Slaying the Badger: Greg LeMond, Bernard Hinault, and the Greatest Tour de France by Richard Moore
$14.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
Bernard Hinault is "Le Blaireau," the Badger. Tough as old boots, he is the old warrior of the French peloton, as revered as he is feared for his ferocious attacks. He has won 5 Tours de France, marking his name into the history books as a member of cycling's most exclusive club. Yet as the 1986 Tour d ...Show more
Wheelmen by Reed Albergotti
$14.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
Lance Armstrong won a record-smashing seven Tours de France after staring down cancer, and in the process became an international symbol of resilience and courage. In a sport constantly dogged by blood-doping scandals, he seemed above the fray. Then, in January 2013, the legend imploded. He admitted dop ...Show more
Bruce Lee :The Tao of Gung Fu by Bruce Lee
$12.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing | Series: The Bruce Lee library
Bruce Lee had written the majority of "The Tao of Gung Fu" prior to his death. In it, he gives a thorough examination of martial arts and self defence techniques, and of Eastern and Western approaches to fitness. Of special interest is a collection of anecdotes on the histories and traditions of the var ...Show more
Seven Deadly Sins: My Pursuit of Lance Armstrong by David Walsh
$15.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
From award-winning journalist David Walsh, the definitive account of the author's twelve-year quest to uncover and make known the truth about Lance Armstrong's long history of performance-enhancing drug use, which ultimately led to the cyclist's being stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.The stor ...Show more
The Master of Go by Yasunari Kawabata; Edward G Seidensticker (translator)
$10.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing | Reading Level: very good
Go is a game of strategy in which two players attempt to surround each other's black or white stones. Simple in its fundamentals, infinitely complex in its execution, it is an essential expression of the Japanese sensibility. And in his fictional chronicle of a match played between a revered and invinci ...Show more
Michael Hussey : Underneath the Southern Cross by Michael Hussey
$12.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
Michael Hussey's huge popularity does not rest solely on his incredible playing record. Popularly known as Mr Cricket, he made his Test debut against the West Indies in Brisbane in November 2005, and has scored 6,183 Test runs over 78 Tests in his career. But to his fans, it is the way he plays the game ...Show more
Ross Taylor: Black & White by Paul Thomas
$15.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
When an athlete with an exceptional record of achievement and longevity comes to the end of their career, the numbers can speak for themselves.Ross Taylor has scored the most runs, made the most centuries and taken the most catches by a New Zealander in international cricket. He's the first New Zealand ...Show more
Golf on the Edge by Stephen Cartmell
$10.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
Because of its island status, the British shoreline enjoys more traditional coastal golf courses than anywhere in world. When Stephen Cartmell set himself the challenge of finding and testing eighteen of the most outstanding links courses in Britain, he decided that they had to meet a number of importa ...Show more
Facing the Haka by Jamie Wall; Andy Burt
$50.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
The story of the All Blacks from the other side of halfway. Big names from all their fiercest rivals talk about meeting the world's most successful rugby team in some of the greatest tests of all time.
Bounce: How Champions are Made by Matthew Syed
$12.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
Everyone knows that David Beckham crosses the ball better than anyone else and that Tiger Woods never "chokes". But what are the hidden factors which allow the most successful sports stars to rise above their competitors -- and are they shared by virtuosos in other fields?
Conquering the Coast to Coast by Kelly Barber
$15.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing
What is it about this event that inspires so many to drive their bodies to the absolute limit? Everybody wonders how far they could push themselves if they really tried, and in Conquering the Coast to Coast Kelly Barber tells the story of how he found out just where his limits really lay. Having decided ...Show more
Murdoch - The All Black Who Never Returned by Palenski Ron
$14.00 NZD
Category: Sport, Hunting & Fishing | Reading Level: near fine
The story of Keith Murdoch is the great unsolved mystery of world rugby. The All Black who was sent home from the tour of the British Isles in 1972 and who exiled himself to the vastness of the Australian outback remains a banner headline in rugby memories. It does so despite the passing of the years.Th ...Show more