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Title: A Life in Golf
Sub-title: Inspirations & Insights from Australias Greatest Golfer
By (author): Peter Thomson
ISBN10-13: 192177889X : 9781921778896
The legendary five-time British Open champion, Peter Thomson, shares the knowledge he absorbed over a lifetime of golf in this engaging and inspirational book. Thomsons evocative prose and firm opinions shed light on his career, golfing techniques, and the worlds greatest players. Experience the magic of the Old Course at St Andrews through Thomsons eyes, understand why analysing your golf swing may not get you anywhere, and discover the weaknesses of Tiger Woods and Greg Norman and the genius of Sam Snead and Jack Nicklaus. My Life in Golf is essential reading for anyone interested in the game of golf, and a fitting last testament of an Australian sporting hero. WHO WAS PETER THOMSON? Thomson is widely considered as one of the worlds greatest golfers with 82 professional wins. Upon his death, aged 88, in June 2018, Jack Nicklaus said, We have lost a special member of golfs global family, and Gary Player paid tribute to a fine global ambassador for our game. Five-time British Open golf winner (1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, and 1965). Won the New Zealand Open nine times. Winner of 34 Australian tournaments, including the Australian Open in 1972. Winner of 26 European tournaments, including the British Masters in 1968. The only person to win the British Open over three consecutive years in the 20th century. Inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1988. In 1986 he won the Arnold Palmer Award as the player who won the most Champions Tour prize money in a year, a year in which he won an unprecedented NINE Seniors tournaments. He served as president of the Australian PGA from 1962 to 1994 and, in 1998, captained the International team to victory in the Presidents Cup.
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"Peter gave all Australian golfers something to aspire to both on the golf course and off it. His stamp on our game won't be forgotten." - Jason Day
Pages: 192 Size: 210x140mm Illustrations: 16 pp b/w photos
Published: The Slattery Media Group - July 2018
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Golf
List Price: 20.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 1 of: 25

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Title: A Short History of Rugby League
By (author): Will Evans
ISBN10-13: 1921778725 : 9781921778728
An authoritative and entertaining account of the history of Rugby League in Australiacharting the League's evolution from Union, epic grand final encounters and players and coaches who changed the game forever. With more than 750 information-packed pages and 24 pages of full-colour photos, chapters include The Gloryan account of the most memorable final round scrambles, the heartache of departing with a runner-up medal and magic moments from past grand finals; The Clubs' in-depth analyses of today's teams, in addition to a section on extinct clubs, mergers, rivalries and local derbies, and club colours; and Rugby League Around the World.
Table of Contents:
Foreward; Introduction; The Game; The Glory; The Clubs; The Players; Awards & Honours; The Representitive Scene; Rugby League Around the World; The Top 50 Players of All Time; Bibliography; Acknowledgements; Biographies; Index
Reviews:
""This wonderful addition to the library of rugby league will be welcomed by many fans. Will Evans has gone out of his way to collate a vast amount of material in one title, with chapters covering international rugby league, representative football and the premier club competition in Australia - whether under the guise of the current NRL or former NSWRL. Of particular note are the chapters highlighting, year by year, the great players, club achievements and major events in the Australian game. Covering everything from tragic figures to cult heroes. A handy and well documented collection of summaries that bring much of the 105 year old history of Australian rugby league to life through the great identities the game has consistently thrown up. The top 100 players list contained within, will no doubt provoke much discussion, but unlike many other such lists, it shows a more considered approach to the joyous skills exhibited by players from earlier in rugby league�s long history, rightly giving due acknowledgment to the likes of the great Dave Brown and others. Probably helped by the fact he was born in New Zealand, Evans has done well to incorporate significant international content into this book, exploring Britain [Wales and England predominantly], New Zealand, France, Papua New Guinea, the US and South Africa�s contribution to the game. Perhaps future editions could incorporate summaries on the other major Pacific nations such as Tonga, Samoa and Fiji as well. The book is well finished with some excellent and famous photographs from the game�s long history, in both black and white and colour. A great rugby league book from an up and coming writer in the field. Every fan of the game should be able to find some trivia to their liking in what is a wonderful assortment."" - James Matthey & Lyle Beaton"
Pages: 750 Size: 215x135mm Illustrations: colour & b/w photos
Published: The Slattery Media Group - August 2012
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Rugby League
List Price: 30.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 2 of: 25

