Collins Booksellers Christmas Reading Guide 2017 Collins Christmas 2017 Catalogue WEB | Page 19

collins booksellers SPORT CHAPPELL’S LAST STAND THE JOURNEY Michael Sexton RRP $29.99 Steve Smith, Brian Murgatroyd RRP $34.99 Described in vivid detail by ABC journalist Michael Sexton, Chappell’s Last Stand illustrates the tenacity and pure cricketing genius of Ian Chappell, and also provides unique insight into the rivalries, talents and tensions of a pivotal time in Australian cricket that led to World Series Cricket. In this fascinating inside account, Steve takes us through his cricketing journey from the early days of backyard cricket and net practice with his dad, to the highs and lows of Test cricket Our Price as Australian captain. LILLEE & THOMMO THE CAT WITH THE GIANT STORY Ian Brayshaw RRP $29.99 Steve Johnson RRP $39.99 Lillee & Thommo is the previously untold story of the combined devastating dominance of bowlers Jeff Thompson and Dennis Lillee. During the heyday of Australian cricket, the pair were unstoppable and feared by batsmen everywhere. Now you can read about all their remarkable feats. Steve Johnson has become the king of reinvention - from misbehaving larrikin to premiership star; from Cat to Giant - and he’s been at the heart of two of the most remarkable AFL teams of modern times: the great Geelong triple- Our Price premiership side, and the coming $ juggernaut of Greater Western 99 Sydney. HEROES OF THE HOUR Ken Piesse RRP $34.99 We never tire in celebrating the quintessential moments in the careers of the most legendary Australians from Bradman and Lillee to Warne and Steve Smith, their greatest triumph, their greatest day. Experience the finest moments of all with Australian cricket’s master storyteller Ken Piesse. THE GRADE CRICKETER: TEA AND NO SYMPATHY Dave Edwards, Ian Higgins, Sam Perry RRP $29.99 Hilarious, ridiculous and completely true to life to anyone who’s ever spent time in a dressing room, Tea and No Sympathy takes us on a funny sporting misadventure through the world of grade cricket and the flawed and occasionally appalling people who play it, from the creators of the bestselling novel The Grade Cricketer. 34 THE THINGS THAT MAKE US Nick Riewoldt, Peter Hanlon RRP $39.99 Nick Riewoldt is a man whose intelligence and insight allow him a deeply fascinating perspective on his life and career. The Things that Make Us is Nick’s autobiography, and it Our Price is as powerful, interesting and $ compelling as the author himself. 34 99 THE GENERAL Luke Hodge RRP $45.00 Luke is a four-time Premiership player, three-time Premiership captain and winner of two Norm Smith medals. In this revealing autobiography, Hodge explains his own transformation and that of his mighty football club, giving Our Price unique insight into the incredibly $ successful era he has been part of. 40 00 BIG BASH BOOK 2017 – 2018 KEVIN SHEEDY Daniel Lane RRP $29.99 Kevin Sheedy, Warwick Hadfield RRP $45.00 Packed with exclusive content, this comprehensive guide provides insights from the players, the gobsmacking moments, interviews with the stars, and all the facts ‘n’ stats you need to be a T20 expert. There are also trivia quizzes for each team in the comp so you can really test your knowledge! DUE 22ND NOVEMBER 29 99 $ This illustrated autobiography comes on the 50th anniversary of Kevin Sheedy’s first senior game, and is an intimate, funny and fascinating portrait of the man, the footballer and the larrikin. It