The Black Fives - The Epic Story of Basketball's Forgotten Era by Claude Johnson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport
From the introduction of the game of basketball to Black communities on a wide scale in 1904 to the racial integration of the NBA in 1950, dozens of African American teams were founded and flourished. This period, known as the Black Fives Era (teams at the time were often called "fives"), was a time of ...Show more
The Divine Miss Marble - A Life of Tennis, Fame, and Mystery by Robert Weintraub
$24.99 AUD
Category: Sport
"In Robert Weintraub's exhaustive biography,The Divine Miss Marble,he transports the reader into Marble's vibrant world. It's a dreamy, indomitable life worth reading about as today's tennis tries to return to form."-The Washington Post"An intriguing book about a fascinating woman . . . Highly recommend ...Show more
The Fairytale: A real and imagined history of Australian sport by H.G. Nelson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
A sporting nation is only limited by its imagination. Every time this story is told it changes; something is always added, embellished or dropped from the run-on side. For more than thirty years, H.G. Nelson has been finding the poetry in the punt and humour during half-time. Now, he turns his keen eye ...Show more
The Master: The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
$32.99 AUD
Category: Sport
A major biography of the greatest men's tennis player of the modern era. There have been other biographies of Roger Federer, but never one with this kind of access to the man himself, his support team, and the most prominent figures in the game, including such rivals as Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and ...Show more
The Matilda Effect by Fiona Crawford
$35.00 AUD
Category: Sport
From the journey to just play to the fight for the world cup The Matilda Effect is the exciting, inspiring, sometimes infuriating and always colourful story of the Australian women's football (soccer) team, the Matildas, and their ultimately successful struggle, alongside other women from around the wor ...Show more
The Science of Surfing: A Surfside Girls Guide to the Ocean by Kim Dwinell
$16.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: Surfside Girls
The ocean is packed with plants, animals, water... and science! Ride the waves of knowledge with Sam and Jade as they explain all about the amazing wonders of the sea, and have a blast doing it. Have you ever wondered why the ocean has waves? Why do the tides change with the moon? Can dolphins really "s ...Show more
Tinseltown: Hollywood and the Beautiful Game - a Match Made in Wrexham by Ian Herbert
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The remarkable inside story of how two Hollywood A-listers, Rob McElhenney and Ryan Reynolds, stunned the football world by buying a non-league club in North Wales. It was one of the most extraordinary takeovers British football has known. In February 2021, Ryan Reynolds joined with Rob McElhenney to bu ...Show more