American Mother by Colum McCann Dianne Foley
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The English language has no specific word for the parent that has lost a child. There exist words for orphan, widow and widower, but there is no word that captures and conveys this tragic type of loss. It has been eleven years since Diane Foley's son, the American journalist James Foley, was kidnapped ...Show more
The Wet and the Dry by Lawrence Osborne
$32.95 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
'I am taking a few months off to travel and wander, drinking my way across the Islamic world to see whether I can dry myself out, cure myself of a bout of alcoholic excess. It is a personal crisis, a private curiosity. I am curious to see how non-drinkers live. Perhaps they have something to teach me.' ...Show more
Napoleon: The Man Behind the Myth by Adam Zamoyski
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
'Napoleon is an out-and-out masterpiece and a joy to read' Sir Antony Beevor, author of StalingradA landmark new biography that presents the man behind the many myths. The first writer in English to go back to the original European sources, Adam Zamoyski's portrait of Napoleon is historical biography at ...Show more
Cleopatra: The Queen Who Challenged Rome and Conquered Eternity by Alberto Angela
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
“The political machinations, betrayal, and battles may appeal to those fans of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series interested in a real-world game of thrones.” -- BooklistOne of Italy’s most revered cultural figures reconstructs the extraordinary life of the legendary Cleopatra at the he ...Show more
Shakespeare by Bill Bryson
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Eminent Lives Ser. | Reading Level: good
William Shakespeare, the most celebrated poet in the English language, left behind nearly a million words of text, but his biography has long been a thicket of wild supposition arranged around scant facts. With a steady hand and his trademark wit, Bill Bryson sorts through this colorful muddle to reveal ...Show more
Long Walk To Freedom by Nelson Mandela
$26.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
'Essential reading for anyone who wants to understand history - and then go out and change it' Barack Obama'The authentic voice of Mandela shines through this book' The Times'Burns with the luminosity of faith in the invincible nature of human hope and dignity' Andre Brink'Splendid... This is his story ...Show more
The Bookseller Of Kabul: The International Bestseller - 'An intimate portrait of Afghani people quite unlike any other' SUNDAY TIMES by Asne Seierstad
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
This mesmerizing portrait of a proud man who, through three decades and successive repressive regimes, heroically braved persecution to bring books to the people of Kabul has elicited extraordinary praise throughout the world and become a phenomenal international bestseller. The Bookseller of Kabul is s ...Show more
Is This Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The first book in twenty-five years from Jerry Seinfeld features his best work across five decades in comedy. Since his first performance at the legendary New York nightclub 'Catch a Rising Star' as a twenty-one-year-old student in autumn of 1975, Jerry Seinfeld has written his own material and saved e ...Show more
Growing up Queer in Australia by Benjamin Law
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Growing Up
'No amount of YouTube videos and queer think pieces prepared me for this moment.’ ‘The mantle of “queer migrant” compelled me to keep going – to go further.’ ‘I never “came out” to my parents. I felt I owed them no explanation.’ ‘All I heard from the pulpit were grim hints.’ ‘I became acutely aware of ...Show more
Growing Up Torres Strait Islander in Australia by Samantha Faulkner
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
"My people are expert navigators, adventurers, innovators, ambassadors, teachers, storytellers, performers, strategists, chefs and advocates for change. The blood runs deep when I reflect on the past and the present and imagine what our future might look like." -Leilani Bin-Juda What makes Zenadth Kes/ ...Show more
Suddenly Single at Sixty by Jo Peck
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Dumped by her husband of twenty-five years, Jo Peck-smart, successful and sixty-is totally floored. There's the complete bombshell of the news, the cliche of a younger woman-a much younger woman-there's the disappointment of cancelled retirement travel plans, and there's the foundation-rocking loss of ...Show more
Restless Dolly Maunder by Kate Grenville
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
An exquisite portrait of Kate Grenville's complex, conflicted grandmother-a woman Kate feared as a child, and only came to understand in adulthood. Dolly Maunder was born at the end of the nineteenth century, when society's long-locked doors were starting to creak ajar for women. Growing up in a poor f ...Show more