Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
By: Owen Wright
4.35
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despai…
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1. Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
By: William Finnegan
4.27
Format: 447 pages, Hardcover
A deeply rendered self-portrait of a lifelong surfer by the acclaimed New Yorker writer Barbaria… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
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"Writing felt like it justified, barely, my existence -- this extremity of obscurity I had chosen."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"I did not consider, even passingly, that I had a choice when it came to surfing. My enchantment would take me where it would."-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"Still, I wondered what Sam, mental illness and all, might have to tell us about adulthood. Why, for example, did it seem to be always receding as a concept, even as we got older?"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
"But surfing always had this horizon, this fear line, that made it different from other things, certainly from other sports I knew. You could do it with friends, but when the waves got big, or you got…"-William Finnegan, Barbarian Days: A Surfing Life
2. Pipe Dreams: A Surfer's Journey
By: Kelly Slater , None
4.46
Format: None pages, Paperback
Six-time world surfing champion, actor, and US heart-throb Kelly Slater tells of the struggles and … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
3. Consent Laid Bare: Sex, Entitlement & the Distortion of Desire
By: Chanel Contos
4.56
Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition
The game-changing book about sex and consent that every woman - and man - should read In 2021, Chan… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
4. Lola in the Mirror
By: Trent Dalton
4.41
Format: 448 pages, Kindle Edition
Bighearted, gritty, magical and moving, Lola in the Mirror is the irresistible new novel from inter… read more
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- audiobook
5. The Things That Matter Most
By: Gabbie Stroud
4.44
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
A powerful and moving debut novel about a school community in crisis from the bestselling author of… read more
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- audiobook
6. Unbreakable
By: Jelena Dokic
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
This is a story of Jelena Dokic's survival. How she survived as a refugee, twice. How she survived … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
7. The Space Between
By: Michelle Andrews
3.82
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
From the creators of the hit podcast Shameless: relatable ruminations on the mess, the madness and … read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
8. The Girl Who Fell From the Sky
By: Emma Carey
4.38
Format: 322 pages, Paperback
From a terrible accident that left her paraplegic, Emma Carey has become an inspiration for hundred… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
9. Heartstrong
By: Ellidy Pullin
4.61
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
'If not with you, then for you.' 'It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin k… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
10. The Resilience Project: Finding Happiness through Gratitude, Empathy and Mindfulness
By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.31
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
Hugh van Cuylenburg was a primary school teacher volunteering in northern India when he had a life-… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
11. Showing Up
By: Nedd Brockmann
4.34
Format: 290 pages, Paperback
Get comfortable with being uncomfortable–the story of a 23-year-old tradie who put his body ‘throug… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
12. Let Go: It's time for us to let go of shame, expectation and our addiction to social media
By: Hugh van Cuylenburg
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Kindle Edition
If ever there was a time for us to be resilient, it was when a deadly virus emerged and engulfed th… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
13. Honest Chat: How to tackle your feelings and befriend vulnerability
By: Dylan Buckley
4.24
Format: 241 pages, Kindle Edition
Like a lot of footy blokes, having a chat has always come easy to Dylan Buckley. But how to move be… read more
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- nonfiction
14. The Work
By: Bri Lee
3.43
Format: 386 pages, Paperback
Lally has invested everything into her gallery in Manhattan and the sacrifices are finally paying o… read more
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- audiobook
15. Bad Karma: The True Story of a Mexico Trip from Hell
By: Paul Wilson
3.98
Format: 256 pages, Kindle Edition
In the summer of 1978, twenty-one-year-old Paul Wilson jumps at the chance to join two local icons … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
16. Love & Pain : The Epic Times and Crooked Lines of Life Inside and Outside Silverchair
By: Ben Gillies
4.11
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The powerful, untold story of two of the three members of iconic Australian band Silverchair. It… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
17. Crossing the Line: The Explosive Inside Story Behind the Headlines
By: Nick McKenzie
4.58
Format: 454 pages, Kindle Edition
War is brutal—but some lines should never be crossed. In mid-2017 whispers of executions and cover-… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
18. Put your Feet in the Dirt, Girl
By: Sonia Henry
4.29
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
A memoir The bestselling author of Going Under recounts her real-life journey from hard-partying… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
19. Joel Selwood: All In
By: Joel Selwood
4.15
Format: 299 pages, Kindle Edition
In his long-awaited, official autobiography, All In, Joel Selwood reveals the grit, determination, … read more
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20. Against the Water: A surfing champion's inspirational journey to Olympic glory
By: Owen Wright
4.35
Format: None pages, Audiobook
The gut-wrenching story of how one of Australia’s finest surfers overcame a brain injury and despai… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
21. Fearless: Finding the Power to Thrive
By: Jelena Dokic
4.01
Format: 245 pages, Kindle Edition
How do you find hope when all is lost? How do you find strength when you feel broken? How do you fi… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
- audiobook
22. I Fight, You Fight
By: Alex Noble
4.43
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
The inspiring story of a young man whose wisdom and strength can teach us all how to live life to t… read more
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23. The Girl Who Touched The Stars: One woman's inspiring true story of adventure, resilience and love, for readers of SHOWING UP and TRUE SPIRIT
By: Bonnie Hancock
4.26
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
It took an ocean to learn it's not how fast you paddle but how deep inside you dig. PRAISE 'Bonn… read more
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- nonfiction
24. Girls Don't Play Sport: The game-changing, defiant rise of women's sport, and why it matters
By: Chloe Dalton
4.35
Format: 234 pages, Kindle Edition
A timely and defiant manifesto unpacking the past, present and future of women's sport, from the Ol… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
25. TC
By: Tom Carroll
4.01
Format: 368 pages, Kindle Edition
The long-awaited autobiography of one of Australia's surfing legends.On the surface he was Tom Carr… read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
26. The Art of Risk: What we can learn from the world's leading risk-takers
By: Richard Harris
4.26
Format: 303 pages, Kindle Edition
Diving doctor on the Thai Cave Rescue (now a Netflix series) and former joint Australian of the Yea… read more
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
27. Running Strong: The best, inspiring, revealing memoir for every woman this Mother's Day 2023
By: Candice Warner
3.76
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A story about running away, crashing through and hitting my stride When the whole world seems set … read more
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28. Hanging by a Thread: What would it take to walk away from your dream life in Monaco and a global, multi-million-dollar business?
By: Erin Deering
3.85
Format: 230 pages, Kindle Edition
Wind back the clock on any Australian or New Zealand woman in her thirties or forties today and you… read more
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- nonfiction
29. From the Heart
By: Trent Cotchin
4.06
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
When Trent Cotchin was handed the reins of Richmond Football Club's team in 2013, he was a 22-year-… read more
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- biography
30. The Good Fight: Boxing, Ballet and Breaking Stereotypes
By: Harry Garside
3.84
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
In The Good Fight, Harry Garside, Australia’s ballet dancing boxing star, offers a raw and unfilter… read more
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31. Patting the Shark
By: Tim Baker
4.25
Format: 335 pages, ebook
A surfer's journey learning to live well with cancer Tim Baker was living the dream. A best-sell… read more
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