Sailor's Wisdom: Day by Day by Philip Plisson

$22.95 AUD

Category: Sport

After the international success of "Abrams' The Sea" and "The Sea: Day by Day", Philip Plisson presents his best photographs in "Sailors' Wisdom: Day by Day".A master of marine photography and an Official Painter of the French navy, Plisson presents the sea in all of its diverse moods, states and colour s. Raging and lawless or subsiding complacently, the sea continuously fascinates and bewitches in its many roles, creating and destroying, providing and consuming, charming and provoking. Throughout the year, waves, swells, lighthouses, sails and boats in oceanic lights will fill the days with dream and escape. With its smaller format and a bounty of extraordinary photographs accompanied by sailors' proverbs, this book is a perfect gift for all seafarers and lovers of the sea. ...Show more

Glory and Fame - Rise & Rise of the Essendon Football Club by MURRAY John

$9.99 AUD

Category: Sport

Throughout the 1970s, the Essendon Football Club was at its lowest ebb. The Bombers made just three finals appearances during that decade - a huge shock to the system for a club accustomed to regular success. That all changed when Kevin Sheedy walked through the doors of Windy Hill in 1981. Glory and Fa me focuses on Essendon's resurgence from its lowest ebb to become a football superpower. In a series of essays, some of Australia's leading football writers, including Rohan Connolly, Scott Gullan, Emma Quayle, Glenn McFarlane and John Harms, retrace the key moments in the Bombers' renaissance and look at the key people who helped transform the club on and off the field. It features interviews with Kevin Sheedy, James Hird, Tim Watson, Peter Jackson, Terry Daniher, Simon Madden, Michael Long and many others who have been pivotal to the Bombers' success over the past quarter century. Plus there is a comprehensive review of each of the Bombers' last four Grand Final triumphs (the drought-breaker of 1984, back-to-back success of 1985, the Baby Bombers of 1993, and the redemption of 2000). ...Show more

Ron Barassi - Icons of Aust Sport by MCFARLANE Greg (ed)

$5.00 AUD

Category: Sport

Tour de France by LAZELL Marguerite

$19.95 AUD

Category: Sport

For three weeks every July, around 200 cyclists put themselves through the most punishing of schedules, riding approximately 3,500 km, including mountain climbs of around 3,000 m. Tour de France: The Story of the World's Greatest Cycle Race plots the evolution of this great race, focusing on legends suc h as Jacques Anquetil, Eddie Merckx, Greg Lemond, Miguel Indurain and seven-time winner Lance Armstrong. Covering every aspect of the Tour from the early organisation, technological advances and scandals, this is a complete history of one of the world's greatest sporting events. ...Show more

120 Great Golf Courses in Australia and New Zealand by Brendan James

$5.00 AUD

Category: Sport

120 Great Golf Courses in Australia and New Zealand looks at the layouts that should be on every golfer's must-play list - from the towering sand hills of Tasmania's Barnbougle Dunes, to Alice Springs (the hottest course in the world), and across the Tasman Sea to the majestic cliff-tops of Cape Kidnapp ers and Kauri Cliffs. For each course presented in this book, there is information on the course's history and features, standout holes, other great courses nearby, accommodation options and non-golf activities in the area (for when you're not swinging a club). Stunning images displayed in the book's colour insert pages will entice golfers to experience the beauty of these locations first-hand. ...Show more

Icons of Aust Sport - Peter Brock by ICONS

$19.95 AUD

Category: Sport

Bradman and the Summer That Changed Cricket: The 1930 Australian Tour of England by Christopher Hilton

