Rugby's Greatest Mavericks
Title | Rugby's Greatest Mavericks PDF eBook |
Author | Luke Upton |
Publisher | Y Lolfa |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2023-02-28 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 180099348X |
The author of the bestselling Hard Men of Rugby gives us the thrilling stories of 20 of the greatest rugby mavericks from the last 80 years. Featuring exclusive player interviews, this lively book brings some of rugby's craziest moments, biggest characters and most remarkable stories to life.
Eddie Jones
Title | Eddie Jones PDF eBook |
Author | Mike Colman |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2018-11 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781911630159 |
Legends of the Ball
Title | Legends of the Ball PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Schoeman |
Publisher | |
Pages | 254 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Rugby football |
ISBN |
Rugby League Cult Heroes
Title | Rugby League Cult Heroes PDF eBook |
Author | Will Evans |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2024-09 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780645965001 |
A recollection in words and images of rugby league's most incredible personalities from both on and off the field
Great American Outpost
Title | Great American Outpost PDF eBook |
Author | Maya Rao |
Publisher | PublicAffairs |
Pages | 327 |
Release | 2018-04-24 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1610396472 |
A surreal, lyrical work of narrative nonfiction that portrays how the largest domestic oil discovery in half a century transformed a forgotten corner of the American West into a crucible of breakneck capitalism. As North Dakota became the nation's second-largest oil producer, Maya Rao set out in steel-toe boots to join a wave of drifters, dreamers, entrepreneurs, and criminals. With an eye for the dark, absurd, and humorous, Rao fearlessly immersed herself in their world to chronicle this modern-day gold rush, from its heady beginnings to OPEC's price war against the US oil industry. She rode shotgun with a surfer-turned-truck driver braving toxic fumes and dangerous roads, dined with businessmen disgraced during the financial crisis, and reported on everyone in between -- including an ex-con YouTube celebrity, a trophy wife mired in scandal, and a hard-drinking British Ponzi schemer--in a social scene so rife with intrigue that one investor called the oilfield Peyton Place on steroids. As the boom receded, a culture of greed and recklessness left troubling consequences for investors and longtime residents. Empty trailers and idle oil equipment littered the fields like abandoned farmsteads, leaving the pioneers who built this unlikely civilization to reckon with their legacy. Part Barbara Ehrenreich, part Upton Sinclair, Great American Outpost is a sobering exploration of twenty-first-century America that reads like a frontier novel.
Hard Men of Rugby
Title | Hard Men of Rugby PDF eBook |
Author | Luke Upton |
Publisher | Y Lolfa |
Pages | 92 |
Release | 2020-10-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1800990065 |
The gruesome stories of the hardest, most ruthless rugby players from around the world since World War I. As talented as they were fiery, many were just as lively off the pitch as on it. In our era of citing commissioners, super slow-motion replays and trial by social media, some of their actions are quite hard to believe! Foreword by Nigel Owens.
Legends in Black: New Zealand Rugby Greats on Why We Win
Title | Legends in Black: New Zealand Rugby Greats on Why We Win PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Johnson |
Publisher | Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited |
Pages | 373 |
Release | 2014-07-23 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1743486138 |
In the world of rugby, the All Blacks have an unsurpassed legacy of success. We are the best of the best. Legends in Black comprises frank, no-holds-barred interviews with New Zealand rugby greats, each sharing their thoughts on every aspect of what it means to be an All Black: first selection, the haka, international and provincial rugby, professionalism, team culture, camaraderie, technical advances, coaching and leadership. A one-of-a-kind account of New Zealand rugby, Legends in Black draws on unprecedented access to some of the biggest names in the game – revealing the secrets to why we win. 'The winning ethos was so fundamental to the culture and had been ingrained for years, and it just keeps going. The wonderful thing about the All Blacks is the tradition of its history, the belief by players in what happened before. Winning was something that was an absolute focus.' —John Hart 'Leadership is within the team. I had a role as a fixer, if there was trouble going on – not a dirty role, but as the one able to talk to the opposition and tell them, 'I wouldn't do that again, if I were you.''' —Colin Meads 'Winning becomes a habit, because success is fantastic, but when you take those platitudes you've also got to learn how to lose, lose well and graciously, and learn from your losses.' —Wayne 'Buck' Shelford 'It was about working out who you played the game for . . . it's not the name of the team or the colour of the jersey, but the people around you.' —Andy Haden Also available as an eBook