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  • LeBron

    by Jeff Benedict ...
    The first definitive biography of basketball legend LeBron James, by the acclaimed author of Tiger Woods.LeBron is unquestionably the greatest basketball player of the 21st century. Off the court, LeBron's political activism, outspoken stance on racism and social injustice have helped build a social media presence that includes 117 million followers on Instagram and 51 million followers on Twitter ... Read more

    $24.99 AUD $19.99 AUD

  • Jail Blazers

    How the Portland Trail Blazers Became the Bad Boys of Basketball

    by Kerry Eggers ...
    In the late ’90s and early 2000s, the Portland Trail Blazers were one of the hottest teams in the NBA. For almost a decade, they won 60 percent of their games while making it to the Western Conference Finals twice. However, what happened off-court was just as unforgettable as what they did on the court.When someone asked Blazers general manager Bob Whitsitt about his team’s chemistry, he replied ... Read more

    $25.99 AUD

  • Paddy on the Hardwood: A Journey in Irish Hoops

    by Rus Bradburd ...
    Why would a successful college basketball coach walk away from a lucrative job in America's most glamorous sport? The burned out Rus Bradburd, enamored with Ireland and its music, took a job coaching in the lowly Irish Super League, but was unprepared for what he found. Perplexed by the small town Tralee's Frosties Tigers--a cast of misfits and underachievers more concerned with their day jobs, ... Read more

    $23.99 AUD

  • Able

    Gold Medals, Grand Slams and Smashing Glass Ceilings

    by Dylan Alcott ...
    The incredible life of an astonishing athlete and now disability advocate - fully updated'His characteristic enthusiasm and distinctive voice leap from the pages.' The AgeDylan Alcott is the Australian tennis star we always wanted.' Herald Sun'He'll be seen and heard for generations to come, inspiring all along the way. His ride ... a non-stop thriller.' Fox SportsDylan Alc... ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sooley

    The Gripping Bestseller from John Grisham

    by John Grisham ...
    'A master of plotting and pacing' - New York Times**'With every new book I appreciate John Grisham a little more, for his compassion for the underdog, and his willingness to strike out in new directions' - Entertainment WeeklyONE MAN. ONE HOPE. ONCE CHANCE TO BECOME A LEGEND.**ONE MANSeventeen-year-old Samuel Sooleyman comes from a village in South Sudan, a war-torn country where one third of the ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • The Book of Basketball

    The NBA According to The Sports Guy

    by Bill Simmons ...
    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The NBA according to The Sports Guy—now updated with fresh takes on LeBron, the Celtics, and more!Foreword by Malcom Gladwell • “The work of a true fan . . . it might just represent the next phase of sports commentary.”—The AtlanticBill Simmons, the wildly opinionated and thoroughly entertaining basketball addict known to millions as ESPN’s The Sports Guy, has written ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • Relentless

    From Good to Great to Unstoppable

    by Tim S. Grover ...
    series Tim Grover Winning Series
    For more than two decades, legendary trainer Tim Grover has taken the greats—Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Dwyane Wade, and hundreds of relentless competitors in sports, business, and every walk of life—and made them greater. Now, for the first time ever, he reveals what it takes to achieve total mental and physical dominance, showing you how to be relentless and achieve whatever you desire.Direct, ... Read more

    $9.99 AUD

  • Eleven Rings

    by Phil Jackson ...
    For fans of the hit Netflix docuseries The Last Dance.During his storied career as head coach of the Chicago Bulls and Los Angeles Lakers, Phil Jackson won more championships than any coach in the history of professional sports. Even more important, he succeeded in never wavering from coaching his way, from a place of deep values. Jackson was tagged as the 'Zen master' half in jest by ... Read more

    $18.99 AUD

  • Michael Jordan

    The Life

    by Roland Lazenby ...
    The definitive biography of a legendary athlete.The Shrug. The Shot. The Flu Game. Michael Jordan is responsible for sublime moments so ingrained in sports history that they have their own names. When most people think of him, they think of his beautiful shots with the game on the line, his body totally in sync with the ball -- hitting nothing but net.But for all his greatness, this scion of a ... Read more

    $25.99 AUD

  • Dream Team: How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

    How Michael, Magic, Larry, Charles, and the Greatest Team of All Time Conquered the World and Changed the Game of Basketball Forever

    by Jack McCallum ...
    They were the Beatles of basketball, the Mercury Seven in sneakers.In Dream Team, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum delivers the untold story of the greatest team ever assembled: the 1992 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball Team that captivated the world, kindled the hoop dreams of countless children around the planet, and remade the NBA into a global sensation.As a senior staff writer for ... Read more

    $11.99 AUD

  • The Mamba Mentality

    How I Play

    by Kobe Bryant ...
    The Mamba Mentality: How I Play is Kobe Bryant’s personal perspective of his life and career on the basketball court and his exceptional, insightful style of playing the game—a fitting legacy from the late Los Angeles Laker superstar.In the wake of his retirement from professional basketball, Kobe “The Black Mamba” Bryant decided to share his vast knowledge and understanding of the game to take ... Read more

    $28.99 AUD

  • Mind Gym : An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence: An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    An Athlete's Guide to Inner Excellence

    by Gary Mack, David Casstevens ...
    Drawing on his work with some of the top teams in professional sports, noted sport psychology consultant Gary Mack shares with you the same techniques and exercises he uses to help elite athletes build mental "muscle." These 40 accessible lessons and inspirational anecdotes will help you gain the "head edge" over the competition. ... Read more

