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Book Cover:  How to be the Greatest Like Muhammad Ali
By Steve Dawson

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. 

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...

Published: 01/09/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789814351416
RRP: $24.99
Book Cover:  Iceman: My Fighting Life
By Chuck Liddell & Chad Millman

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE NO FEAR?  TO MAKE PEOPLE COWER IN THEIR SHOES?  TO KNOW THE SWEET SATISFACTION OF KNOCKING A GUY OUT WITH A SINGLE DEVASTATING PUNCH?  I KNOW . . .

WHAT'S IT LIKE TO HAVE NO FEAR?  TO MAKE PEOPLE COWER IN THEIR SHOES?  TO KNOW THE SWEET SATISFACTION OF KNOCKING A GUY OUT WITH A SINGLE DEVASTATING PUNCH?  I KNOW . . .

Published: 11/03/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780451225405
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Ultimate Guide to WWE
By Jake Black

This 240 page guide is packed full of biographies, alliances, and championship histories of WWE. Fans can learn all about their favorite wrestlers, what their signature moves are, and who they've teamed up with throughout the years. With facts and color photos on every page, this is a must-have for any WWE fan, young or old!

This 240 page guide is packed full of biographies, alliances, and championship histories of WWE. Fans can learn all about their favorite wrestlers, what their signature moves are, and who they've teamed...

Published: 01/08/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780448455549
RRP: $14.95
Book Cover:  Boxing: The Complete Guide to Training & Business
By Danna Scott
Put power in your punch and punch in your workout. This easy-to-understand, fully illustrated guide is the perfect learning tool for both the novice fighter and those looking for an exciting new way to exercise. Taking the reader through the basics of techniques and training, it explains in detail the most important skills every aspiring boxer needs to know, including:
Necessary equipment and training...
Put power in your punch and punch in your workout. This easy-to-understand, fully illustrated guide is the perfect learning tool for both the novice fighter and those looking for an exciting new way to...
Published: 03/07/2000
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780399526015
RRP: $19.95
Book Cover: The Fight
In 1975, at the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire, Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated. His hands were his instrument, and 'he kept them in his pockets the way a hunter lays his rifle back into its velvet case'. Together the two men made boxing history in an explosive meeting of two great...
In 1975, at the World Heavyweight Boxing Championship in Kinshasa, Zaire, Muhammad Ali met George Foreman in the ring. Foreman's genius employed silence, serenity and cunning. He had never been defeated...
Published: 01/12/2000
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141184142
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover: The Penguin Magnum Collection: The Fight

To Foreman, Ali now said, 'You have heard of me since you were young. You've been following me since you were a little boy. Now, you must meet me, your master!' '

To Foreman, Ali now said, 'You have heard of me since you were young. You've been following me since you were a little boy. Now, you must meet me, your master!' '

Published: 29/05/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141041841
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover:  Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legen
By la Pena Matt de

Once a boyhood dream, now a people's hope The weight of history hangs on Joe's shoulders

On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake then just the world heavyweight title; for much of America their fight came to represent the country's war with Germany.


Once a boyhood dream, now a people's hope The weight of history hangs on Joe's shoulders

On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more...

Published: 07/03/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780803731677
RRP: $24.95

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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