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The Upside of Down: A Memoir
Susan Biggar fell in love with a New Zealander. Maybe as an American, she saw Darryl as a ticket to an exhilarating, global life. When her first son arrived, he...
Polanski
Fifty years ago, a young director named Roman Polanski made his first complete film a two-minute student exercise which he called Murder. In the half-century since, Polanski has become an...
Hostage: The unflinching first memoir by an Israeli hostage
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be'eri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi had built with his British wife, Lianne, and their teenage daughters, Noiya and Yahel. Dragged...
Home to Biloela: The story of the Tamil family that captured our
It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumps on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would catapult Priya and her family...
Reinhold Messner: My Life at the Limit
$12.00 AUD
'- Reveals the long view from an icon who, with age, has added wisdom to his list of accomplishments - Messner climbing firsts: the world's fourteen peaks taller than 8000...
Pastrix: The Cranky, Beautiful Faith of a Sinner & Saint
"Seven years on from its original publication, Pastrix remains bracing and beautiful. Nadia's bold vulnerability and tender heart are timeless gifts. And the words she has added to this edition...
My James: The Heart-rending Story of James Bulger by His Father
James Bulger was just a few weeks shy of his third birthday when, on 12 February 1993, he wandered away from his mum Denise in a shopping mall in Bootle....
Sheilas: A Tribute To Australian Women
$25.00 AUD
Author: John Larkins • Bruce HowardBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsSheilas: A Tribute To Australian Women presents a compelling collection of narratives honoring the remarkable...
Portrait Of A President: John F. Kennedy In Profile
$30.00 AUD
Author: William ManchesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Portrait Of A President, chronicles the life and times of a pivotal...
Careless People: A story of where I used to work
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that are shaping our world and the people who make them. Welcome to Facebook. Sarah Wynn-Williams,...
Russell Drysdale: A Biographical And Critical Study
$12.00 AUD
Author: Geoffrey DuttonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis biographical and critical study chronicles the life and...
Blizzard And Fire: A Year At Mawson, Antarctica
$25.00 AUD
Author: John BechervaiseBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling non-fiction narrative chronicles a year of extraordinary challenges and breathtaking beauty at Mawson Station,...
Howard Hughes: The Hidden Years
$20.00 AUD
Author: James PhelanBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis biographical account chronicles the reclusive final years of an enigmatic American icon. It uncovers the...
The Empire Actors: Stars Of Australasian Costume Drama 1890-1920S
$20.00 AUD
Author: Veronica KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: CURRENCY HOUSE, 2009Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Empire Actors: Stars Of Australasian Costume Drama 1890-1920S chronicles the captivating careers of the leading performers who...
Tom Roberts
$20.00 AUD
Author: Virginia SpateBinding: PaperbackPublished: Lansdowne Australian Art Library, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, yellowed on blockThis scholarly volume presents a comprehensive...
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell
"My name is Tucker Max, and I am an asshole." With these words Tucker Max launched a classic humor bestseller that has sold more than two million copies in the...
Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763
$15.00 AUD
Author: BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'Boswell's London Journal 1762-1763 chronicles the formative experiences of a young James Boswell as he...
Kings In Grass Castles
$15.00 AUD
Author: Mary DurackBinding: HardbackPublished: CURREY O'NEIL, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some yellowing on blockThis sweeping historical saga, Kings In Grass Castles, chronicles the extraordinary pioneering efforts of...
Claude Monet: Painter Of Light
$15.00 AUD
Author: Amy GuglielmoBinding: HardbackPublished: Auckland City Art Gallery, Auckland, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cover faded'Claude Monet: Painter Of Light' presents a compelling biography of the seminal French...
Learning to Dance: Elizabeth Jolley - Her Life and Work
Reveals the most intimate writing of one of Australia's most loved and acclaimed authors. Through these pieces we discover where Elizabeth's writing has come from and how her thinking has...
The Way My Father Tells it: The Story of an Australian Life
Virginia Woolf - the Impact
"An original and courageous work . . . . Has broad and valuable lessons for women now." The New Yorker A brilliant, revisionist history tracing the effects of childhood sexual...
Pushkin
beaurocrats who blocked him at every turn, and after a hopelessly unsuccessful marriage he was murdered in a dual aged 37.
The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in our Times
A haunting literary memoir of a journey through mental illness and the psychiatric health care system In July 1988, Barbara Taylor, then an acclaimed young historian, was admitted to what...
The Major Works
This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Johnson's poetry and prose...
Sully: My Search for What Really Matters
$8.00 AUD
Now a major motion picture from Clint Eastwood, starring Tom Hanks--the inspirational autobiography by one of the most captivating American heroes of our time, Capt. 'Sully' Sullenberger--the pilot who miraculously...
