A story of Adoption, Hope and the Mountains we're all Climbing
A Wollongong couple move to Tanzania in search of a meaningful adoption journey, ultimately welcoming three malnourished siblings into their family. Against impossible odds, they fight to keep them, climb Kilimanjaro, return home—and create a charity that helps Tanzanian mothers keep their babies. A true story of courage, love, and purpose.
The Devil Wears Prada meets the Wolf of Wall Street meets I Don’t Know How She Does It with just a dash of Marion Keyes. Set in glorious Sydney sunshine, Jill Valentine’s debut novel reveals some of the nastier deals (and ‘blue hushing’) underscoring the high pressure worlds of finance and hospitality, while proving that kindness and great ......
Phil Wilkins was chief cricket writer for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Sun-Herald from the 1960s until the turn of the century. In his autobiography, he remembers great players and historic events, including Rod Laver, Ian and Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Jeff Thomson, Bob Simpson, Bill Lawry and Shane Warne, England's Freddie Trueman, ......
Green and Golden Boots profiles eleven men and one woman who have been Golden Boot winners in overseas competitions since 1989, with a Foreword by former Socceroo captain John Kosmina. It provides an insight into Australia's rich football culture and heritage.
An Aboriginal Social, Political, Cultural and Historical Perspective of Golf
An exploration of the connection between Aboriginal people and golf from a prominent Aboriginal historian, who has written numerous books on Aboriginal history and culture, as well as sport.
Football Fans in their own Write invites 29 contributors to write about why they are football fans, from Pope Francis to the Speaker of the House of Commons. The contributors share their favourite teams, journeys into football, and how the game has affected and continues to impact their lives.
Updated for the Womens World Cup 2023 Information. The companion volume to the Encyclopedia of Socceroos Centenary Edition (2022), this is a 120,000-word Encyclopedia, with players and data to end March 2023 just in time for the Womens World Cup to be held in Australia and New Zealand.
Code Wars' looks at Australia's relationship with 'football' in all its guises, explores the cultural and commercial competition between the four codes, explores the modern sport landscape, and considers what the future may hold. It does not attempt to say which code is 'best', but presents the issues with a detachment underpinned by data from the ......
Meet the Sydney street kid who became the king of Canadian sport. Big Con uncovers the incredible true story of Con Jones—born Thomas Shortel—who escaped a betting scandal in Australia to become a pioneering sports promoter in Vancouver.
