Hold the Line - The Springbok tour of '81 - A family, a love affair, a nation at war by Kerry Harrison
30.00 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport | Reading Level: very good
It's 1981 and New Zealand is about to host the Springboks from apartheid South Africa for a national rugby tour. The well-supported protest movement pitches against a nation of die-hard rugby supporters. Despite growing public protest, the Government and Rugby Union are adamant the tour will proceed. Be ...Show more
Don'ts for Cricketers: Illustrated Edition by Unkown Author
22.00 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport
A new illustrated edition of the classic book of cricketing advice. Foreword by former England Test cricketer and bestselling author Derek Pringle. The advice found in Don'ts for Cricketers was originally printed in 1906 and contains hundreds of snippets of entertaining, timeless and amusing advice for ...Show more
Process by John McDermott & Michael Parmenter
69.99 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport
Process is an exciting photographic record of The New Zealand Dance Company at work in the studio on projects including Shona McCullagh's Rotunda. John McDermott's 90 images are complemented by an introductory essay from leading New Zealand dancer and choreographer Michael Parmenter, and the book is des ...Show more
Don'ts for Golfers - Illustrated Edition by Ian Woosnam (Foreword by)
22.00 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport
First published in 1925, this facsimile edition contains hundreds of entertaining tips for golfers of all ages and abilities. This pocket-sized facsimile edition contains hundreds of tips for golfers of all abilities. The advice, ranging from technique and fashion to etiquette on the course and in the C ...Show more
On Your Marks: Selected writings about all kinds of sports by Martin Polley, Various
20.00 NZD
Category: Gift
A sparkling anthology celebrating sport in all its variety; from elite rugby and football to rural games on the village green, from an exclusive golf club to the sheer pleasure of a bicycle ride. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. ...Show more
The Girl Who Touched The Stars by Bonnie Hancock
38.00 NZD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A gripping account of the record-breaking circumnavigation by iron woman Bonnie Hancock. It took an ocean to learn it's not how fast you paddle but how deep inside you dig. 254 days, 12,700 kilometres, sea sickness, sharks, crocodiles and ocean. Bonnie Hancock broke numerous records on her fastest ever ...Show more
Short Easy Bike Rides - 52 of New Zealand's Best (2nd edition) by Kennett Brothers
25.00 NZD
Category: Cycling
Enjoy the simple pleasure of a leisurely bike ride to a cafe, playground or picnic spot. These safe and easy cycle paths enable you to enjoy the outdoors at your own pace. 52 leisurely rides. Traffic-free and safe. 1-3 hours riding time. Maps include bike hire, cafes and much more.
Different Class - The Untold Story of English Cricket by Duncan Stone
35.00 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport
In telling the story of cricket from the bottom up, Different Class demonstrates how the "quintessentially English" game has done more to divide, rather than unite, the English. In 1963, the West Indian Marxist C.L.R. James posed the deceptively benign question: "What do they know of cricket, who only ...Show more
Best Bike Rides New Zealand by Lonely Planet
40.00 NZD
Category: Cycling
Lonely Planet's Best Bike Rides New Zealand is your passport to 38 day trips on two wheels. Use pedal power to see a destination through a new lens by picking a ride that works for you, from just a couple of hours to a full day, from easy to hard.From rail trails to coastal pathways we cover the country ...Show more
F1 Confidential Inside Stories from the World of Formula One by Giles Richards
40.00 NZD
Category: Cars
An access-all-areas look inside the thrilling world of Formula One. Formula One is one of the most intense, complex and secretive sports on the planet. Recent documentaries such as Netflix’s Drive to Survive series have given a glimpse of life inside the paddock, but there are so many more stories from ...Show more
Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of '22 by Wayne Smith
50.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Biography
Wayne Smith is arguably the finest rugby brain in the world - a man the players he coached dubbed 'The Professor'. In Smithy: Endless Winters & The Spring of '22, we'll hear from not only Wayne, but also the women and men who took the Ferns to a World title. In this long-awaited memoir, Wayne Smith ...Show more
Rugby League In New Zealand: A People's History by Ryan Bodman
60.00 NZD
Category: Fitness/Sport | Reading Level: near fine
This is the story of a sport told through its communities. It is compelling – richly illustrated and full of vivid accounts of players, their lives, their triumphs and their contests on the field. Drawing on oral history interviews and a wide range of archival sources, Ryan Bodman locates rugby league ...Show more