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SPORT BOOKS
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Constructive Football (1950) - A.H. Fabian & Tom Whittaker Hardback with pictorial d/j, both in very good condition. Numerous black and white pictures. Published by Edward Arnold & Co. (1950). 152pp. NZD: 10.50 / P & P : B A vintage collectible item for soccer fans. Detailed technical advice on football technique. Whittaker was the Manager of Arsenal at the time of writing. 
Great NZ Coaches - Joseph Romanos
Hardback with d/j in excellent, near new condition. Published by Mills Publications (1987). 234pp. Numerous B & W illustrations. NZD: 8.00 / P & P : B New Zealand's success at sports is in large part due to the talent of its coaches. Makers of Champions is a series of portraits of New Zealand's great sport coaches. Romanos looks at their personalities, the techniques they used to motivate and inspire others, their achievements, and relives the magic which these coaches helped create. The final chapter sums up what makes a great coach. Each of these coaches is a top communicator. The insights they give into what makes people thrive for success are invaluable. Contents: John Adshead - the Manager / Fred Allen - the Needle / Dardir - the Velvet Glove / John Hart - the Organiser / Graham Lowe - the Motivator / Arthur L diard - the Enthusiast / Lois Muir - the Survivor / Rusty Robertson - the Magic Touch / Glenn Turner - the Professional / Mervyn Wallace - the Purist / Cyril Walter - the Technician / Alex Wyllie - the Disciplinarian. 
Adam Parore - Angus Gillies
Large paperback in excellent condition. Published by Penguin Books (2002). 239pp. NZD: 6.50 / P & P : B The story of Adam Parore, the former New Zealand wicketkeeper who seemed to always be getting into trouble. After bursting onto the international scene in 1990 as a fresh-faced 19 year old, Adam Parore became an institution behind the stumps and an iconic figure in New Zealand sport. Regarded as the best wicket-keeper in the world, he frequently clashed with administrators and polarised public opinion with his reluctance to conform. Parore was always in the news and never far from controversy, on or off the filed. He was also a wicket-keeper who prided himself on his flawless glove work and at times brilliant stroke play. Now Parore finally has his say in a disarming and insightful book which is everything you have come to expect from the man they call 'Maverick'. 
Football League Tables (1889 to 1978) England & Scotland Paperback with pictorial cover in good used condition. Published by Collins (1978). 152pp. NZD: 6.00 / P & P : A All the tables, all the important F.A. Cup results year by year for England and Scotland from 1189 to the 1977-78 season. A vintage collectible item for soccer fans and a must for statistics buffs. 
A Round With Darwin - Bernard Darwin Hardback with d/j both in excellent condition, as new. Published by Souvenir Press (1984). 224pp. NZD: 7.00 / P & P : B A pleasing anthology of Bernard Darwin's work on the sport of golf. Bernard Richard Meirion Darwin, a grandson of the British naturalist Charles Darwin, was a prolific golf writer and high-standard amateur golfer. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame. 
My Side - David Beckham with Tom Watt
Large paperback in good used condition. With numerous B & W and colour photos. Collins Willow (2003). 405pp. NZD: 5.50 / P & P : B With endless newspaper column inches devoted to one of the most talked about men in the world, it seems that we know everything there is to know about David Beckham. Or do we? This is Beckham's life story in his own words. The book deals with his complex relationship with United boss Alex Ferguson and looks at how he handles the pressure of playing alongside some of the most volatile footballers of his generation, from the likes of Cantona, Schmeichel and Keane. It tells the England story, from being vilified by the nation before returning as the prodigal son and almost single-handedly guiding his country as captain to the 2002 World Cup Finals. From Beckham himself, we gain an insight into the family man behind the famous footballer, the international model and fashion leader. He describes how he first met and then married ex-Spice girl Victoria Adams and the upbringing of their two children Brooklyn and Romeo. He goes on to discuss how his family's every step is monitored by a posse of newshounds and paparazzi. He also tells of the influence of his parents, growing up as a shy youngster in the family home and how their subsequent split affected him. The book was written with the assistance of Tom Watt.Intimate and soul-searching, this is the real David Beckham like we have never seen before. 
