Sachin Tendulkar: The Man Cricket Loved Back by ESPN Cricinfo
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Sachin Tendulkar's retirement from the sport in November 2013 was among the most-watched cricket events of the year, one that tugged at the heartstrings of Indians and cricket lovers worldwide. Shortly after he walked off the field for the last time, the Government of Indai bestowed the Bharat Ratna, th ...Show more
Muhammad Ali: A Tribute to the Greatest by Thomas Hauser
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Pulitzer prize nominee and William Hill award-winning writer Thomas Hauser's tribute to Ali, the greatest sporting icon the world has ever seen. Few global personalities have commanded an all-encompassing sporting and cultural audience like Muhammad Ali. Many have tried to interpret in words his impact ...Show more
The Call of the Road: The History of Cycle Road Racing by Chris Sidwells
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Eddy Merckx. Fausto Coppi. Jacques Anquetil. Bernard Hinault. Beryl Burton. Marianne Vos. A sole cyclist battling over a pass high in the mountains is one of the most romantic of sporting images. In the past 150 years road cycling has been dominated by a series of iconic people who have redefined endura ...Show more
Running Free - The Autobiography by Robin Knox-Johnston
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Sir Robin Knox-Johnston burst to fame when he became the first man ever to complete a single-handed, non-stop circumnavigation of the world. Now, 50 years on from that famous voyage, he reveals the true, extraordinary story of his life. After leaving school, he immediately joined the Royal Naval Reser ...Show more
The Men on Magic Carpets: Searching for the Superhuman Sports Star by Ed Hawkins
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
'An absolute gem. Funny, incredible and brilliantly reported, in Ed Hawkins the sports world has its own Jon Ronson.' - Will StorrThe bizarre true story about the cosmic side of sportsEver wondered if the mind tricks used by Luke Skywalker or his Star Wars brethren were real? Ed Hawkins did. A Jedi-wann ...Show more
Life As I Know It by Michelle Payne, John Harms
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage. Michelle was put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. ...Show more
A Father's Son: Family, football and forgiveness (HB) by Mat Rogers
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Mat Rogers is an Aussie footy legend and TV star who has triumphed over hardship, loss and heartache. He is finally ready to share his powerful life story. He is one of the most talented footballers of the modern era and a dual international in rugby league and rugby union. But for a long time, Mat Rog ...Show more
Steve Smith's Men by Geoff Lemon
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
WISDEN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 | WINNER OF THE CRICKET SOCIETY & MCC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2019 TELEGRAPH CRICKET BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 CRICKET WRITER'S CLUB (CWC) BOOK OF THE YEAR He was the top Test batsman in the world, with numbers bettered only by ...Show more
Running with Sherman: The Donkey Who Survived Against All Odds and Raced Like a Champion by Christopher McDougall
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Bestselling author of Born to Run rehabilitates a donkey to winning success. When barefoot running guru Christopher McDougall takes in a neglected donkey, his aim is to get Sherman back to reasonable health. But Sherman is ill-tempered, obstinate and uncooperative - and it's clear his poor treatment has ...Show more
Keeping Your Head in the Game - Untold Stories of the Highs and Lows of a Life in Sport by Gary Bloom
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Elite athletes play out their lives in the most public of arenas. Everything they do is analysed in real time and then picked apart in the pub afterwards. "Why did they miss that penalty?" "What made him fall at the first jump?" "That press conference was a bit weird." We can all speculate, but what's r ...Show more
Reach for the Skies: Ballooning, Birdmen and Blasting into Space. A personal history of aviation by Sir Richard Branson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography | Reading Level: good
A thrilling and very personal history of flight by the world-famous adventurer and businessman. As far back as stories go, pioneers have reached for the skies. In the last two hundred years, they have mastered the air and made the modern world possible. Today they are bringing outer space within our rea ...Show more
Australia's Game: The History of Australian Football by Matthew Nicholson, Bob Stewart, Greg de Moore, Rob Hess
$60.00 AUD
Category: Sporting Biography
Australia's Game is the definitive history of Australian football, tracing the evolution of the game from its earliest, rudimentary forms - in the period preceding the first recorded game, in 1858 - to the totally professional game of the modern era. The authors, all passionate about the history of Aus ...Show more