The Great Tamasha: Cricket, Corruption and the Turbulent Rise of Modern India by James Astill
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Series: Wisden Sports Writing
On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket and India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League - cricket, but not as we knew it. It involved big money, glitz, prancing girls and Bollywood stars. It was not so much sport as tamasha: a great entertainment. The Great Tamasha exa ...Show more
The Greatest Fights That Never Were by Matthew Bazell
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Sports fans fondly recall the greatest boxing matches of all times but an obsessive conversation among fight fans will also focus on those bouts that 'should have been', but for a variety of reasons never happened. In The Greatest Fights That Never Were, the author talks about the unique culture of prof ...Show more
The Greatest Game Ever Played: Vardon, Ouimet and the Birth of Modern Golf by Mark Frost
$30.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
What Seabiscuit was to the early years of modern racing, this book is to the birth of modern golf - a classic, highly inspirational story about genuine heroes, national pride and the enduring friendship between America and Great Britain. This fascinating narrative chronicles the birth of the modern game ...Show more
The Greatest - The Quest for Sporting Perfection by Matthew Syed
$38.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Reading Level: very good
What can Roger Federer teach us about the secret of longevity? What do the All Blacks have in common with improvised jazz musicians? And why did Johan Cruyff believe that beauty was more important than winning? In chapters ranging from 'Icons' to 'Innovation', from 'Culture' to 'Teamwork', Matthew Syed, ...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 Heart of the our Game: player and personalities in New Zealand rugby by Steve Hale
$35.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Rugby has a special place in the hearts of most Kiwis. While other sports rise in popularity, scratch any one of us and there'll be a rugby association somewhere not too far from the surface - perhaps as player, coach, spectator or mum stoically washing filthy rugby jerseys and disgusting socks. When ad ...Show more
The Horse Owner's Handbook by Penny Swift
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
This definitive guide, written by a journalist with years of hands-on experience in horse-keeping, is for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning and stabling their own horse. The no-nonsense approach encompasses the many responsibilities, challenges and financial implications facing the horse owner. It m ...Show more
The Inner Game of Tennis by W Timothy Gallwey
$24.99 NZD
Category: Sport general | Series: INNER GAME OF
Master your game from the inside out With more than 800,000 copies sold since it was first published thirty years ago, this phenomenally successful guide has become a touchstone for hundreds of thousands of people. Not just for tennis players, or even just for athletes in general, this handbook wor ...Show more
The Jersey: The All Blacks: The Secrets Behind the World's Most Successful Team by Peter Bills
$45.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
The All Blacks are the greatest sports team on the planet. With a better winning record than any other sports team in history, they stand head and shoulders above their nearest rugby rivals, and go to the 2019 World Cup as back-to-back World Champions. How did a country of just 4.8 million people conque ...Show more
The Kabul Girls Soccer Club: A Dream, Eight Girls, and a Journey Home by Awista Ayub
$31.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
The Kiwi Fisherman's Guide to Life by Ian Chapman & Mike Rendle
$37.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
A quirky, broad selection of Kiwis share their passion for fishing and for life. From trophies and near catches, to foibles, philosophies, obsessions and preoccupations, these fisher-folk share their unbridled enthusiasm for the sport. Entertaining and stunningly illustrated, this is the perfect present ...Show more
The Kiwi Hot Rodder's Guide to Life 2 by Steve Holmes
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Hot on the wheels of the hugely successful Kiwi Hot Rodder's Guide to Life comes its even louder, faster and shinier sequel. Getting right inside the garages, the engines and the minds of another bunch of die-hard Kiwi hot rodders, Steve Holmes lifts the hood on the passion and the sheer hard graft that ...Show more