Afrosurf by Mami Wata; Selema Masekela (Foreword by)
$59.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Discover the untold story of African surf culture in this glorious and colorful collection of profiles, essays, photographs, and illustrations. AFROSURF is the first book to capture and celebrate the surfing culture of Africa. This unprecedented collection is compiled by Mami Wata, a Cape Town surf co ...Show more
After the Count by Stephanie Convery
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Sydney boxer Davey Browne died in 2015 after being knocked out in the final round of a title fight that he was about to win. Compelling and criticial, this book is an investigation into Davey's death, together with Stephanie Convery's personal narrative about her own boxing story. Who is responsible whe ...Show more
Against the Water: A Surfing Champion’s Inspirational Journey to Olympic Glory by Owen Wright
$35.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: very good
The gut-wrenching, heroic story of how one of Australia's finest surfers overcame brain injury and despair to win an Olympic medal.On the morning of 10 December 2015, Australian surfer Owen Wright entered the water at Pipeline, Hawaii, on the eve of an event that, all going well, could have made him a w ...Show more
Ali: A Life by Jonathan Eig
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Winner of the 2018 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports WritingWinner of The Times Sports Biography of the Year"As Muhammad Ali's life was an epic of a life soAli: A Life is an epic of a biography . . . pages in succession its narrative reads like a novel--a suspenseful novel with a cast of vivid characte ...Show more
Amateur - A True Story about What Makes a Man by Thomas Page McBee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sexuality and Gender
From an award-winning writer whose work bristles with hard-won strength, insight, agility, and love (Maggie Nelson), an exquisite and troubling narrative of masculinity, violence, and society In this groundbreaking new book, the author, a trans man, trains to fight in a charity match at Madison Square ...Show more
Amazing Sailing Stories - True Adventures from the High Seas by Dick Durham
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: Amazing Stories Ser.
A collection of gripping stories--both ancient and modern--of thrilling adventures at sea Tales of adventures on the high seas captivate both sailors and those who stand on the shore and gaze out across the oceans. In this original collection of sea stories, edited by veteran writer Dick Durham, the g ...Show more
Anna Meares Now: Sometimes the End of the Race Is Only the Beginning by Anna Meares
$34.95 AUD
Category: Sport
From 2004 to 2016, Anna Meares was one of Australia's greatest and most popular Olympians, a winner of two gold medals and medals at four Olympics. She overcame a broken neck to win silver at the 2008 Beijing Games. She is an inspiration not just because of her sporting achievements, but for way she ans ...Show more
Archery from a to Z by Christian Berg
$41.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: G - Reference,Information and Interdisciplinary Subjects Ser.
A beginner's guide to equipment and shooting fundamentals for new shooters of all ages. Covers all the basics from purchasing the first bow to shooting techniques, plus an introduction to competitive archery and resources. Youth archery is a vibrant segment of the sport thanks to popular feature films. ...Show more
Australian Cricket Digest 2020-21 by Colliver Lawrie
$34.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Professional cricket tragic Lawrie Colliver has been producing the Australian Cricket Digest, his annual almanac for the game, for years. The latest installment features India's great Test series win in 2020-21 with Bharat Sundaresen, David Frith reflects on his friend and hero Ray Lindwall plus all th ...Show more
Australia's Toughest Sportspeople by Mick Colliss
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Gillian Rolton fell off her horse, broke a rib, and climbed back on to win a gold medal for Australia at Atlanta Olympics in 1996. Unquestionably she was one of the hardest athletes in the history of Australian sport. Her death in 2017 spurred author Mick Colliss to sit down for intimate interviews with ...Show more
Bachar Houli by Bachar Houli
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Bachar Houli is as accomplished an AFL footballer as they come. He's been part of two Richmond Premiership sides, he was an All-Australian in 2019, and with over 200 games to his name he remains a key part of a champion team. Picked at number 42 in the 2006 National Draft by Essendon, Houli played 26 ga ...Show more
Back on Your Bike: All the Stuff You Need to Know to be a Cyclist Again by Alan Anderson
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: very good
Many of us have recently dusted off an old bike and got back in the saddle for the first time in years. This is great news; we will be enjoying the health, financial, and emotional benefits for decades. But if you've not ridden a bike since childhood, it's a challenging prospect. This book is a confiden ...Show more