Penguin Books Australia

He's the most fearsome, foul-mouthed, fantastic manager in the history of football.

Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson is adored by Manchester United's legion of fans – said to number more than a third of a billion worldwide – yet loathed in equal measure by those of a non-United persuasion.

Infamous for his expletive-laden rants and explosive bust-ups, 'Fergie' has bitched, blamed, booted...

Loved as much for his fluid fighting style as his colourful personality and brazen pre-match hype, Muhammad Ali is widely considered to be the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time. Charismatic, outspoken and unafraid to fight for his beliefs, Ali has deftly jabbed, danced and trash-talked his way into the annals of sporting history. 

The Rolling Stones have stood like a Colossus over the rock 'n' roll scene for almost five decades.  At the heart of the band is Keith Richards one of the greatest guitarists of his generation.  Famous for some of the greatest riffs of the last century, he is equally well known for his outrageous rock 'n' roll lifestyle.  The man who topped the Most Likely To Die chart for more than...

A riveting look into Malaysia's most famous prime minister and his often controversial views and policies.

An indepth look at Clint Eastwood's career as an actor and director in Clint Eastwood's own words. Micheal Henry Wilson uses his interviews with Eastwood to frame his career. Includes over 340 colour photographs, including previously unpublished photographs from Eastwood's personal collection, a biography and a complete filmography. This is a must have for any Eastwood fan or anyone curious about...

A unique insight into the creative processes of one of the world's greatest film-makers.

A young boy plays the violin for his mother in Melbourne. Nina Simone sings 'Pirate Jenny' in a bar in Berlin. A fisherman plays a flute on the Mekong. And the strains of Paganini resonate in the forests of eastern Poland. From the cabarets of 1940s Baghdad to the streets of war-torn Saigon and the canals and alleyways of present-day Venice, music weaves through each of these spellbinding true stories...

Twenty-five years ago, a young curator of mammals from the Australian Museum in Sydney set out to research the fauna of the Pacific Islands. Starting with a survey of one of the most inaccessible islands in Melanesia—Woodlark, in the Trobriands Group—that young scientist found himself ghost-whispering, snake wrestling, Quadoi hunting and plunged waist-deep into a sludge...

The rivalry between Robert Scott and Roald Amundsen is a familiar story; what fewer people know is that, in 1912, five separate teams were exploring beyond the limits of the known world: Scott for Britain, Amundsen for Norway, Mawson for Australasia, Filchner for Germany and Shirase for Japan. The Antarctic discoveries made by these brave explorers enthralled the world and forever changed the way we...

When Sydney Smith was nine, she thought about killing herself because of her mother's cruelty.

When she reached puberty, her mother sexually assaulted her—a pattern repeated over the years.

By the time Sydney was twenty, she believed there were cameras behind every mirror in the house, that her mother could read her mind, that anybody who looked at her could see the bloody fantasies of murder...

At age eighty, Tony Taylor journeys from Sydney to British Columbia to fish the Cowichan River with his eight-year-old grandson, Ned. This trip is an opportunity for Tony to return to a landscape that has had a profound effect on his life and his way of thinking, and to share this place with his grandson.

As Tony teaches Ned the patient art of fly-fishing, a lifetime of memories, thoughts and stories...

At fourteen, Richard Holloway left his working-class home north of Glasgow and travelled hundreds of miles to an English monastery to be trained for the priesthood. By twenty-five, he had been ordained and was working in the slums of Glasgow. In 2000 he controversially resigned as Bishop of Edinburgh, having lost heart with the the Church over its condemnation of homosexuality.