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  Sporting Gazette Collection - A...

  Mr Punch

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  A rousing gallop through the British sporting calendar of the last nine hundred years, as we eavesdrop on some of the most memorable events in the colourful history of British sport, told entirely in the words of those who were there. 
    
  Performed by an outstanding company of award-winning actors including Dame Eileen Atkins, Cheryl Campbell, Nigel Davenport, Alex Jennings, Richard Johnson OBE, Hugh Laurie CBE, Geoffrey Palmer OBE, Michael Pennington, Prunella Scales CBE, Samuel West, John Wood CBE & full supporting cast. 
      
  The SPORT Gazette 
  From sword fights to boxing, jousting to motor racing, football to cricket, we journey in the company of such diverse characters as A.A. Milne, Dick Francis, Queen Victoria, Kenneth Wolstenholme, Tony Jacklin, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and many more. 
   
  The Sporting PASTIMES Gazette 
  Discover the colourful story of the British at play, eavesdrop on Pitt the younger playing a game of marbles, join Lord Mountbatten at a cock fight in India, take a dip in the channel with Captain Webb, or simply enjoy the very British sport of… hopping.   
    
  Also available as part of The Gazettes Collection, a six-volume edition (Military, Sport & Travel) creating a vivid portrait of British life through the centuries. 
    
  It is a highly enjoyable collection. Some pieces are just dazzling. Independent on Sunday 
    
  An extraordinary series... deserves a medal. The readers are all excellent and many of them distinguished. The Spectator 
    
  From the same stable that produced The Chronicle, my favourite audio this year, I've just listened equally spellbound to a compilation of travellers' tales at home. The Guardian

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  Fit & Healthy Menopause - A...

  Kristina Pinto

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  Run, train, and thrive during menopause and beyond with this science-backed guide designed to help women understand and take control of their fitness in this next stage of life. 
  The radically changing body that we inhabit in puberty and adulthood starts a new road trip with menopause. In Fit & Healthy Menopause, clinical neuropsychologist and distance running coach Dr. Kristina Pinto explains the key factors that affect our running experience in perimenopause, menopause, and beyond so you can continue your fitness journey as you age. You'll find practical advice for runners, athletes, superagers, and anyone else who might feel like their bodies have gone rogue during this time, including:A science-backed, brain-body approach to explain common themes surrounding menopause in athletes, such as identity, cognition, anxiety, energy, sleep, and mood changeAnecdotes from a perimenopausal marathoner (the author) that provide relatable and optimistic situations to reassure runners about common health and fitness concernsInterviews with renowned experts in sports medicine, urogynecology, and nutrition on menopause-related issues like bone density, common injuries, diet and vitamin deficiencies, stress incontinence, energy, and metabolic changesGuidance on training adjustments, planning for races, and alternatives to running when we must take a breakContinuing to run and train during menopause can feel like running in new territory with no map. Fit & Healthy Menopause gives you the tools and assurance you need to continue to do what you do best: run your own life.

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  A Year of Playing Catch - What a...

  Ethan D. Bryan

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  Journey with prolific author and avid baseball fan Ethan Bryan on an exciting quest to play catch every day for a year, and discover the lessons he learned about the sacredness of play, finding connections, and being fully present to the human experience. A Casey Award finalist! 
  Ethan Bryan played and wrote about baseball for years. Then his daughters challenged him to set out on a yearlong experiment: to play catch with someone every day. This experience led him across 10 states and 12,000 miles on a quest both quixotic and inspiring. 
  Taking you from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to the home of the Daytona Tortugas in Florida, Bryan played ball and swapped stories with public school teachers, veterans, journalists, nurses, musicians, entertainers, entrepreneurs, athletes from every level--amateur to pro--and members of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. Plus, he visited famous destinations such as the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, Miracle League fields, and the original "Field of Dreams" in Iowa. 
  But throughout the book, Bryan reveals it's about much more than who he played catch with: it's what he learned from their vastly different stories. Lessons include:How play can reignite a fire within you and transform your lifeHow to find joy in the simple thingsHow one life can impact a whole community. . . and more. 
    
  For baseball fans and everyone who loves a good story, A Year of Playing Catch is an inspiring journey about finding joy in the simple things, and the power of play to transform our lives. 
    
  A complete list of everyone who played catch with Bryan and his daughter's illustrated version of one of the stories are available in the audiobook companion PDF download.

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  Game Birds and Gun Dogs - True...

  Joseph B. Healy

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  Let legendary outdoor writer and editor Vin Sparano (Outdoor Life Magazine) take you into the great outdoors with stories about hunters, their dogs, and the upland game and waterfowl they hunt.Hunters will experience all the emotion they do in the outdoors in the comfort of their easy chair: the smell of an autumn forest, the friendship of a trusted hunting dog, the joy of the hunt, the satisfaction of a fine meal.Listeners will be grateful to have joined these hunts!

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  Boys in the Boat The: Book...

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  
   
  The Boys in the Boat is the unforgettable true story of how nine working-class young men from the American West defied the odds to rise from obscurity to Olympic glory. Set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and the rise of Nazi Germany, this is a tale of grit, sacrifice, and the unbreakable spirit of teamwork.
   
  Through relentless hardship, brutal training, and a bond forged by adversity, a crew of unlikely athletes learned to move not as individuals—but as one. Their journey from humble beginnings to the 1936 Berlin Olympics is more than a sports triumph; it’s a life lesson in resilience, unity, and the extraordinary power of collective purpose.

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  Grinders - Baseball's Intrepid...

  Mike Capps, Chuck Hartenstein

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  Baseball is a game of stars, but this is not their story. These are the stories of players who battled their way to a chance in the big leagues and hung on as long as they could — Deacon Jones, Brian Mazone, and Lorenzo Bundy. They are tales of a love of the game, passed from father to son. Without the Grinders, without their grit, determination, and persistence, there would be no stars. The Grinders fill every roster at every level, plugging away year after year. 
  In Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry, Capps and Chuck Hartenstein chronicle the game’s foot soldiers. These are the unheralded players who took the hard knocks road, spending their careers bouncing between the Show and obscurity, never quite achieving their dreams, all for a chance to play the game they love. 
  The rank-and-file players we call Grinders, make up the biggest percentage of major-league team rosters. Yet unless you're an addicted fan, you might not know much about your team's No. 5 starter, backup catcher, fourth or fifth outfielder or backup infielders—the Grinders on the team. You might not appreciate the struggles they've had simply making it to the big leagues. Now you will. Grinders: Baseball’s Intrepid Infantry chronicles their stories. 
   

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