In Search of the Tiger - Ian Stafford
Large paperback in excellent condition, as new. Numerous colour photos. Published by Ebury Press (2003). 297pp. NZD: 5.50 / P & P : B Ian Stafford has tried his hand at most sports. He's played them with the world's finest sports men. From Steve Redgrave to Eddie Irvine, wrestler Pat Roach to the Wigan Warriors, Kenyan athletes to Australian cricketers, Ian has suffered humiliation, pain and a little bit of triumph with the best of them. He thought he'd seen it all. Until he tried golf. Never once did he think that the sport of golf was suited for him. It just wasn't his kind of game-or so he thought. But that was only in the beginning, before he picked up his first club or met Nick Faldo, Ernie Els, Jack Nicklaus, and Bernhard Langer and travelled to Greenland, Prague, New Orleans, and Tokyo. This was still way before he'd begun to think that he might actually be good at this golf business and long before he'd toyed with the crazy notion of coming face to face with the Tiger. Follow Ian Stafford through his journey into the wonderful world of golf, a sport that has become a global epidemic, as he comes to an understanding of the attraction to the course that no true golfer can ignore. With humour and excitement, he embarks on this thoroughly enjoyable quest to find the golfer within us all. Nothing could have prepared him for the sheer humiliation, frustration and exhilaration of the world's most popular game. Never would he have believed the obsession it generated, the passions it inflamed and the madmen that could be found on the green. With the help of stars, coaches and amateurs alike - from Bill (Clinton), Colin (Montgomery) and Nick (Faldo) to his local cab driver - he travels the world in the hope of improving his game. But however good he gets, will he ever get to play a round with the Tiger himself? This is a book for those dedicated and fully consumed by golf or for those who have yet to feel the allure of the green . . . 
The SUN Soccer Annual - 1976 Hardback in excellent condition. World Publishers (1975). 78pp. NZD: 7.00 / P & P : C The 1976 SUN Soccer Annual (No.5) - Edited by Frank Nicklin Many articles and numerous pictures of football clubs and stars of the era. Contributions by Don Revie, Jimmy Armfield, Bob Wilson, John Duncan, Dixie Deans, Trevor Whymark, Howard Kendall and Bob Mathewson... A vintage collectible item for soccer fans. 
I am the Secret Footballer -
Lifting the Lid on the Beautiful Game by Anonymous... Large format paperback in very good used condition. Published by Guardian Books (2012). 230pp. NZD: 6.00 / P & P : B The anonymous writer of the Guardian's 'Secret Footballer' column gives Premier League fans an insider's look into the unseen world of professional football. "It is often said that 95 per cent of what happens in football takes place behind closed doors. Many of these stories I shouldn't be telling you. But I will." Who is The Secret Footballer? Only a few people know the true identity of the man inside the game. Whoever he is - and whatever team he plays for - TSF is always honest, fearless and opinionated. Here, he takes readers past the locker-room door and reveals the inner workings of a professional club, the exhilarating highs and crushing lows, and what it's really like to do the job most of us can only dream of doing. TSF chronicles the exploits of his Premiership colleagues with a gimlet eye and frank humour. Managers, agents and players are not spared from his observations - their mind sets, their relationships with those outside the sport, their behaviour good and bad. In his inimitable style, TSF recounts entertaining and eyebrow-raising vignettes, naming names and dropping colourful details along the way. This book is an absorbing read for anyone who follows soccer. 
The Boy's Book of Soccer - 1969
Hardback in excellent condition with pictorial covers, in fact exceptional condition for a 47 years old boy's book... Evans Brothers (1968). 128pp. NZD: 9.00 / P & P : C The 1969 Boy's Book of Soccer -Edited by Dennis Smith Many articles and numerous pictures of football clubs and stars of the era. Peter Thompson, Dave Mackay, Keith Newton, Alex Young, David Prole, Maxwell Grant, Nobby Stiles, Jimmy Greenhoff, Alan Ball, Dennis Smith, Derek Dougan, Peter Springett, Sir Matt Busby, Joe Baker, Cyril Hughes, Arsenal, West Bromwich Albion, Soccer records... A vintage collectible item for soccer fans. 
