Around the Grounds: Magic Moments from the Life of a Sports Broadcaster by Peter Newlinds, David Brewster
32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
In Around the Grounds Peter shares his favourite magical sporting memories and insights that will fire sparks of nostalgia in all sports enthusiasts. He provides the reader with numerous insights into life one step away from the action, working with many of the great broadcasters and crossing paths with ...Show more
Narcoball: Love, Death and Football in Escobar's Colombia by David Arrowsmith
34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Pablo Escobar had one obsession. Not drugs, not money, not power... football.Narcoball uncovers the incredible story of Colombian football during the early 1990s - shaped by drug lords, rivalries, and ambition. It uncovers a football empire backed by cartels - where victory was a currency of its own, an ...Show more
40 Knots and How to Tie Them by Lucy Davidson; Maria Nilsson
19.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Knowing which knot to use when and how to tie it can mean the difference between safety and danger or a dry or wet night camping. A well-tied knot is not only a safeguard, but also a thing of beauty. 40 Knots and How to Tie Them presents the essential knots, from classic sturdy, strong knots--including ...Show more
Running Like a Girl by Alexandra Heminsley
19.99 AUD
Category: Sport
'If you've ever wept, "Why Do I Want To Run?" your answer is here.' Caitlin MoranAlexandra Heminsley had high hopes- the arse of an athlete, the waist of a supermodel, the speed of a gazelle. Defeated by gyms and bored of yoga, she decided to run.Her first attempt did not end well.Six years later, she h ...Show more
The Big Book of Australian Racing Stories: Great Tales of the Turf from Jorrocks to Black Caviar by Jim Haynes
22.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Jim Haynes, Australia's favourite tale teller, loves the sport of kings as much as he loves Aussie yarns and bush verse. From country picnic tracks to the thoroughbred racecourses of Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne, from Archer to Black Caviar, from the mysterious punter Louis the Possum to the great tra ...Show more
The Unforgiven: Missionaries or Mercenaries? The Untold Story of the Rebel West Indian Cricketers Who Toured Apartheid South Africa by Ashley Gray
49.95 AUD
Category: Sport
In the early 80s, 20 West Indian cricketers were paid more than $100,000 each to take part in rebel tours of apartheid South Africa. When they returned home to the Caribbean they were banned for life and shunned by their countrymen. Some turned to drugs, some to God, while others found themselves beggin ...Show more
Grimmish by Michael Winkler
28.00 AUD
Category: Sport
Pain was Joe Grim's self-expression, his livelihood and reason for being. In 1908-09 the Italian-American boxer toured Australia, losing fights but amazing crowds with his showmanship and extraordinary physical resilience. On the east coast Grim played a supporting role in the Jack Johnson-Tommy Burns F ...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
Bomber: The Whole Story by Mark Thompson
35.00 AUD
Category: Sport
After 34 years in the game at a thousand kilometres an hour, Mark 'Bomber' Thompson stepped away from AFL footy following the Essendon drugs scandal. In this candid and uncompromising autobiography, he sets the record straight on his often controversial career. We ride the bumps of the playing field, th ...Show more
The Catch: Australia’s Love Affair With Fishing by Anna Clark
32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
In every coastal town in Australia, there's a bat shop and a boat ramp. In laundries and garages around the country, fishing rods are strung up waiting for their next outing. Walk over a bridge, look across to a wharf and there will be people casting a line. Many people have a special fishing spot, and ...Show more
Lights Out, Full Throttle: The Good the Bad and the Bernie of Formula One by Damon Hill, Johnny Herbert
34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Laurel and Hardy, Ant and Dec, Morecambe and Wise, Herbert and Hill. The history of entertainment is studded with brilliant comic duos. Johnny Herbert and Damon Hill between them competed in 261 Grand Prix amassing 25 wins, 49 podium finishes, one World Championship, 458 championship points, a Le Mans w ...Show more
Last Hours on Everest: The Gripping Story of Mallory and Irvine's Fatal Ascent by Graham Hoyland
19.99 AUD
Category: Sport
An expert mountaineer cracks Everest's most intriguing mystery - did Mallory and Irvine reach the summit before they perished on its slopes? On the 6th June 1924, mountaineers George Mallory and Sandy Irvine perished in their attempt to reach the summit of Everest. Obsessed by uncovering what happened, ...Show more