The Magic of Spin: Australia's Greatest Spin Bowlers by Ashley Mallett
$29.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: 6 Sport
Over the years Australia has produced some of the greatest spin bowlers the world has seen. In The Magic of Spinwe meet more than forty masters of the art. They include Bill O'Reilly, who Sir Donald Bradman claimed to have been the greatest bowler of his experience; Clarrie Grimmett, arguably the 'fathe ...Show more
Surf Odyssey: The Culture of Wave Riding by Andrew Groves; Maximilian Funk (Editor); Sven Ehmann (Editor); Robert Klanten (Editor)
$95.00 AUD
Category: Sport
"Cold-water surfing, the most remote surf spots, spectacular photography, illustrations, and custom boards: Surf Odyssey documents the modern cult of surfing as its own subculture and way of life.There's much more to surfing than palm trees and beach boy clich#65533;s. People surf not only in Hawaii, bu ...Show more
Golf Science by Mark F. Smith
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Golf is perhaps the most complicated simple game ever invented. Watching the professionals gives you only a glimpse of the complexity of what is happening, with each shot involving biomechanics, aerodynamics, ballistics, materials science, probability, even meteorology. Golf Science takes a timely new l ...Show more
Running Science: Revealing the Science of Peak Performance by John Brewer
$27.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Running is a deceptively simple sport. At its most basic, you need only shoes and comfortable clothes you don't mind getting sweaty. Yet each time you lace up, all your body's moving parts must work together to achieve a gait that will keep you injury-free. Many other factors also affect your performanc ...Show more
Remarkable Cricket Grounds by Brian Levison
$45.00 AUD
Category: Sport
Across six of the seven continents on which cricket is played, there are some remarkable cricket grounds. From a tidal strip of sand outside the Ship Inn at Elie, in Fife, to the monumental Melbourne Cricket Ground with its 100,000 capacity, this book features the extraordinary places and venues in whic ...Show more
Champions (Formula One): 70 years of legendary F1 drivers by Bernard Cahier, Paul-Henri Cahier, Maurice Hamilton
$59.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Series: Formula One Ser.
Since the Grand Prix's start in 1950 just 33 men have achieved the accolade of F1 World Champion. For the first time, legendary F1 commentator Maurice Hamilton and award-winning photographers Bernard and Paul-Henri Cahier bring the heroes of this iconic sport together, in a stunning photographic portray ...Show more
Cars: Accelerating the Modern World by Brendan Cormier (Editor); Elizabeth Bisley (Editor)
$60.00 AUD
Category: Sport
Imagine a world without cars From the Ford Model T to the VW Beetle to the GM Firebird, this design history zooms in on the impact of cars--past, present, and future The car: it has profoundly reshaped the world we live in. It has altered the production and purchasing of consumer goods; the shape of our ...Show more
Velo 4th Gear : Bicycle Culture and Style (Velo City) by Gestalten
$95.00 AUD
Category: Sport
Velo 4th Gear continues the celebration of the bicycle and its ongoing (r)evolution, because cycling is far more than just an eco-friendly connection from A to B.
Remarkable Racecourses by Tom Peacock
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Remarkable Racecourses is a beautifully presented collection of the world's most striking racecourses. Lavish photographs and informative text show why each racecourse is unique, whether it's the oldest, longest, shortest, most southerly, most northerly, most beautiful or most extraordinary. Among the 7 ...Show more
World Racecourses: History, Images and Statistics for 100 Favorite Horse Racing Venues by Cornelius Lysaght
$55.00 AUD
Category: Sport
100 major horse racing venues with detail of each one's history and heritage from BBC journalist, Cornelius Lysaght. Text is accompanied by contemporary photography and detailed diagrams created by Collins, the world-leading publisher of maps and atlases, making it an essential purchase or gift for any ...Show more
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race: A Biography of a Sporting Icon (HB) by Rob Mundle
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: 6 Sport
The Sydney Hobart Yacht Race is the story of one of the world's greatest sporting challenges. In its 75th year, the Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race has become an icon of Australia's summer sport, ranking in public interest with such national events as the Melbourne Cup, the Australian Open tennis and the ...Show more
Dustin Martin by Dustin Martin
$39.99 AUD
Category: Sport
A stunning illustrated companion to Dustin Martin's stellar career, this book celebrates Australia's most popular football player with never before published photos of his early life and behind-the-scenes moments. As a fully authorised publication, it's the ultimate book for footy fans everywhere, from ...Show more