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Ashes
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2007
252 kr
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Australia v England.The Legendary urn. Grace, Bradman, Warne, Bodyline and the World Series breakaway . . . The touchstones of the Ashes loom large in the consciousness of two proud and competitive nations. This book joins the dots in a comprehensive account of the Ashes tests, from their informal beginnings in the 1860s to the already legendary Australian 5-0 reclamtion of 2007. The Ashes reviews each decade with a feast of lively anecdotes and fascinating eyewitness accounts, highlighting legends of the game from Hobbs to Lillee, as well as those unfortunately (or best) forgotten. Packed with argument-busting statistics and handsomely illustrated, this definitive volume tracks the development of cricket''s ultimate contest from a money-making exercise to one of the world''s most enduring and feisty sporting rivalries.
Football Legends of the Bush
Local Heroes and Big Leaguers
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2011
252 kr
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Football Legends of the Bush is a stirring collection of tales about the best country players who went on to the big league and the hometown heroes who stayed behind and contributed to their local teams. From Bunbury to Warragul and beyond, you''ll find a smorgasbord of yarns covering stunning upsets, embarrassing blunders, staggering goal tallies and famous larrikins. This definitive book of bush footy includes Country teams who beat the big leaguers The most goals scored in a season Favourite football sons, region by region Match brawls and other incidents A first-gamer who was best afield with two left boots The man who could kick around corners and lots more! Football buff and much-published author Ken Piesse has assembled a truly exceptional book of facts, trivia and anecdotes that will amuse, inform and fascinate AFL fans everywhere.
Dynamic Duos: Cricket's Finest Pairs and Partnerships
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2012
96 kr
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From batting masters Bradman & Ponsford and Hobbs & Sutcliffe through to modern icons Warne & McGrath, cricket has been blessed to have so many outstanding combinations.
In best-selling author Ken Piesse''s latest cricket book, Dynamic Duos: Cricket''s Finest Pairs and Partnerships he explores the finest, the funniest, the quirkiest cricketing duos of all from leading batsmen and bowlers through to ''caught Marsh, bowled Lillee'', and the leading and most colourful cricket commentating combos such as Aggers & Kerry O''Keeffe.
With a foreword by Matthew Hayden.
Favourite Cricket Yarns: From Laughs and Legends to Sledges and Stuff-ups
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2014
96 kr
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From a horse that took a triple hat-trick, to captains who tossed over the telephone, and an umpire who went missing in mid-over for a wee, Favourite Cricket Yarns is a compelling smorgasboard of tall and mostly true stories, from Australian cricket’s master storyteller Ken Piesse, who began a 50-year association with the game as a scorer for his local club.
Gaffes, sledges, bloopers and quips are intermingled between laugh-a-minute mid-pitch anecdotes and a stunning range of illustrations and cartoons sure to delight.
Favourite Footy Yarns
From laughs and larrikins to bush legends and bad boys
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2015
59 kr
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From the signing of ''The King'', Wayne Carey for a song, to the football legend''s wife who proposed via a fax machine, Favourite Footy Yarns will inform, amuse and delight.The smorgasboard of tall and mostly true stories is the latest from Australian sport''s master storyteller Ken Piesse and includes all the biggest names in the game from Barassi and Whitten to Roos, Dermie and Buddy.Ken''s favourite interviews, memories and moments are spiced with an array of bloopers, gaffes and pranks.
Heroes of the Hour: Cricket's Quintessential Moments, From Bradman & Lillee to Warne & Steve Smith
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2017
96 kr
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Cricket’s quintessential moments, from Bradman & Lillee to Warne & Steve Smith
Cricket is famous for producing the extraordinary and the unforgettable.
We never tire in celebrating the quintessential moments in the careers of the most legendary Australians from Bradman and Lillee to Warne and Steve Smith – their greatest triumph, their greatest day.
Experience the finest moments of all with Australian cricket’s master storyteller Ken Piesse.
Favourite Cricket Yarns: Expanded and Updated
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
80 kr
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Which notable player asked Don Bradman if he ''had anything to do with cricket''? Who told a young Shane Warne to forget bowling and concentrate on his batting? Whose outfield catch is considered the greatest of all? Find out in Favourite Cricket Yarns.Packed full of hilarious (mostly) true stories, fascinating anecdotes, bloopers and stats, this updated edition from Australian sport''s master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any cricket fan, it covers the biggest names in the game - from The Don, Big Merv and the Chappells to Gilly, Clarke and Smith.
Favourite Footy Yarns: Expanded and Updated
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2020
80 kr
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How much did it originally cost to sign up ''the King'', Wayne Carey? Which Carlton player only found out he''d retired when he read it in the papers? What did Buddy Franklin carry with him on the Kokoda Trail? Find out in Favourite Footy Yarns.Packed full of hilarious (mostly) true stories, fascinating facts, bloopers and stats, this updated edition from Australian sport''s master storyteller Ken Piesse will have you laughing out loud. The perfect book for any footy fan, it covers the biggest names in the game - from Barassi, Whitten and Ablett to Riewoldt, Fev and Cripps.
ABC of Australian Cricket
AvKen Piesse
E-bok
Engelska, 2022
68 kr
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An A to Z of cricket stories, legends and sledges - plus fascinating facts and figures about Australia''s cricketing men and women.Ken''s two recent titles with Echo, Favourite Cricket Yarns and Favourite Footy Yarns, are both perennial favourites.
Bull - David Warner
Daring to be Different
AvKen Piesse
Häftad, Engelska, 2023
268 kr
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David Warner: Daring To Be Different – Unveiling cricket's greatest entertainer!The first Australian cricketer to play 100 internationals across all three levels (Tests, ODIs and T20s), David Warner is a champion of his generation; fabulous but flawed. No Australian opener in history has surpassed his rapid-fire strike rate in excess of 70 runs per 100 balls. Only one other has surpassed his aggregate of 45 centuries across all levels.Feisty, flamboyant, verbose and villainous, few have been as entertaining or as polarising as the great David Warner.
Living the Dream: 60 Years In Cricket & Football
With Drive, Ambition & a Dash of Good Luck
AvKen Piesse
Häftad, Engelska, 2024
286 kr
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Living The Dream: with Drive, Ambition & a Dash of Good Luck' is the compelling and poignant memoir of Ken Piesse, Australia's most published living author with a rare passion for cricket and football. Packed with all of his insights and inspirations, Ken tells all - from his battle for recognition against the rebuffs to his now successful and multi-faceted career in sports. Despite great personal loss, tragedies and triumphs along the way, Living the Dream: with Drive, Ambition & a Dash of Good Luck' is a tribute to a passionate life for all things sports.

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Ken Piesse – författare

Ashes

Football Legends of the Bush

Dynamic Duos: Cricket's Finest Pairs and Partnerships

Favourite Cricket Yarns: From Laughs and Legends to Sledges and Stuff-ups

Favourite Footy Yarns

Heroes of the Hour: Cricket's Quintessential Moments, From Bradman & Lillee to Warne & Steve Smith

Favourite Cricket Yarns: Expanded and Updated

Favourite Footy Yarns: Expanded and Updated

ABC of Australian Cricket

Bull - David Warner

Living the Dream: 60 Years In Cricket & Football

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