{"product_id":"bring-your-a-game-anthony-sharwood-9780733652592","title":"Bring Your a Game: The Encyclopaedia of Australian Sports Clichés","description":"\u003cb\u003eAustralians love sport - and we love a sports cliche. No commentary is complete without a player under an 'injury cloud' or a coach with a 'selection headache'; every game has a 'ball magnet' player. \u003ci\u003eBring Your A Game\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of Aussie sporting language: a true ornament to the game that gives 110 per cent to sports fans.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo the ball's in your court, reader: are you ready to step up and play within yourself in order to appreciate the blend of youth and experience evident in this book by bestselling author and multi award-winning sports writer Anthony Sharwood, who has covered three Olympics, a Super Bowl, and written sport for newspapers, websites, magazines and television? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eBring Your A Game\u003c\/i\u003e, Sharwood takes a tilt at explaining the origins and usage of all the essential Australian sporting phrases - ably assisted by Louisa Maggio's hilarious illustrations of your favourite cliches. What does a premiership window look like, anyway? What is the true cost of an injury toll? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut this book is not just about the cliches. It is a long overdue tribute to the glory of Australian sporting lingo, a language within a language. Only an Australian cricket fan knows that if a bowler chucks pies, the cherry will end up in cow corner. Only an Aussie Rules footy fan understands that you can kick a bag but nothing's more exciting than a speccy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBring Your A Game\u003c\/i\u003e is the glut of possession every sports lover needs. If you don't grab a copy for the sports tragic in your life, Christmas will be a dead rubber and you'll be living in a world of pain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'An entertaining compendium for a country mad on sport and its language' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE AGE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Sharwood\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 073365259X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780733652592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hachette Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Anthony Sharwood","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49096693842175,"sku":"9780733652592","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bring-your-a-game-anthony-sharwood-9780733652592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}