Summer Catalogue 2011-12 - Hill of Content Bookshop

Sport
The Long Road
To Paris
Cadel Evans
HB $39.95
Filled with
sensational
photographs and
revealing insights
into the thoughts of
the champion, this
book celebrates in
words and
photographs, 2011 Tour de France winner, Cadel
Evans’s indomitable will and champion’s heart. A
rare and fascinating look at the way a top rider
races, both mentally and physically and succeeds.
Australia: Story
Of A Cricket
Nation
Chris Ryan
HB $89.95
More than a just
comprehensive
history, this glorious
coffee-table book is
a colourful,
insightful and
affectionate portrait of Australian cricket. A
selection of Australia’s best writers share their
thoughts on different aspects of the game and its
place in our national culture; from bowling,
captaincy and scoring, to alcohol, media and
literature.
The Footy
Almanac 2011
John Harms & Paul
Daffy (Ed)
PB $32.95
Now in its fifth year, The
Footy Almanac is an
institution. So when the
final siren goes on the
2011 season, it isn’t really
over – there’s plenty to
tide you over to next year
as the Almanackers take
the reins, reliving every game, round by round. Get
your footy fix from the Almanac. It’s the game as
you see it, from the grandstand, from the bar, from
the lounge room.
Australia’s Hottest
100 Surfing
Legends
Phil Jarrett
HB $39.95
This lavishly
illustrated book, with
profiles of 100
legends of Australian
surfing from ‘ancient
history’ (pre-1950s) to
the current day, is the perfect gift for any surfer or
surf aficionado. Packed with behind-the-scenes
anecdotes from insider Phil Jarratt, this is a riveting
account of the pioneers behind Australian surfing’s
past and the mavericks who are now moulding its
future.
The Master:
A Personal Portrait
Of Bart Cummings
Les Carlyon
HB $59.99
In the world of horse
racing, Bart Cummings
is the master. His
astonishing tally of
twelve Melbourne Cup
wins arguably makes
him the greatest trainer
in Australia’s history and, by statistical measures, as
freakish as Bradman. Intimate, personal, informed
and captivating – The Master is loaded with stories
and characters that reveal much of the character
and modus operandi of Bart.
The Only Game In
Town: Sportswriting
From The New Yorker
David Remnick (Ed)
PB $26.95
For more than 80 years,
The New Yorker has been
home to some of the
toughest, wisest, funniest
and most moving
sportswriting around. The
Only Game in Town is a
classic collection from a
magazine with a deep bench, including such authors
as Roger Angell, John Updike, Don DeLillo and John
McPhee. At The New Yorker, it’s not whether you
win or lose – it’s how you write about the game!