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The definitive, personal account of the deadliest season in the history of Everest by the acclaimed journalist and author of Into the Wild. Read by the author. Also, hear a Fresh Air interview with Krakauer conducted shortly after his ordeal.

In his memoir, written with award-winning journalist John Carlin, tennis star Rafael Nadal reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal story behind his success. What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport? Rafael Nadal has the answers...

Carlo Ancelotti is one of the greatest managers of all time, with five Champions League titles to his name. Yet his approach could not be further from the aggressive theatricals favoured by many of his rivals. His understated style has earned him the fierce loyalty of players like David Beckham, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Cristiano Ronaldo.

For three extraordinary seasons at Bayern Munich, Marti Perarnau was given total access around the German super club - to its players, its backroom staff, its board members and, above all, its manager, Pep Guardiola. In the follow-up to his critically acclaimed account of Guardiola's first full season at Bayern, Pep Confidential, Perarnau now lifts the lid on the Catalan's whole tenure in Bavaria.

For years the world has followed his progress, from teen sensation in Sydney to bona fide phenom in Athens, and now as a living Olympic legend in Beijing with a peerless record of gold medals, more than any Olympic athlete throughout history. In No Limits, Michael Phelps - the greatest competitor we've seen since Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods, or Lance Armstrong - will share with listeners the secrets to his remarkable success, from training to execution.

Filled with delightful and insightful stories about golf and the golfers Rotella works with, Golf Is Not a Game of Perfect will improve the game of even the most casual weekend player.

From the ties that anchor us, to the have-to/get-to junctures that scaffold our days, to the shoulder-brush interactions that shape our perspectives, the stories in The Compost File alert us to what we might be missing while we’re looking the other way. Sherri Coale sees what many miss and is willing to dive out of bounds to save a moment so that others can see it as well. She sets the stage, tells the story, and then creates the space for it to land where and how it will. Coale’s bite-sized nuggets, told with intimate detail, provide a thought-provoking exploration into the human condition.

As a World Series-winning pitcher with the San Francisco Giants, Jeremy Affeldt stared down all kinds of pressure. But none compared to the stress he faced in his personal life, when things completely fell apart. He learned that going it alone in a crisis is like trying to pitch without a catcher—there’s no one to help with the next pitch or advise you on the curveballs.

I Sort-hvid lægger han for første gang alle kortene på bordet og fortæller den ærlige, åbenhjertige og inspirerende historie om sin karriere – og det der gik forud. Det er en fortælling om sejrene, nederlagene, skandalerne og samarbejdet med de største stjerner i dansk håndbold. Men det er også en fortælling om at være et udiagnosticeret balladebarn, om at være tiltrukket af hash og alkohol – og om at slå sig på sine egne kanter som voksen. I mere end 25 år har Klavs Bruun Jørgensen været en del af international håndbold.

When the Final Whistle Blows tells the story of a season, and a farewell. This deeply personal memoir chronicles Tottenham Hotspur’s 2024/25 campaign under former coach, Ange Postecoglou, but ultimately becomes a tribute to fellow fan and friend, Cameron Whyte, beloved former leader of the Australian Tottenham Hotspur supporters club, OzSpurs in Sydney.

In Abused: Surviving Sexual Assault and a Toxic Gymnastics Culture, Rachel details her experiences as a competitive gymnast and the painful realities of being one of Nassar’s many victims. With honesty and candidness, Rachel shares how the sport she loved that gave her so much—friendships, accomplishments, a college education—is also tangled in a dangerously toxic culture that needs to be fixed. In a world that was setting her up for a lifetime of recovery, she tells how faith, family, and an army of survivors made healing possible.

Former competitive figure skater and coach Jocelyn Jane Cox is desperate to care for her toddler and her ailing mother, all while preparing to host a fabulous zebra-themed first birthday party at her house. As a new parent whose supportive mom is slipping away with dementia, she finds herself spinning in the middle of the so-called "sandwich generation."

In his first fourteen seasons, as a pitcher for the Giants, Christy Mathewson never won fewer than twenty games in a season, and he almost single-handedly won the 1905 World Series. In 1918, though age thirty-eight and exempt from military service, he enlisted for World War I, where he exposed himself to nearly lethal amounts of mustard gas as he taught soldiers how to put on gas masks. When he returned home, he was diagnosed with lung problems and tuberculosis, which led to his untimely death at the age of forty-five.

For a Yellow Jersey narrates the many remarkable lives of the women's Tour de France. A race which has, in its various incarnations, acted as a microcosm of the women's bike racing scene as a whole. Like the careers of many of its participants, the race itself represents an inspiring story of survival against the odds and in the harshest possible conditions. Paul Maunder tells this a chequered story which dates back to 1955 and features false starts, media indifference, financial mismanagement and institutional sexism.

The definitive biography of Nolan Ryan, arguably the greatest pitcher in the history of baseball, from New York Times bestselling sportswriter Tim Brown. Nolan Ryan was the hero to two of America’s biggest institutions: Texas and baseball. NOLAN is an exploration of God, family, baseball...

Jamais Alfred Nakache, enfant juif de Constantine, n'aurait imaginé défendre un jour les couleurs de la France aux Jeux olympiques de Berlin en 1936. Ni décrocher le record du monde du 200 mètres brasse papillon en 1941, sous le régime du maréchal Pétain. À force de volonté, armé d'un invincible sourire, il s'est hissé au sommet des podiums. Mais, lors des championnats de 1943, le voilà interdit de bassin. En décembre de la même année, " le poisson " est arrêté puis déporté à Auschwitz.

La vida de Manel Estiarte, el mejor waterpolista español y uno de los más grandes deportistas de la historia de España, contada por él mismo desde su infancia hasta su regreso a Barcelona de la mano de Pep Guardiola. No sólo aborda temas relacionados con su carrera profesional, como los Juegos Olímpicos de Barcelona 92 y la mítica final de waterpolo contra Italia, sino que también relata los aspectos y experiencias de su vida personal que más lo han condicionado e influido.

«L'histoire de Paris 2024 a débuté il y a plus de dix ans. On a été 6, puis 50, puis 4 000 et, quand Céline Dion s'est mise à chanter L'Hymne à l'amour le soir du 26 juillet 2024, nous étions des millions. C'est l'histoire d'une victoire collective. Celle d'un grand projet qui nous a obligés à travailler ensemble et à nous mettre au service de quelque chose qui nous dépassait. C'est une histoire qui raconte bien plus que la construction d'une édition des Jeux, et c'est pour ça que j'avais envie de la partager.

Le plus grand entraîneur de tous les temps, entre autres de Manchester United, revient sur ses trente-huit années de management. Il analyse les décisions charnières qu'il a dû prendre pour en tirer de précieux enseignements et nous donner les clés de succès professionnels et personnels durables.

What if chasing a little white ball could change the way you see the world? In 1000 Courses: From Fairways to Friendships, Brent “Fader” Wade takes listeners on a once-in-a-lifetime odyssey across more than a thousand golf courses on six continents. From the windswept links of Scotland to hidden gems in New Zealand, from Pebble Beach’s iconic 7th hole to a six-hole honor-system course on Stewart Island, this is more than a travelogue—it’s a journey into the heart of what makes golf, and life, unforgettable. Along the way, Wade discovers that golf is never just about the scorecard.