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Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. 288 pages. no dj, spine cocked, board warpedMy Autobiography is the up-close-and-personal memoir of a global icon of spor t, a country boy who went on to become rugby's world superstar. Daniel William C arter is acknowledged as the greatest fly-half to have played international rugb y. A veteran of more than 100 Test matches, he is the world record holder for mo st Test points, has twice been named the IRB's Player of the Year and twice name d New Zealand Player of the Year. Legendary unbeaten All Blacks coach, Sir Fred Allen, who followed international rugby from the 1920s until after the 2011 Rugb y World Cup, had no hesitation in naming Carter as the greatest fly-half he ever saw. Carter, though, is renowned for his modesty and unassuming nature, and arg ues that he has he always 'just tried to do the best job I can for the All Black s'. In My Autobiography, the great All Blacks pivot with the model good looks op ens up for the first time about his stellar 12-year career. He looks back on the myriad highs, including that virtuoso performance against the Lions in the seco nd Test of the 2005 series when he scored a record 33 points. (The Guardian desc ribed the performance as 'the definitive fly-half display of the modern era.') W ith an equal measure of honesty, he reflects on the lows of his career, speaking frankly of the mental anguish he felt after twice being invalided out of Rugby World Cups. He also talks about his unflinching loyalty to the famous black jers ey and the reasons why he elected to make a long-term commitment to New Zealand.…

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. 288 pages. dj wornMy Autobiography is the up-close-and-personal memoir of a global icon of spor t, a country boy who went on to become rugby's world superstar. Daniel William C arter is acknowledged as the greatest fly-half to have played international rugb y. A veteran of more than 100 Test matches, he is the world record holder for mo st Test points, has twice been named the IRB's Player of the Year and twice name d New Zealand Player of the Year. Legendary unbeaten All Blacks coach, Sir Fred Allen, who followed international rugby from the 1920s until after the 2011 Rugb y World Cup, had no hesitation in naming Carter as the greatest fly-half he ever saw. Carter, though, is renowned for his modesty and unassuming nature, and arg ues that he has he always 'just tried to do the best job I can for the All Black s'. In My Autobiography, the great All Blacks pivot with the model good looks op ens up for the first time about his stellar 12-year career. He looks back on the myriad highs, including that virtuoso performance against the Lions in the seco nd Test of the 2005 series when he scored a record 33 points. (The Guardian desc ribed the performance as 'the definitive fly-half display of the modern era.') W ith an equal measure of honesty, he reflects on the lows of his career, speaking frankly of the mental anguish he felt after twice being invalided out of Rugby World Cups. He also talks about his unflinching loyalty to the famous black jers ey and the reasons why he elected to make a long-term commitment to New Zealand.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 208 pages. On June 26, 2017, on the turquoise waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, Peter Bur ling (26) became the youngest ever helmsman to win the premier trophy in sailing , the America's Cup.Amongst several other firsts, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Sq uadron became the first club ever to win back the America's Cup - and did so aga inst one of the best funded and technologically astute teams in the 166-year his tory of the event.Along with sailing partner Blair Tuke, Burling put down anothe r marker in sailing history to become the first crew to win an Olympic Gold meda l and an America's Cup inside a 12-month period.The rookie New Zealand crew, of whom only one had previous America's Cup experience, trounced the Defender, Orac le Team USA led by the brash Australian, Jimmy Spithill who had ripped the heart out of the Kiwi sailing nation just four years before.Lone Wolf is a celebratio n of the Emirates Team New Zealand win in Bermuda, written from an on the water perspective by one of the world's most influential America's Cup photo-journalis ts, Richard Gladwell, who also shot many of the images used in the 200-page book . This include images deliberately withheld prior to the Cup as they were too re vealing of the Kiwi boat and technology.Gladwell closely followed Emirates Team New Zealand through its highs and lows after the 2013 upset in San Francisco. He captured the first images of the cyclors on the morning the AC50 Aotearoa was f irst splashed in Auckland and broke that story to the sailing world.He was in Be rmuda for the 28 days of racing in the 35th America's Cup Regatta and had a ring side view of the racing from a photography boat. Gladwell was in a unique first- hand position to see the highs and lows of the New Zealand campaign and will rel.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 208 pages. On June 26, 2017, on the turquoise waters of Bermuda's Great Sound, Peter Bur ling (26) became the youngest ever helmsman to win the premier trophy in sailing , the America's Cup.Amongst several other firsts, the Royal New Zealand Yacht Sq uadron became the first club ever to win back the America's Cup - and did so aga inst one of the best funded and technologically astute teams in the 166-year his tory of the event.Along with sailing partner Blair Tuke, Burling put down anothe r marker in sailing history to become the first crew to win an Olympic Gold meda l and an America's Cup inside a 12-month period.The rookie New Zealand crew, of whom only one had previous America's Cup experience, trounced the Defender, Orac le Team USA led by the brash Australian, Jimmy Spithill who had ripped the heart out of the Kiwi sailing nation just four years before.Lone Wolf is a celebratio n of the Emirates Team New Zealand win in Bermuda, written from an on the water perspective by one of the world's most influential America's Cup photo-journalis ts, Richard Gladwell, who also shot many of the images used in the 200-page book . This include images deliberately withheld prior to the Cup as they were too re vealing of the Kiwi boat and technology.Gladwell closely followed Emirates Team New Zealand through its highs and lows after the 2013 upset in San Francisco. He captured the first images of the cyclors on the morning the AC50 Aotearoa was f irst splashed in Auckland and broke that story to the sailing world.He was in Be rmuda for the 28 days of racing in the 35th America's Cup Regatta and had a ring side view of the racing from a photography boat. Gladwell was in a unique first- hand position to see the highs and lows of the New Zealand campaign and will rel.…