Alan Whiticker
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Alan J. Whiticker (born 1958 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian non-fiction author with over 30 published books.[1]
Whiticker writes primarily on matters pertaining to the history of the sport of rugby league in Australia, but also published works on subjects as diverse as the Wanda Beach Murders[2] and an adaptation of Homer's Iliad.[3] He is a former teacher, but now works as a freelance writer and commissioning editor for a publishing company.
Rugby league/rugby union works
Whiticker's rugby codes related works include:
- The History of the Balmain Tigers, Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1-86275-000-9
- The History of The North Sydney Bears (with Greg Anderson), Sherborne Sutherland Publishing, 1988 ISBN 1-86275-001-7
- Grand Finals of the New South Wales Rugby League, Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1-875169-17-2
- The Terry Lamb Story, Gary Allen, 1992 ISBN 1-875169-14-8
- Rugby League Test Matches in Australia (with Ian Collis), Sydney: ABC Books for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, 1994 ISBN 0-7333-0329-3
- From the Bush to Brookvale: The Cliff Lyons story, Gary Allen, 2000 ISBN 1-875169-80-6
- Hooked on League: Royce Simmons, Gary Allen, 2001 ISBN 1-875169-87-3
- Mat Rogers: Off The Wing On A Prayer (with Mat Rogers), ESM Sports, 2002 ISBN 0-9580981-0-7
- The History of Rugby League Clubs (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 978-1-74257-010-5
- Captaining the Kangaroos, New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 1-74110-041-0
- Super Rugby: A History of Super 12 and Super 14 Competitions, Gary Allen, 2006 ISBN 1-877082-61-9
- 100 Years of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-74110-463-9
- The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players (with Glen Hudson, 6th Edition), Gary Allen, 2007 ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1
- Rugby League: 100 Years in Pictures (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-596-4.
- Never Take A Backward Step: The Story of St Marys Rugby League St Marys Leagues Club Ltd, 2008 ISBN 978-0-646-49655-9
- The Top 10 of Rugby League (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2010 ISBN 978-1-74257-042-6
- Rugby League Through the Decades (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2011 ISBN 978-1-74257-136-2.
- Glory Days: The Story of South Sydney's Golden Era, New Holland Publishers, 2011 ISBN 978-1-74257-138-6.
- 101 Great Rugby League Players (with Ian Collis), New Holland Publishers, 2012 ISBN 978-1-74257-132-4.
Other works
- Jimmy Barnes: Say It Loud (with Jimmy Barnes), Gary Allen, 2002 ISBN 1-875169-90-3
- Wanda: The Untold Story of the Wanda Beach Murders, New Holland Publishers, 2003 ISBN 1-86436-814-4
- The Battle of Troy: an Adaptation of Homer's Iliad, illustrated by Giovanni Caselli, New Holland Publishers, 2004 ISBN 1-74110-133-6
- Speeches That Shaped the Modern World, New Holland Publishers, 2005 ISBN 1-74110-309-6
- Twelve Crimes That Shocked The Nation, New Holland Publishers, 2005 ISBN 1-74110-110-7
- Searching for the Beaumont Children: Australia's Most Famous Unsolved Mystery, John Wiley & Sons Australia, 2006 ISBN 978-1-74031-106-9
- Crimes of the Century, New Holland Publishers, 2006 ISBN 978-1-74110-363-2
- 101 Crimes of the Century, New Holland Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-74110-639-8
- Another 12 Crimes that Shocked the Nation, New Holland Publishers, 2007 ISBN 978-1-74110-494-3
- Speeches That Reshaped the Modern World, New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-726-5
- Derek Percy: Australian Psycho, New Holland Publishers, 2008 ISBN 978-1-74110-632-9
- Unsolved Crimes: The cases that haunt Australia, New Holland Publishers, 2009 ISBN 978-1-74110-655-8
- Shannon Noll: So Far, New Holland Publishers, 2012 ISBN 978-1-74257-324-3
- The Satin Man: uncovering the mystery of the missing Beaumont children (with Stuart Mullins), New Holland Publishers, 2013 ISBN 978-1-74257308-3