At The Double - Richard Hadlee (with T. Francis)
The Story of Cricket's Pacemaker Hardback with pictorial d/w, both in excellent condition, some light fading of the spine of d/w. Numerous B & W photographs. Hutchinson of New Zealand (1985). 166pp. NZD: 6.00 / P & P : B This is the story of Richard Hadlees 'purple' period between August 1983 and August 1984. 12 months in which he did more than anyone to catapult New Zealand cricket into the good times. He inspired his country's first ever Test success on English soil, single-handedly destroyed their batting six months later and set up New Zealand's historic series victory against "the Poms": then he became the only cricketer in modern times to achieve the 'double' of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in an English season. The world's great all-rounders like Sir Garfield Sobers, Mike Proctor, Imran Khan and Clive Rice all had a tilt at the traditional double and failed. With the reduction of the first class fixture list in 1969, no one believed it could be done again. Hadlee proved them wrong. He planned it like a military exercise. Yet in the middle of his fabulous year, New Zealand's great bowler-batsman came perilously close to oblivion. He went to bed at night convinced he wouldn't make daybreak! Hadlee arose from his trauma a positive thinker. His controversial views on the major issues of the game bristle with self-assurance -- whether it be the South African question, commercialism in cricket, or the touchy subject of overseas players in England. Hadlee delivers his opinions with the same gusto which has dumped more than the occasional batsman on his rump! 
First Past the Post - Brian Phillips (Editor)
Large format paperback in very good condition. Some light age fading of pages edge. Published by Random House NZ (2000). 253pp. NZD: 7.00 / P & P : B In this collection, Brian Phillips has brought together stories from the world of horse racing, both fiction and non-fiction. The contributors include Maurice Gee, Ronald Hugh Morrieson and Barbara Anderson. This book succeeds is in reminding us how central the simple horse race was to 20th-century New Zealand national story. The collection of 31 tales, articles and poems from 1900 to 1999 trots through distinctly New Zealand scenes described in an intonation all our own: the country courses beneath "hills of stubble bleached platinum in the summer dry" or on a beach, tide-permitting; the murmur of the track as punters talk of a dead cert or the horse that will stay like a mortgage; or the Waikato school kids who would rather see Cardigan Bay than the Queen. Out of the stories come the silky thrill of raceday, the taste of Anzac biscuits and sausage rolls between races, the gallant sagas of Kindergarten and Rising Fast, and the pining of Bill Manhire's poem Phar Lap. Although 31 stories on one single topic risks boring the unobsessed, this line-up is varied enough in length and style - the personal, humorous, literary and analytical are all there. 
Test of Fire - Graham Gooch
A Personal Account of a Dramatic Year by England's Captain Hardback with d/w, both in excellent condition. Numerous B & W Photographs. Robson Books (1990). 188pp. NZD: 6.50 / P & P : B A Personal Account of a Dramatic Year by England's Captain in the early 1990's. Graham Alan Gooch OBE DL (born 23 July 1953) is a former English cricketer who captained Essex and England. He was one of the most successful international batsmen of his generation, and through a career spanning from 1973 until 2000, he became the most prolific run scorer of all time, with 67,057 runs across first-class and limited-overs games. 
Cakes and Bails - Henry Blofeld's Cricket Year
Large hardback, black cloth boards with gilt lettering, and with d/w both in excellent, as NEW condition. Numerous b&w photographs. Published by Simon & Schuster (1998). 280pp inc. index. NZD: 8.00 / P & P : C The 1997-1998 cricket season by the English commentator. From Rheims sampling champagne with Michael Atherton and Graham Gooch, to the morning rain at Chertsey watching a game which began at 4.00am, this text follows Henry Blofeld through the cricket year. From commentary on the game, the England team, the great matches, innings, scandals and players... 
Great Sporting Mishaps - Geoff Tibballs
Three Centuries of Slip-Ups and Cock-Ups Large format paperback in excellent, near new condition. Inscribed on fep. Published by Robson Books (2004). 282pp. NZD: 8.00 / P & P : B Will Carling, Roy Keane, Hansie Cronje, Mike Tyson, Glenn Hoddle, Tonya Harding and Michael Schumacher are not only known for their sporting prowess, but have all been at the centre of some of the most newsworthy scandals in history. Carling's gaffe was to refer to the executive of the Rugby Football Union as '57 old farts'; Tanya Harding was banned from skating for life after an attack on her rival; while Ferrari blatantly fixed the result of the 2002 Austrian Grand Prix when Rubens Barrichello was ordered to allow team-mate Michael Schumacher to win. Geoff Tibballs relates the most contentious and intriguing sporting scandals from the past two centuries. Including stories that have long since faded into obscurity, and others that are still debated heatedly today, he recounts tales including Bobby Moore's arrest on suspicion of stealing a bracelet in Columbia in 1970; the outrage caused to members of the All-England Tennis Club in 1949 by Gussie Moran's daring lace-trimmed panties at Wimbledon; and the 1844 Derby Winner, Running Rein, who was discovered to be a 'ringer'. At one time or another every sport has had its moment of contention - including allegations of bribery, professionalism, match-fixing drug-taking and cheating - and Great Sporting Scandals features all the most important and compelling controversies from the last two centuries of passionate and exciting sporting endeavour. 
