - coaches around the NFL wondered, Will he ever come back? After Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, leaving more than 80 percent of the city underwater, many wondered, Will the city ever come back?
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Coming Back Stronger
- Unleashing the Hidden Power of Adversity
- Narrateur(s): Chris Fabry
- Durée: 9 h et 49 min
- Date de publication: 2015-02-04
- Langue: Anglais
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It takes a special person to turn adversity into success and despair into hope, yet that is exactly what Super Bowl MVP Drew Brees has done—and with the weight of an entire city on his shoulders....
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A Baseball Gaijin
- Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back
- Auteur(s): Aaron Fischman, Don Nomura - foreword
- Narrateur(s): Brian Nishii
- Durée: 10 h et 18 min
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Like many American boys, Tony Barnette yearned to one day make it to “The Show,” playing baseball professionally. The Arizona State pitcher was drafted in 2006 by the in-state Diamondbacks. Gradually ascending the minor-league ladder, it looked like this was the beginning of a blessed life, where he could play the game he loved on the grandest of stages. But things don’t always work out the way we want. On the verge of achieving his lifelong dream after notching a league-high 14 wins in Triple A, Tony looked ahead to 2010 with optimism. That’s when Japan came calling.
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A Baseball Gaijin
- Chasing a Dream to Japan and Back
- Narrateur(s): Brian Nishii
- Durée: 10 h et 18 min
- Date de publication: 2024-08-13
- Langue: Anglais
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Aaron Fischman tells the story American professional baseball player Tony Barnette, pitcher for the Tokyo’s Yakult Swallows, the renowned Yomiuri Giants’ intra-city rivals.
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Unbreakable
- Auteur(s): Jelena Dokic
- Narrateur(s): Kellie Jones
- Durée: 10 h et 15 min
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This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee twice. How she survived on the tennis court to become world number four. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, Damir Dokic, the tennis dad from hell. From war-torn Yugoslavia to Sydney to Wimbledon, she narrates her hellish ascent to becoming one of the best tennis players in the women’s game, the abuse she endured at the hands of her father and her heartbreaking fall from the top. Jelena never told anyone the full truth of what she went through until now, and her unbreakable spirit will inspire you.
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What a life…
- Écrit par Amazon Customer le 2023-05-26
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Unbreakable
- Narrateur(s): Kellie Jones
- Durée: 10 h et 15 min
- Date de publication: 2018-06-01
- Langue: Anglais
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This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee twice. How she survived on the tennis court to become world number four. But, most importantly, how she survived her father, Damir Dokic, the tennis dad from hell....
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Canoeing with the Cree
- A 2,250-mile voyage from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay
- Auteur(s): Eric Sevareid
- Narrateur(s): John Farrell
- Durée: 3 h et 40 min
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In 1930, two novice paddlers - Eric Sevareid and Walter C. Port - launched a secondhand 18-foot canvas canoe from the Minnesota River at Fort Snelling for an ambitious summer-long journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. Without benefit of radio, motor or good maps, the teenagers made their way over 2,250 miles of rivers, lakes, and difficult portages.
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Rife with antiquated language around First Nations people.
- Écrit par Rob Fraser le 2024-09-05
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Canoeing with the Cree
- A 2,250-mile voyage from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay
- Narrateur(s): John Farrell
- Durée: 3 h et 40 min
- Date de publication: 2009-10-29
- Langue: Anglais
- In 1930, two novice paddlers launched an 18-foot canvas canoe on the Minnesota River for an ambitious summer-long journey from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay....
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Born to Fight
- How a Street Fighter Living on the Edge Became "Gamebred" and Found Success
- Auteur(s): Jorge Masvidal
- Narrateur(s): Zac Aleman, Jorge Masvidal
- Durée: 6 h et 36 min
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In this inspiring rags-to-riches memoir, UFC star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal reveals how he went from a poor son of immigrants on the streets of Florida to one of the most successful athletes in the world, and how you can use the same principles to achieve success in your life.
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Born to Fight
- How a Street Fighter Living on the Edge Became "Gamebred" and Found Success
- Narrateur(s): Zac Aleman, Jorge Masvidal
- Durée: 6 h et 36 min
- Date de publication: 2024-08-20
- Langue: Anglais
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In this inspiring rags-to-riches memoir, UFC star Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal reveals how he went from a poor son of immigrants on the streets of Florida to one of the most successful athletes in the world, and how you can use the same principles to achieve success in your life.
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Life in the Pitlane
- Auteur(s): Calum Nicholas
- Narrateur(s): Calum Nicholas
- Durée: 10 h
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Replete with all the high-octane tales and behind the scenes details you'd expect from a life lived next to the fast lane, Life in the Pitlane will detail the realities of life off the track; the good and the bad, with a particular spotlight on diversity and inclusion within the sport, and all the entertaining stories and behind the scenes details fans of F1 will be looking for. Life in the Pitlane brings a brand-new perspective to the sport.
