The Special One: The Dark Side of Jose Mourinho by Diego Torres
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
An explosive and shocking biography of Jose Mourinho - revealing the dark side of 'the special one'. When Jose Mourinho announced his return to English football, it sparked celebrations from fans and press alike. As one of the most charismatic figures in the game, his reappearance could surely only be a ...Show more
The Spirit of Cricket : A personal anthology by Christopher Martin-Jenkins
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
An anthology of cricket writing which ranges from the game's origins in the Weald to the contemporary professional (and increasingly commercial) sport. The contributors include C .L. R. James, Mike Brearley, Stephen Fry and Edmund Blunden. First published 1994.
The Spirit of Golf and How it Applies to Life Updated Edition: Inspirational Tales from the World's Greatest Game by Richard Allen
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Golfers the world over know their game is a microcosm of life. Golf and life require patience and courage, persistence and honesty, focus and self-belief. They present similar challenges, involve the weighing up of risk and reward and demand the making of hard decisions. In both, we must learn to deal w ...Show more
The Spirit of the Game: How Sport Made the Modern World by Mihir Bose
$20.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
How sport lost its Corinthian spirit, and why big business and politicians jumped on the band wagon. The spirit of the game was first nurtured on the playing fields of the English public school, and in the pages of Tom Brown's Schooldays - this Corinthian spirit was then exported around the world. The ...Show more
The Splendid Book of the Bicycle: From Boneshakers to Bradley Wiggins by Daniel Tatarsky
$45.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Reading Level: General Adult
Cycling is hugely popular nowadays. Since 2003 more than 100 million bikes have been produced each year, more than twice the amount of cars. And in 2011, more than 741,000 people cycled to work, an increase of 90,000 from 2001. The Splendid Book of the Bicycle is a wide-ranging celebration of the bicycl ...Show more
The Sports Book by .
$55.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
This is a new edition of this ultimate armchair companion to practically every sport ever invented, put together with fanatic Ray Stubbs. Open up the synthetic grass cover and check out the rules, stats, history, players and events for over 250 of the world's greatest sports: from basketball to bobsleig ...Show more
The Sports Book by Ray Stubbs
$55.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
This is the ultimate armchair companion to practically every sport ever invented, put together with sports fantatic Ray Stubbs. Open up the synthetic grass cover and check out the rules, history, players and events for over 250 of the world's greatest sports: from basketball to bobsleigh, karate to korf ...Show more
The Sports Insider: A Life Among Champions by Jack Ralston
$37.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Jack Ralston is New Zealand's ultimate sports insider. Having started his sporting career training with Arthur Lydiard, he went on to head up Nike Sports Marketing working with greats like Michael Jordan, Tiger Woods and Carl Lewis. Drawn back to New Zealand, Jack then worked for the New Zealand Rugby U ...Show more
The Stars of Football: The World's Best Players by Rodolphe Gaudin
$38.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Celebrate the greatest footballers from the world game's current era with over 90 player profiles including action photos and key statistics. The Stars of Football profiles over 90 players, telling the stories of their rise and successes. This fully illustrated book showcases the biggest names to grace ...Show more
The Story of the World Cup by Brian Glanville
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
The dramatic and controversial history of the world's leading tournament. Brian Glanville's classic account is a celebration of the great players and matches from Uruguay in 1930 to Korea/Japan in 2002 - and a bold attack on all those who have mismanaged the 'beautiful game'.
The Story of the World Cup 2014 by Brian Glanville
$37.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
The dramatic and controversial history of the world's leading tournament. Brian Glanville's classic account is a celebration of the great players and matches from Uruguay in 1930 to South Africa in 2010 - and a bold attack on all those who have mismanaged the 'beautiful game'.
The Story of the World Cup: 2018 by Brian Glanville
$33.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Brian Glanville's dramatic history of the world's most famous football tournament has become the most authoritative guide to the World Cup. His classic, bestselling account is a vivid celebration of the great players and legendary matches in the competition from Uruguay in 1930 to Brazil in 2014 - as we ...Show more