The Muhammad Ali Reader by Gerald Early
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
From his status as Heavyweight Champion of the World to his ongoing battle with Parkinson's disease, Muhammad Ali is a celebrated icon known the world over for his athletic championships and his civic and humanitarian enterprises. Ali has been both underdog and champion, villain and prince, playboy and ...Show more
The Official Bra Boys Story: My Brothers Keeper by Sean Doherty
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Life was never destined to be a smooth ride for the Abberton brothers. The four boys, all born to different fathers, grew up on Sydney's Maroubra beach at a time when the place was in the shadow of drugs and gang violence. Raised largely by their grandmother, Sunny, Jai, Koby and Dakota found solace in ...Show more
The Original All Blacks 1905-06 by Christopher Tobin
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography | Reading Level: very good
The Original All Blacks explores the origins of rugby in New Zealand and why the first All Blacks continue to be regarded as the most important, and greatest, New Zealand site in the history of the game. It follows them on thier triumphant 1905-06 tour of Great Britain and Ireland, France and America, c ...Show more
The Originals: 1905 All Black Rugby Odyssey by John McCrystal
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
On Friday 8th September, 1905, the Rimutaka docked at Plymouth to deliver a team of New Zealand rugby players. They were amateurs - men who played the game at home and for their country for the love of it - but their approach set the standard. Over the next six months, these 'Originals' would play a sta ...Show more
The Outsider: My Autobiography by Jimmy Connors
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
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
The Reign of King Henry by Gregor Paul
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Since taking over the job of All Black coach in December 2003, Graham Henry has revolutionised the way New Zealand views its national rugby team. He inherited a team that had not only capitulated in the semi-final of the World Cup ÃÂÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàalluding to a psychologi ...Show more
The Second Half by Roy Keane
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
In an eighteen-year playing career for Cobh Ramblers, Nottingham Forest, and Manchester United (under Sir Alex Ferguson) and Celtic, Roy Keane dominated every midfield he led to glory. Aggressive and highly competitive, his attitude helped him to excel as captain of Manchester United from 1997 until his ...Show more
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 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
Unbreakable by Ronnie O'Sullivan
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
'Reading this is like watching an O'Sullivan break: hypnotic, dazzling and impossible to tear yourself away from.' - STEPHEN FRY'Besides quite a few laughs, many readers will find recognition, reassurance, remedy and revelation in O'Sullivan's candid story. I highly recommend it.' - THE TIMES---In a car ...Show more
Why We Kneel How We Rise by Michael Holding
$37.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
To say I was surprised at the volume of positive feedback I received from around the world after my comments on Sky Sports is an understatement. I came to realise I couldn't just stop there; I had to take it forward – hence the book, as I believe education is the way forward.' Michael Holding Rarely ca ...Show more