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Title: Against All Odds
Sub-title: A Pictorial Record of the Western Bulldogs' History-Making Season 2016
By (author): Geoff Slattery
ISBN10-13: 0958528608 : 9780958528603
A pictorial record of the Western Bulldogs history-making season 2016. The story of the 2016 AFL season is one for the ages, with the Western Bulldogs breaking a premiership drought that stretched 62 years. Players, coaches and fans alike have endured countless broken dreams since the Dogs last triumphed in 1954, as they have fallen agonisingly short of an elusive flag many times over. In 2016, as the club formerly known as Footscray garnered unprecedented support and goodwill from across the nation, the long wait for a premiership finally ended. But the remarkable aspect of the Western Bulldogs 2016 season is that a flag rarely seemed possible at any stage along the way, with injury after injury presenting seemingly insurmountable hurdles to the Dogs aim for another grab of footballs silverware. This book tells the story, through photographs selected from official AFL Media, and from the Bulldogs collection, of the Bulldogs impossible season, from the hard slog of pre-season training on sweltering summer days, to the moment coach Luke Beveridge and captains Easton Wood and Bob Murphy lifted the premiership cup at last on Grand Final day. Chronicling a tale of heartache, hope and ultimately unbridled joy, the book captures the defining moments of the Bulldogs 2016 season -- including a finals campaign that saw them as underdogs in every final against more experienced teams week after week, from coast to coast, as they overcame each and every setback to achieve a goal that many, if not most, thought impossible.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Pre-Season; Key Moments; The Finals; Grand Final; Premiers; Fans, Family, Community
Pages: 196 Size: 305x240mm Illustrations: colour photos
Published: The Slattery Media Group - November 2016
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Australian Rules football
List Price: 30.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 3 of: 25

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Title: Always Striving
Sub-title: Great Essendon Moments
By (author): Dan Eddy
ISBN10-13: 0987342835 : 9780987342836
This is not a blow-by-blow account of the history of the Essendon Football Club. Instead, this book highlights the key moments, people and events that have helped to define it through more than 140 years of existence. From the establishment of the club in the 1870s, to four successive premierships in the 1890s, the first VFL title in 1897, the brilliance of Albert Thurgood, Dick Reynolds three Brownlow Medals, John Colemans high marking, the Windy Hill brawl against Richmond, Leon Bakers famous goals in the 1984 Grand Final, Kevin Sheedys jacket waving and, in more recent times, Dustin Fletchers 400th game; there are many moments that have established the Bombers as one of Australias greatest sporting clubs. This book looks at 80 of the best, and, as it covers every generation, is a must-have for any lover of the Red and Black.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Foreward; Establisging a Starting Point; What's All the Commotion?; Alex Dick's Invincibles; Breakaway Premiers; A Sad Coincidence; Thurgood's Match; Worrall's Wizardry; The Belcher Brothers; A Moral Standard; Homecoming; A Fleet of Mozzies; The Bribery Scandal; A Football Nursery; The Carlton Kid; A Dark Horse; Drought Breaker; Stop Reynolds; A 'Whoppa' of a Win; "Unless It's Drawn, Don; Deadshot; Farewell King Richard; An Injustice, Surely?; A Mighty CHampion; The SKy was the Limit; The Song; Coleman's Crusaders; The Architect; Strike and Unite; The Tuddenham Experiment; A Bespectacled Century; The Brawl; The Back Pocket Plumber; Daniher's Match; "Eliminitis"; Storming Home; Norm Smith Madden; Four Into One; One Bad Day; On the Move Again; Mr Natural; the Shootout; A Windsock, A Jacket & Some Marshmellows; Catch Me if you Can; ANZAC Day; the Greatest Stand; Lights Out; Heartbreakers; The Chosen One; Greatness; Lloyd's Left Boot; The Comeback; The Fighter; Hird v West Coast; End of an Era; Filling Big Boots; Zaka's Zinger; The Dream Team; Dark Days; A Watson Wins the Browlow; The Durable Dustin Fletcher; New Flight Plan; Woosha's Way; The New Baby Bombers; The Flight Crew; Afterward; The Bombers 1897-2017; For the Record; Acknowledgments
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�You just get the feel we�re on the cusp of a new tidal wave of success.� - Simon Conway"
Pages: 304 Size: 295x210mm Illustrations: colour illus
Published: The Slattery Media Group - August 2017
Format: Hardback
Subjects: Animal stories (Children's / Teenage)
List Price: 38.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 4 of: 25

