Leather Soul: A Half-Back Flanker's Rhythm and Blues
By: Bob Murphy
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"The Footscray winters and the glorious liniment-scented afternoons. All of the laughs, the scraps,…
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1. The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
By: Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson
3.95
Format: 325 pages, Hardcover
The Man Who Smiled begins with Inspector Kurt Wallander deep in a personal and professional crisis … read more
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"[...] Alati on lihtsam jälgida nupukalt konstrueeritud valet kui leida ähmast tõde."-Henning Mankell, The Man Who Smiled (Kurt Wallander, #4)
2. The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
By: Henning Mankell , Laurie Thompson
3.72
Format: 326 pages, Paperback
Second in the Kurt Wallander series. Sweden, winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander and his team… read more
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"one must occasionally stand the world on its head in order to put it on its feet."-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
"Our exile organizations have been our way of replacing the cities and villages we have lost."-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
"He was religious, but had refrained from allowing his religious ideals to be obscured by a god."-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
"He was so excessively polite that Wallendar suspected he had endured many humiliations in his life."-Henning Mankell, The Dogs of Riga (Kurt Wallander, #2)
3. Open
By: J.R. Moehringer , Andre Agassi
4.31
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
From Andre Agassi, one of the most beloved athletes in history and one of the most gifted men ever … read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
"Control what you can control."-J.R. Moehringer, Open
"We talk about things. We talk about nothing."-J.R. Moehringer, Open
"The most animated talks we have are about…things"-J.R. Moehringer, Open
"When they hand me the trophy I think about vomiting into it"-J.R. Moehringer, Open
4. Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt
By: Michael Lewis
3.50
Format: 250 pages, Paperback
#1 New York TimesBestseller -- With a new Afterword In Michael Lewis's game-changing bestseller, a … read more
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- nonfiction
5. The Slap
By: Christos Tsiolkas
3.86
Format: 298 pages, Hardcover
At a suburban barbecue, a man slaps a child who is not his own. This event has a shocking ricochet … read more
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- australia
6. Jack of Diamonds
By: Bryce Courtenay
4.10
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
If poker was an addiction then music was an overwhelming obsession; one could never replace the oth… read more
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7. The Dry (Aaron Falk, #1)
By: Jane Harper
4.32
Format: 285 pages, Kindle Edition
After getting a note demanding his presence, Federal Agent Aaron Falk arrives in his hometown for t… read more
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- australia
8. Long Walk To Freedom (Volume 1: 1918-1962)
By: Nelson Mandela
3.82
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
From his birth in a village on the banks of the Mbashe River in the Transkei to his politicisation … read more
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- nonfiction
- biography
9. Marching Powder: A True Story of Friendship, Cocaine, and South America's Strangest Jail
By: Rusty Young , Thomas McFadden
3.95
Format: 145 pages, Paperback
Rusty Young was backpacking in South America when he heard about Thomas McFadden, a convicted Engli… read more
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10. How Not To Be a Boy
By: Robert Webb
2.76
Format: 320 pages,
RULES FOR BEING A MAN Don't Cry; Love Sport; Play Rough; Drink Beer; Don't Talk About Feelings But … read more
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11. Joe Cinque's Consolation, A True Story of Death, Grief and the Law
By: Helen Garner
3.81
Format: 320 pages,
A TRUE STORY OF DEATH, GRIEF AND THE LAW In October 1997, a clever young law student at ANU made a … read more
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12. Ben Cousins: My Life Story
By: None
3.78
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
Ben Cousins has one of the most extraordinary stories in modern Australian sport. He's perhaps the … read more
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13. Micky O: Determination. Hard Work. And a Little Bit of Magic
By: Jim Main , Michael O'Loughlin
3.80
Format: 212 pages, Paperback
When Michael O'Loughlin was drafted by the Sydney Swans at just 17 years of age, he was the no. 40 … read more
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14. Boy Swallows Universe
By: Trent Dalton
4.34
Format: 474 pages, Paperback
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class subu… read more
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- australia
"Don't fuckin' swear."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Stay sweet, Eli Bell."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"Most things people say don't need to be said."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
"To burn this house down or set the world on fire. Up to you, Eli."-Trent Dalton, Boy Swallows Universe
15. The Boy from Boomerang Crescent
By: Eddie Betts
4.17
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
