The Horse of a Lifetime
by Gerard Whateley
She has captured the heart of a nation like no sporting figure since the days of Phar Lap and Don Bradman. This is greatness the likes of which is rarely seen. This is a tale that will not weary. This is the authorised story of the horse that ...
ISBN: 9780733331367
Binding: Hardback Book
Cheating, Doping, Rape and Murder - the Inside Track on Australia's Racing Industry
by Matthew Benns
Matthew Benns takes us inside the murky world of Australia's racing industry. Dapper horse trainer Les Samba was in Melbourne for the annual yearling sales when he turned down an Italian meal with racing contacts saying, 'I have to meet a bloke.' ...
ISBN: 9781742755151
Binding: Paperback Book
by Mark Gasnier & Andrew Webster
Mark Gasnier sits in the corner of the dressing-room at the Sydney Football Stadium, looks at his Dragons teammates and shakes his head. Another lost finals match. Another premature exit. Another opportunity gone. They've been in this dark place ...
ISBN: 9781742755274
Binding: Paperback Book
To The Four Corners of the World
by Peter Troy
Peter Troy's travels are the stuff of surf legend. An original and influential figure in the early days at Bells Beach, Troy left Australia in 1963 and roamed the planet with surfboard under arm, from Europe to Hawaii, South America to Africa, ...
ISBN: 9780980848007
Binding: Hardback Book
A Personal Portrait of Bart Cummings
by L A Carlyon
In the world of horse racing, Bart Cummings is the master. His astonishing tally of twelve Melbourne Cup wins arguably makes him the greatest trainer in Australia's history and, by statistical measures, as freakish as Bradman. His laconic wit and ...
ISBN: 9781742610511
Binding: Hardback Book
My Journey Back to Life
by Lance Armstrong
In 1996, twenty-four-year-old Lance Armstrong was ranked number one cyclist in the world. But that October the Golden Boy of American cycling was sidelined by advanced testicular cancer that had spread to his lungs and brain. His chance for ...
ISBN: 9781741757569
Binding: Paperback Book
My Years Coaching Tiger Woods
by Hank Haney
<p>"The Big Miss "is Hank Haney's candid and surprisingly insightful account of his tumultuous six-year journey with Tiger Woods, during which the supremely gifted golfer collected six major championships and rewrote golf history. Hank was one of ...
ISBN: 9780307985989
Binding: Hardback Book
My Life Story
by Ben Cousins
Ben Cousins has one of the most extraordinary stories in modern Australian sport. He's perhaps the most gifted player of his generation – a former captain of the West Coast eagles, a Brownlow medallist, a premiership winner, voted the AFL's Most ...
ISBN: 9781405040006
Binding: Paperback Book
An Autobiography
by Andre Agassi
He is one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever to step onto a tennis court -- but from early childhood Andre Agassi hated the game. Coaxed to swing a racket while still in the crib, forced to hit hundreds of ...
ISBN: 9780007281435
Binding: Paperback Book
The Autobiography
by Kenny Logan
Kenny Logan's riveting story is one full of surprises. A Scottish rugby star, with 70 caps for his country, and a club legend at Wasps, winner of three Premiership titles and a glorious Heineken Cup, Kenny could not read or write until he was in ...
ISBN: 9780755319695
Binding: Hardback Book
Ambition, Grit and a Great Pair of Heels
by Karren Brady
Karren Brady is Britain's best-known business woman. An inspiration to women everywhere, her incredible success is borne of her passion, impressive business instinct, ambition, and her very genuine, honest, down-to-earth outlook. This is her ...
ISBN: 9780007395927
Binding: Hardback Book
My Story
by Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard is quite simply one of the greatest fighters of the last fifty years. An artist and a showman he was always willing to take the difficult fight: his gruelling encounters with Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler have ...
ISBN: 9780091946807
Binding: Paperback Book
The Javier Hernandez Story
by Charles Samuel
Totally Unofficial Javier Hernandez, El Chicharito ('The Little Pea', so named for his green eyes), is rapidly becoming one of the most idolised young football stars on the planet. After an amazing World Cup debut for Mexico, he left Guadalajara ...
ISBN: 9780091946821
Binding: Hardback Book
by William Fotheringham
What makes a man the greatest of all time? Eddy Merckx is to cycling what Muhammad Ali is to boxing or Pele to football: quite simply, the best there has ever been. Throughout his professional career Merckx amassed an astonishing 445 victories.
ISBN: 9780224091954
Binding: Paperback Book
Ready for the Fightback
by Andrew Flintoff
Andrew "Freddie" Flintoff battled back from injury to lead England into the 2006 Ashes, only to suffer disappointment at their series whitewash. This book talks about the fight for the Ashes, the highs and lows of the one-day series that ...
ISBN: 9780340937143
Binding: Hardback Book
The Man Who Cycled the Americas
by Mark Beaumont
In 2008, Mark Beaumont smashed the world record for cycling around the world, by an astonishing 81 days. His race against the clock took him through the toughest terrain and the most demanding of conditions. In 2009, Mark set out on his second ...
ISBN: 9780552163972
Binding: Paperback Book
The Extraordinary Story of Britain's Greatest Ever Distance Runners
by Mark Whitaker
In 1928 two extraordinary Englishmen competed in an unprecedented and fearsome event - a transcontinental road race across America that required them to run an average of 40 miles for 80 consecutive days. They were to become the most famous ...
ISBN: 9780224082587
Binding: Hardback Book
Tour De Force
by Daniel Coyle
Lance Armstrong rewrote the record books in 2005 when he won the Tour de France for an unprecedented seventh time. Daniel Coyle followed his progress, throughout that season, examining what made him push himself to the limit of his endurance, for ...
ISBN: 9780007195282
Binding: Paperback Book
My Life In and Out of the Rough
by John Daly
The 1995 Open Champion and legendary wild man of golf recalls the best and worst of his life: his inspirational play on both US and European tours; the demons that afflicted him on the course and his addiction to gambling and drink; and the ...
ISBN: 9780007229024
Binding: Paperback Book
The Stig, Le Mans, the Fast Lane and Me
by Ben Collins
The Stig gets his kit off and reveals how he came to be Top Gear's iconic racing driver and so much more - including what it's like to thrash an Aston Martin DBS, train for the Army and face the terror of Jeremy Clarkson's underwear!
ISBN: 9780007331680
Binding: Paperback Book