Biography - Secondhand

A Man Named Dave is the gripping conclusion to this inspirational trilogy. With extraordinary generosity of spirit, Dave takes us on a journey into his past. At last he confronts...

This is a truly classic Australian story that captures part of our history that is vanishing. Tom was the mailman on one of the best known and loneliest tracks in...

The long-awaited autobiography of one of Australia's finest sportsmen A key member of one of the greatest Australian teams in cricket history, and part of an exceptional bowling line-up that...

The late John Cheever once insisted that saving a letter is like trying to preserve a kiss. Luckily for us, the loved ones of great writers ranging from Sappho to...

This third volume in Peter Ackroyd's series is a companion volume to 'Chaucer' and 'Turner'. It describes the life of Sir Isaac Newton who formulated calculus, hit upon the idea...

This is an account of a woman's spiritual and psychic odyssey through two lifetimes. It can be read as an autobiographical novel, as the story of one woman's reincarnation and...

Dave Pelzer willed himself to overcome the worst life had to offer (his case of child abuse was one of the worst recorded cases in US history) and became the...

Author: Jay Robert NashBinding: HardbackPublished: NEW CENTURY PUBLISHERS, INC., 1982Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsZanies: The World's Greatest Eccentrics chronicles the fascinating lives of history's most unusual characters,...

Author: Peter BetthausenBinding: HardbackPublished: Henschelverlag, 1985Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has wear to some corners, previous owner writing inside first pageThis compelling biography, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, chronicles...

Author: Robert L WeberBinding: HardbackPublished: Institute Of Physics, Bristol / London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards in good condition. Clean and sturdy copy. Pioneers Of...

Author: Antonia White (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has a couple spots of wear and tear, page edges have small...

Author: Eliot BerryBinding: HardbackPublished: Henry Holt & Co., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight foxing to page edges, spme minor chips and bumps to DJ...

Author: Allan WynnBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: SIGNED BY SAMUEL WYNN! Dust jacket has surface tear on back panel that doesn't go through and other general...

Author: John Kenneth GalbraithBinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Company., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to spine, minor tears and rubs to DJ.A...

Author: Dr  Keir MacKessack-Leitch The life of a GP surgeon

"Rosemary's baby has grown up and is running Hollywood. One of America's greatest industries has become one of the most destructive. Entertainment titans like Walt Disney, Morrie Ryskind, and Frank...

The man whose corporate takeover attempts and shareholder activism reshaped the oil industry in the 1980s recounts his most awe-inspiring comeback, which saw him net over a billion dollars in...

From the author who brought you the massive New York Times bestseller Bringing Down The House , Rigged is the startling, rags-to-riches story of an Italian-American kid from the streets...

Ryan Gosling is so much more than a Hollywood heartthrob... With unforgettable performances in critically acclaimed films such as Barbie , La La Land , Drive and The Notebook ,...

SHORTLISTED FOR RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2020 TELEGRAPH SPORTS BOOK AWARDS. 'excellent' Donald McRae, The Guardian 'Gatland is the master' Sir Ian McGeechan 'Gatland is a coaching...

'Let me show you my scars. to know them is to know me.' So begins the candid memoir of Raelene Boyle, one of Australia's most loved national figures. the former...

Bernard Ingham was Margaret Thatcher's Press Secretary from 1979 to 1990. Blunt, tough and widely feared, he was once called the most powerful man in Britain. Robert Harris, "Sunday Times"...

The house on Mary Street, Carson City, Nevada is the only place five-year-old Jennifer Lauck will ever call home. It's where the sky is deep blue, forever blue, and there...

Bill Frost was a talented and highly respected Times journalist. In this heartrending and intelligent memoir Bill's sister, Clare Campbell, tells of his struggle with addiction, his descent into the...

Ash in the Belly is a penetrating account of men, women and children living with hunger, illuminated by their courage in trying to cope and survive. It is simultaneously an...

The world needs new ideas, new products, new kinds of associations and institutions, new initiatives, new art and new designs. But these new things seldom come from established organisations. They...

"Until she was released in November 2010, Aung San Suu Kyi had been under house arrest in Burma for fourteen of the previous twenty years. She was already confined to...

Duncan's journey to become one of the world's leading panoramic photographers has been by turn emotional, chaotic, dramatic, inspirational and physically gruelling. In this book, he tells many of the...

Vicky Pattison always had big dreams, but four years ago she was working in a call centre in Newcastle and those dreams looked like they might never come true. Could...

Few if any Australian journalists have mastered the art of long-form sports writing better than Mike Colman. Trent Dalton, author of the mega-seller Boy Swallows Universe, knows this too well,...

FRAGILE POWER provides the knowledge, confidence, and power to improve your leadership performance and achieve your goals in life, business, and sport. However, 'power is fragile' and should be used...

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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,...