Howzat! - Christopher Lee
Large paperback in excellent, near NEW condition. Numerous B & W Photographs. New South (2012). 242pp. NZD: 10.50 / P & P : B England, Summer 1975. The Australian cricket team, visiting for an Ashes series, fields players who will become legends of the game - Ian Chappell, Rodney Marsh, Dennis Lillee, Jeff Thomson - against celebrated English power-cricketers Tony Greig, John Snow and Phil Edmonds. It is the pinnacle of the game of cricket - the two oldest enemies in the game going head to head. At the beautifully green grounds the games are exciting, filled with colour, intrigue and expectation. But soon after cricket will undergo a revolution. It will no longer be a game of tradition, run by traditionalists. There will be cricket under lights, players in colourful gear, and the way it's broadcast on television will be transformed, no longer shot by a single camera, screened in black and white on the ABC and the BBC. This thrilling book tells the story of World Series Cricket and the Australian media mogul Kerry Packer, who saw a business opportunity in the game he loved and challenged its grand traditions. A high-stakes story of money and power, elite sportsman, legal drama, it is also at its heart a tale of love of the game. 
Golf's Strangest Rounds - Andrew Ward
Hardback with d/w in near new condition. Portico (2010). 168pp. NZD: 7.00 / P & P : B A fascinating book - a must for all golf enthusiasts. The most eccentric golf book ever. From bestselling author Andrew Ward, Golf's Strangest Rounds presents a fascinating collection of the game's most memorable moments together with bizarre tales from the lengthy annals of the sport's history. There are tales of tragedy, eccentricity, tactical slip-ups and others that seemingly defy categorisation altogether - like 'Mysterious Montague', one of the world's best golfers, but who refused to compete in a single tournament. Numerous legends of the game have also experienced strange rounds in their respective careers, and these include Gene Sarazen, Al Geiberger, Chip Beck, Greg Norman, Robert de Vicenzo and Nick Faldo - all of whom appear in the book for their parts in irrational finishes, record rounds and famous freak shots. 
Gone Fishing - Tony Orman
A New Zealand Saltwater Anthology compiled by Tony Orman Paperback in VG+ used condition. Numerous B & W illustrations. Published by Reed NZ (1983). 394pp. NZD: 5.50 / P & P : B A couple of lads fishing off the end of the wharf... high drama as Zane Grey battles with a giant black marking... the thrills of angling from a boat with ultra-light tackle... not to speak, of course, of the one that got away. And are those fish getting smarter? Veteran fisherman Ray Doogue ponders that question – and has an answer. Gone Fishing is a collection of some of the best writing and yarn-spinning on the subject of New Zealand salt-water fishing in recent years. ...Compiled by Tony Orman, it combines great stories with a lot of sound, practical know-how, drawn from many years at sea. Well-known fishermen and writers appearing in this book include Geoff Thomas, Gary Kemsley, Ray Doogue, Fred Wilkins, Zane Grey, Noel Holmes, John Wilson and Wade Doak. A book to delight every New Zealanders who has ever fished at sea with a rod and reel – or even with a hand-line. 
Winning Tactics For Weekend Singles - P. Gonzales & Joe Hyams Paperback in excellent, as new condition. Published by Bantam Books (1975). 138pp. NZD: 5.00 / P & P : A Regardless of the title, this is not for the Playboy crowd -- unless, of course, they make time at tennis too. Fundamentals from one of the game's top players, some years ago... Pancho Gonzales was completely self-taught and as an amateur he won the United States Championships in 1948 and 1949. His victory in 1948 made him the first Hispanic man to win a Grand Slam championship. He gained an international reputation in 1949, as a member of the U.S. team that won the Davis Cup competition against Australia. He turned professional at 21 and was the World's No. 1 ranked professional tennis player a record eight times in the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1972, he became the oldest man to win a tournament, in Iowa, at age 44. He passed away in 1995. |