Second Chance: The heartwarming true story of a neglected horse who became a Mounted Police hero by Diana Thurgood
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A life-affirming true story of kindness, courage and one horse's extraordinary journey from a derelict paddock to the esteemed stables of the Mounted Police. On a hot summer's day in Northern New South Wales, Mounted Police officer Tiffany spotted an advertisement for a horse in the local paper - a Cly ...Show more
The Lucky Ones: Stories of Australian refugee journeys by Melinda Ham
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A moving and meticulously researched book of refugee stories from award-winning journalist Melinda Ham. Following the narratives of new Australians from Iraq, Afghanistan, Poland, Tibet, Vietnam and Zaire, The Lucky Ones is a testament to human resilience and the power of new beginnings. For fans of Th ...Show more
Fatherhood: Stories about being a dad by William McInnes
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter. Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are ...Show more
Oh Miriam! Stories from an Extraordinary Life by Miriam Margolyes
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
Join us on another unforgettable adventure through the extraordinary life and strong opinions of Miriam Margolyes. 'My new book is called Oh Miriam! - something that has been said to me a lot over the years, often in tones of strong disapproval. It contains lots more revelations and stories and discove ...Show more
The Hard Road Will Take You Home: What the Special Forces Teaches Us About Innovation, Endeavour and Next-Level Success by Anthony Stazicker
$45.00 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A landmark personal development and business memoir by highly decorated Special Forces operative and recent star of TV show SAS: Who Dares Wins.
Loving My Lying, Dying, Cheating Husband: A memoir of a whirlwind romance gone wrong by Kerstin Pilz
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A wise and witty memoir about having to care for the very person who has hurt you the most. Perfect for fans of Kathy Lette and Elizabeth Gilbert. Kerstin is childless by choice and married to her job when Gianni, a charming Italian, turns her life into a champagne-coloured fairy tale. Soon after their ...Show more
Everything/Nothing/Someone by Alice Carrière
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
"GIRL, INTERRUPTED FOR THE 21ST CENTURY 'Spellbinding' - JENNETTE MCCURDY 'It's extraordinary... make your way to this book.' - SARAH JESSICA PARKER Alice Carrière tells the story of her unconventional upbringing in Greenwich Village as the daughter of a remote mother, the renowned artist Jennifer Bartl ...Show more
Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR - NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER - From one of our most iconic and influential writers, the award-winning author of The Year of Magical Thinking a timeless collection of mostly early pieces that reveal what would become Joan Didion's subjects, including the press, p ...Show more
Would that be funny?: Growing up with John Clarke by Lorin Clarke
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Reading Level: near fine
A family memoir about the beloved comedian John Clarke by his daughter, writer Lorin Clarke. A warm, witty and uplifting book about how our families make us who we are. When satirist John Clarke died in April 2017, many people mourned his passing as if they had lost a friend or a member of the family. ...Show more
Shame by Annie Ernaux; Tanya Leslie (translator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE "My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon," begins Shame, the probing story of the 12 year old girl who will become the author herself, and the single traumatic memory that will echo and resonate throughout her life. Wi ...Show more
Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Reading Level: very good
Few books have had such an impact as Wild Swans a popular bestseller and a critically acclaimed history of China that opened up the country to the world. Through the story of three generations of women in her own family-the grandmother given to the warlord as a concubine, the Communist mother, and the d ...Show more