$24.00
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
19 August 2018
Summary
Can you not like sport and be Australian?
When it comes to sport, Australians are mad. Completely, irrationally insane. It’s the closest thing we have to a culture. From Don Bradman’s singular focus to Steven Bradbury’s heroic not falling over, sport has shaped our sense of self.
But how did we get here? Part history, part social commentary and a lot of nonsense, Titus O’Reily, Australia’s least insightful sports writer, explains.
Covering Australian Rules, League, Uni…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143793519 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0143793519 |
| Author: | Titus O'Reily |
| Publisher: | Random House Australia |
| Imprint: | Random House Australia |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 19 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 302g |
| Dimensions: | 43mm x 198mm x 131mm |
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About The Author
Titus O'Reily
Titus O’Reily is a writer, presenter, performer and broadcaster known for capturing the trials and tribulations of being an obsessive sports fan. His commentary and sporting round-ups have attracted over 300k followers on social media.
As well as his own national comedy tours, O’Reily appears on The Front Bar, The Project and is a regular on ABC Radio and NOVA FM. He is in demand as a guest speaker at high-profile events like the AFL Grand Final.
Titus has written four books- A Thoroughly Unhelpful History of Australian Sport (2017), A Sporting Chance (2018), Please Gamble Irresponsibly (2019) and Cheat- The Not-So-subtle Art of Conning Your Way to Sporting Glory (2020).
His unique take on sport has been hailed by some of the most respected figures in sport as ‘awful’, ‘childish’ and ‘barely comprehensible’. Others say ‘hilarious’.
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