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Life in the Pitlane
- Narrateur(s): Calum Nicholas
- Durée: 10 h
- Date de publication: 2025-02-27
- Langue: Anglais
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Life in the Pitlane is an inspiring memoir from Red Bull's senior engineer Calum Nicholas that will open up the world of Formula 1 like never before.
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Powder Days
- Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow
- Auteur(s): Heather Hansman
- Narrateur(s): Jennifer Jill Araya
- Durée: 7 h et 57 min
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Veteran ski journalist and former ski bum Heather Hansman takes listeners on an exhilarating journey into the hidden history of American skiing, offering a glimpse into an underexplored subculture from the perspective of a true insider. Hopping from Vermont to Colorado, Montana to West Virginia, Hansman profiles the people who have built their lives around a cold-weather obsession. Along the way she reckons with skiing's problematic elements and investigates how the sport is evolving in the face of the existential threat of climate change.
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Really Enjoyed
- Écrit par Utilisateur anonyme le 2023-04-17
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Powder Days
- Ski Bums, Ski Towns and the Future of Chasing Snow
- Narrateur(s): Jennifer Jill Araya
- Durée: 7 h et 57 min
- Date de publication: 2021-11-09
- Langue: Anglais
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An electrifying adventure into the rich history of skiing and the modern heart of ski-bum culture, from one of America's most preeminent ski journalists....
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Bundini
- Don’t Believe the Hype
- Auteur(s): Todd D. Snyder
- Narrateur(s): Sean Crisden
- Durée: 10 h et 2 min
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Fifty years after he coined the iconic phrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", Drew "Bundini" Brown remains one of boxing's most mysterious and misunderstood figures. His impact on the sport and the culture at large is undeniable. Cornerman and confidant to two of the greatest fighters ever - Sugar Ray Robinson and Muhammad Ali - Brown lived an extraordinary American life.
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Bundini
- Don’t Believe the Hype
- Narrateur(s): Sean Crisden
- Durée: 10 h et 2 min
- Date de publication: 2020-11-24
- Langue: Anglais
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Fifty years after he coined the iconic phrase "float like a butterfly, sting like a bee", Drew "Bundini" Brown remains one of boxing's most mysterious and misunderstood figures. His impact on the sport and the culture at large is undeniable....
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- Auteur(s): Steve Gleason, Jeff Duncan
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Cummings
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date. His memoir is the chronicle of a remarkable life, one filled with optimism and joy, despite the trauma and pain and despair he has experienced.
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A Life Impossible
- Living with ALS: Finding Peace and Wisdom Within a Fragile Existence
- Narrateur(s): Daniel Cummings
- Durée: 11 h et 38 min
- Date de publication: 2024-04-30
- Langue: Anglais
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In 2011, three years after leaving the NFL, Steve Gleason was diagnosed with ALS, a terminal disease that paralyzes the entire body. Doctors gave him three years to live. He was thirty-four years old. As Steve says, he is now ten years past his expiration date....
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Tod Is God
- The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Auteur(s): Tod Gordon, Sean Oliver, Terry Funk - foreword
- Narrateur(s): Sean Oliver
- Durée: 8 h et 41 min
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In Tod is God—so named for a chant the ECW fans created to honor the founder—Gordon chronicles each step of the company's meteoric rise to prominence, as well as the elements that led to his removing himself from the company before its demise. Gordon's former partnership with ECW booker Paul Heyman made for magical TV and in-ring moments. The friendship between Gordon and Heyman, both a blessing and curse, was the once-in-a-lifetime bond responsible for so many of history's greatest teams, bands, and partners.
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Terrible from the get go
- Écrit par PolkaLover le 2023-08-29
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Tod Is God
- The Authorized Story of How I Created Extreme Championship Wrestling
- Narrateur(s): Sean Oliver
- Durée: 8 h et 41 min
- Date de publication: 2023-08-15
- Langue: Anglais
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In Tod is God—so named for a chant the ECW fans created to honor the founder—Gordon chronicles each step of the company's meteoric rise to prominence, as well as the elements that led to his removing himself from the company before its demise....
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The Breaks of the Game
- Auteur(s): David Halberstam
- Narrateur(s): Brian Troxell
- Durée: 17 h et 31 min
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A New York Times best seller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions. The tactile authenticity of Halberstam's knowledge of the basketball world is unrivaled. Yet he is writing here about far more than just basketball. This is a story about a place in our society where power, money, and talent collide and sometimes corrupt, a place where both national obsessions and naked greed are exposed.
