Black Gold: The story of how the All Blacks became rugby's most valuable asset by Gregor Paul
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
The story of global rugby's golden goose. This book tells the story of how the All Blacks have been commercialised in the professional age of rugby and the challenges that have come with the team having an enormous international profile, but a domestic market without the scale or means to monetise the b ...Show more
Classic New Zealand Cycle Trails Sixth Edition by jonathan Kennett
$34.90 NZD
Category: Sport general
The new sixth edition available now! This inspiring guide book gives full ride descriptions for 50 fabulous trips, including maps and elevation charts, plus contact details for accommodation options and other valuable tips for everyone from beginner riders through to seasoned veterans. For your next hol ...Show more
Rugby League in New Zealand: A People's History by Ryan Bodman
$60.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Reading Level: near fine
This is the story of a sport told through its communities. It is compelling – richly illustrated and full of vivid accounts of players, their lives, their triumphs and their contests on the field. Drawing on oral history interviews and a wide range of archival sources, Ryan Bodman locates rugby league ...Show more
The Football Book: The Teams | The Rules | The Leagues | The Tactics
$48.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
This is the ultimate guide for any football fan who wants to know everything about the "beautiful game" - from World Cup winners to football skills and techniques.Whether you are a keen player, a lifelong supporter, or an armchair football manager, this book illustrates every aspect of the most popular ...Show more
100 Best Bikes by Zahid Sardar
$39.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
These are the best bikes to be found anywhere right now, giving every kind of cyclist an overview of what is out there. Whether a BMXtreme or mountain bike enthusiast, a keen tourer or racer, a city commuter or courier, or simply fascinated with the constantly advancing mechanics and engineering of fold ...Show more
1001 Golf Holes You Must Play Before You Die by Jeff Barr
$45.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Series: 1001
What makes a golf hole special, or indeed memorable? For some it is the thrill of a tricky shot over a deep ravine, or the beautiful scenery of an ocean-side tee-off. For others it is the history of famous golfers who have played out their victories, frustrations or sunk a hole-in-one at a championship ...Show more
A Sporting Chance: Australian Sporting Scandals and the Path to Redemption by Titus O'Reily
$28.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
In sport, the term 'good bloke' doesn't mean what it says. Like 'fun run', it often actually means exactly the opposite.Titus O'Reily, the sports historian Australia neither needs nor deserves, examines why our nation's sportspeople are so readily forgiven for doing terrible things.With ridiculous tales ...Show more
Chess for Children by Murray Chandler, Helen Milligan
$32.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
With this charming book, children will delight in learning the basic moves of chess - the most popular and challenging strategy game of all. All the rules of chess are clearly explained, step by step, assuming no prior knowledge. The lessons are reinforced by the inventive tales that George is told by h ...Show more
Cricket: The Game of Life: Every Reason to Celebrate by Scyld Berry
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Scyld Berry draws on his experiences as a cricket writer of forty years to produce new insights and unfamiliar historical angles on the game, along with moving reflections on episodes from his own life. The author covers a range of themes including cricket in different areas of the world, and abstract c ...Show more
Driven: My Story by Hayden Paddon
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Reading Level: near fine
Hayden Paddon was just a boy growing up in Geraldine - in love with racing and dreaming big. Starting with nothing, and wholly determined to beat the odds, he set out on a remarkable 20-year pathway to the World Rally Championship, where he footed it with the best rally drivers on the planet. But it did ...Show more
En Cyclo Pedia - Everything You Need to Know about Cycling, from the Essential to the Obscure by Johan Tell
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
An A-Z guide to the language of cycling In En Cyclo Pedia Johan Tell - award-winning Swedish writer and cycling obsessive - uncovers the very soul of cycling, exploring and explaining the many and varied stories that form the basis of cycling culture. Beautifully illustrated and arranged alphabe ...Show more
Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson
$25.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Reveals how we can all surpass our perceived physical limits." --Adam Grant Limits are an illusion: a revolutionary book that reveals the secrets of accessing your hidden extra potential Foreword by Malcolm Gladwell The capacity to endure is the key trait that underlies g ...Show more