Browse by category
And The Crowd Went Wild by Ian Heads; Gary Lester
$49.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The first formal sporting event in Australia was the racing festival in Hyde Park in October 1810. Until then sport in Australia had been conducted in a haphazard and ad hoc manner. The racing festival in Hyde Park changed all that. In celebration of the 200th anniversary of formal sport in Australia, t ...Show more
Great Australian Sporting Stories by Ian Heads, Norman Tasker
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport
'Heads and Tasker, legends themselves, set out to write a book that would continue the trail laid by early-days sporting scribes of long ago. I could not put it down.' JOHN COATES AC, PRESIDENT OF THE AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC COMMITTEE 'I know readers will enjoy the many stories and anecdotes that Heads and ...Show more
Richie by Heads Ian
$14.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Following Richie Benaud's death in April 2015, two of Australia's finest sports writers, Norman Tasker and Ian Heads, set off on a search for the real Richie: a man who graced the lives of many for more than six decades--first as an outstanding all-rounder and great captain, and then as cricket's greate ...Show more
Richie: The Man Behind the Legend by Ian Heads
$29.99 AUD
$34.99 (14% off)
Category: Sport
Richie: The Man Behind the Legend is not a book of statistics or match reviews. Instead, it gets to the heart of 'Richie Benaud, the man'. Each chapter features personal recollections of various lengths from the people who knew Richie best. Among the contributors are members of Richie's family, childhoo ...Show more
The Great Grand Final Heist: A Mysterious Tale of Tigers, Rabbitohs and an Unlikely Coaching Hero by Ian Heads
$14.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Balmain's shock defeat of Souths in the 1969 Grand Final has been called the biggest boilover in rugby league history. The true story of the Tigers' upset win has remained untold for almost 50 years, so it has kept its sense of mystery. Until now ...They were coached by Leo Nosworthy, a savvy operator w ...Show more
The Night the Music Died: How a Bunch of Bushies Forged Rugby League's Last Great Fairytale by Ian Heads
$29.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Forty years ago, a flashy new rugby league competition, the 'Amco Cup', was launched. Played under lights, televised live on Wednesday nights with commentary by a young Ray Warren, it was supposed to be won by one of the rich Sydney clubs. Instead, the trophy went to Western Division, a team from wester ...Show more
0 - 5 of 6