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Title: Australia's Game
Sub-title: Stories, Essays, Verse & Drama
By (author): Ross Fitzgerald, Ken Spillman
ISBN10-13: 0987500201 : 9780987500205
In Australia, nothing excites such passion as the tribal loyalties generated by Australian Rules football. Australias Game is a collection of essays and writings capturing the agony and the ecstasy of our great game from some of Australias best storytellers. Over 50 contributors share their oval dreams in reflections ranging from witty and affectionate reminiscences and expressions of hope for the future, to statements of deep alienation and betrayal. Featured writers include Don Watson, Paul Kelly, Geoffrey Blainey, Gerald Murnane, Paul Daffey, John Harms, Emma Quayle, Barry Oakley, Peter Corris, Manfred Jurgensen, Kate Eltham, Vin Maskell, Peter Schwab and many more. A revised and updated edition of The Greatest Game -- first published in 1988 -- the book retains a selection of the most poignant writings from the original version, including those by historian Manning Clark, playwright David Williamson and broadcaster Andrea Stretton. Each year millions of Australians attend or watch the footy -- they argue about it, revel in it, despair of it, or even make vain attempts to ignore it. While newspapers keep us informed of the scores or whos been dropped or traded, Australias Game explores the deeper contribution that football has on our culture and society. From the dramatic moments on footys centre stage, to the battles played out on dusty outback ovals, Australias Game contains something for everyone.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; Lingering Memories of Monster Kicks at Loch; McCarthy's Debut; Barracking for the Bombers; the Last Game; Football the Way it Was; The Agony and the Ecstasy; Life-cycle the High Mark; Nothing Like a Convert; the Coach; Strauchanie Gives Back; Tomorrow We're Playing Away; The Man Who Hated Football; Home and Away; Thighs and Whispers; Under Martian Eyes; Dropping the Ball - The Original Sin!; Gentleman Jack; Smoking in a House of Mirrors; The End of a Fine Romance; The Consummate Competitor; Highpoint Carlton; Epiphany at the MCG; Mark of the Day; Loss of a Homespun Legend; Land of Dreams Come True; The Club; Never Forget Where You've Come FromThe Magpie; Draft Destinies; It Won't Always Be Like This; Interchange; the Archaeology of Loss; The Drop Kick Country Football; Le Football Australien; The Sherrin: The One-Gamer; The Game That Never Was; Footy Fever in Chinkapook; Sons of the 'Scray;Saturdays with Uncle Paul; The Manangatang Mystery Man; I Think, Therefore I am-a Footy Fan!; Lemon Time; Swans and Tigers; Swansong; Inside the Bubble; Poachers, Gamekeepers and Coaches; An Abiding Magic; Sic Transit Gloria Mundi; Royboys
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""Each contributor has shared their thoughts on the game but not necessarily about the AFL. Some talked about how important country football was or how football was a metaphor for life."" - James Gorman"
Pages: 368 Size: 235x155mm
Published: The Slattery Media Group - July 2013
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Australian Rules football
List Price: 26.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 5 of: 25

