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  100 Mind-Blowing Soccer Facts -...

  Felix Grayson

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  Soccer isn’t just a game—it’s a global phenomenon bursting with strange, wild, and unforgettable moments that defy logic. Whether you’re a die-hard fan, a trivia buff, or someone who just loves hearing the unexpected, this audiobook delivers 100 jaw-dropping stories that will leave you stunned.
   
  Inside, you’ll hear about:
  
   
  The time a goalkeeper accidentally scored with his backside
  
   
  The referee who gave a red card to... a chair
  
   
  A match brought to a halt by a drone mid-air
  
   
  A player sent off for winking at his opponent
  
   
  The shortest match ever—just 2 seconds long
  
   
  A stray dog that ran on the pitch and saved a goal
  
   
  A player who changed his name because he thought he was cursed
  
   
  A fan who snuck onto the field—and actually played
  
  
   
  From bizarre goals to absurd red cards, strange coincidences to hilarious fails, this audiobook is a goldmine of soccer’s most unpredictable moments.
   
  Perfect for:
  
   
  Soccer lovers who can’t get enough of the beautiful game’s weird side
  
   
  Sports trivia fans looking for the wildest facts on record
  
   
  Casual listeners who enjoy fun, fast, and surprising true stories
  
   
  Anyone who wants the ultimate conversation starter
  
  
   
  Whether you listen from start to finish or jump into random chapters, every story will surprise, entertain, and show you why soccer just might be the world’s craziest sport.
   
  Hit play and get ready for a wild ride through 100 of the most mind-blowing moments in soccer history.

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  Cairngorm John

  John Allen

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  The Cairngorm mountains in Scotland are a magnet for climbers and walkers. John Allen spent more than thirty years in the Cairngorm Mountain Rescue Team saving the lost and injured. This special anniversary edition of his story includes additional photographs and new chapters discussing how mountain rescue has developed over the last decade. 
   
  “The twisting mix of sadness and wit are blended together with perfection” MOUNTAIN RESCUE MAGAZINE 
   
  `A fascinating account of a man of great humility and remarkable courage.' Annie Brown, The Daily Record 
   
   `Makes Touching the Void seem like a pretty routine day on the hill. ‘Iain Macwhirter, The Sunday Herald  
   
  `Cairngorm John is a remarkable piece of work: succinct, moving, compassionate, gripping, technically detailed and yet broad enough in its appeal to hold the attention of general audiences'-Rennie MacOwen, The Scots Magazine 
   
  `Cairngorm John portrays the human side of mountain rescue, clearly demonstrating the emotional roller coaster that's involved, as well as the camaraderie that exists within teams like Cairngorm Mountain Rescue. I wish every 'do-gooder' who insists on full-time professional mountain rescue teams would read the book and recognise that the main ingredients for a mountain rescuer are commitment, concern and enthusiasm. John Allen has all these in abundance. He also tells a very good story.' Cameron McNeish, TGO Magazine 
   
  ‘It’s as much about love of the mountains as their dangers.’ LIBBY PURVES

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  Le Coq - A Journey to the Heart...

  Peter Bills

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  From French rugby's origins in Le Havre, (as an English export in the late nineteenth century) to the Catalan coast, acclaimed rugby writer Peter Bills travels the length and breadth of this vast country visiting not only the big cities but those regional heartlands of the game such as Toulouse, Bordeaux and Clermont as well as clubs in the Basque country, to reveal a country whose deep love of rugby has created a culture and playing style like no other. 
   
  Featuring exclusive interviews with many of the greatest international players to have played club rugby in France, from Jonny Wilkinson to Dan Carter, as well as French legends of the sport, from Serge Blanco and Jean-Pierre Rives to Antoine Dupont, Le Coq: A History of French rugby brings to life the passion, colour, excitement, characters, anecdotes, locations and great moments of French rugby's near 150 years of existence, just as it prepares to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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  Blood and Fire - The...

  Brian R. Solomon

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  The captivating story of how The Sheik captured the imagination of a generation, conquered the wrestling business, and lost it all in a blaze of flame and glory
  		 
  He was the most vicious, bloodthirsty, reviled villain in the history of the ring. During the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s, he drew record crowds everywhere he went and left a trail of burned and bloody opponents in his wake. He was The Sheik: the mysterious and terrifying madman from Syria whose wanton destruction and mayhem are the stuff of wrestling legend. But what those legions of fans screaming for his head never knew was that The Sheik was really Eddie Farhat.
  		 
  From Lansing, Michigan, and the son of Arab immigrants, Farhat served his country proudly in World War II and was fulfilling the American dream through hard work and tireless dedication to his craft. And when he wasn’t screaming unintelligibly and attacking his enemies with sharp objects, he was busy being the owner and operator of World Wide Sports, one of the most successful wrestling companies in North America.
  		 
  This is Blood and Fire: The Unbelievable Real-Life Story of Wrestling’s Original Sheik.

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  A Grand Slam for God - A Journey...

  Burke Masters

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  Burke Masters had the perfect game plan for his life: he was going to become a Major League Baseball player. As a star infielder for Mississippi State with a game-winning grand slam to help his team reach the College World Series, he was well on his way to the career of his dreams. But little did he know that his life-changing call would not be from a recruiter to join the Major Leagues—it would be from God to become a priest.   In this page-turning memoir, Fr. Burke takes readers on an intimate personal journey—from his childhood outside of Chicago, to his success in baseball, to his conversion to Catholicism, and finally, to his acceptance of his vocation. Amid severe doubt and personal loss, he learned to embrace his fundamental identity—not as an athlete, but as a beloved son of God and a spiritual father to God’s people. Fr. Burke’s story is a powerful reminder that God’s plan for us is so much greater than our own; that it fulfills our dreams in ways greater than we could have imagined; and that if we only have the courage to say yes, every moment is an opportunity for a grand slam for God. 

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  Once In The Jungle

  Daniel Zalewski

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  Daniel Zalewski is the features director of The New Yorker. He edits the work of many staff writers, including David Grann, Jane Mayer, Alex Ross, Lawrence Wright, Ian Parker, George Packer, and Rebecca Mead. Zalewski began his career as an intern at Harper’s. He became an editor at Lingua Franca and then moved to the New York Times Magazine, where he worked as a story editor for five years. He has been at The New Yorker since 2003, and has contributed his own writing to the magazine, including profiles of Rem Koolhaas, Werner Herzog, Ian McEwan, Guillermo Del Toro, and Christian Marclay. He has also written for the Times Book Review, Slate, and Salon. 
   
  Daniel Zalewski's essay "Once In The Jungle" chronicles American Tobias Schneebaum, a painter-turned adventurer who hitchhiked to Peru, walked into the Amazon jungle and came to live with an isolated native Indian tribe, the Arakmbut people, for seven months in 1956, and his defining moment of participating in cannibalism. 
   
  Gary Telles has been narrating audiobooks for the past ten years. A veteran stage actor, he has performed classical, contemporary and original theatre across the country, in addition to appearing on television, radio and CD-ROM.

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