$24.95 AUD

Category: Sport

Sir Donald Bradman is widely considered to be the greatest batsman who has ever lived. In 1930 he arrived in England, a callow youth whose lack of technique, or so the English thought, would be mercilessly exposed. By summer's end he had redefined the possibilities of the game and changed it forever. Th is fascinating book reconstructs that Australian tour from the first day to the last, in the most lively detail, including every run in Bradman's legendary 300 scored in one day during the Leeds Test. This is a must for every cricket lover. Using a host of contemporary sources - from regional Australian newspapers and original score sheets, to English provincial and national newspapers and players' memories - Christopher Hilton brings all aspects of the 1930 summer tour vividly to life. He revisits every controversy surrounding one of the sport's most momentous occasions in a way that will bring great enjoyment and a sense of history to readers young and old. Christopher Hilton worked for national newspapers, notably the Daily Express, for 25 years. He has since written more than sixty books on a variety of sports as well as history and politics. This is his third cricket book. Married with a daughter, he lives in Hertfordshire. ...Show more

Footy Passions by John Cash

$5.00 AUD

Category: Sport

Salary caps, drunken escapades, sponsorship deals, and teams enjoying victory and surviving defeat dominate coverage of football. Meanwhile, fans agonise over line-ups, sweat over results, and look forward to the weekly football ritual. With each new season, having hibernated over the long, hot summer, the team emerges as if revived and raises hopes anew. The keen supporter is hooked back into a revived ritual of precarious pleasures that is played out within quasi-tribal cheer squads, intense friendship networks and, at least momentarily, united nuclear families. What hooks fans back in and why do they care so much? In this riveting and moving book, AFL fans talk about the emotions associated with the game and how it gives meaning to their lives, showing that football is more than just a game. ...Show more

100 Years of Rugby League by Ray Chesterton

$3.50 AUD

Category: Sport

In March 2008, Rugby League celebrates 100 years of history in this country. Long known as

Golf: 365 Days: A History by Robert Sidorsky

$19.95 AUD

Category: Sport

The whole spectacular world of golf comes to life in these pages - the great men and women players, both pro and amateur, the architects, the courses, the wonderful stories and marvellous images. "History of Golf: 365 Days" covers not only the usual beginnings of the game to the present day but also gol f around the world, and women's golf as well as men's. Individual players as well as beautiful courses are highlighted, with many interesting anecdotes. Sidorsky's narrative begins in Scotland, the home of golf's legendary origins and continues right on through the most recent tournaments and dramas, including modern phenomenon's such as Tiger Woods, Michelle Wie, Zach Johnson and Paula Creamer. A companion volume to Robert Sidorsky's "Golf Courses Around the World", "History of Golf" includes hundreds of pictures and detailed commentaries combine to create a source of endless interest and pleasure for any active or armchair golfer. ...Show more

Sport is Life, Life is Sport by ROOS Paul ROOS Tami

$9.95 AUD

Category: Sport

Paul Roos is one of the most highly respected coaches in Australian sport. Since he took on the coaching job for the Sydney Swans in 2000, his unique approach to motivation and leadership has transformed the Swans from bottom-of-the-table dwellers to two-time grand finalists and 2005 premiership winners . Here, Roos reveals the man behind the persona: a man deeply committed to family, balance and well-being, as well as to coaching. His wife, Tami, joins him as they reveal the secrets and strategies behind the Roos approach to life. Roos divulges his coaching code, the 'list' he made as a player, and sheds light on the leadership structure that makes the premiership-winning Sydney Swans the heart and soul of Aussie Rules in New South Wales. ...Show more

Sport is Life Life is Sport by ROOS Paul

$14.95 AUD

Category: Sport

Paul Roos is one of the most highly respected coaches in Australian sport. Since he took on the coaching job for the Sydney Swans in 2000, his unique approach to motivation and leadership has transformed the Swans from bottom-of-the-table dwellers to two-time grand finalists and 2005 premiership winners . Here, Roos reveals the man behind the persona: a man deeply committed to family, balance and well-being, as well as to coaching. His wife, Tami, joins him as they reveal the secrets and strategies behind the Roos approach to life. Roos divulges his until-now undisclosed coaching code, the 'list' he made as a player, and sheds light on the leadership structure that makes the premiership-winning Sydney Swans the heart and soul of Aussie Rules in New South Wales. ...Show more