    $19.99 AUD

  • The Jordan Rules

    The Inside Story of Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls

    by Sam Smith ...
    The New York Times Bestseller, updated With a New IntroductionThis is the 20th anniversary of the explosive bestseller that changed the way the world viewed one of the greatest athletes in history, revealing for the first time Michael Jordan's relentless drive to win anything and everything, at any cost. NBA Hall of Fame columnist Sam Smith had unlimited access to the team and its players during ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Showboat

    The Life of Kobe Bryant

    by Roland Lazenby ...
    Shortlisted for the 2017 Cross Sports Book Awards Best Biography of the YearBryant is one of basketball's greatest-ever players, a fascinating and complicated character who says he knew when he was a boy that he would be better than Michael Jordan.Aloof and uncompromising, Bryant is the grand enigma of American professional basketball, easily the most driven player in the... ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • More Than a Game

    by Phil Jackson, Charley Rosen ...
    More than a Game covers the years that follow the one featured in the ESPN documentary series "The Last Dance."After leaving the Bulls at the end of the 1997-1998 season—the year featured in the new ESPN documentary series "The Last Dance"—Phil Jackson had one year off and started to write this book—together with his old friend, fellow player and coach, the basketball novelist Charley Rosen. Then ... Read more

    $29.99 AUD

  • My Life

    by Earvin "Magic" Johnson, William Novak ...
    My Life is the inspirational autobiography of Magic, the top-class athlete whose astonishing career is already a legend. He reflects on his boyhood in Michigan, his college career, his meteoric rise to basketball fame, the women he has met along the way and his most recent triumphs in the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona with the larger-than-life 'Dream Team'.My Life is the deeply personal account of ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Showtime

    Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s

    by Jeff Pearlman ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of Sweetness delivers the first all-encompassing account of the 1980s Los Angeles Lakers, one of professional sports’ most-revered—and dominant—dynasties.The Los Angeles Lakers of the 1980s personified the flamboyance and excess of the decade over which they reigned. Beginning with the arrival of Earvin “Magic” Johnson as the number-one overall pick of the ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD

  • Jump

    My Secret Journey from the Streets to the Boardroom

    by Larry Miller, Laila Lacy ...
    IN THE MARGINS 2023 TOP TITLE FOR NONFICTIONOne of the most successful Black businessmen in the country, who has led Nike’s Jordan Brand from a $200M sneaker company to a $4B global apparel juggernaut, tells the remarkable story of his rise from gangland violence to the pinnacles of international business.Jump tells Larry Miller’s journey from the violent streets of West Philly in the 1960s to the ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Loose Balls

    Easy Money, Hard Fouls, Cheap Laughs, and True Love in the NBA

    by Jayson Williams ...
    The first candid report from a land of fragile egos, available women, unexpected tenderness, intramural fistfights, colossal partying, bizarre humor, inconceivable riches, and desperate competition, Loose Balls does for roundball what Ball Four did for hardball. From revelations about the meanest, softest, and smelliest players in the league, to Williams’s early days as a “young man with a lot of ... Read more

    $7.99 AUD

  • Playing for Keeps

    Michael Jordan and the World He Made

    by David Halberstam ...
    The Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist looks at the life and times of the Chicago Bulls superstar— “The best Jordan book so far” (The Washington Post).One of sport’s biggest superstars, Michael Jordan is more than an internationally renowned athlete. As illuminated through David Halberstam’s trademark balance of impeccable research and fascinating storytelling, Jordan symbolizes the apex of the ... Read more

    $21.99 AUD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Leap

    Making the jump to take netball to the top of the world

    by Geva Mentor ...
    An inspiring memoir by England netball star and Commonwealth Games gold medallist Geva Mentor.****Includes an exclusive 15% discount code for Gilbert Netball**Geva Mentor is the best netballer in the world. In her honest, open and inspiring autobiography, Leap, she sheds light on her journey to the top.**As a child Geva was a naturally gifted athlete, standing out at 5'10" at the age of twelve. ... Read more

    $12.99 AUD

  • Only the Strong Survive

    Allen Iverson & Hip-Hop American Dream

    by Larry Platt ...
    Part sports star, part antihero, part hip-hop icon, Allen Iverson has managed to cross over into the mainstream of American culture -- without compromise. Defiantly tattooed, with his hair in cornrows, the six-foot Philadelphia 76ers point guard is one of the most recognizable and controversial stars of the sports world. His meteoric rise from a troubled childhood in the ghetto to NBA superstardom ... Read more

    $13.99 AUD $11.99 AUD

  • MIKE's FREE "Scary" Sports Comics

    Volume 5

    by MIKE - aka Mike Raffone ...
    series MIKE's FREE Sports Comic Book Series
    This FREE comic book isn’t intended to scare sports fans.However, "Scary" Sports Comics - Volume 5 in my FREE sports comic book series – is a collection of figuratively frightening sports comics meant to entertain sports fans of all ages."Scary" Sports Comics highlights and sometimes lampoons the eerie expressions, creepy nicknames, ghostly references, frightening athletes, intimidating teams and ... Read more

    Free

  • The Art of a Beautiful Game

    The Thinking Fan's Tour of the NBA

    by Chris Ballard ...
    In The Art of a Beautiful Game, Chris Ballard, the award-winning Sports Illustrated writer who has covered the NBA for the past decade, goes behind the scenes to examine basketball in ways that will surprise even die-hard fans. An inveterate hoops junkie who played some college ball, Ballard sits down with the NBA's most passionate, cerebral players to find out their tricks of the trade and to ... Read more

    $17.99 AUD