Biography - Secondhand

Ultimate Football Heroes is a series of biographies telling the life-stories of the biggest and best footballers in the world and their incredible journeys from childhood fan to super-star professional...

David Beckham is both a brilliant footballer and a global icon. The slightest story about his life generates huge media coverage, but those truly close to him have never given...

The National Book Award winner from Pulitzer Prize-winning author A. Scott Berg is now celebrating its 40th anniversary. The talents he nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway,...

A twenty-two-year-old perennial virgin, Englishman Grant Stoddard didn't know what to do with his life in America--until he won an X-rated online contest, the prize being intercourse with an infamous...

Author: George FinkelBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe historical narrative The Dutchman Bold: Abel Tasman chronicles the extraordinary...

Author: Peter RobbBinding: HardbackPublished: Duffy & Snellgrove, 1999Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markings'M' chronicles the tumultuous life and mysterious death of the Baroque master Caravaggio, blending art history...

Author: Margot Lee ShetterlyBinding: HardbackPublished: William Morrow & Company, 2017Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Gifter's inscription on fep, otherwise clean and...

Author: Yehudi MenuhinBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A Knoff, New York, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerUnfinished Journey chronicles the extraordinary life of a musical titan, presenting his journey from...

Author: Francis ChichesterBinding: HardbackPublished: Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsFrancis Chichester's Gipsy Moth Circles The World chronicles the extraordinary true story of...

Author: Dacre SmythBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Published by the author, 1994Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis tenth volume in Dacre Smyth’s celebrated series of visual memoirs presents a personal...

Author: Jean McdonaldBinding: PaperbackPublished: Jean Mcdonald, 2008Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMemories Of A Country Childhood chronicles a poignant journey back to...

Author: P.N. FurbankBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, New York, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsP.N. Furbank's E.M. Forster: A Life chronicles the intricate existence of one...

Author: Albert Coates And Newman RosenthalBinding: HardbackPublished: Hyland House, Melbourne, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThe Albert Coates Story chronicles the remarkable life of a celebrated musical figure,...

Author: Richard LamparskiBinding: PaperbackPublished: Crown Publishers., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight yellowing to page edges, minor tanning to FEP, slight peeling at corners of...

Author: Colin RoderickBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby, Australia., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor fading to DJ, Colin Roderick's Miles Franklin: Her Brilliant Career chronicles the fascinating life of...

Author: Henry MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: W.H. Allen & Co, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bookseller sticker.Henry Miller's Book of Friends presents a deeply personal and reflective collection...

Author: Ronald LeeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Tundra Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor yellowing and curvature to book.Goddam Gypsy: The Autobiographical Novel Of A Canadian Gypsy chronicles...

Author: James CleughBinding: HardbackPublished: Andrew Melrose, London, 1951Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ glued/taped to boards. Light stains on book block. Clean...

Author: Svend LarsenBinding: PaperbackPublished: Flensted, 1953Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous owner marks inside first page, cover has damage on rear...

Author: A. W. MartinBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some light general wear and page edges have...

Author: Henry Thomas & Dana Lee ThomasBinding: HardbackPublished: Blue Ribbon Books, 1946Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner marks inside first page, dust jacket...

Author: Alan J. Dunlop, B.A.Binding: HardbackPublished: Alan J. Dunlop, B.A., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: White-out on FEP from previous owner and...

Author: Laurie LeeBinding: HardbackPublished: Century Publishing Co London, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerLaurie Lee's cherished memoir, The Illustrated Cider With Rosie, chronicles...

Author: Marilyn MonroeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bendigo Art Gallery and Twentieth Century Fox, 2016Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGallery shots including colour and b&w photos

Author: Peter TatchellBinding: PaperbackPublished: Heretic Books, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles a pivotal moment in British political...

Author: Sandy ThorneBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Group, Melbourne, 2013Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBonzer: My Unforgettable Childhood chronicles the vibrant and often uproarious...

Author: Natalia MakarovaBinding: HardbackPublished: Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsA Dance Autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of one of...

Author: Hideki Yukawa; Translated by L. Brown & R. Yoshida.Binding: PaperbackPublished: World Scientific, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Light creasing on...

Author: Peter NorvillBinding: HardbackPublished: Peter Norvill, Murrurundi, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn Solo Around The World, Peter Norvill chronicles an extraordinary journey of self-discovery and endurance across...

Author: Cedric RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: David & Charles, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerSand Pilot Of Morecambe Bay chronicles the extraordinary life and duties of Cedric Robinson,...

Author: Harry HeseltineBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Queensland Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsHarry Heseltine's Vance Palmer presents a comprehensive critical study of the influential Australian author. This...

Author: Angus WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Martin Secker & Warburg Ltd, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, The Strange Ride Of Rudyard Kipling: His Life And Works, chronicles...

Author: G. D. Roberts, Q.C.Binding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan and Co Limited, 1957Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Cloth in good condition. DJ - Chipped and torn with missing...

Author: Viola Herms DrathBinding: HardbackPublished: Chilton Book Co, 1975Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography, Willy Brandt: Prisoner Of His Past, chronicles the tumultuous life of the...

Author: Irving RosenwaterBinding: HardbackPublished: London : Batsford, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsSir Donald Bradman: A Biography chronicles the extraordinary life and unparalleled career of one of cricket's...

Author: Peter QuennellBinding: HardbackPublished: Little Brown and Company, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCustoms And Characters: Contemporary Portraits presents a collection of incisive biographical sketches, illuminating the lives...

While the world hailed Einstein's genius, his private life was collapsing around him. His marriage to the beautiful, tormented Mileva had failed and he had launched into affairs with a...

Michael and Vivien Noakes were allowed to follow the Queen around for a year. They observed her working life and recorded it in words and pictures. Michael Noakes is one...

Like many entrepreneurs, Ryan Blair had no formal business education. But he had great survival instincts, tenacity, and, above all, a "nothing to lose" mindset. His middle-class childhood ended abruptly...

The Sunday Times number 1 bestseller. Marcus Butler's irreverent YouTube channel has long combined laughs and comedy sketches with thoughts on more serious issues. What sets him apart from the...

Gervase Phinn - "your name sounds like a brand of French yoghurt" he is told - is appointed as school inspector in North Yorkshire, visiting schools in and around the...

A follow-up to Margaret Forster's "Hidden Lives" (a family memoir of three generations of women), this account takes up the story of her gritty northern father. He was not a...

This is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family...

Earlier this year, a dog danced his way into the history books as the first canine winner of Britain's Got Talent . En route to the title, Pudsey and his...

Lee Evans is one of the best-loved comedians in the country; a Hollywood star able to sell out arenas in the blink of eye. But he was not always such...