Tiger Woods by Jeff Benedict; Armen Keteyian
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
LONGLISTED FOR THE WILLIAM HILL SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2018 'A rattling read... Superbly written' Derek Lawrenson, Daily Mail 'Exhilarating, depressing, tawdry and moving... perfectly pitched biography' Dwight Garner, New York Times Based on three years of extensive research and reporting, two of toda ...Show more
Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers by James Witts
$24.99 NZD
Category: Sport general
Training Secrets of the World's Greatest Footballers is a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to perform at the highest level. Looking at every area of the game and with exclusive contributions from elite players, leading coaches and sports scientists from the world's leading clubs--including Barce ...Show more
Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an all-night runner by Dean Karnazes
$28.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Fully revised and updated for 2023, this is the inspiring journey of Dean Karnazes, an internationally recognized endurance athlete who has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Includes a new epilogue detailing his training and diet tips. '[Karnazes'] spirited memoir . . . can help mere mor ...Show more
Unbeaten - The Triumphs and Tragedies of Rocky Marciano by Mike Stanton
$25.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
'Unbeaten is one of the best sports books I've read in years' Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A LifeRocky Marciano accomplished a feat that eluded legendary champions like Joe Louis, Jack Dempsey, Muhammad Ali, and Mike Tyson: he never lost a professional fight. When he retired in 1956, his record was a pe ...Show more
When Running Made History by Roger Robinson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Reading Level: near fine
Robinson takes readers on a globe-trotting tour that combines a historian's insight with vivid personal memories going back to just after World War II. From experiencing the 1948 "Austerity Olympics" in London as a young spectator to working as a journalist in the Boston Marathon media center at the mo ...Show more
Wisden Cricketers' Almanack 2023 by Lawrence Booth
$112.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Standard hardback edition The 160th edition of the most famous sports book in the world - published every year since 1864 - contains some of the world's finest sports writing. It reflects on the extraordinary life of Shane Warne, who died far too early in 2022, and looks back at another legendary bowle ...Show more
100 Essential New Zealand Golf Holes by Tom Hyde
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Passionate, tireless golfer and writer Tom Hyde travelled New Zealand from Houhara to Bluff, examining golf courses large and small, to produce this tantalising selection of 100 golf holes to die for. The criteria? Not just how a hole plays, but the stories associated with it!
100 Greatest Cricketers by Geoff Armstrong
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
Almost 2,500 people have played in Test cricket, from the inaugural Test in March 1877 to today. To reduce this list to the best 100 worldwide is an imposing task, but it is also one that is guaranteed to provide an argument amongst those with an eye for the game's history and its greatest players.
1000 Football Clubs: Champions of the Beautiful Game by Jean Damien Lesay
$60.00 NZD
Category: Sport general
This superbly illustrated volume is the fan's most comprehensive insight into 1,000 football clubs (a.k.a., soccer teams), both professional and collegiate, from every continent, illustrating each club's history and what it means to support their team. Included are key details from both men's and women' ...Show more
1001 Bikes: To Dream of Riding Before You Die by Daniel Benson
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Series: 1001
Never before have so many bicycles been profiled within one beautifully illustrated volume. 1001 Bikes to Dream of Riding Before You Die explores in detail the greatest bikes of all time and from across the globe: from the early historic velocipedes of the 1890s to the arrival of today's standard uprigh ...Show more
1001 Cars to Dream of Driving Before You Die by Simon Heptinstall
$45.00 NZD
Category: Sport general | Series: 1001
This latest book in the hugely popular 1001 series showcases the world's best designed and most important cars. With stunning full-solour photography representing the highest achievements of car design and visceral descriptions of what it is like to turn the key and rev the engine, this collection is th ...Show more