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The Joy, Frustration, and Humor of Golf and Sport
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Chicken Soup for the Soul: Tales of Golf and Sport contains Chicken Soup for the Soul’s 101 best stories and poems about golfers, golfing, and other sports. This book has fresh appeal to golfers and makes a fabulous gift.
Golfers are a special breed. They endure bad weather, early wake-up calls, great expense, and "interesting" clothing to engage in their favorite sport. This is not a book about how to play golf - it is a book about how it feels to play golf. Professional and amateur athletes contribute stories from the heart, yielding a book about the human side of golf and other sports.
Soup's on! Listen to more Chicken Soup for the Soul titles.©2008 Chicken Soup for the Soul Publishing, llc (P)2013 Audible, Inc.Los oyentes también disfrutaron...
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
Surprisingly, one of sport’s most contentious, complex, and defining clashes played out not in the boxing ring or at the line of scrimmage but on the genteel green fairways of the world’s finest golf courses. Arnie and Jack. Palmer and Nicklaus. Their 50-year duel, in both the clubhouse and the boardroom, propelled each to the status of American icon and pushed modern golf to the heights and popularity it enjoys today. Yet for all the ink that has been spilled on these two essential golf figures individually, no one has ever examined their relationship in this way.
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2 out of 5 stars
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No Match
- De Craig Black en 05-11-15
De: Ian O' Connor
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The Chicken Runs at Midnight
- A Daughter’s Message from Heaven That Changed a Father’s Heart and Won a World Series
- De: Tom Friend, Tim Kurkjian - foreword
- Narrado por: Ben Holland - foreword, Mark Schlicher
- Duración: 8 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 150
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 132
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 132
Weaving baseball history with personal memoir, this book is one that will make you thrill to victory, believe in hope, stand up to cheer for what is good in peoples' lives. It's a powerful story of redemption and faith that reminds us that God can work in our lives even when we think it's too late to change - and sometimes he sends us signs from heaven if we only have eyes to see.
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5 out of 5 stars
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not really a sport's fan
- De virginia loranger en 09-24-20
De: Tom Friend, y otros
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The Keeper
- A Life of Saving Goals and Achieving Them
- De: Ali Benjamin, Tim Howard
- Narrado por: J.D. Jackson
- Duración: 8 h y 22 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 122
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 121
In the summer of 2014, Tim Howard became an overnight sensation after more than 10 years as one of America's leading professional soccer players. His record-breaking 15 saves for the United States national team against Belgium in the World Cup electrified a nation that had only recently woken up to the Beautiful Game after decades of hibernation. In this inspiring and candid memoir, the beloved US and Everton goalkeeper finally allows himself to do something that he would never do on the field: He drops his guard.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Tim Howard Saves more then Goals!
- De Ron en 12-16-14
De: Ali Benjamin, y otros
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Wherever I Wind Up
- My Quest for Truth, Authenticity and the Perfect Knuckleball
- De: R. A. Dickey, Wayne Coffey
- Narrado por: Ben Hunter
- Duración: 9 h y 31 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 146
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 134
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 136
> The Glass Castle meets Ball Four as Mets knuckleballer R. A. Dickey weaves searing honesty and baseball insight in this memoir about his unlikely journey to the big leagues. An English Lit major at the University of Tennessee, Dickey is as articulate and thoughtful as any professional athlete in any sport - and proves it page after page, as he provides fresh and honest insight into baseball and a career unlike any other.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Marred (for me) by unfortunate performance issues
- De Tony en 03-28-13
De: R. A. Dickey, y otros
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The Pro
- Lessons About Golf and Life from My Father, Claude Harmon, Sr.
