Tana Umaga : Up close by Paul Thomas
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Recently retired All Blacks captain Tana Umaga is one of the most respected players in world rugby. As the first player of Samoan heritage to captain the All Blacks in test rugby, his story is unique. One of the proudest players ever to wear the famous black jersey, Umaga became an inspirational captain ...Show more
The 100 Greatest Ever Golfers by Andy Farrell
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
What makes a great golfer? Is it innate talent, unstinting dedication, hard graft or inner strength? Can it be measured by championships won or prize money earned? Is the perfect technique more important than an engaging personality? Since the birth in 1860 of the Open Championship, every era of golf h ...Show more
The 100 Greatest Olympians and Paralympians by Nick Callow
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Category: Sports Biography
The 100 Greatest Olympians and Paralympians celebrates the mighty achievements of 100 elite athletes from across the full range of Olympics and Paralympics disciplines. It is a celebration of those who have not only reached the pinnacle of their respective sports, but whose feats mean their names will f ...Show more
The 1905 Originals by Bob Howitt
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Category: Sports Biography
In 1905 the Originals, the first All Black rugby team set out on a world tour, playing 34 matches, 31 in the UK, 1 in France and 2 in California. A unique record of their tour was kept by one of the selectors - a scrapbook of memorabilia - which has everything from menu cards for official dinners to the ...Show more
The Agassi Story by Mike Agassi
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The story of the world's true tennis greats and an extended insight into one of the famous 'tennis dads' - Andre Agassi's father Mike - who pushed all his children remorselessly until one made all his sacrifices worthwhile.The Agassi Story is Mike Agassi's own account of his family's story, presenting a ...Show more
The Big Miss: My Years Coaching Tiger Woods by Hank Haney
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Category: Sports Biography
"The Big Miss "is Hank Haney's candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history. Hank was one of the very few people allowed behind the curtain. He was with ...Show more
The Drivers: A Celebration of New Zealand Motor Sports' Greatest by Tim Nevinson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
McLaren, Hulme and Amon have risen above the radar in New Zealand with colourful tales of skill, success, daring and disaster. To have merely competed overseas, let alone excelled at any level in motor sport, is to have achieved something beyond our local comprehension. In New Zealand, motor racing is f ...Show more
The Hardmen by Frank Strack
$33.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
It's time we all stopped whining and learned a thing or two from The Toughest Cyclists Ever. Including: Stephen Roche, whose cure for exhaustion was to go up a gear and fight harder, all the way to the ambulance. Eddy Merckx, who hurt himself so badly in breaking the Hour record that, he estimated, he s ...Show more
The Mal Tongue Story : Lord of the Swings by Russell Gray
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
A biography of New Zealand's top golf coach
The Man Who Cycled the World by Mark Beaumont
$45.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
On 15 February 2008, Mark Beaumont pedalled through the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. 194 days and 17 hours previously, he had set off from Paris in an attempt to circumnavigate the world in record time. Mark smashed the Guinness World Record by an astonishing 81 days. He had travelled more than 18,000 mile ...Show more
The Master: A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings by Les Carlyon
$70.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
In the world of horse racing, Bart Cummings is the master. His astonishing tally of twelve Melbourne Cup wins arguably makes him the greatest trainer in Australia's history and, by statistical measures, as freakish as Bradman. His laconic wit and indifference to the trappings of wealth and fame have see ...Show more
The Miracle Match: Chappell, Lillee, Richards and the Most Electric Moment in Australian Cricket by Ian Brayshaw
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Imagine five of the world's greatest players lining up for a domestic one-day game at the WACA Ground in Perth in December, 1976. Then, imagine the team that bats first being bowled out for just 77 runs. Finally, let your imagination take you through what was a devastatingly effective spell by fastbowli ...Show more