Longlisted for the 2023 Indie Book Awards. It’s a long, hard road from the Nullarbor to the MCG.… read more
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- nonfiction
- sports
- biography
- australia
16. 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
17. The Empty Honour Board
By: Martin Flanagan
3.99
Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition
In 1966, at the age of 10, Martin Flanagan was sent to a Catholic boarding school in north-west Tas… read more
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- nonfiction
18. 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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19. What I'd Rather Not Think About
By: Jente Posthuma
3.77
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
What if one half of a pair of twins no longer wants to live? What if the other can’t live without t… read more
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"Cracks in the ground aren't always visible to the naked eye. Every movement has the potential to take you down."-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
"This was shocking to me, because if the oldest person I knew understood even less about the world than I did, then how was it possible that other adults had all the answers? And what was the point of…"-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
"To be a natural presence, you shouldn't take up too much space, which I always found easy at the beginning of a friendship. It felt nice to reshape myself into precisely the right format until the mo…"-Jente Posthuma, What I'd Rather Not Think About
20. The Rise
By: Ian Rankin
3.65
Format: 86 pages, Kindle Edition
In this short thriller from bestselling author Ian Rankin, murder comes to London’s most exclusive … read more
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21. What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
By: Chidera Eggerue
3.77
Format: 192 pages, Hardcover
Sometimes it's not easy to find self-worth in a world that seems obsessed with telling us we're not… read more
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- nonfiction
"You are allowed to outgrow people, and people are allowed to outgrow you."-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
"Anytime you find yourself in an environment that dilutes your self-esteem, picture four-year-old you and try your best to be her hero."-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
"Boredom is the ideal breeding ground for bad decisions. A lot of regrettable scenarios can be avoided if you just buckle down, focus on your goals, and try not to give in to temporary temptations tha…"-Chidera Eggerue, What a Time to Be Alone: The Slumflower's Guide to Why You Are Already Enough
22. Eggshell Skull
By: Bri Lee
4.36
Format: 358 pages, Paperback
EGGSHELL SKULL: A well-established legal doctrine that a defendant must 'take their victim as they … read more
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"The ugly parts of my life kept crashing into the beautiful ones."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of fucks to give"-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Finally feminist enough to realise I was all out of ducks to give."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
"Only skinny enough when starving, only successful enough when exhausted."-Bri Lee, Eggshell Skull
23. 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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24. The Boys' Club
By: Michael Warner
4.15
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
The Boys' Club is the must-read inside story behind the power and politics of AFL, Australia's bigg… read more
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- nonfiction
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25. Leather Soul: A Half-Back Flanker's Rhythm and Blues
By: Bob Murphy
4.15
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
"The Footscray winters and the glorious liniment-scented afternoons. All of the laughs, the scraps,… read more
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- nonfiction
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- biography
- australia
26. 28
By: Brandon Jack
4.02
Format: 312 pages, Paperback
A brutally honest memoir that completely rethinks what it means to be a man. 'Like Andre Agassi'… read more
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27. Roughy: The Autobiography
By: Jarryd Roughead
4.19
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Roughy is a story of perspective from a Hawthorn legend – much more than a footballer’s tale. A … read more
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- sports
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28. Silk: Football, Family, Respect
By: Shaun Burgoyne
4.32
Format: 155 pages, Kindle Edition
Shaun Burgoyne - inspirational footballer, leader of his people, devoted family man - is one of the… read more
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29. Don't Look Away: A memoir of identity & acceptance
By: Danielle Laidley
4.32
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
'It's an inspiring, disarming, and deeply moving book, and it deserves to be widely read.' Craig Si… read more
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- biography
30. 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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31. A Wink from the Universe
By: Martin Flanagan
4.34
Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition
'There's no one I trust more with my club's yarn than Martin Flanagan' - Bob Murphy The Western Bul… read more
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