High on Hawthorn: The Road to the 2013 Premiership (Large Print 16pt)

Author: Phillip Taylor
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
ISBN: 9781459677920
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 344

Book Description
'We're a happy team at Hawthorn ... Well, 'happy' isn't the word - more like delirious. I wept, I quaffed Veuve Clicquot, I hugged grown men ... The ether was abuzz with electronic missives, the very air alive and humming with Hawthorn transmissions.'' This book tracks Hawthorn's triumphant 2013 season through the eyes of Phillip Taylor, Hawks tragic. A hallucinatory account of all things Hawthorn, it celebrates the sartorial splendour of the brown and gold stripes, traces the numerological power of the number 23 and reveals how Hawthorn broke its Groundhog Day disorder against Geelong. These days, there are more television hours spent analysing the AFL each week than there is actual game time. This book doesn't dwell on the kicks, corkies, handballs or hard - ball gets. Rather, it traces Hawthorn's dramatic and eventful season from the fans' perspective, giving voice to the excitement, exasperation and - ultimately - exhilaration that all Hawks supporters felt. From the public bar to the members' pocket at the MCG, this is the definitive record of Hawthorn's 2013 premiership campaign, celebrating the AFL's latest (brown and) golden era.

Football Entrepreneurship

Author: Vanessa Ratten
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 100079993X
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 112

Book Description
Football is the world’s most popular sport and is entrepreneurial by nature. There is a constant need for entities and individuals involved with football to act or behave in an entrepreneurial way. Competition is part of the football industry and emphasises the need to compete but also collaborate through entrepreneurial endeavours. This book is amongst the first to focus specifically on football entrepreneurship and the entrepreneurial nature of football. The book looks at entrepreneurship and how it can occur through direct and indirect engagement with football in a variety of contexts. It examines different types of football including gridiron, rugby and soccer and offers insights on the international aspects of football and how cultural aspects influence entrepreneurship. This book provides a holistic understanding of how football can include innovation, risk-taking and proactive activity and will be useful for those interested to learn more of the football industry and entrepreneurship in the global context.

Hawthorn & Child

Author: Keith Ridgway
Publisher: New Directions Publishing
ISBN: 0811221679
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257

Book Description
A mind-blowing adventure into a literary fourth dimension: part noir, part London snapshot, all unsettlingly amazing Hawthorn and his partner, Child, are called to the scene of a mysterious shooting in North London. The only witness is unreliable, the clues are scarce, and the victim, a young man who lives nearby, swears he was shot by a ghost car. While Hawthorn battles with fatigue and strange dreams, the crime and the narrative slip from his grasp and the stories of other Londoners take over: a young pickpocket on the run from his boss; an editor in possession of a disturbing manuscript; a teenage girl who spends her days at the Tate Modern; a pack of wolves; and a madman who has been infected by the former Prime Minister Tony Blair. Haunting these disparate lives is the shadowy figure of Mishazzo, an elusive crime magnate who may be running the city, or may not exist at all.

The Complete Book of VFL Records

Author: Stephen Rodgers
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781862528024
Category : Australian football
Languages : en
Pages : 288

Book Description

It's All Possible

Author: Rob Hartnett
Publisher: Major Street Publishing
ISBN: 0648515923
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
Positive thinking coupled with positive doing is a must for anybody in today's disrupted, distracted world where change is the new normal.It's All Possible shows how to embrace change through insightful stories and proven possibility hacks from everyday people, business leaders, sports stars and entertainers that will inspire and motivate you. It is backed with the latest research on mindset and personal development.Throughout this book you will get to know Rob Hartnett who has worked in senior leadership roles with both global and small organisations, achieving many milestones along the way. Rob is the founder and CEO of The Hartnett Group and a sought-after speaker on possibility and mindset. Most importantly, Rob is a proud family man and a former world champion yachtsman. What drives Rob will drive you to believe that, really, It's All Possible.

Here It Is

Author: Paul Roos
Publisher: Random House Australia
ISBN: 0143793500
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Paul Roos is a leader, a legend, an AFL icon. As a first-rate player, premiership-winning coach and in-demand commentator, Roos has achieved extraordinary success over more than thirty years in footy. He started playing in 1982, when footballers and coaches were part-time and it was survival of the fittest. In the mid-90s, as Roos was nearing the end of his 356-game career and the competition was becoming fully professional, he wondered if there were better ways to nurture talent and empower players to build a champion team. When he hung up his footy boots in 1998, Roos penned a list of 25 key coaching points that he hoped one day to put into practice. In 2002, he was appointed head coach of the Sydney Swans. In 2005, he led the Swans to their historic drought-breaking premiership by following his own coaching and leadership philosophy. In this candid book, Roos not only reveals his 25 coaching tips but also, for the first time, shares his original premiership blueprint with its foundation of positivity and unity. Roos describes how he took his plan and the lessons learned at the Swans to rebuild the Melbourne Demons, a club that was on its knees when he was appointed coach in 2013. He shares his insights about keeping perspective, motivating people and the importance of building strong relationships. Part sporting memoir, part leadership game plan, this book is a masterclass from one of the all-time greats.

The Mighty West

Author: Kerrie Soraghan
Publisher: Nero
ISBN: 9781863959254
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
In 2016 the Western Bulldogs stunned the AFL world by winning the Premiership -- the club's first since 1954, and only its second ever. It was an unprecedented rise to success, capped by a stunning Grand Final victory that left players and fans alike shedding tears of joy. The Mighty West chronicles the experience of the team and of the fans -- a tale of family and belonging, western suburbs tribalism, and the romance of sport.

A Magna Carta for Children?

Author: Michael Freeman
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107152828
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 587

Book Description
This book highlights the importance of law, policy and rights in improving children's lives, combining historical analysis and human rights law.

West Bromwich Albion

Author: Tony Matthews
Publisher: DB
ISBN: 9781780910291
Category : Soccer teams
Languages : en
Pages : 630

Book Description
Written by well-known football author Tony Matthews, this book provides an official record of West Bromwich Albion Football Club since their formation in 1883.

Leather Soul

Author: Bob Murphy
Publisher: Black Inc.
ISBN: 1743820569
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 282

Book Description
‘A young, naive kid, with a brand-new football. Over time, the leather aged from the bumps along the trail. The Footscray winters and some glorious liniment-scented afternoons. All of the laughs, the scraps, the yarns and characters. The game. It all left a mark on me, on my soul.’ Bob Murphy has never been a typical footballer. Music buff, Age columnist and Winnebago driver, he is as comfortable in a quiet corner of a Fitzroy café or the front bar of a grungy pub as he is in the locker room. Murphy takes the reader inside his 17-year career, including his three years as captain of the Bulldogs, exploring the people, places and events that shaped him: from playing backyard cricket in 1980s Warragul to Community Cup with Paul Kelly in the 2000s, and from the joy of marrying his high-school crush to the agony of a season-ending ACL ruptures. How did the country kid with a gypsy’s heart become an All-Australian captain? What’s it like to have your club win the grand final for the first time in 62 years and have to cheer from the sidelines? How does it feel to realise you can no longer do the things that made you great? The celebrated Australian football bard Martin Flanagan has long insisted Bob Murphy has a book in him like no footballer has written. Leather Soul proves him right.