Secondhand Sports & Memoir Bargain Book Box SP2914

Secondhand Sports & Memoir Bargain Book Box SP2914

A box spanning sporting memoir, broadcasting biography, and personal story — two Michael Parkinsons (his sporting life and his full autobiography), Ricky Ponting's Ashes Diary 2005, Chappelli on cricket, Gai Waterhouse on racing, Lewis Hamilton's rise to Formula One, Jason McCartney's survival story, and Frank McCourt's sequel to Angela's Ashes.

1. Chappelli Speaks Out — Ashley Mallett with Ian Chappell — Ian Chappell never backed away from a fight with cricket administrators, selectors, or anyone else. Mallett's biography of the most combative Australian captain of his era captures the passion and the principle behind the confrontations.
2. I'm Liz Hayes: A Memoir — Liz Hayes — The 60 Minutes journalist reflects on a career built around asking difficult questions of powerful people — and a personal life that proved equally complicated.
3. On Air — Mike Carlton — Carlton spent decades at the centre of Australian radio; his memoir covers the politics of broadcasting, the feuds with management, and the sustained art of keeping millions of people company over breakfast.
4. Living Large: The World of Harold Mitchell — Harold Mitchell built Australia's largest media-buying company from scratch, and his memoir traces the journey from lawnmowing work to boardrooms across three continents.
5. Once I Was a Princess — Jacqueline Gillespie — Gillespie's account of her marriage to the Raja of Pahang, the children taken from her, and the years of legal and emotional battle to bring them home.
6. Who Is That Man? In Search of the Real Bob Dylan — David Dalton — Dalton spent decades circling the question of what Dylan is actually doing when he reinvents himself yet again, and this is his most sustained attempt at an answer.
7. My Sporting Life: Memories, Moments and Declarations — Michael Parkinson — Parkinson's memories of the great sporting figures he encountered as a journalist: Botham, Best, Ali, Warne, and the many others who defined the decades of his watching life.
8. Keeping It Real: The Darren 'Chuck' Berry Story — Darren Berry with Martin Blake — Berry kept wicket for Victoria in the Sheffield Shield for fifteen years — behind Shane Warne at his peak — and never quite made the Test team. The story of a first-class career lived at the edge of greatness.
9. Ashes Diary 2005 — Ricky Ponting & Brian Murgatroyd — Ponting's account of the 2005 Ashes series — the one Australia lost after a decade of dominance. What it felt like inside the Australian camp as England, for the first time in a generation, proved better.
10. Parky: My Autobiography — Michael Parkinson — The full autobiography of the greatest British chat show host: the Yorkshire childhood, the journalism, the television years, and the extraordinary roll-call of guests who sat in the chair across from him.
11. Gai: In My Words — Gai Waterhouse — Gai Waterhouse trained Fawkner, Pierro, and hundreds of winners, and fought the racing establishment for her trainer's licence in one of Australian sport's longest public battles. Her story in her own voice.
12. After Bali — Jason McCartney — McCartney was a North Melbourne AFL player caught in the 2002 Bali bombings. This is his account of the burns, the recovery, the football comeback, and the perspective that surviving changes everything.
13. Janet Holmes à Court — Patricia Edgar — The biography of Australia's most prominent businesswoman after Robert Holmes à Court's death: how she managed the transition, the media, and the weight of inheriting an empire she hadn't built.
14. Lewis Hamilton: A Dream Comes True — Brian Belton — Published after Hamilton's first Formula One season, this early biography covers his rise through the junior categories and his astonishing debut year — the one where he nearly won the world championship as a rookie.
15. 'Tis: A Memoir — Frank McCourt — The sequel to Angela's Ashes: young Frank in America, finding work, finding his voice, and becoming, eventually, the teacher and writer who would tell his story to the world.
16. Footy's Greatest Players — foreword by Ron Barassi — A survey of VFL/AFL's finest, including Roy Cazaly, Haydn Bunton, Jack Dyer, Leigh Matthews, Peter Daicos, Tony Lockett, Stephen Silvagni, and Michael Voss.
17. How Far Can You Go? My 25-Year Quest to Walk Again — John Maclean with Mark Tabb — Maclean was a competitive swimmer who became a paraplegic after a collision with a truck, and spent twenty-five years attempting — and eventually completing — the Hawaiian Ironman on foot.
18. Give Your Kids a Sporting Chance: A Guide for Parents — Kevin S. Spink PhD — A practical guide for parents navigating youth sport: how to support without pressuring, and how to keep the emphasis on development rather than winning.