Book description
Media track record: Szymanski has written for, been interviewed and been quoted in the New York Times, NPR, The Guardian, BBC News, Bloomberg News, CNN, Freakonomics Radio, ESPN, and Sports Illustrated. Weineck has published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Modern Language Notes, Germanic Review, and American Poetry ReviewPlatform: Szymanski has nearly 10,000 followers on Twitter. He writes regularly about sports, economics and politics and is regarded as one of the world’s leading experts on the economics of sport. Weineck is an MLA-Award winning professor of German and comparative literature at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor who gained national attention last year when NPR gave her a joint interview with Szymanski concerning a book they co-wrote on the meaning of the word “Soccer.”Credentials: The authors are residents of Michigan and can speak to many of the issues surrounding race, class and economics in Detroit. Szymanski can also talk about: Sports management and economics; sport history, culture and society; European sport and the internationalization of sport; international sports federations and the governance of sport. Speaking: Szymanski is a constant fixture at academic and sports business courses around the world. Blurbs/endorsements: Billy Beane, David Maraniss, Simon Kuper, Heather Ann Thompson, Dave Zirin.
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Playing a wide variety of audio formats
Works on all devices with iOS 13 and newer
Huge amount of features for a small price
Frequent updates to add new features and improve existing ones
Advanced playback controls
Live sound processing
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice and noise reduction
Translated into more than 20 languages
If you love listening to fiction audiobooks, ListenBook has features to make the process easier.
Edit book data: title, author, cover
Use equalizer to make the sound comfortable for you
Adjust the playback speed
Enjoy dark and light app themes
Supported formats: MP3, M4B, AWB, FLAC, OGG audio files and many more (must be DRM free)
Auto-Bookmarks make it easy to find your place
AirPlay support allows redirection of audio output.
VoiceOver support
Dark mode for night owls
Convenient bookmarking system helps you mark the most important places.
Unlimited bookmarks for each audiobook
Put your own cover on the wager
Share your audiobook with friends
Lock-screen control
Customise app with extensive options
Sleep timer with shake to reset, set custom notification sounds, and a few unique options
Auto rewind depending on paused time, customize rewind times to your liking
Removing background noise from recordings made in classrooms and meetings
Changing the timbre of the reader's voice for a better listening experience