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  • Maroon Mentality

    The Tragedies, Inspirations & Hidden History Behind Sport's Greatest Gladiators

    Designed to coincide with the 40th anniversary of State of Origin, Maroon Mentality delves into the childhood factors that helped forge the resolve of all 203 Queensland players to participate in the brutal contest from 1980 to 2019.Featuring 100+ original interviews, more than 5000 reference materials & extensive background research, there's something uncovered about every player.This is more ... Read more

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  • The Maroons

    Queensland's State of Origin heroes

    by Robert Burgin ...
    The Maroons exposes the family factors that helped forge the resolve of every player to represent Queensland in the first 40 years of State of Origin.This is more than a rugby league book. It's a book about the children of fruit pickers, butchers, military personnel; of truckers and railway workers. It's the story of kids who were told they weren't good enough. And the story of those seemingly ... Read more

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  • Going Places

    A Reader's Guide to Travel Narrative

    by Robert Burgin ...
    Series series Real Stories
    Successfully navigate the rich world of travel narratives and identify fiction and nonfiction read-alikes with this detailed and expertly constructed guide.Just as savvy travelers make use of guidebooks to help navigate the hundreds of countries around the globe, smart librarians need a guidebook that makes sense of the world of travel narratives. Going Places: A Reader's Guide to Travel ... Read more

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  • Library Overdues

    Analysis, Strategies, and Solutions to the Problem

    Edited by Robert Burgin, Patsy Hansel ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Library and Information Science
    This book, first published in 1984, is an effective guide to help librarians develop a more systematic and effective approach to dealing with overdues. The editors present statistical data on overdues, as well as successful tactics employed by various libraries to combat the persistent problem of overdue materials. ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

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  • Maphead

    Charting the Wide, Weird World of Geography Wonks

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • Resilient

    Not all cricket legends are forged easily - sometimes you have to conquer yourself before you can conquer the world.Mitchell Johnson is a once-in-a-generation Australian cricketer; a devastating left-arm fast bowler who became a household name following his epic performance in the 2013-14 Ashes series and the subsequent Test series against South Africa. But behind the cult image and fearsome pace ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Atlas Obscura, 2nd Edition

    An Explorer's Guide to the World's Hidden Wonders

    Series series Atlas Obscura
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  • Accept The Challenge The Autobiography

    A true football legend, this is a hugely long awaited autobiography told with Leigh's customary steel, wry humour and no-holds barred honesty.Life and lessons from the world of Australian Rules Football as told by an icon of the sport, Leigh Matthews. Four time Premiership player, voted the player of the 20th Century and four time Premiership coach.Accept the Challenge offers rare insights into ... Read more

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  • Bali: Heaven and Hell

    Heaven and Hell

    by Phil Jarratt ...
    Bali: Heaven and Hell is a lively cultural and social history of Australia’s favourite holiday island. Detailing the island’s tumultous and often violent past, its mythology, religion and politics, and the last 50 years of western colonization and modern development. It is a place that both appeals and repels. Together with substantial knowledge and research of the island’s early history, Phil ... Read more

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