If only a team could be made up of Norm Smith Medallists what a team it would be! Chris Michaels reviews a new book of such players.
Almanac Book Review – The Norm Smith Medallists: The Players Who Delivered On Football’s Grandest Stage
September 4, 2018 by 1 Comment
Almanac Book Review: Balancing Acts
June 22, 2018 by 4 Comments
Andy Fuller thoroughly enjoyed the wide-ranging essays and perspectives in Balancing Acts published by The Lifted Brow.
Almanac Book Review: Kieran Modra: the way I see it
May 14, 2018 by 14 Comments
We all know the qualities we most admire in our best sportspeople – skill, determination, resilience, commitment, courage, sportsmanship, humility and so on. That’s what you get and a lot more with Kieran Modra, blind Paraplympic cyclist. Now his story had been told for us to appreciate and value. Almanac editor Ian Hauser reviews this grounded and inspirational addition to our national sporting library and comes with a chaser recommendation by the great Anna Meares!
Almanac Book Review: ‘The Things That Makes Us: Life, Loss and Football’ by Nick Riewoldt
February 16, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Read Yoshi’s review of Nick Riewoldt’s emotional biography, ‘The Things That Makes Us: Life, Loss and Football’.
The People’s Game Podcast
February 7, 2018 by Leave a Comment
Jack Banister has started a new footy podcast. Here’s the run down and the first episode.
Almanac Books: Empathy, Race and Australia Day – thoughts based on A Rightful Place, edited by Shireen Morris, & Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race, by Reni Eddo-Lodge.
January 28, 2018 by 8 Comments
Jack Banister responds to the discussions which make up Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge and A Rightful Place: A Roadmap to Recognition by various authors. His review essay is timely. [These are books 3 and 4 in Jack’s 52 book odyssey]
Almanac Books: Siren’s Call – Family, Love, Passion and Footy
January 22, 2018 by 5 Comments
Yoshi is full of praise for friend, fellow Saints supporter and well loved Almanacker, Yvette Wroby, after reading her memoir Siren’s Call.
Almanac Books: A Clear Blue Sky by Jonny Bairstow & Duncan Hamilton – Book Review 1 of 52
January 19, 2018 by 14 Comments
Jack Banister has kicked off his ambitious 2018 goal of reading a book a week with a thoughtful review of Jonny Bairstow & Duncan Hamilton’s ‘A Clear Blue Sky’. One down, Fifty-one to go Jack!
Almanac Book Review – Bomber the Whole Story: Hardworking and Rewards with Honesty
December 10, 2017 by 2 Comments
Yoshi gives an excellent overview and summary of Mark Thompson’s autobiography Bomber: the whole story. And he thanks Francis Leach who gave Yoshi the book at the Sports Writers’ Festival. Yosho had travelled from Japan to Melbourne especially for the event.
Almanac Book Review – The Footy Lady: Determining and Positive Influences
November 27, 2017 by 4 Comments
Yoshi gives us the rundown on Susan Alberti’s book, The Footy Lady. He can’t help but admire her hard work and her never-give-up attitude.
Almanac Book Review: “Here it is” by Paul Roos
November 10, 2017 by 2 Comments
Here it is, Yoshi reviews the thoughts of Paul Roos from the premiership coach’s recent book.
Almanac Book Review: Siren’s Call
July 13, 2017 by 2 Comments
“Often delightful, at times surprisingly moving,” writes Stephanie Holt, “Siren’s Call is a welcome addition to the growing literature of footy fandom.” Read Stephanie’s review.
Almanac Book Review: “Fabulous Phil- The Phil Carman Story” by Matt Watson
July 7, 2017 by 5 Comments
Luke Reynolds reviews ‘Fabulous Phil – The Phil Carman Story’, written by Almanacker Matt Watson.
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