The Climb: The Autobiography by Chris Froome
$22.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation | Reading Level: General Adult
On 24th July 2016, Chris Froome entered the record books. He won cycling's ultimate race - the Tour de France - for the third time. Taking a third Yellow Jersey was a staggering achievement. This memoir shows just how remarkable it was, given the uphill struggle Froome faced. Growing up in Kenya, biking ...Show more
The Wallabies at War by Greg Growden
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
Aussie heroes who have proved themselves on the battlefield as well as on the sporting field. Members of the Wallabies, the national rugby union team, have fought in virtually every major conflict Australia has been involved in, including the Sudan, Boer War, Boxer Rebellion, both World Wars, Korea, Vie ...Show more
Leather Soul: A Half-back Flanker's Rhythm and Blues by Bob Murphy
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
'A young, naive kid, with a brand-new football. Over time, the leather aged from the bumps along the trail. The Footscray winters and some glorious liniment-scented afternoons. All of the laughs, the scraps, the yarns and characters. The game. It all left a mark on me, on my soul.'Bob Murphy has never b ...Show more
The Long Run by Catriona Menzies-Pike
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
No one ever expected Catriona Menzies-Pike to run a marathon. She hated running, and was a hopeless athlete. When she was twenty her parents died suddenly - and for a decade she was stuck. She started running on a whim, and finally her grief started to move too. Until very recently, it was frowned upon ...Show more
My Dream Time: The #1 bestselling memoir from global tennis superstar Ash Barty by Ash Barty
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation | Reading Level: near fine
It's a tennis story. It's a family story. It's a teamwork story. It's the story of how I got to where and who I am today. I'm only in my mid-twenties, and some might think that's young to write a memoir. Who does that, right? But for me and my team it's always been important to reflect on every part of ...Show more
Body Lengths: A Story About Growing Up in Bathers by Leisel Jones
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
'From the moment I am born, I am like no-one else around me. I am a fish out of water. Even in the pool.' Leisel Jones is rightly regarded as one of the greatest breaststrokers ever. At just fifteen, she won two silver medals at the Sydney Olympic Games in 2000; she went on to win gold at Athens and Bei ...Show more
Welcome to Paradise, Now Go To Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption and the Soul of Surfing by Smith Chas
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
Each winter, the North Shore of Hawaii is invaded by surfers, photographers, groupies, and drug dealers from around the world. Tension between the locals and the visitors is thick and often violent. Ostensibly, the draw card is the seven-mile stretch of beach with fifty-foot waves and the chance to win ...Show more
Iron Eagle by Dean Cox
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
In the tough, adrenaline-fueled world of Australian Football, Dean Cox is a legend. In 2014, the big man from the Dampier Archipelago played his 15th season of AFL, having played more games for the West Coast Eagles than any other man. To fans, Coxy was - and always will be - the Iron Eagle. Iron Eagle ...Show more
Playing it My Way: My Autobiography by Sachin Tendulkar
$19.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
The greatest run-scorer in the history of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar retired in 2013 after an astonishing 24 years at the top. The most celebrated Indian cricketer of all time, he received the Bharat Ratna Award - India's highest civilian honour - on the day of his retirement. Now Sachin Tendulkar tells ...Show more
Ralph Doubell: Do Not Worry, It Is Only Pain: The Story of Australia's Last Male Olympic Track Champion by Michael Sharp
$29.95 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
On the biggest day of his sporting life, he ran the perfect race. 'Beautifully executed right through,' is how the BBC's David Coleman called Doubell's 800 metres live. The Mexico City Olympics in 1968 were highly controversial, but Doubell pushed that turmoil from his mind. His winning time would have ...Show more
Inside: The Autobiography by Chris Judd
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
Few people know Australian Rules football better than Chris Judd. He's one of the game's out-and-out champions, having captained two of the greatest clubs in the league - the West Coast Eagles and Carlton - and taken the Eagles to premiership victory in 2006. He's won the Brownlow Medal twice, been a du ...Show more
Sound of Summer Jim Maxwell Autobiography by Jim Maxwell
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
For more than four decades Jim Maxwell has called the cricket for the ABC. Since 1973 he has covered over 250 Test matches, including six tours to the West Indies, seven to the subcontinent, over fifty Ashes Tests and five World Cups. His distinctive voice, dryly understated humour and immense knowledge ...Show more