Biography - Secondhand

***Now the subject of a major sell-out exhibition at London's Victoria & Albert Museum*** She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel...

I am by nature a private person. Secrets are different from privacy. They are things you are forced to keep to yourself, by family, friends, by your own shame. Secrets...

William Dobell (1899-1970) enjoyed a career spanning over forty years. One of Australia's most dynamic artists, his work is highly regarded and held in collections around the world. William Dobell:...

My name is Rick, and I m a snake-a-holic. This book is a collection of amazing stories from one of the world s leading herpetologists, Rick Shine, who has spent...

Translated by H.M. Bird With an Introduction by Tamsyn Barton. Suetonius, chronicler of the extraordinary personalities of the first dynasties to rule the Roman Empire, was the greatest Latin biographer....

Stalin's monstrous regime was built on the most intricate secrecy and until now, little has been known about the inside workings of his leadership or his personal life. Edvard Radzinsky...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCarrie Fisher's Wishful Drinking presents a hilariously candid and poignant memoir, chronicling her extraordinary...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDive into the high-stakes world of Australian political intrigue with this compelling biography of...

Attachment Theory is one of the most important theoretical developments in psychoanalysis to have emerged in the past half-century. It combines the rigorous scientific empiricism of ethology with the subjective...

Brett Maher is not just SA's greatest basketballer - as a triple Olympian, he's also one of Australia's finest players. Mahervellous! isn't just about Brett's life; it also embraces the...

Margaret Crosland's biography sheds new light on the phenomenon that was Edith Piaf, enlarging on and, in some cases, correcting the half-truths provided by Piaf in her two autobiographies. Piaf's...

The Tibetans refer to Moso country as 'The Country of Daughters' because of their unique matrilineal society. In Moso culture, daughters are favoured children. There is no word for father,...

With unequaled authority and dramatic detail, the first volume of Charles Moore's authorized biography of Margaret Thatcher reveals as never before the early life, rise to power, and first years...

This biography of Evelyn Waugh, written with the full co-operation of the family and making use of a mass of unpublished letters and diaries, traces the remarkable career of a...

The Commemorative edition of the bestselling NO SPIN, a look at the extraordinary cricketing career and life of Shane Warne in his own words. On 4 March 2022, the passing...

He has been one of the brightest stars in Hollywood, a hard-charging actor whose intensity on the screen has been mirrored in his personal life. As Kirk Douglas has grown...

A unique and accessible account of Newton's popular and scientific reputation. Isaac Newton is now universally celebrated as a genius of science, renowned for his innovatory work on gravity and...

'You won't get a better account than Maxwell's own. It's like having Phar Lap talk you through the 1930 Melbourne Cup. I heartily commend the book.' Gideon Haigh 'It's easy...

Explores the many facets of the life, persona, artistic world and musical achievement of a unique Australian musician.

The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitarist It is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * "The finest book on France in recent years."-Alain de Botton, The New York Times Book Review In 1995, Adam Gopnik, his wife, and their infant...

Written in the first person by Steven Mosher, who has helped the Chi family find asylum in the US, this is an account of a young Chinese woman named Chi...

God always keeps His promises, but not always in the way we expect.... "Have faith" is a phrase we hear all the time. But what does it actually look like...

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of one of the most remarkable figures of our era' ANNE APPLEBAUM 'This is the Zelensky...

The book titled The View from the Kremlin by the author Boris Yeltsin. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

William Hazlitt is England's greatest essayist. He was also a philosopher, a painter, a controversialist and a radical, whose critical writings about literature, the theatre and art were ardently admired...

The most current and definitive investigation into the life and times of the President of the United States, Donald Trump. Trump Revealed was reported by a team of award-winning Washington...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling biography, Elon Musk: How The Billionaire Ceo Of Spacex And Tesla Is...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir chronicles the political journey of Australia's first female Prime Minister, Julia...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling art history volume chronicles the life and artistic contributions of Frederick McCubbin, a pivotal figure in Australian Impressionism. It presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis captivating gift set from the acclaimed Little People, Big Dreams series presents the extraordinary lives of influential literary figures. Each...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the vibrant life and artistic contributions of Moya Dyring, an Australian artist who found her creative voice...

The astonishing true story of a young woman's adventures, and misadventures, in the dangerous world of Nazi-occupied France The astonishing true story of a young woman's adventures, and misadventures, in...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD WINNER OF THE AGE NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE MAGAREY MEDAL FOR BIOGRAPHY Gillian Mears appeared to many to be...

Henry Lawson was a consummate weaver of tales. His characters come to life with his colourful, often affectionately humorous, narratives. His themes are tinged with bitter realism; droughts, poverty, loss...

Love her or hate her, Gwyneth Paltrow has remained magically entrenched on the A-list, her influence spanning entertainment, fashion and wellness. After winning an Oscar at just twenty-six years old,...

The book titled Walter Winchell: Gossip, Power and the Culture of Celebrity by the author Neal Gabler. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

People are fascinated by other people's lives: what they do, how they live, who they love, their successes and their blind spots. Biography has long been a popular literary genre...

When Friend died in 1989, he left over 40 volumes of his diary. Now, the National Library has embarked on a major publishing project to to realise his wish that...

Author: Sally ObermederBinding: PaperbackPublisher: ALLEN&UNWIN, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling memoir, Never Stop Believing: Heartache, Hope And...

Author: Who The F*Ck Is Alice (Alive Malbin)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Self Published, 2019Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the dust-choked tracks of the...

The heartwarming, hilarious story of the culture clashes and faux pas that add up to one happy French family Say bonjour to a whole new way of life! Take one...

Gough Whitlam- A Moment in History is a magnificent biography that illuminates the path that took one man to power. This moment was not his alone, nor could it ever...

From a Hackney council estate to the House of Lords, this is the extraordinary story of one of our greatest entrepreneurs. Alan Sugar was born in 1947 and brought up...