- De: Claude Harmon
- Narrado por: Joseph Buttler
- Duración: 6 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 145
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 145
Claude "Butch" Harmon is the world's number one golf coach. He taught Tiger Woods through one of the greatest stretches of victories in golf history (and, perhaps even more conspicuously, did not teach Tiger Woods following his unprecedented run), as well as superstars like Greg Norman, Adam Scott, Fred Couples, Darren Clarke, Natalie Gulbis, and Davis Love III.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A story well written
- De Dan en 09-21-11
De: Claude Harmon
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Molina
- The Story of the Father Who Raised an Unlikely Baseball Dynasty
- De: Bengie Molina, Joan Ryan
- Narrado por: Henry Leyva
- Duración: 8 h y 9 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 92
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 87
A baseball rules book. A tape measure. A lottery ticket. These were in the pocket of Bengie Molina's father when he died of a heart attack on the rutted Little League field in his Puerto Rican barrio. The items serve as thematic guideposts in Molina's beautiful memoir about his father, who, through baseball, taught his three sons about loyalty, humility, courage, and the true meaning of success.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A book about life
- De P. Griswold en 06-11-15
De: Bengie Molina, y otros
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Wonder Girl
- The Magnificent Sporting Life of Babe Didrikson Zaharias
- De: Don Van Natta Jr.
- Narrado por: Hillary Huber
- Duración: 11 h y 39 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 39
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 32
Texas girl Babe Didrikson never tried a sport too tough and never met a hurdle too high. Despite attempts to keep women from competing, Babe achieved All-American status in basketball and won gold medals in track and field at the 1932 Olympics. Then, Babe attempted to conquer golf. One of the founders of the LPGA, Babe won more consecutive tournaments than any golfer in history. But at the height of her fame, she was diagnosed with cancer. Babe would then take her most daring step of all....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great read
- De Jajam en 01-07-18
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The Keeper - Young Readers' Edition
- The Unguarded Story of Tim Howard
- De: Tim Howard
- Narrado por: William Harper
- Duración: 5 h y 1 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 24
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 17
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 17
In this heartwarming and candid memoir, Tim Howard does something he would never do on a soccer field: he drops his guard. As fiercely protective about his privacy as he is guarding the goal for the US national team and for Everton in the English Premier League, Howard opens up for the first time about how a hyperactive kid from New Jersey with Tourette's syndrome defied the odds to become one of the world’s premier goalkeepers.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't judge a book by it's cover.
- De Anonymous User en 08-17-17
De: Tim Howard
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One Shot at Forever
- A Small Town, an Unlikely Coach, and a Magical Baseball Season
- De: Chris Ballard
- Narrado por: Mike Chamberlain
- Duración: 8 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 110
In 1971, a small-town high school baseball team from rural Illinois playing with hand-me-down uniforms and peace signs on their hats defied convention and the odds. Led by an English teacher with no coaching experience, the Macon Ironmen emerged from a field of 370 teams to become the smallest school in Illinois history to make the state final, a distinction that still stands. There, sporting long hair, and warming up to "Jesus Christ Superstar", the Ironmen would play a dramatic game that would change their lives forever.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Outstanding.
- De Cartman18 en 08-02-13
De: Chris Ballard
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Shattered
- Struck Down, But Not Destroyed
- De: Frank Pastore, Ellen Vaughn
- Narrado por: Frank Pastore
- Duración: 6 h y 17 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 77
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 63
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 63
Shattered is part sports audio book, because you’ll go on road trips, enter clubhouses, and walk on the fields of professional baseball. It’s part romantic novel, because you’ll journey with two young kids who fall in love and eventually elope, evading not only her family, but the law as well - for she was only 16. It’s also a story of brokenness, betrayal, and burn-out. If you were raised in a dysfunctional family, if you’ve ever had your dreams fall apart, been betrayed by close friends, or hit the psychological “wall” in your professional career, this is your audio book too.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Loved it
- De Jim Battle en 01-29-23
De: Frank Pastore, y otros
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The Last Boy
- Mickey Mantle and the End of America's Childhood
- De: Jane Leavy
- Narrado por: Jane Leavy, John Bedford Lloyd
- Duración: 17 h y 3 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 316
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 261
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 263
Drawing on more than 500 interviews with friends and family, teammates, and opponents, she delivers the definitive account of Mantle's life, mining the mythology of The Mick for the true story of a luminous and illustrious talent with an achingly damaged soul.
