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Patrick Smith's Sport: Best of 2016-2017
The articles in this must-read collection cover contributions to The Australian newspaper in 2016 and early 2017. As well as Smith's commentary pieces, particularly on horse racing, there are collections...
Why We Love Baseball: A History in 50 Moments
'Joe Posnanski is baseball's greatest modern-day storyteller, and his passion and expertise leap through every page of this book' - New York Times Why We Love Baseball is the classic...
Tennis's Strangest Matches: Extraordinary but true stories from over
In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport
A highly entertaining romp through sporting history's best sins and greatest sinners. WHERE THERE'S SPORT, THERE'S SINNING. Name a global sports icon and there will be a sin or two....
Our Great Game
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Our Great Game - The Photographic History of Australian Football will take you on a journey of the country's biggest sporting code, from its origins in 1858 right through to...
Guts and Glory: Diggers, Sport and War
From one of Australia's leading military historians and biographers, Peter Rees, comes Guts and Glory , an enthralling history of the way in which sport is ever present in the...
Football War: The VFA and VFL's Battle for Supremacy 1930-1949
In the shadow of the impending Second World War, a battle for control kicked off between two rival factions in Australian Rules football-the powerful upstart Victorian Football League, comprising the...
How Britain Brought Football to the World
Even though many countries play football better than we do, they'll forever have to thank Britain for giving them the fun, the excitement, the tragedy, the triumph, the pain, the...
An Island's Eleven: The Story of Sri Lankan Cricket
This first book to tell the full story of cricket in Sri Lanka is sure to be a contender for sports book awards. From Sathasivam to Sangakkara, Murali to Malinga,...
The 100 Funniest Moments in Australian Cricket
From Alex Price's on-field karaoke session to Rob Quiney's resurrection of a dead seagull and Shane Watson's formidably funny front pad, these are the moments of physical slapstick and verbal...
Fair Go, Sport: Inspiring and uplifting tales of the good folks, great
Sport was never meant to be complicated. No gibberish, no statistics, no talk of green-zones, black-zones, channels and percentage plays, no cheating, no grubbiness and certainly no ball-tampering. Peter FitzSimons...
Facts, Stats & Trivia of the Melbourne Cup
p>The Melbourne Cup is Australiarsquo;s premier sporting event hellip; lsquo;the race that stops a nationrsquo;. Since its firstnbsp;running in 1861, the history of the Cup ndash; the winners, the trainers...
The Legends Club: Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Valvano, and an
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The riveting inside story of college basketball's fiercest rivalry among three coaching legends--University of North Carolina's Dean Smith, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski, and North Carolina State's Jim Valvano--by the king of...
The Lost Lionesses: The incredible story of England's forgotten
'Inspiring. After reading this book, I'm ready to run through a brick wall for these girls.' - Karen Bardsley, ex-Lioness HERALDED ABROAD, MOCKED AT HOME, BANNED BY THE FA... ALL...
A Woman's Game: The Rise, Fall, and Rise Again of Women's Football
A TIMES SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEARLONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR'A truly important book.' MEGAN RAPINOE'Hardhitting and clear sighted.' THE TIMES'Impassioned . . . joyous.'...
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play
The sweeping story of the American stadium-from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to recreation,...
The Stadium: An American History of Politics, Protest, and Play
The sweeping story of the American stadium-from the first wooden ballparks to today's glass and steel mega-arenas-revealing how it has made, and remade, American life Stadiums are monuments to recreation,...
The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer -
SOON TO BE A MAJOR FILM STARRING MARK RYLANCE The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer 'The story of its greatest...
Jack Gibson's Fur Coat: Rugby league oddities and artefacts
If rugby league buried a time capsule Jack Gibson's fur coat would be the first item placed inside - if you could solve the mystery of its whereabouts. League's precious...
War Blacks: The extraordinary story of New Zealand's WWI All Blacks
War Blacks is the extraordinary story of New Zealand's national sport and The Great War, and the effect each had on the other. Rugby and war have played major roles...
The Great Race: 60 years of the Bathurst 1000, the bestselling book
This new updated edition includes all the cars, the stars, the thrills and the spills from six decades of the Bathurst classic including the 2023 60th year race - by...
The Hornet
'Jeff Horn's story ... could have been the script for a boxing movie' Inside Sport Jeff Horn took up boxing after being tormented as a teenager. Twelve years later on...
Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of
The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you've watched Air you saw Matt Damon's portrayal...
