Biography - Secondhand

In this memoir, Marlon Brando talks of his struggle to become an actor, of his remarkable career first on the stage and then in film, and of his on- and...

David Williamson is one of Australia's most significant and celebrated cultural figures. For over thirty years his plays have been the mirror to which many Australians have turned to see...

Aviator, playboy, film producer, entrepreneur and recluse, Howard Hughes commanded newspaper headlines throughout his career. Yet, as authors Barlett and Steele reveal in this definitive and highly acclaimed biography, the...

The name Attila the Hun has become a byword for barbarism, savagery and violence. His is a truly household name, but what do we really know about the man himself,...

The man who emerged was a ruthless, brilliant tactician with a profound grasp of realpolitik, but one eye fixed firmly on his destiny...How Genghis united the deeply divided Mongol peoples...

The first full biography of America's greatest living playwright Arthur Miller's life spans more than four decades and includes three marriages - famously to America's enduring icon, Marilyn Monroe -...

Joseph Ellis follows Washington from his military career to his presidency, illuminating the difficulties the first executive faced as he worked to keep the emerging country united in the face...

Both highly readable and carefully researched, Keeper of the Faith reassesses the part Jim Cairns played in shaping Australian public life. Jim Cairns is a familiar sight around the markets...

Growing up on the streets of New York City in the 1940s and 1950s, the author of this autobiography was poor, Irish-Catholic and fatherless. According to his mother, who fought...

The book titled Jack: A Life Like No Other by the author Geoffrey Perret. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Over half a century after her movie debut at the age of ten, Elizabeth Taylor is the only star from Hollywood's Golden Age who continues to hit the headlines. After...

This book is the fully documented story of Marilyn Monroe's death - a heart-stopping account of the events that led to the circumstances of 4th August 1962. To this day...

The first objective biogrphy of Frank Sinatra since Kitty Kelley's opus - an entirely new assessment of the most important figure in 20th century entertainment. This book discusses Sinatra the...

Beautiful, damaged, the ultimate sex symbol, publicly celebrated, privately unhappy - Marilyn Monroe's tumultuous life and untimely death continue to fascinate us. When Marilyn Monroe became famous in the 1950s,...

Bearded Tit is Rory McGrath's story of life among birds. From a Cornish boyhood wandering gorse-tipped cliffs listening to the song of the yellowhammer with his imaginary girlfriend, or drawing...

On Halloween 1517, when Martin Luther nailed to the door of Wittenberg s Castle Church his 95 Theses in protest at papal indulgences he also nailed , in another sense,...

The book titled Jack's Life: Biography of Jack Nicholson by the author Patrick McGilligan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In a riveting and candid autobiography, music legend Brian Wilson reveals the truth about his meteoric rise to superstardom, his total breakdown, and his long, miraculous struggle back to the...

Born in Iowa, John Wayne went to Hollywood because it was the one place where his lack of wealth and connections could not hurt him. He became the star of...

The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen presence, Elizabeth Taylor was the twentieth century's most famous film...

Frank and revealing, this fully authorised biography by Tommy's friend and colleague, acclaimed TV producer, John Fisher, is the first ever intimate portrait of Britain's best-loved, but little known, entertainer....

Whatever your opinion of Billy Connolly, his life has been an epic tale of controversy and hilarity, tragedy and comedy. From his working class roots in Glasgow he has worked...

Author, journalist, director, actor and broadcaster Sheridan Morley has spent his life working among the world's greatest stage and screen idols. In this extensively updated edition of his unique and...

The book titled Concise Dictionary of Quotations by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

204 black-and-white and colour illustrations, 30 removable artifacts and a 60-minute CD. Created in conjunction with The Frank Sinatra Estate, The Sinatra Treasures tells the story of Sinatra's life with...

Based on over eighty hours of interviews with Lovelock and unprecedented access to his personal papers and scientific archive, Jonathan Watts has written a definitive and revelatory biography of a...

Secrecy came naturally to John le Carre, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait of...

With the passing of this great movie star, philanthropist, and-bona fide, in her day-living legend, it is our pleasure as much as our duty to celebrate her glorious life. Our...

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) changed the world. This biography is a fully illustrated look at the man, his most famous invention - the telephone - and his myriad other achievements....

Down the years he has reinvented himself many times, as raconteur, writer, producer, patron of the arts and restaurateur. This biography traces the events that would take Caine from his...

Drawn from the archives at CBS News, this work reconstructs the life and events of one of the most beloved American presidents. Filled with full-color photos, this beautiful little volume...

Life for the Yorkshire Dales school inspector is about to become not unlike the rambling hills of the Dales themselves - up and down and all over the place. Despite...

One of the best-loved men in Britain, Alan Titchmarsh, brilliantly recalls his childhood in 1950s Yorkshire. Alan Titchmarsh grew up, and developed his passion for nature in the wild and...

Baptised in the Birmingham Oratory by a follower of Cardinal Newman, Lavinia Byrne lived a devout and pious Catholic childhood. It brought her to the Convent, which she entered at...

The book titled The Shame of the Sacrifice: Life and Teaching of Dietrich Bonhoeffer by the author E.H. Robertson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

The life if Richard Wilson,the lugubrious actor best known from the series "One Foot In The Grave",whose on-screen incredulity is invariably marked by the droll if exasperated phrase "I dont...

The inspirational autobiography from Britain's home-grown Pavarotti - megastar Russell Watson Russell 'The Voice' Watson is a star with a real story to tell. While most stars of today find...

Dazzling. Incomparable. Unforgettable. The definitive book of Taylor Swift's fashion evolution. For Taylor Swift, fashion and music go hand-in-hand - each playing a powerful role in shaping the narrative of...

No one thought that Elizabeth would live to become Queen of England. Her father, Henry VIII, beheaded her mother, Anne Bolyn, for treason in 1536. He then disowned his daughter,...

The book titled Victory: 100 Great Military Commanders by the author Nigel Cawthorne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA candid and compelling sports memoir, Big Sam: My Autobiography chronicles the remarkable career...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA richly intimate biographical portrait, Stranger and Brother: A Portrait of C.P. Snow chronicles the life and legacy of the celebrated...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging - otherwise in good conditionA richly detailed literary biography, The Case of Walter Pater presents a penetrating...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging otherwise as new.Frank Tate: A Biography is the definitive account of the man who single-handedly revolutionized the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of literary biography, Richard Aldington's Portrait of a Genius, But... chronicles...