Top Ten
Author: McFarlane, Glenn
ISBN: 9781740640763
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Year First Published: 2002
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Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Top Ten is a book of lists with personality. Authoritative and entertaining, this is more than a book of sports stats. The basic (and essential) lists such as top 10 goalkickers, top 10 wicket-takers sit alongside it will have humorous and unusual categories of: 10 living anachronisms in sport (shaking hands before and after a game, goal umpire flags),10 towns forever linked with sport,10 famous Australian sporting songs (C'mon Aussie C'mon, Our Don Bradman),10 worst guernseys (Hawthorn preseason, Brisbane Bears original), 10 infamous sackings (Tom Hafey, Norm Smith). Don Bradman's top ten Test scores, 10 most frequent tribunal visitors or the 10 most valuable Australian sporting autographs are listed, as are opinionated lists (10 best AFL footballers, 10 most memorable moments of the Sydney Olympics, 10 best golf holes,10 best indigenous sporting stars,10 best boxers), and quirky lists of little known facts and interesting anecdotes (10 famous Australian nicknames explained,10 resting places of Australian sporting greats, 10 sports stars who changed their names, 10 sporting stars who went to jail,10 great sports books). The ultimate Guide for sports watchers, Top Ten is the perfect guide for any sports lover.
ISBN: 9781740640763
Publisher: Hardie Grant Books
Year First Published: 2002
Pages:
Dimensions:
Format: Paperback / softback
Description:
Top Ten is a book of lists with personality. Authoritative and entertaining, this is more than a book of sports stats. The basic (and essential) lists such as top 10 goalkickers, top 10 wicket-takers sit alongside it will have humorous and unusual categories of: 10 living anachronisms in sport (shaking hands before and after a game, goal umpire flags),10 towns forever linked with sport,10 famous Australian sporting songs (C'mon Aussie C'mon, Our Don Bradman),10 worst guernseys (Hawthorn preseason, Brisbane Bears original), 10 infamous sackings (Tom Hafey, Norm Smith). Don Bradman's top ten Test scores, 10 most frequent tribunal visitors or the 10 most valuable Australian sporting autographs are listed, as are opinionated lists (10 best AFL footballers, 10 most memorable moments of the Sydney Olympics, 10 best golf holes,10 best indigenous sporting stars,10 best boxers), and quirky lists of little known facts and interesting anecdotes (10 famous Australian nicknames explained,10 resting places of Australian sporting greats, 10 sports stars who changed their names, 10 sporting stars who went to jail,10 great sports books). The ultimate Guide for sports watchers, Top Ten is the perfect guide for any sports lover.
