A Runner's High by Dean Karnazes
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
The iconic superhuman endurance runner embarks on his toughest challenge yet-the Western States 100-offering insights into why running is so challenging and rewarding. Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits, from running in the shoe-melting heat of Death Valley to the lung-fr ...Show more
In Praise of Famous Horses: An A-Z of the Most Celebrated in History and Culture, Myth and Sport by Sean Magee
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
In Praise of Famous Horses is an A-Z companion to perhaps the most loved of all domesticated animals. From D.H. Lawrence's horse Aaron, whose hide was posthumously made into a duffel-bag, to Zippy Chippy, fabled American loser, all the horses featured in this book have their very own claim to fame. Some ...Show more
The Times Cricket Grounds of the World by Times Books
$52.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
From the history-steeped ‘home of cricket’ at Lord’s, to the mecca of Indian cricket at Eden Gardens, this encompassing guide ranges across five continents to bring you the best cricket venues the world has to offer. Accompanied by corresponding articles from The Times of notable matches at each venue, ...Show more
Campese: the last of the dream sellers by James Curran
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Once hailed as the 'Bradman of Rugby', David Campese thrilled spectators both in Australia and overseas with his footloose, crazy-brave style of free running. This book tells the story of his rise from humble beginnings to the very top of a global sport.Once hailed as the 'Bradman of Rugby', David Campe ...Show more
When Lions Roared - The Lions, the All Blacks and the Legendary Tour Of 1971 by Tom English; Peter Burns
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
By 1971 no Lions team had ever defeated the All Blacks in a Test series. Since 1904, six Lions sides had travelled to New Zealand and all had returned home bruised, battered and beaten. But the 1971 tour party was different. It was full of young, ambitious and outrageously talented players who would all ...Show more
Icons of Sport by Kevin Sheedy
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
Footy legend Kevin Sheedy crosses codes to celebrate the most iconic Australian sportspeople of his time, paying tribute to the 28 men and women whose feats have most inspired him during a life in sport. From Jack Brabham and Evonne Goolagong Cawley to Lauren Jackson and Cadel Evans, this pantheon of Au ...Show more
Bradman vs Bodyline: The inside story of the most notorious Ashes series in history by Roland Perry
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
The definitive story of the most controversial chapter in the history of Australian and English cricket - the notorious Bodyline series, by Roland Perry, author Sir Donald Bradman's authorised biography, The Don. Using new material and his previous unparalleled access to Sir Donald Bradman, Roland Perry ...Show more
The Catch: Australia’s Love Affair With Fishing by Anna Clark
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
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
ABC of Australian Cricket by Ken Piesse
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
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
Ashes 2023: A Cricket Classic by Gideon Haigh
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
A great cricket series, as reported by a great cricket writer. High hopes were held for the Ashes of 2023. They were exceeded in an instant classic of five Tests between a bold England and a battling Australia, finally shared two-all. Ashes 2023 captures all the drama and skill, as well as the controver ...Show more
Le Coq: A Journey to the Heart of French Rugby by Peter Bills
$45.00 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies | Reading Level: very good
A definitive and affectionate history of French rugby published to coincide with the 6 Nations in Feb 2023 and France hosting the Rugby World Cup in Sept/Oct 2023 From French rugby's origins in Le Havre, (as an English export in the late nineteenth century) to the Catalan coast, acclaimed rugby writer P ...Show more
Legends of the track: Australia's champion jockeys and trainers by Alan Whiticker
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sports and Hobbies
In Legends of the Track: Australia's champion jockeys and trainers, best-selling author Alan Whiticker tells the stories of 25 modern-era horse racing greats. This book celebrates the careers of champions trainers such as Bart Cummings, Tommy Smith, Colin Hayes, Gai Waterhouse, Lee Freedman and Chris W ...Show more