Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life by William Finnegan
$28.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2016 WINNER OF THE 2016 WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR PRIZE Surfing only looks like a sport. To devotees, it is something else entirely: a beautiful addiction, a mental and physical study, a passionate way of life. William Finnegan first started surfing ...Show more
The Master: The Brilliant Career of Roger Federer by Christopher Clarey
$27.99 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Widely regarded as one of the greatest ever sportspeople, Roger Federer is beloved as a phenomenon, a symbol of enduring greatness and yet is intensely private. But his path from temperamental, bleach-blond teenager with dubious style sense to one of the greatest, most self ...Show more
Federer - The Definitive Biography by Chris Bowers
$27.99 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The outstanding English-language biography of the great Swiss star, arguably the greatest tennis player of all time, now exhaustively revised and updated.
LeBron by Jeff Benedict
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods. LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social m ...Show more
MAGIC: The Life of Earvin Magic Johnson by Roland Lazenby
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The definitive biography of the basketball legend Earvin 'Magic' Johnson, from the author of Michael Jordan: the Life. Magic Johnson is one of the most beloved, and also controversial, athletes in history. He lifted the dowdy sport of American pro basketball into the global spotlight, a transformation d ...Show more
Messi: the Definitive Biography by Guillem Balague
$29.99 NZD
Category: Sports Biography | Series: Guillem Balague's Bks.
FULLY UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE 2022 WORLD CUP TRIUMPH & MESSI'S TRANSFER TO INTER MIAMI As Lionel Messi raised the World Cup triumphantly into the air, the world watched on in awe. Messi's final peak conquered; his final dream achieved. It was the fairy tale ending to a glittering career. Yet despite ...Show more
Sultan: A Memoir by Wasim Akram, Gideon Haigh
$60.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Sultan is the official biography of Wasim Akram, the "sultan of swing", one of the greatest fast bowlers in the history of cricket. For twenty years, Wasim Akram let his cricket do the talking – his electrifying left-arm pace, his explosive left-handed striking, his leadership and his inspiration. For ...Show more
The Phantom of the Open: Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst Golfer by Scott Murray, Simon Farnaby
$26.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The hilarious, heartwarming and - unbelievably - true story of Maurice Flitcroft, the World's Worst GolferWhen 46-year-old crane driver Maurice Flitcroft chanced his way into the Open - having never before played a round of golf in his life - he ran up a record-worst score of 121. The sport's ruling cla ...Show more
The Rise: Kobe Bryant and the Pursuit of Immortality by Mike Sielski
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Kobe Bryant is a legend, The Rise is a fascinating look at his early life and how he became regarded as one of basketball's greatest ever players. Kobe Bryant’s death in January 2020 did more than rattle the worlds of sports and celebrity. It took the tragedy of that helicopter crash to reveal the full ...Show more
What I Wish People Knew About Dementia: From Someone Who Knows by Wendy Mitchell
$25.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - 'Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE ... 'A book of hope' OBSERVER ... 'A marvellous tour of insights' THE TIMES ... 'A must-read ... I couldn't recommend it higher' MICHAEL BALL What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and help ...Show more
10 for 10: Hedley Verity and the Story of Cricket's Greatest Bowling Feat by Chris Waters
$28.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
Hedley Verity was one of Yorkshire and England's greatest cricketers. In a career that ran from 1930 to 1939, the left-arm spin bowler took 1,956 wickets at an average of 14.90. Verity was chiefly responsible for England's only Ashes victory at Lord's in the 20th century, when his 15 wickets helped to w ...Show more
100 Greatest Cricketers by Geoff Armstrong
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sports Biography
The first XI is made up of WG Grace, Jack Hobbs, Don Bradman, Sachin Tendulkar, Graeme Pollock, Garry Sobers, Adam Gilchrist, Imran Khan, Malcolm Marshall, Shane Warne, Sydney Barnes. The second XI is made up of Len Hutton, Victor Trumper, Viv Richards, Wally Hammond, Brian Lara, Ian Botham, Alan Knott, ...Show more