The Boy from Boomerang Crescent by Eddie Betts
$34.99 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 ...Show more
The Stars of Football: The World's Best Players by Rodolphe Gaudin
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game's current era with over 90 player profiles including action photos and key statistics. The Stars of Football profiles over 90 players, telling the stories of their rise and successes. This fully illustrated book showcases the biggest names to grace ...Show more
One Good Run - The Legend of Burt Munro by Tim Hanna
$29.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Now a motion picture The World s Fastest Indianstarring Sir Anthony Hopkins. One Good Runis the amazing story of Kiwi motorcycling legend, backyard engineering genius and land speed record holder Burt Munro. He broke several international speed records with a motorbike he modified in his Christchurch sh ...Show more
The Rules of Backyard Cricket by Jock Serong
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Darren Keefe is in the boot of a car. The gag, the cable ties, the bullet hole in his knee - everything points towards a shallow grave. His story, now unrolling beneath him, starts with a boy wrestling his brother in a suburban backyard - all the fury in his small body poured into the rules of a made-up ...Show more
Science of Running: Analyse your Technique, Prevent Injury, Revolutionize your Training by DK
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Science of Running goes further than any other running book to interrogate the muscle groups and bodily systems involved in being an effective runner, and shows how to apply insights gained to train for optimal performance. The book examines the running motion of the body and explains how to analyse you ...Show more
Blue Lake: Finding Dudley Flats and the West Melbourne Swamp by David Sornig
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sport
In Blue Lake,David Sornig examines how the 8km-square zone to the west of central Melbourne became the city's blind spot. Once a fertile wetland with a large blue saltwater lagoon, it passed through various incarnations- from boneyards and rubbish tips; through the Depression-era Dudley Flats shanty tow ...Show more
When All is Said & Done by Neale Daniher
$44.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Neale Daniher sat down to pen a letter to the grandchildren he'll never get to know. And then he kept on writing ... In 2013, the AFL legend was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease - a cruel and incurable condition. He had a choice. He could spend his remaining time focused on himself, or he could seiz ...Show more
Legends of the Australian Football Hall of Fame by Bruce Eva; Nick Bowen; Peter Ryan; Geoff Slattery (Editor)
$34.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Created in 1996, the Australian Football Hall of Fame celebrates the achievements of more than 200 of the game's greatest names. It seeks to recognise and enshrine players, coaches, umpires, administrators and media representatives who have made significant contributions to Australian Football - at any ...Show more
The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Kobe Bryant is a legend, The Rise is a fascinating look at his early life and how he became regarded as one of basketball's greatest ever players. Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. It took the tragedy of that helicopter crash to reveal the full ...Show more
Naomi Osaka by Ben Rothenberg
$36.99 AUD
Category: Sport
This deeply revealing biography of tennis phenomenon Naomi Osaka tells the story behind her grand slam-winning career and her advocacy for racial justice and mental health. Most tennis fans met the Haitian-American-Japanese player Naomi Osaka for the first time as they watched her win the 2018 US Open i ...Show more
Hitting Against the Spin: How Cricket Really Works by Nathan Leamon, Ben Jones
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport
'Fascinating and insightful . . . lifts the curtain to reveal the inner workings of international cricket. A must-read for any cricketer, coach or fan' Eoin Morgan'This path-breaking book should be compulsory reading for commentators and captains - and all cricket fans' Mervyn King'Clever and original b ...Show more
Fishing Knots and Rigs by Dick Lewers
$12.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Illustrated with clear, step-by-step diagrams, this guide shows all the knots and rigs one needs to know for successful fishing.