Cirrus@Austlit

'The inaugural AFL Women's competition was a huge success. Although there were supporters who anticipated its impact, there were many who were surprised by the significance it had. Forty writers have come together to contribute to The Women's Footy Almanac 2017 which is a game by game account of the season which also includes essays about the what the 2017 AFLW season means to people, and why. This entertaining and insightful book is an account of sport in its social context. It is the story of football but also of football's impact on Australian life.' (Publication Summary)

'In Life As I Know It, Michelle Payne tells her deeply moving story. It will lift your spirits, stir your heart and give you courage.

'Michelle was six months old, the youngest of eleven children, when the family was hit with the tragic death of their mother, Mary. Their father, Paddy, a renowned horseman, raised his children alone. As a family, they all took on the daily demands of racehorses and a dairy farm as well as school and work. Family meant everything.

'Michelle was put on a horse aged four. At five years old her dream was to win the Melbourne Cup. At thirty she rode into history as the first female jockey to win the Cup. Her strapper was her brother, Stevie.

'When she declared that anyone who said women couldn't compete with men in the racing industry could 'get stuffed', the nation stood up and cheered.

'It was a moment that inspired everyone who dreams of beating the odds.' (Publication summary)

'After 62 years of waiting the Western Bulldogs Football Club came from seventh place on the AFL ladder to win the 2016 premiership. They are still celebrating. This book provides the authentic voice of that Bulldogs community. Written by 33 ordinary everyday Bulldogs fans from all walks of life, The Doggies Almanac tells the story of this classic year. These loyal supporters explain why they became Bulldogs; they give a game by game account of the home and away matches and of the four remarkable finals wins; they tell the tale growing up with the Dogs, and of following their ill-fated boys until now. This is a beautiful, uplifting outpouring of emotion. It is full of hope, belief, the sense of family, and of place. It's ideal for any Bulldogs fan and anyone who loves reading about footy and its people.' (Publication Summary)

'In 1976 my Aunty Pam, who had returned from her job as a nurse on the volcanic island of Karkar just off Madang in Papua New Guinea and was by then matron of the health centre in the Aboriginal settlement of Cherbourg in southern Queensland, bought my three brothers and me a Montreal Olympic Games T-shirt each. We wouldn’t take them off. The Olympic Games were a few weeks away. We remembered, from 1972, Shane Gould and Mark Spitz; Kip Keino and Lasse Viren.'  (Publication abstract)

'The Footy Almanac 2015 is a game by game account of the 2015 AFL season. Full of humour and insight, it features over 150 writers from all walks of life who have one thing in common - they love footy and they are passionate about their team. This is the ninth year the Almanac crew have put this publication together. It has become an institution among footy fans.' (Publication Summary)

The Footy Almanac 2014 tells the story of the 2014 AFL season

'The Footy Almanac 2013 is the story of this wonderful AFL season. It is a game by game account written by everyday fans from all walks of life who have one thing in common: they are mad about footy. Playful, irreverent, insightful and just good fun, this book will let you re-live the year that was.' (Publication Summary)

'What an AFL season! And it’s all captured in this collection of footy yarns by these passionate Almanackers. This game-by-game account, by footy fans, tells the story of this most remarkable season.' (Publication Summary)

'Your favourite fraternity of footy nuts has done it again, delivering the latest game-by-game account of the 2011 AFL season. A collector's item for any die-hard fan, this is hand-on-heart, heart-in-mouth, edge-of-seat stuff from the dedicated Almanackers, who have studiously recorded their one-eyed accounts of all the wins, losses and draws.' (Publication Summary)

'When the final siren for the season has sounded, what do you do for the next six months? Don't worry, help is at hand. You can relive the season, game by game, in the Footy Almanac 2010.' (Publication Summary)

'More than 30 regular footy fans have contributed to this round-by-round account of every AFL match played in the 2009 season. The combination of football fever and some fine writing ability from these invited commentators have once again provided an entertaining, accurate and often colourful account of each of the AFL games from the preceding season. John Harms and Paul Daffey have a happy knack of commissioning some excellent writers, as well as contributing their own perspective on some of the key games.' (Publication Summary)

'The complete game-by-game wrap-up of the 2008 AFL season. Relive the joys and sorrows of another year in the life of the people's games with The Footy Almanac 2008. Our motley collection of straight-talking footy fans has banded together to write about what really matters - the on-field action, not the off-field dramas! Every match, including finals, is reviewed with passion from the grandstands, the barstools and the couches of Australia. It's football as you know and love it."--Publisher description.' (Publication Summary)