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Bluebird by Malcolm Knox
32.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'If Winton is an aria, Knox is early Rolling Stones' - The Guardian A stunning new novel about longing, regret, redemption and the terrible legacy of decades of secrets buried in an Australian beachside suburb. A house perched impossibly on a cliff overlooking the stunning, iconic Bluebird Beach. Prim ...Show more
Bluebird by Malcolm Knox
22.99 AUD
Category: Fiction
'Filled with biting observations about our culture and our families so starkly insightful, they make you gasp.' Charlotte WoodA stunning new novel about longing, regret, redemption and the terrible legacy of decades of secrets buried in an Australian beachside suburb.
Boom by Malcolm Knox
34.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies
Mining divides the country - development against conservation, north-and-west against south-and-east, pro-tax against anti-tax. It's an important industry, but why do passions run so high? What does mining really mean to us? And how much do we understand about our underground history? Although we favour ...Show more
Bradman's War by Malcolm Knox
39.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Hailed as one of the greatest cricket teams of all time, the 1948 'Invincibles' are the only Australians to complete a tour of England undefeated. Their crushing victories under the guidance of captain Don Bradman on his final tour brought cultural and statistical glories, notwithstanding Bradman's duck ...Show more
Bradman's War by Knox Malcolm
22.99 AUD
Category: Sport
Shortlisted for the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards. The Australian and English Test cricketers who fought and survived together in WWII came home planning to resume the Ashes in a new spirit of friendship. Australia's legendary captain had something else in mind. The 1948 'Invincibles' are the on ...Show more
Bradman's War by Malcolm Knox
29.99 AUD
Category: Sport
The 1948 'Invincibles' - the only Australians to complete a tour of England undefeated - stormed the record books, even if Bradman's final innings left him forever stranded on a Test batting average of 99.94. In his absorbing account, Malcolm Knox exposes the mixed feelings among the fans, commentators ...Show more
Keepers (HB) by Malcolm Knox
45.00 AUD
Category: Sport
The cricket field is a unique stage, where the player at the centre is the most easily overlooked. Yet the wicketkeeper, always at the heart of the action, knows the game better than almost anyone else on the pitch. Wicketkeepers are able to anticipate a bowler, read a batsman, interpret a pitch, advise ...Show more
NEVER A GENTLEMAN'S GAME THE SCANDAL by Malcolm Knox
39.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Compared with the controversies of contemporary cricket - riven as it is with match-fixing, gambling, cheating and national politics - most people think of the early days of Test cricket as a time of gentlemanly competition and camaraderie, with any disputes settled by Queensberry Rules over a glass of ...Show more
Never a Gentlemen's Game by Malcolm Knox
29.95 AUD
Category: Sport
Compared to the controversies of contemporary cricket - riven as it is with match-fixing, gambling, cheating and national politics - most people think of the early days of Test cricket as a time of gentlemanly competition and camaraderie, with any disputes settled by Queensberry Rules over a glass of po ...Show more
Phillip Hughes (HB) by Malcolm Knox
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Phillip Hughes - the Official Biography is a celebration of the life and career of the Macksville boy who played 26 Tests and 25 one-day matches for Australia, 2009-13. The book is an illustrated biography in the mould of The Master by Les Carlyon. Personal photos from the Hughes family archives meld wi ...Show more
Supermarket Monsters: the Price of Coles and Woolworths' Dominance: Redback by Malcolm Knox
19.99 AUD
Category: Australian Studies | Series: Redback Ser.
Down, down . . . In hardware, petrol, general merchandise and liquor, and above all in groceries, Coles and Woolworths jointly rule Australia's retail landscape. On average, every man, woman and child in this country spends $100 a week across their many outlets. What does such dominance mean for supplie ...Show more
The Captains: The Story Behind Australia's Second Most Important Job by Malcolm Knox
35.00 AUD
Category: Sport
The Australian cricket team has been a glittering thread running through the course of our national history, personifying the dreams and disappointments of a changing nation. The most singular individual inside that team is the captain, a human being full of human ideals and frustrations and quarrels an ...Show more