Malcolm Knox Livres

The end-of-career biography from one of the most-loved stars of Australian cricket.

Focusing on the talents of legendary cricketers like Ray Lindwall and Sid Barnes, the narrative explores the impact of Don Bradman's leadership during a tumultuous time in cricket history. It questions whether Bradman's intense focus on winning overshadowed the essence of the sport, particularly against seasoned players from war-affected backgrounds. The book delves into the balance between competitive spirit and the love of the game, offering a reflective look at cricket's evolution during challenging times.

An ambitious and dazzling surfing novel by one of Australian literature's rising stars.

What's the worst thing that can happen to a man who has not one, not two, but three secret families on the go? He falls in love. A spectacular new work of imagination from one of Australia's finest writers.

Richard recalls the idyllic summers he spent at the beach with his best friend, Hugh Bowman, and their wives. The more Richard remembers, however, the more he must confront the dark side of his past.

It is two days after his father's death, and Davis Brand is beginning to suspect a cover-up. Dr John Brand was survived by two sons, the death notice said - so why are there three? Peacefully, it said, but there circustances of his death are murky in the extreme. The Test Match is being played at the Sydney Cricket Ground, near the Brand's house, and Davis's brother Chris, a famous cricketer, is batting to save his career. Their mother Margaret watches the match on TV, apparently inert in her armchair, and the unacknowledged brother, the banished Hammett, lurks in the background. Then John Brand's funeral, and the lives of his family, are all put on hold for the duration of the match - five days of suspense, silence, revelation, recrimination and redemption. This is a poignant story of a family's grief, a skilfully constructed thriller and a dissection of men's private passions filtered through two arenas of masculinity - sport and pornography.

An elite Customs investigator, Michael Knox lived a clandestine and sometimes dangerous life of stakeouts, phone taps, intrigue and villainy. He's worked high-profile cases with a list of targets that would include the alleged chief of staff of the IRA, the man who became Britain's most famous entrepreneur, some of the first international drug traffickers and the importers of notorious porn film Deep Throat. The Investigator is the first ever biography of a senior Customs investigator and a revealing insight into a murky word where everyone's a suspect and few can be trusted.

Lacno, lacno... Coles a Woolworths spoločne kraľujú v prostredí austrálskeho maloobchodu v železiarskom tovare, v predaji benzínu, zmiešaného tovaru i alkoholu a predovšetkým v potravinách. V priemere každý muž, žena a dieťa v tejto krajine minie 100 dolárov týždenne v ich predajniach. Čo znamená takáto dominancia pre dodávateľov? A je to dobré pre spotrebiteľov? Novinár a spisovateľ Malcolm Knox v knihe Obludné supermarkety vrhá svetlo na austrálske dvojičky-megapredajcov, keď skúma, ako si vybudovali svoju moc na trhu a ako z nej ťažili. Knox odhaľuje neodvratné a často zastrašujúce obchodné praktiky, ktoré obe spoločnosti používajú, aby presadili svoju vôľu. Tvrdí, že kvôli lacnému mlieku a chlebu my spotrebitelia riskujeme oveľa viac: kvalitu, rôznorodosť a ohrozenie vlastných komunít.