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Shane Warne's Century:
My Top 100 Test Cricketers
In "Shane Warne's Century", he candidly profiles 100 players from every Test nation who have had the most significant impact on his cricketing life. Warne is famous for having never scoring a Test century, although he has come tantalisingly close on several occasions. He now wants to set the record straight by writing about a century of cricketing stars he has encountered during his illustrious career.
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Glenn McGrath - Line and Strength:
The Complete Story
McGrath shares the story of his life - in cricket and off the field.
Known as 'Pigeon', he won his baggy green cap in Perth in 1993 and went on to forge a brilliant career, retiring as cricket's most successful fast bowler with 563 Test wickets.
McGrath entered Ashes folklore in 1997 when he destroyed England by taking 8 for 38 at Lord's, and he even scored a Test half-century with the bat. With leg spinner Shane Warne, he formed the most devastating bowling combination in Test history.
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England Versus Australia:
An Illustrated History of Every Test Match Since 1877
Since the first Test Match between England and Australia was staged in Melbourne in 1877, generations of cricket lovers have been thrilled and beguiled by what is surely the greatest sporting encounter between two nations in the modern age. This was never more evident than in the extraordinary 2005 series that saw England regain the ashes. "Australia versus England" is the product of vast research. It incorporates over 1330 pictures, from the beginning in 1877 through to the 2006-07 series when Australia regained the Ashes 5-0.
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Century of Pictures: 100 Years of Herald Photography
By Mike Bowers
Celebration of photojournalism |
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First Australians: An Illustrated History
"First Australians" is a landmark illustrated history of Australia that accompanies a major nine-part television series broadcast on SBS TV. This is the story of the violent clash of culture, religion and ideas at the heart of Australia's history. Beginning with Aboriginal travellers landing on Australian shores around 70,000 BC, it chronicles the fierce war with colonists, the blood massacres and the earliest civil rights movement the world has ever seen.Drawing on a rich collection of historic documents and haunting images, it brings to life a cast of characters including Bennelong, who is kidnapped by the British and is the First Australian to set foot on British soil; Truganini known as the last Tasmanian who is broken by the betrayal of her people; and Lieutenant Dawes, a British officer who defies the authority of Empire by falling in love with a young Indigenous woman. Alive with colonial detail-corruption, mutinies and pyrrhic victories - "First Australians" tells the story that gave birth to the nation.
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That'd be Right: A Fairly True History of Modern Australia
Both funny and insightful That'd Be Right is part memoir, part personal history of Australia over the last thirty years. Some of these events would be considered momentous, some small and personal. They range from a day at the Melbourne Cup with his mother where too many champagnes and too few winners were picked; a swimming carnival early in the morning after a gloomy and long federal election the night before; watching truly surreal Grand Final moments in a pub with a group of odd and unknown bar companions. Sailing on a massive yacht during the Sydney Olympics while listening to the conversation of an elderly lady from Texas in the cabin below. William also writes about a night at the cricket with his son, which shows how things can change and oddly come full circle. |
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Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport
Rolf Harris, artist, musician, singer, TV presenter was born in Perth Western Australia. He has been awarded the CBE, is a member of the Order of Australia and has won many honours for his work in the entertainment industry. Tie Me Kangaroo Down, Sport was the number 1 hit for four weeks in Australia in 1960. |
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Lonely Planet Australia
This bestselling guide to the Land Down Under gives visitors an insiders peak into the golden beaches, baked red deserts, and glamorous cities that make up this country known for both its ancient, indigenous history and its young, vibrant culture. |
