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  • Chappelli: Life, Larrikins & Cricket

    by Ian Chappell ...
    This wonderful collection of stories showcases all the characters and events from the extraordinary life of an Aussie sporting immortal.Ian Chappell has plenty of strings to his bow - legendary captain of the Australian cricket team; incisive and forthright sports commentator; fearless negotiator with media magnate Kerry Packer; and slightly less fearless runner with the bulls in Pamplona. To name ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • The Bat Boy Grows Up

    by Ian Chappell ...
    An entertaining episode from the bestselling book Chappelli: Life, Larrikins & CricketCricket legend Ian Chappell, tells of his life-long love for basebell which started when he was a nipper at the Glenelg Baseball Club. Batboy at the age of five, he learned lasting life lessons and the value of good sportsmanship ... and also how to swear by the age of nine. ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Time to Declare

    by Mark Taylor ...
    Time to Declare tells with unflinching candour Mark Taylor's story in a fascinating and revealing autobiography. Taking block, Taylor throws new light on the highs and lows, the controversies and the triumphs of a truly remarkable sporting career. By the end of his journey, which included 104 Tests for his country, 7525 runs, and 157 catches, he stood acclaimed as the 'second most important person ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

  • Cricket As I See It

    by Allan Border ...
    In the twenty years since Allan Border retired as Australian cricket captain he's been one of the game's closest and most astute observers. His views on cricket - based on his experiences as a player, a captain, a selector and a commentator - are fascinating, forthright and informed by more than three decades of involvement at the game's highest level.In Cricket as I See It he gives us his wisdom ... Read more

    $9.59 USD

  • The Whitlam Mob

    We were a motley mob, we sans-culottes of Canberra …In this vastly entertaining book, Mungo MacCallum captures the spirit of a nation-changing time. He portrays the Whitlam government’s key figures – from Gough and Margaret to Lionel Murphy, Bill Hayden and Jim Cairns – as well as “the other mob” in opposition – Billy McMahon, John Gorton, Malcolm Fraser and many more.The Whitlam Mob addresses ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Voice

    My Story

    by Ray Warren ...
    Ray 'Rabbits' Warren is the legendary voice of Australian sports commentary. People tell him he must have drunk a bottle of scotch and smoked a packet of cigarettes every day to have the voice that he has. That's not the case – at least, not anymore . . .The son of a railway worker, Ray placed his first bet on a horse called Playboy at the age of just six, and won. A lifelong love of the track – ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Wrong Line

    by Andrew Ramsey ...
    Contrary to the age-old sporting truism, what happens on tour sometimes needs to be told.'For as long as the game of cricket has been played internationally, there have been journos "on the tour" ... Life on the road is tough. But as you are about to experience, it's bloody entertaining as well.' Adam GilchristCricket writer Andrew Ramsey's job was to be on tour with the world's greatest cricket ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Australian History in 7 Questions

    by John Hirst ...
    If there are genuine questions about Australian history, there is something to puzzle over. The history ceases to be predictable—and dull.From the author of The Shortest History of Europe, acclaimed historian John Hirst, comes this fresh and stimulating approach to understanding Australia's past and present.Hirst asks and answers questions that get to the heart of Australia's history:Why did ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • From the Sheds

    by Matthew Johns ...
    'I didn't know Matthew could read or write' - Matt's dadFrom the Sheds is Matthew Johns' fascinating, frequently hilarious look behind the scenes of Rugby League. the creator of the self-confessed Aussie legend Reg Reagan - as well as a tough competitor who notched up almost 200 first grade NRL games and eight matches for the Kangaroos, winning a premiership with Newcastle Knights along the way - ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Back To The Studio

    by Peter Meares ...
    The best, the worst and the most memorable moments from Australia's best-known sports commentators."I love this book" Peter FitzSimons Without doubt, we Aussies love our sport. We've got passionate opinions about the contest, the players, the refs and umpires - and about the commentators. Love 'em or loathe 'em, their calling of a game or race can lift something ordinary into the extraordinary, ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Stillways: A Memoir

    by Steve Bisley ...
    A raw, rough, poetic, funny, intensely moving and quite, quite beautiful memoir about a boy from the bush, growing up in Australian in the sixties.From one of Australia's favourite actors comes a classic memoir of an Australian childhood in the sixties.Young Steve was a larrikin, happy-go-lucky, resilient kid, coming of age in a simpler time. Growing up on a farm cut from virgin scrub at the end ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • High Strung

    Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, and the Untold Story of Tennis's Fiercest Rivalry

    "A book full of aces....A true page-turner."— Associated Press"This is good stuff, and it's written with flair."— The OregonianHigh Strung by Stephen Tignor is the gripping untold story of the fiercest rivalry in the history of professional tennis. Viewed through the lens of the fabled 1981 U.S. Open match between Bjorn Borg and John McEnroe, High Strung brings the golden age of tennis vibrantly ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus