ABC of Australian Cricket by Ken Piesse
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sport
A smile-on-your-dial Australian cricket dictionary: lists, laughs, legends and larrikins and lots of extraordinary happenings in an A to Z format. An A to Z of cricket stories, legends and sledges - plus fascinating facts and figures about Australia's cricketing men and women. Ken's two recent titles wi ...Show more
Neil Balme: A Tale of Two Men by Anson Cameron, Neil Balme
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The long-awaited memoir of one of AFL's hardest players and most respected behind-the-scenes coaches. 'You've got to have that madness in your mind to win, win, win. You've got to have that somewhere, but it can't consume you.' This story begins in infamy. Everyone's first glimpse of the man is of fer ...Show more
My Dream Time: The #1 bestselling memoir from global tennis superstar Ash Barty by Ash Barty
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: near fine
It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it's always been important to reflect on every part of ...Show more
The Bodyline Fix: How Women Saved Cricket by Marion Stell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
'Not often in sport history do the events of men's and women's sport run parallel, adjacent and intertwined in importance. I could not think of another similar example anywhere in the world. Surprisingly, these women were key players in the Bodyline saga. This is their story.'Over thirty years ago, hist ...Show more
Tom Wills: First Wild Man of Australian Sport by Greg de Moore
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The definitive biography of the visionary sportsman who brought us Australian Rules football This is the story of Tom Wills--flawed genius, sporting libertine, fearless leader, and agitator, and the man most often credited with creating the game we now know as Australian Rules football. Sent to the ...Show more
Biff: Rugby League's Infamous Fights by Glen Humphries
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The biff had been part and parcel of rugby league for a century. Condoned even. As violent play like stiff arms, spear tackles, facial massages and stomping were weeded out of the game, the punch remained. As recently as the 1980s, league bosses would say there was nothing fans liked to see more than tw ...Show more
All In: The Autobiography of Billie Jean King by Billie Jean King
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sport
An intimate self-portrait encompassing the life, times, and career of one of the most transformative individuals -- let alone athletes -- of recent timesIn this spirited account, Billie Jean King details her life's journey to find her true self. She recounts her groundbreaking tennis career -- six years ...Show more
The Boy from Boomerang Crescent by Eddie Betts
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport
It’s a long, hard road from the Nullarbor to the MCG. How does a self-described ‘skinny Aboriginal kid’ overcome a legacy of family tragedy to become an AFL legend? One thing’s for sure: it’s not easy. But then, there’s always been something special about Eddie Betts. Betts grew up in Port Lincoln and K ...Show more
The Little Book of Shane Warne by Orange Hippo!
$14.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: The\Little Book Of... Ser.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest bowlers in the history of cricket, Shane Warne was a giant of his time. A sporting hero and national icon, young cricketers today are inspired by his leg spin legacy. Perhaps the most charismatic personality of any sport, Shane Warne's triumphs restored craft and s ...Show more
Crickonomics: The Anatomy of Modern Cricket by Tim Stefan; Wigmore Szymanski
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
An engaging tour of the modern game from an award-winning journalist and the economist who co-authored the bestselling Soccernomics. Why does England rely on private schools for their batters - but not their bowlers? How did demographics shape India's rise? Why have women often been the game's great inn ...Show more
Pain and Privilege: Inside Le Tour by Sophie Smith
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
A profound insight into the stories behind the image of the Tour de France, showcasing the sacrifice, despair, strategy and chaos of those four weeks in July to reveal a fascinating new perspective on the greatest race on earth. Every year, the Tour de France puts on one of the great viewing spectacles ...Show more
The Master: The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer is beloved as a phenomenon, a symbol of enduring greatness and yet is intensely private. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest, most self ...Show more