Playing on by M. Sexton
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
At 24, Neil Sachse was an Aussie Rules star on the rise. The burly South Australian had torn through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after players in the country. Then, in only his second game in the top flight, playing for Footscray, a front-on collision left Neil a quadriplegic. It remains ...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
Purple Heart by Matthew Pavlich
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
Matthew Pavlich captained the Fremantle Dockers for a decade. In 16 epic seasons and 300-plus games he kicked over 600 goals and won glory, respect and a legion of fans Australia-wide. Purple Heart is the thrilling, inspirational tale of an Adelaide kid who found himself in the west playing for a fledgl ...Show more
Cristiano Ronaldo: The Biography by Guillem Balague
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
Cristiano Ronaldo is known across the globe as a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish club Real Madrid and captains the Portugal national team. He became the most expensive footballer in history when he moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid in 2009 in a transfer worth over GBP8 ...Show more
Undisputed: How to Become World Champion in 1,372 Easy Steps by Chris Jericho
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sport & Recreation
A LION'S TALE documented Chris Jericho's journey from small-time dreamer to big-time superstar, from Winnipeg, Canada, to undisputed WWE heavyweight champion of the world. But UNDISPUTED kicks off just as the fantasy begins to unravel. Faced with endless internal politics on his rise to the top of the W ...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
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
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
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
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
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