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Title: Cazaly The Legend
By (author): Robert Allen.
ISBN10-13: 0992363160 : 9780992363161
Roy Cazalys extraordinary story is one of the great tales of Australian Football. Born in the depths of a depression, he overcame humble beginnings and personal setbacks to become one of our most celebrated footballers. His sublime skills and thrilling aerial feats made him a legend in his lifetime, with his name carried into the modern era via Mike Bradys hymn to football - Up There Cazaly. In 1996 he became one of 12 inaugural Legends of Australian Football Hall of Fame. A relentless self-improver, Cazaly shaped the games development, applied his own theories to fitness, training and teamwork, and coached teams to premiership success. Away from the field, he enriched the lives of many more as a physiotherapist, horse trainer, philosopher and family man. Robert Allens meticulous research, gathered over 10 years, reveals in great detail the story of the man behind the catch cry. Little did I know when I wrote Up there Cazaly back in 1979 that I had chosen as a subject a man who was revered as a sportsman of many facets including fairness, a fair go and healthy living. He was ahead of his time. Mike Brady
Table of Contents:
Preface; Begginings; Migration on a Massive Scale; Boom and Bust; A Childhood by the Lake; A Raw Colt Fom the Paddock; A Premiership Thrown in the Air; Football During the War; Recess and Resumption; Peace and Instability; 'Up There Cazaly!'; An Unhappy Coaching Stint; Trials and Tribulations; Carnival Capers; A Spell in the Country; Back to the Lake; Roast Chicken Every SUnday; Depression Football; Fights and a Flag; From Ugly Ducklings to Premiers; Lakeside Lament; The Legion of the Lost; Among the Wowsers; Modest Expectations; From Mayblooms to Hawks; Home-Front; Healling Hands; Return of the Prodigal Son; One Last Hurrah; Time On; Siren; Post 1963; The Legend Grows; Reappraising the Legend; Afterward; Life and Career Highlights; Contemporary Honours; Roy Cazaly's Advice to Players; 'Up There Cazaly' Over Time; Playings Career Summary; Coaching Career Summary; TruthCazaly Award WInners; A Note on Objectives, Methods and Sources; Acknowledgements; Chapter Endnotes; References; Index
Pages: 428 Size: 234x153mm Illustrations: b/w photos
Published: The Slattery Media Group - June 2017
Format: Hardback
Subjects: Australian Rules football
List Price: 30.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 6 of: 25

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Title: Crossing the Line
Sub-title: How Australian cricket lost its way
By (author): Gideon Haigh
ISBN10-13: 1921778946 : 9781921778940
I'm not proud of what's happened. Yknow, it's not within the spirit of the game. Steve Smith was not to know it at Cape Town on 24 March 2018, but he was addressing his last press conference as captain of the Australian cricket team. By the next day morning he would be swept from office by a tsunami of public indignation involving even the prime minister. In a unique admission, Smith confessed to condoning a policy of sandpapering the cricket ball in a Test against South Africa. He, the instigator David Warner and their agent Cameron Bancroft returned home to disgrace and to lengthy bans. The crisis plunged Australian cricket into a bout of unprecedented soul searching, with Cricket Australia yielding to demands for reviews of the cricket team and of itself to restore confidence in their culture. In Crossing the Line, Gideon Haigh conducts his own cultural review -- less official and far cheaper but genuinely independent. Studying the cricket team across a decade of radical change, he finds an accident waiting to happen, and a system struggling to cope with self-created challenges, on the field and in the boardroom. And he wonders: is there even any longer a spirit of the game to be within? Crossing the Line is the first instalment in Slattery Media Groups Sports Shorts collection, a new series of sports essays published as small-format books. Sports Shorts has been created as a home for ambitious, lively and engaging writing and journalism on sport -- work of a scale and scope not suited to the confines of day-to-day journalism. Every instalment will illuminate or entertain, all the while fitting into your back pocket on the way to the game.
Table of Contents:
Introduction; The End of Certainty; The Accountable Age; Ashes Battle, Talent War; States of the Games; The Australian Way; Smash the Boundries; Enough Sorries?
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"Crossing the Line is a devastating account of the effects of the professionalisation of cricket, providing context and crticial understanding to the crisis of Cape Town." - Mike Atherton
Pages: 176 Size: 120x110mm
Published: The Slattery Media Group - October 2018
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Cricket
List Price: 19.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 7 of: 25