Things in Nature Merely Grow
'Unforgettable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Courageous' OBSERVER 'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS 'There are few writers with Li's power' DOUGLAS STUART The best book...
Docile: Memoir of a Not So Perfect Asian Girl
From Texas sugar cane fields, Ivy League halls to her homeland of South Korea and back again this memoir is a journey through identity crises, mental health struggles, and the...
Tommy Woodcock: The Life Story Of Tommy Woodcock, Horseman, Best Friend To Phar Lap And Reckless, As He Told It To
$20.00 AUD
Author: Jan WositzkyBinding: HardbackPublished: Greenhouse Publications, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerTommy Woodcock's remarkable life story unfolds in Tommy Woodcock: The Life Story Of Tommy Woodcock, Horseman, Best...
Pioneers & Painters: One Hundred Years Of Eltham And Its Shire
$25.00 AUD
Author: Alan MarshallBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson , 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the foundational century of Eltham and its surrounding shire, presenting a vivid tableau...
Mum & Dad Made History
$20.00 AUD
Author: Chris McconvilleBinding: HardbackPublished: Museum of Victoria, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis heartwarming narrative chronicles the extraordinary, yet often overlooked, contributions of everyday parents to the fabric...
Leon Underwood
$20.00 AUD
Author: Christopher NeveBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive volume chronicles the remarkable career of British artist Leon Underwood, a pivotal figure in...
Australian Pioneer Women
$20.00 AUD
Author: Eve PownallBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Adelaide, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsAustralian Pioneer Women chronicles the extraordinary lives and enduring spirit of the women who shaped early Australia....
Amateur Soldier: An Australian Machine Gunner's Memories Of World War Ii
$20.00 AUD
Author: John BellairBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spectrum Publications, Melbourne, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis book chronicles the firsthand experiences of an...
The Ascent Of Everest
$15.00 AUD
Author: John HuntBinding: HardbackPublished: Readers Book Club, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping non-fiction account chronicles the monumental 1953 British expedition to conquer...
Winston Churchill As I Knew Him
$30.00 AUD
Author: Violet Bonham CarterBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode and Collins, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Winston Churchill As I Knew Him,...
The Best Of James Herriot: Favourite Memories Of A Country Vet
$20.00 AUD
Author: James HerriotBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Mild chipping on top end of spine, faded jacketThis collection, The...
A Man Of The People: From Boilermaker To Governor-General The Career Of The Rt. Hon. Sir William Mckell Pc, Ocmg, Qc
$20.00 AUD
Author: Vince KellyBinding: HardbackPublished: ALPHA BOOKS, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wrinkled jacketA Man Of The People...: From Boilermaker To Governor-General chronicles the remarkable...
James Edward Neild: Victorian Virtuoso
$20.00 AUD
Author: Harold LoveBinding: HardbackPublished: MELBOURNE UNIVERSITY PRESS, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some foxing on top of blockThis biography chronicles the remarkable life of James Edward Neild,...
More Please (SIGNED)
$40.00 AUD
Author: Barry HumphriesBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: SignedThis engaging autobiography, More Please, chronicles the extraordinary life and career of a celebrated Australian entertainer. It uncovers the...
This Accursed Land
$15.00 AUD
Author: Lennard BickelBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the harrowing 1860-61 Burke and Wills expedition, the first to traverse the Australian continent...
Boswell On The Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica And France 1763-1766
$20.00 AUD
Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann LTD -60, London, 1955Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsBoswell On The Grand Tour: Italy, Corsica And...
Journey To The Far Pacific
$15.00 AUD
Author: Thomas E. DeweyBinding: HardbackPublished: ODHAMS PRESS LIMITED, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction narrative, Journey To...
Not By Myself
$25.00 AUD
Author: Fletcher JonesBinding: HardbackPublished: William Stone & Sons Surry Hills, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerNot By Myself: The Fletcher Jones Story chronicles the...
Cole Of The Book Arcade: A Pictorial Biography Of E. W. Cole
$15.00 AUD
Author: Cole TurnleyBinding: HardbackPublished: COLE PUBLICATIONS, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Wear and tear on cover, Foxing on top of blockThis compelling biography, Cole Of The...
The Walt Disney Family Museum: The Man, The Magic, The Memories
$15.00 AUD
Author: J. B. KaufmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Walt Disney Family Museum, 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume chronicles the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of Walt Disney, presenting...
Hawke: The Definitive Biography
$15.00 AUD
Author: John HurstBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS & ROBERTSON PUBLISHERS, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Tanning and foxing on top of blockThis compelling biography chronicles the...