The Times Speed: The History of Formula 1 World Championships
'This book expertly captures the extraordinary events and legendary drivers who made the sport what it is today. A must-read for any F1 fan.' - Zak Brown, CEO, McLaren Racing,...
The Little Book of Skiing: Wonder, Wit & Wisdom for the Slopes
A huge number of people ski, and this fun little book looks at all aspects of what makes it so appealing. For some, it's a serene communication with nature as...
Golf Round I'll Never Forget: Golf's Biggest Stars Recall Their Finest
With careers that often span decades -- and with most tournaments determined after four 18-hole rounds -- golfers have a lot to consider when choosing a single, stand-out round as...
Golf Round I'll Never Forget: Golf's Biggest Stars Recall Their Finest Moments
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Two Hours: The Quest to Run the Impossible Marathon
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Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever
In Playing Through the Pain: Ken Caminiti and the Steroids Confession That Changed Baseball Forever , writer Dan Good seeks to make sense of MLB MVP Ken Caminiti's fascinating, troubled...
The Bona Fide Legend of Cool Papa Bell: Speed, Grace, and the Negro Leagues
The first full biography of the star Negro Leaguer and Hall of Famer James "Cool Papa" Bell (1903-1991) was a legend in black baseball, a lightning fast switch hitter elected...
The Other Olympians: A True Story of Gender, Fascism and the Making of Modern Sport
The story of the early athletes and Olympic bureaucrats who lit the flame for today's culture wars. In December 1935, Zdenek Koubek, one of the most famous sprinters in European...
Revolutions: How Women Changed the World on Two Wheels
Simone de Beauvoir borrowed her lover's bike to cycle around Paris in the 1940s, instantly falling in love with the freedom it gave her (even when an accident caused her...
Cyclopedia: It's All About the Bike
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Legends and Soles: Business, Creativity and Basketball - A Memoir of an Improbable Life
The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you've watched Air you saw Matt Damon's portrayal...
The Seven Deadly Sins of Sport
A highly entertaining romp through sporting history's best sins and greatest sinners. WHERE THERE'S SPORT, THERE'S SINNING. Name a global sports icon and there will be a sin or two....
Manchester City: The Official Illustrated History
Manchester City: The Official Illustrated History celebrates the illustrious history and modern dominance of one of English football's most storied teams. Few clubs can boast a story as dramatic and...
Strong Women: Inspirational athletes at the top of their game
Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. Serena WilliamsThroughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel and this explosive book aims to uncover...
Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup
A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023'Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book...
Nadia Comaneci and the Secret Police: A Cold War Escape
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The Boomers: A biography
From heartbreak to triumph: how our national basketball team went from misfits to superstars The Boomers' Olympic triumph in Tokyo was possibly the most celebrated bronze medal in Australian sporting...
Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...
Echoing Greens: How Cricket Shaped the English Imagination
The importance of cricket to England has been immortalised in the art and literature of a thousand years. For countless artists and writers across the centuries, the culture and aesthetics...
The DiMaggios: Three Brothers, Their Passion for Baseball, Their
The great American story of three brothers-Joltin' Joe, Dom, and Vince Dimaggio-and the great American game, baseball, that would consume their livesMore than three hundred fifty sets of brothers have...
The Times Olympic Moments: 100 epic highlights from the history of the
'I've had the unique privilege of witnessing some of the most incredible moments in Olympic history. This book beautifully captures these extraordinary events and the athletes who made them possible....
The Times Olympic Moments: 100 epic highlights from the history of the
'I've had the unique privilege of witnessing some of the most incredible moments in Olympic history. This book beautifully captures these extraordinary events and the athletes who made them possible....
Answered Prayers: England and the 1966 World Cup
A Financial Times Book of the Year 2023A Daily Express Book of the Year 2023'Magnificent, moving, often funny and deeply researched account . . . Is this just a book...
Strong Women: Inspirational athletes at the top of their game
Overpower. Overtake. Overcome. Serena WilliamsThroughout history, every woman pulling on spikes, lacing up boots and picking up a racquet has been a rebel and this explosive book aims to uncover...
Angels With Dirty Faces: The Footballing History of Argentina
'ABSORBING' Guardian'ENTHRALLING' New Statesman'EPIC' Evening Standard'INESCAPABLE' The Sunday Times'MAGISTERIAL' Irish ExaminerFully revised and updated, the definitive history of Argentinian football from the award-winning author of Inverting the PyramidAlfredo Di Stefano,...