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Title: Fox Swift
By (author): David Lawrence
ISBN10-13: 0987420534 : 9780987420534
Fox Swift is a brilliant and engaging new football book for children. Combining a gripping, laugh-out-loud story with expert football tips and training drills from Hawthorn superstar Cyril Rioli, as well as witty cartoons, Fox Swift is the perfect read for any child whos passionate about Aussie Rules. Fox Swift is an 11-year-old football star. When his family moves from the city to the small country town of Davinal, Fox has to choose which of the towns two teams to join: the rich Dragons, which attracts all the best young footballers, or the Diggers, a struggling club that battles to field a side each week. Following a run-in with the captain of the Dragons, Fox decides to join the Diggers, and even manages to recruit a few new players -- two Sudanese refugees, the mumbling but super-tough son of a farmer, and a girl who plays in a helmet to disguise her identity -- and even a new coach. When the coach contacts AFL magician Cyril Rioli, the Aussie Rules superstar agrees to lend his football expertise to the struggling team. With Cyrils help, can the Diggers change their fortunes and win the premiership? And can Fox and his new friends prevail over the school bullies? Combining the sporting prowess of Cyril Rioli, the wickedly funny words of comedic writer David Lawrence, and the delightful drawings of Jo Gill, Fox Swift is page-turner that will have children anxiously anticipating the next instalment.
Table of Contents:
I Spy'; Class Wars; Sock Tails; Special Guests; The End of Edna; Computer Games; Gloves Off; Leap of Faith; A Blast from the Past; A Wee Recruit; Mo Way; Ruck and Roll; A Sweet Result; Home (Ground) Improvements; Insider Trading; Boys' Club; Fireside Chats; Dangeroos; The Percentage Play; Missing the Train; The Grand Plan; The Wash-up; A Quirky Footy Dictionary; Cyril Rioli's Footy Tips
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""First I must confess, I am a massive Aussie Rules football fan. So when this book hit my desk it was one I leapt into as soon as two of my kids were done with it. Fortunately that didn't take long as Fox Swift combines a fast and funny story with all things footy. An added bonus for us, as Hawthorn Football Club fans, is that the Hawks genius Cyril Rioli features in the story (and on the cover). In the tradition of Specky Magee, footy fans will love how the story revolves around all things footy. Eleven-year old footy fanatic and star player Fox Swift moves to the small country town of Davinal with his parents and brother Chase. Fox quickly discovers there is a great divide in Davinal. Two football clubs exist but with vastly different fortunes. The Dragons are well funded and successful while the Diggers have rundown facilities, a useless coach and little chance of fielding a team, let alone win a match. Fox soon makes friends and enemies and this leads him to the hapless Diggers. Through enthusiasm and persistence, he and his new friends stand up to the local bullies and in the process rejuvenates the Diggers. They also have the helping hand of Cyril Rioli (and a visit from Buddy Franklin too!). Fox Swift is full of footy but there is more than that. Other issues in society are woven throughout. Fox's parents are lawyers advocating for refugees. Themes of inclusiveness, not giving up, persistence and friendship run through the book. For the Aussie Rules uninitiated there is a glossary of terms and Cyril's tips on handballing, kicking and marking are at the end of the book for everyone to follow. Jo Gill's black-and-white illustrations throughout add to the humour of the story."" - Vicki Stanton"
Pages: 368 Size: 200x130mm Illustrations: illus
Published: The Slattery Media Group - July 2013
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)
List Price: 13.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 8 of: 25