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The Breaks of the Game
- Narrateur(s): Brian Troxell
- Durée: 17 h et 31 min
- Date de publication: 2016-03-01
- Langue: Anglais
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A New York Times best seller, David Halberstam's The Breaks of the Game focuses on one grim season (1979-80) in the life of the Bill Walton-led Portland Trail Blazers, a team that only three years before had been NBA champions....
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Royal Robbins
- The American Climber
- Auteur(s): David Smart
- Narrateur(s): Brian P. Craig
- Durée: 10 h et 5 min
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Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance. Royal Robbins chronicles his early years growing up as a latchkey kid in Southern California, the push and pull between being an aspiring banker or one of the original Camp 4 dirtbags, and his later decades as a father, husband, kayaker, and the trailblazing founder of the outdoor apparel company that bears his name.
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Royal Robbins
- The American Climber
- Narrateur(s): Brian P. Craig
- Durée: 10 h et 5 min
- Date de publication: 2023-09-01
- Langue: Anglais
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Acclaimed writer David Smart illuminates the fascinating life of Royal Robbins—in all its soulful ambition, rivalry, and romance....
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Fighting for Survival
- My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and Resurrection
- Auteur(s): Christy Martin, Ron Borges - contributor
- Narrateur(s): Christy Martin, Nicol Zanzarella, Dion Graham
- Durée: 12 h et 32 min
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Boxing legend Christy Martin was a trailblazer in the ring and continues to be an inspiration to female fighters across the globe. She is without a doubt the most important woman in the history of female combat sports. But behind the scenes Martin was in a losing battle, unable to express her true sexual identity and struggling to survive sexual and domestic abuse at the hands of her husband. In Fighting for Survival: My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and Resurrection, Christy Martin recounts her harrowing yet inspiring story.
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Fighting for Survival
- My Journey Through Boxing Fame, Abuse, Murder, and Resurrection
- Narrateur(s): Christy Martin, Nicol Zanzarella, Dion Graham
- Durée: 12 h et 32 min
- Date de publication: 2023-06-27
- Langue: Anglais
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Boxing legend Christy Martin was a trailblazer in the ring and continues to be an inspiration to female fighters across the globe. She is without a doubt the most important woman in the history of female combat sports....
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The Gipper
- George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football
- Auteur(s): Jack Cavanaugh
- Narrateur(s): Nancy Linari
- Durée: 9 h et 5 min
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Win one for The Gipper. Has there ever been a better-known and widely-used exhortative phrase in sports? Not likely. But who was the "Gipper", this mythical-like sports figure whose nickname has aroused, in turn, awe, wonderment, curiosity, and amusement since the second decade of the 20th century, and why is his story important? Answering those questions is the formidable task taken on here by veteran sportswriter Jack Cavanaugh.
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The Gipper
- George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Dramatic Rise of Notre Dame Football
- Narrateur(s): Nancy Linari
- Durée: 9 h et 5 min
- Date de publication: 2013-01-25
- Langue: Anglais
- Win one for The Gipper. Has there ever been a better-known and widely-used exhortative phrase in sports? Not likely....
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Becoming a Mountain
- Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
- Auteur(s): Stephen Alter
- Narrateur(s): Stephen Hoye
- Durée: 10 h et 42 min
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Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife Ameeta, now live. Their idyllic existence was brutally interrupted when four armed intruders invaded their house and viciously attacked them, leaving them for dead. The violent assault and the trauma of almost dying left him questioning assumptions he had lived by since childhood. For the first time, he encountered the face of evil and the terror of the unknown.
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Becoming a Mountain
- Himalayan Journeys in Search of the Sacred and the Sublime
- Narrateur(s): Stephen Hoye
- Durée: 10 h et 42 min
- Date de publication: 2015-03-10
- Langue: Anglais
- Stephen Alter was raised by American missionary parents in the hill station of Mussoorie, in the foothills of the Himalayas, where he and his wife Ameeta, now live....
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Bound for Distant Seas
- A Voyage Alone to Asia Aboard the 28-Foot Sailboat Atom
- Auteur(s): James Baldwin
- Narrateur(s): Nick O'Kelly
- Durée: 13 h et 12 min
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Bound for Distant Seas begins sailing author James Baldwin's epic tale of his second circumnavigation. His story is seasoned by his adventures during his first circumnavigation in 1984-86 as told in Across Islands and Oceans. Alone with little money aboard Atom, his now-engineless 28-foot sailboat, James embarks on his odyssey without the comforts and equipment most sailors consider essential.
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Inspiring and thought provoking
- Écrit par Frank le 2019-06-12
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Bound for Distant Seas
- A Voyage Alone to Asia Aboard the 28-Foot Sailboat Atom
- Narrateur(s): Nick O'Kelly
- Durée: 13 h et 12 min
- Date de publication: 2015-09-18
- Langue: Anglais
- Bound for Distant Seas begins sailing author James Baldwin's epic tale of his second circumnavigation....
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