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In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The ABC Cricket Book: The First 60 Years is an engrossing collection of original writings, photos and advertisements culled from fifty-two editions of Australia's longest-running cricket publication, the ABC Cricket Book.Sir Charles Moses, expanding on the synthetic broadcasts of the 1930's created the first cricket publication, a guide to the broadcasts, in 1934. Moses' initiative was sustained by the memorable voices of Australian cricket, Johnnie Moyes and Alan McGilvray, who also became editors of the publication in the years that followed.As a guide to each up-coming season, the ABC Cricket Book has philosophically reflected the aspirations of each generation. This compilation has been enriched by contributions from the game's brilliant players: Bradman, Benaud, Grimmett, O'Reilly and the Chappells, Ian and Greg, are highlights in a team of legendary personalities who… Read More

In good condition - ex library - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.At 29,028 feet, Mount Everest is the world's highest, most challenging mountain, looming in our imagination as a monument to the impossible; for every three climbers who reach its elusive summit, one dies trying. But for one moment in 1988, Stacy Allison stood alone on this mythic peak - the only spot on Earth where she couldn't climb any higher. At that moment, Allison became the first American woman ever to reach the summit of Everest.Stacy Allison is America's premier female climber, a woman of many triumphs, both on the mountain and off. Beyond the Limits is the tale of her journey upward. It is a thrilling account about breaking through the barriers of a traditional male domain, and a moving personal story about the struggle out of the trap of domestic violence - of how she summoned the same spirit and courage that brought her to the top of the world to finally walk out… Read More

In good condition - dust jacket has fading on spine - has slight yellowing to pages - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.The 'birthday biography' of Sir Donald Bradman, based on his lifetime collection of personal material and on interviews with the great batsman.On 27 August 1983 it became seventy-five years since 'The Don' was born into a farming family at Yeo Yeo, New South Wales. The biography is proudly presented as a commemorative tribute to the world's most famous batsman.The book was conceived when Sir Donald consented to make his personal records - including letters, documents, photographs and scrapbooks dating back to his earliest days - available to the publishers as the basis of a new biography. He also granted interviews to the author and checked the entire text of the book.Michael Page gives a fully rounded portrait of Sir Donald's life and career, from the days when he was a youthful country cricketer, through the years when he… Read More

2 boxed set - has slight damage to box from use - in good condition - pages clean - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.

In good condition, has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.You're no idiot, of course. You're aware of pool's old reputation as a gambling institution played by hustlers and con artists. But in actuality it's a legitimate professional and family sport that takes a steady hand and a cool head.Don't be afraid to dive right in. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Pool and Billiards, Second Edition, will help you master the table in no time.

In good condition - ex library - markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.One of the greatest golfers of the twentieth century - ranked number one in the world for a record number of weeks - Nick Faldo has come to embody the very essence of the successful, competitive international sportsman.Faldo was a teenager when he was taken by the full majesty of golf while watching the 1971 U.S. Masters in Augusta on television. He was inspired by Jack Nicklaus, then at the height of his power, and within five years of taking up the game Faldo had outgrown the amateur circuit to become a tournament professional himself.His single-minded search for perfection drove him through a period when he was struggling with his game. He rebuilt his swing and his confidence to go on to win golf's most coveted title: the 1987 Open Championship at Muirfield. Since then he has continued to capture many of the world's most prestigious titles, including two more Open Championships… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.Fatty - The strife and times of Paul Vautin is the most explosive book about rugby league since King Wally. It is also the funniest; a rollicking saga which tracks the many highs (and lows) which punctuated a career of football's famous redhead.In characteristic fashion Vautin goes unflinchingly straight up the middle, trampling on toes, and scattering football's sacred cows in all directions. The book is full of revelations - of drugs in football, the inside story of his painful exit from Manly, the dramas at Jack Gibson's Easts, and much more. It provides an enthralling and riotous overview of rugby league's most colourful decade.

In very good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.In The Meaning of Luck, former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh explores the concept of luck, based on his experience in the worlds of sport, business and philanthropy. Steve begins by recalling the potentially devastating event that rocked his life in 2006, when his wife Lynette suffered a life-threatening brain bleed. Today, Lynette describes her illness as a 'stroke of luck', which she can do only because she fought so hard to regain her health and strength. She is lucky because she chose to be. Lynette is the first of a number of characters in the book who have triumphed over adversity.Also featured are cricketers, coaches, business and community leaders, and some of the brave children and families Steve has come into contact with through his charity work in India and Australia. There are tales from Ashes Tests, World Cups and the Olympic Games. The stories in The Meaning of… Read More

In good condition - has markings from use - due to differing weights in books, postage maybe adjusted at checkout.This heady mix of poignant, funny and revealing stories reflects the bitter-sweet sporting career of author Neil Marks. At 21, Marks was a sensation in the NSW Sheffield Shield team, scoring centuries in his first two games. At 22 his career was over, cut cruelly short by a serious heart problem. Totally unaffected by that disappointment was Marks' love of sport - all sport - inherited from his renowned father, Alec Marks.In Tales from the Locker Room Neil Marks has written arguably the finest collection of sporting stories to be published in Australia. He ranges through cricket, rugby league, golf, racing and rugby in telling his ageless yarns. Some are hilarious, some deeply moving; all offer the reader captivating insights into the world of sport. Champions walk the author's stage - Bradman, Churchill, Barassi, Neil Harvey, Mike Whitney, Mark Ella and countless more. No one has ever… Read More