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Title: Fox Swift 2
Sub-title: Takes on the Unbeatables
By (author): David Lawrence
ISBN10-13: 0992379180 : 9780992379186
Fox Swift takes on The Unbeatables is the hilarious sequel to David Lawrences much-loved book Fox Swift. With wacky cartoons and expert footy tips from Hawthorn champion Cyril Rioli, this book is a gripping page-turner that will have kids cackling from start to finish even the most reluctant reader wont be able to put it down. Fox Swift is really excited about captaining the Davinal Diggers for a second season. Who wouldnt be? The Diggers have Aussie Rules superstar Cyril Rioli giving them football tips, a galaxy of star players, some sensational new recruits, and let's not forget their quirky mascot: a kangaroo with serious attitude. But Mace Winter and his father Miles have hatched an evil plan to stop Fox and the Diggers from defending their premiership. They have sneakily recruited the best footballers from all the other teams in the competition to make up a formidable Dragons team they call The Unbeatables. Can Fox and his friends avoid detentions, dirty tricks and a rat plague to bring home an unlikely premiership for the Diggers?
Table of Contents:
Paw Form; Playing Chasey; Puffed Out; Bouncing Back; Junk (Food) Mail; Stand Up, Fall Down; A Rosie Future; Let the Games Begin; Snappy; I Court a Rabbit; Young Guns; Night of Talent; Over the Rainbow; This Means Wardrobe; A final Bonus; Goal Hungry; Hero to Zero; A Quirky Footy Dictionary Cyril Rioli's Footy Tips
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"""Children and sport literature enthusiasts alike enjoyed the first instalment, and their early Christmas present is here with the release of the Fox Swift sequel. Comedic author David Lawrence has partnered up once more with Hawthorn star Cyril Rioli as his 11-year old Aussie Rules gun Fox Swift returns to the shelves in Fox Swift takes on The Unbeatables. The Unbeatables will no doubt face a tough task from Fox, who is leading his Davinal Diggers charge to a premiership under the mentoring of Hawks champion Rioli. But Mace Winter and his dad Miles will no doubt un-hatch some nasty plans to try and halt the Diggers� on their path to glory. Following the release of the first book � where Rioli provided �footy speak� for to complement Lawrence�s humour � it was revealed the training skills and drills incorporated in the novel were some from Rioli�s own childhood, including the dribble-kick, which has since become a trademark of his game at the top-level. �They are just fun drills and things that I grew up doing with my friends,� Rioli says. �I learnt them all off my dad, who is my idol.� Despite being an Essendon fan, Lawrence couldn�t resist wanting Rioli on board. �It doesn�t matter who you barrack for, if you love AFL football, you love watching Cyril play. He is spectacular, but also fair,� says Lawrence. �He is a modest champion � a great example to kids that you can be incredibly talented without being arrogant.� - Luke Sale"
Pages: 0 Size: 200x130mm Illustrations: illus
Published: The Slattery Media Group - July 2020
Format: Paperback
Subjects: Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)
List Price: 13.99 Pounds Sterling
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Title: 9 of: 25

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Title: Fox Swift 3

Sub-title: And the Golden Boot

By (author): David Lawrence

ISBN10-13: 0992379113 : 9780992379117

Fox Swift and his ragtag team of Diggers are ready for another adventure-filled year of fun, footy and friendship. This year Fox and his family holiday in the Tiwi Islands, Miles Winter claims to have changed his evil ways and Foxs younger brother Chase is made captain of the Davinal Under 11s! All the favourite characters from the first two seasons return and the Diggers have a new recruit- a speedy half back flanker Muslim boy called Aslam Khan. Once again the book is filled with Jo Gills hilarious drawings, Cyrils footy drills and tips, and a quirky footy dictionary.

Pages: 0 Size: 200x130mm Illustrations: illus

Published: The Slattery Media Group - July 2015

Format: Paperback

Subjects: Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage)

List Price: 13.99 Pounds Sterling

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Title: 10 of: 25