Sport & Adventure Travel

Sport & Adventure Travel
Used travel books on travelling for sport and roughty-toughty adventure travel.

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23 SWEET FAS Round the World with a Football Table by Andy Sloan
This looks like a crackup and it is quite hard to find. In good condition, clean with some reading wear, spine creases, aging lightly. See photos for cover blurb and condition.

Price: AUD $8.00

ALL ELEVATIONS UNKOWN Sam Lightner Jr - An Adventure in the Heart of Borneo
Combining an edge-of-your-seat adventure story with a fascinating, little-known piece of World War II history, one of the world's most accomplished rock climbers recalls his ascent of a mountain in the heart of one of the Earth's last uncharted pockets.

Price: AUD $14.00

AMONG INSURGENTS Shelby Tucker - Walking Through Burma (Myanmar)
In AMONG INSURGENTS, author Shelby Tucker treks through the jungle hill country of northern Burma.

Price: AUD $8.00

ARCTIC DIARY Sam and Richard Branson - Surviving on Thin Ice
ARCTIC DIARY: Sir Richard Branson and a bunch of doggies in the Arctic.

Price: AUD $8.00

AUSTRALIA UNITED Tony Wilson - Adventures at the 2006 World Cup, Germany
Tony Wilson travelled Germany for and during the Fifa World Cup - a great read for travelersl and soccer fiends alike.

Price: AUD $8.00

BALHAM TO BOLLYWOOD Chris England (India)
BALHAM TO BOLLYWOOD is Chris England's account of an acting\cricketing jaunt to a little known part of India, looks like a fun read.

Price: AUD $10.00

BATTLING THE BOSPHORUS Angus Bell - A Skoda-Powered Cricket Tour Through Eastern Europe
BATTLING THE BOSPHORUS - Following a chance encounter with a psychic, Angus Bell sets off on an 8,000-mile Skoda-powered road trip across Eastern Europe in search of a cricket match.

Price: AUD $8.00

BICYCLE TOURING IN AUSTRALIA Leigh Hemmings - An Environmentally Friendly Way to See The Country
A very scarce Australian cycling travel book including specific routes and itinaries. This book is from 1991 so it's a bit out of date but certainly still handy for trip planning.

Price: AUD $15.00

BOARD FREE The story of an incredible skateboard journey across Australia by Dave Cornthwaite (signed).
This book is very hard to find and looks like a cracker of a read: the author skateboards Australia. Signed by author on first page. Skateboarding travel books are hard to find!

Price: AUD $15.00

BOWLING THROUGH INDIA Justin Brown - Five Kiwi Blokes Take on India at Cricket
Bowling Through India looks like a great read, even if you don't like cricket. Five blokes play cricket anywhere they can as they travel India. Nicely presented with lots of great colour photos.

Price: AUD $14.00

DARK SHADOWS FALLING Joe Simpson (Mountaineering \ Nepal)
DARK SHADOWS FALLING: in 1992, a climber was left to die by other climbers on Mount Everest, which horrified Joe Simpson who was himself left for dead in Peru in 1985.

Price: AUD $8.00

DOWN IN BRISTOL BAY Bob Durr - High Tides, Hangovers, and Harrowing Experiences on Alaska's Last Frontier (USA)
Author Bob Durr was a rising academic and author who gave everything up to move himself and his family to a remote region in Alaska in 1964 with hopes of becoming a commercial salmon fisherman.

Price: AUD $9.00

EXTREME SOUTH Ian Brown - Struggles and triumph of the first Australian team to the Pole (Antarctica)
EXTREME SOUTH: A scarce book by Ian Brown on the first all-Aussie team to reach the South Pole.

Price: AUD $18.00

FIFA 192 The true story behind the legend of the Brunei National Football Team by Stanley Park
A rare book with some home truths about football and expat life. This is a used book in good condition with nice clean white pages; light wear to cover. See photos for cover blurb and sample pages. The book in the photos is the actual book you will receive.

Price: AUD $10.00

GAA CONFIDENTIAL Everything you never wanted to know about Gaelic games by Darrage McManus
This looks like quite a funny book for folks into Irish culture. This is a used book in good condition: clean with light reading wear, pages are white and clean. See photos for cover blurb, sample pages and condition - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00

JAPANESE RULES Sebastian Moffett - Why The Japanese Needed Football and How They Got It (Japan)
JAPANESE RULES: an interesting looking book on Japanese culture and soccer.

Price: AUD $8.00

LEARN TO SURF BYRON BAY Anna Crago - Locality Guides (Australia)
LEARN TO SURF BYRON BAY: a nifty guide book for anybody wanting to take up surfing in Byron.

Price: AUD $8.00

LIONHEART Jesse Martin - A Journey of the Human Spirit (Worldwide)
LIONHEART: the bestselling account of Jesse Martin's world solo sailing voyage.

Price: AUD $5.00

LONELY PLANET A YEAR OF ADVENTURES A Guide to the World's Most Exciting Experiences
Ideas for adventure travellers throughout the whole year.

Price: AUD $10.00

LURE OF THE QUEST One man's story of the 1025-mile dog-sled race across North America's frozen wastes by John Balzar
This looks like a great read and it is quite hard to find. Book is in good condition with light reading wear and age. See photos for cover blurb, condition and sample pages - enjoy!

Price: AUD $8.00