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4 out of 5 stars
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The Man Behind the Myth
- De Ray en 11-12-10
De: Jane Leavy
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The Journey Home
- My Life in Pinstripes
- De: Jorge Posada, Gary Brozek
- Narrado por: Lorenzo Irizarry
- Duración: 12 h y 24 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 44
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 38
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 39
For 17 seasons the name Jorge Posada was synonymous with New York Yankees baseball. A fixture behind home plate throughout the Yankees biggest successes, Jorge became the Yankees' star catcher almost immediately upon his arrival, and in the years that followed, his accomplishments, work ethic, and leadership established him as one of the greatest Yankees ever to put on the uniform.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Jorge who?!!
- De Jacques en 11-30-22
De: Jorge Posada, y otros
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Open
- An Autobiography
- De: Andre Agassi
- Narrado por: Erik Davies
- Duración: 18 h y 4 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 7,887
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 6,589
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 6,572
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court, a beautiful, haunting autobiography. Agassi brings a near-photographic memory to every pivotal match and every relationship. Never before has the inner game of tennis and the outer game of fame been so precisely limned. In clear, taut prose, Agassi evokes his loyal brother, his wise coach, his gentle trainer, all the people who help him regain his balance and find love at last with Stefanie Graf.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Just an Incredible Story!
- De Patrick en 12-13-09
De: Andre Agassi
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Dr. J Unabridged
- The Autobiography
- De: Julius Erving, Karl Taro Greenfeld
- Narrado por: Julius Erving
- Duración: 12 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 133
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 120
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 120
With his flights of improvisation around the basket and his towering afro, Julius Erving became one of the most charismatic (and revolutionary) players basketball has ever known. But while the public has long revered this cultural icon, few have ever known of the double life of Julius Erving. Dr. J traces the inner lives of the nearly perfect player and the imperfect man - and how he has come to terms with both.
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5 out of 5 stars
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I may overrate it, but I’m a hoops junkie!
- De @JWTheBlueprint en 01-29-14
De: Julius Erving, y otros
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The Mannings
- The Fall and Rise of a Football Family
- De: Lars Anderson
- Narrado por: Ian Alan Carlsen
- Duración: 9 h y 48 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 69
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 68
From New York Times best-selling author Lars Anderson comes a revealing portrait of the first family of American sports. What the Kennedys are to politics, the Mannings are to football. Two generations have produced three NFL superstars: Archie Manning, the Ole Miss hero-turned-New Orleans Saint; his son Peyton, widely considered one of the greatest quarterbacks ever to play the game; and Peyton's younger brother, Eli, who won two Super Bowl rings of his own.
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5 out of 5 stars
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The first family of football
- De Tyler Gordon en 09-08-18
De: Lars Anderson
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Sweetness
- The Enigmatic Life of Walter Payton
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: Malcolm Hillgartner
- Duración: 18 h y 49 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 288
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 250
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 250
At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL’s all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Honest Accounting Of A Fascinating Life
- De RevInTampa en 08-19-15
De: Jeff Pearlman
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Slaying the Tiger
- A Year Inside the Ropes on the New PGA Tour
- De: Shane Ryan
- Narrado por: Sean Pratt
- Duración: 13 h y 53 m
- Versión completa
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General4 out of 5 stars 155
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Narración:3.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 141
For more than a decade, golf was dominated by one galvanizing figure: Eldrick "Tiger" Woods. But as his star has fallen, a new, ambitious generation has stepped up to claim the crown. Once the domain of veterans, golf saw a youth revolution in 2014. In Slaying the Tiger, Shane Ryan introduces us to the volatile, colorful crop of heirs apparent who are storming the barricades of this traditionally old-fashioned sport.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Reader knows no golf
- De James Trainor en 04-19-18
De: Shane Ryan
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The Last Folk Hero
- The Life and Myth of Bo Jackson
- De: Jeff Pearlman
- Narrado por: JD Jackson
- Duración: 22 h
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 422
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 380
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 380
From the mid-1980s into the early 1990s, the greatest athlete of all time streaked across American sports and popular culture. Stadiums struggled to contain him. Clocks failed to capture his speed. His strength was legendary. His power unmatched. Video game makers turned him into an invincible character—and they were dead-on. He climbed (and walked across) walls, splintered baseball bats over his knee, turned oncoming tacklers into ground meat.
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5 out of 5 stars
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If you are a sports fan and over 35 years old, you have to listen/read this. Awesome!
- De betty sammons en 06-29-23
De: Jeff Pearlman