Elite - A Contemporary History of Group Racing in New Zealand by Aidan Rodley
$60.00 NZD
Category: Sport
Elite is a monumental new history book of elite horseracing in New Zealand. A seminal 360-page publication compiled by respected broadcaster, journalist and author Aidan Rodley, Elite - A Contemporary History of Group One Racing in New Zealand achieves a momentous new benchmark in documenting the greate ...Show more
Rafa: My Story by Rafael Nadal & John Carlin
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
No tennis player since Andre Agassi has captivated the world like Rafael Nadal. He's a rarity in today's sporting arena - a true sportsman who chooses to let his raw talent, dedication and humility define him. This autobiography, written by Nadal with award-winning journalist John Carlin, includes memor ...Show more
A Stadium of Four Million by Martin Snedden
$39.99 NZD
Category: New Zealand
On the night of 23 October 2011, anxious fans endured the heart-stopping last minutes of the Rugby World Cup final as the All Blacks ground out a win by the narrowest of margins to again lift the Webb Ellis Cup. Watching in the stands was Martin Snedden, who had been charged with organising and deliveri ...Show more
Black Caviar by Gerard Whateley
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport
The updated and bestselling biography, written by acclaimed journalist and broadcaster Gerard Whateley, with a foreword by Peter Moody, BLACK CAVIAR documents the career of the racehorse who transcended the track to become an Australian icon. It begins with the entrancing story of champion trainer Pete ...Show more
Le Tour 100: The Definitive Guide to the Tour De France by Peter Cossins
$49.99 NZD
Category: Sport
Published to mark the 100th anniversary of the Tour de France, this is a lavish and unique guide to the world's most famous and most fiercely contested race. At its heart is 100 key moments from the history of the Tour, represented by an artwork of part, or all, of a stage. From these radiate different ...Show more
The Outsider: My Autobiography by Jimmy Connors
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Jimmy Connors took the tennis world by storm like no player in the history of the game. A shaggy-haired working-class kid from the wrong side of the tracks, he was prepared to battle for every point, to shout and scream until he was heard, and he didn't care whom he upset in doing so. He was brash, he w ...Show more
Fighting Talk: Boxing and the Modern Lexicon by Bob Jones
$29.99 NZD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: near fine
From 'A Low Blow' to 'Went the Distance', a fascinating and lively examination of the regular use of terms from the boxing ring in our everyday language. Have you ever stopped to notice how often your local newspaper or favourite magazine uses the terms 'On the Ropes', 'The Gloves Are Off' and 'Knockout ...Show more
High Altitude : Mountaineer, Airline Pilot,, Modern-Day Adventurer by Mike Allsop
$36.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Most people who survived an almost unsurviveable plane crash would be tempted to sit back, take a good hard look at life and take things a little bit easier. Mike Allsop is not most people. Almost losing his life in a Twin Otter crash off the coast of Hawai'i awakened Mike's zest for life and his thirst ...Show more
Cyclepedia - A Tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs by Michael Embacher
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sport
Cyclepedia is a photographic homage to the beauty of two wheels as well as a celebration of the fastest, lightest, and most innovative bicycles designed over the past century. This book features highlights from the unique collection of architect and designer Michael Embacher's more than 250 bicycles. Th ...Show more
Rugby: an Anthology - The Brave, the Bruised and the Brilliant by Brian Levison
$34.99 NZD
Category: Sport
Inspiring and irreverent by turns, Brian Levison's new anthology has drawn on rugby's wealth of excellent writing. Frank Keating, P. G. Wodehouse, Alec Waugh, A. A. Thomson, John Reason and Mick Imlah are among the distinguished names who have written movingly, amusingly and entertainingly about the gam ...Show more
Fair Go, Sport: Inspiring and Uplifting Tales of the Good Folks, Great Sportsmanship and Fair Play by Peter FitzSimons
$22.99 NZD
Category: Sport
Sport was never meant to be complicated. No gibberish, no statistics, no talk of green-zones, black-zones, channels and percentage plays, no cheating, no grubbiness and certainly no ball-tampering. Peter FitzSimons celebrates the good, the generous and the kind in Australian sport, the genuine chara ...Show more