Biography

'I pictured myself a wine-dark streak in a TV desert, ears too full of the summer wind to hear that ominous ticking in the sky- the sound of a cultural...

Just Mercy is at once an unforgettable account of an idealistic, gifted lawyer's coming of age, a moving portrait of the lives of those he has defended, and an inspiring...

Andrew Hamilton thought he had life sorted: beautiful fiance, a popular pizza restaurant, two beloved dogs and a thriving side business supplying massive quantities of magic mushrooms and LSD to...

Kath Koschel has faced almost unimaginable hurdles. In her mid-twenties, she broke her back and was told she may never walk again. Shortly afterwards, she lost her beloved partner to...

Introducing a major new Australian literary voice - an unforgettable memoir of the complicated love between a mother and daughter 'Easily the most vivid memoir I have ever read' -Sebastian...

In this personal account, Lilia Tarawa exposes the shocking secrets of the cult, with its rigid rules and oppressive control of women. She describes her fear when her family questioned...

Arthur Augustus Calwell (1896-1973) played a dominant role in Australia's development into a free, confident and independent nation in the twentieth century. This new biography tells the story of his...

A Wall Street banker, an Englishman, an ex-Red Guard...and $418,000,000 disappearing every day In the early nineties, China finally opened for business and Wall Street wanted to get in on...

From the legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower and anti-war activist-a posthumous collection of Daniel Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings that offers a window into his courageous life, work, and most deeply held...

In this raucous collection of true-life stories, actress and comedian Chelsea Handler recounts her time spent in the social trenches with that wild, strange, irresistible, and often gratifying beast: the...

When acclaimed golf writer James Dodson leaves his home in Maine to revisit Pinehurst, North Carolina, where his father first taught him the game that would shape his life and...

The most successful chess player of all time shares his insights into life as a game of strategy, drawing on his own story as well as the worlds of business...

International bestselling author, Bronnie Ware, reminds us that whether life's lessons arrive through illness, trauma, or any other unexpected upheaval, life really does love us As a free-spirited, independent woman,...

Originally published in 1956, former Second World War prisoner-of-war Calton Younger's 'No Flight from the Cage' received critical acclaim. One critic wrote, 'the book goes below the surface of prison...

Rhoda Janzen had reached a crossroads: she had just hit forty when her brilliant husband of fifteen years left her for a guy he met on Gay.com. In the same...

From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. From global bestseller and creator of Jack Reacher, comes Lee Child's first-ever autobiographical collection. On Monday...

In Switchbacks, Sid Marty draws on his own memories and those of friends and former colleagues in relating a series of true mountain tales. Among his subjects are: the old...

The story of the relationship between the most devastating heavyweight boxer in history and the mentor who made him. When legendary boxing trainer Cus D'Amato saw thirteen-year-old Mike Tyson spar...

The wisdom of hindsight along with superb storytelling, brings to life the nostalgia of being a child in the sixties and the thrills, spills and horrors of living dangerously in...

The story of Tom Hayson, a remarkable Australian who was born in a small bush town of Barraba in northern NSW to a poor migrant family just after WW1. He...

Known by many as the greatest dancer of her time, Isadora Duncan was the matriarch of creative self-expression. A pioneer in the dance world and the women's movement, her name...

One morning on the outskirts of Damascus, two starving friends are walking through their desolate city and come across a familiar street that has been turned to rubble, concrete bridges...

The revolution is not only inevitable, it is imminent. It is not only imminent, it is quite imminent. And when the time comes, my father will lead it. Said Sayrafiezadeh's...

This was a brutish, primitive hatred, as characteristic of the horror of war in the Pacific as the palm trees and the islands Landing on the beach at Peleliu in...

The hilarious tale of one podgy boy's dreams on the outside edge of a cricketing life from 'one of Britain's funniest writers' (Daily Mail) A fat boy with a passion...

" Devotion 's biggest triumph is its voice: funny and unpretentious, concrete and earthy--appealing to skeptics and believers alike. This is a gripping, beautiful story." -- Jennifer Egan, author of...

My SAS selection course instructor, was as hard as nails. At the start of each day's training, he would say, 'Men, the easy day was yesterday.' With that, we'd all...

Part police story, part triumph over adversity, this is Allan Sparkes' moving account of what happened to him after he was awarded a Cross of Valour, Australia's highest civilian award...

The author brings to life the Zuytdorp story, the Dutch East India ship which disappeared in 1712 enroute from Cape Town to Batavia. It covers the disappearance, the discovery of...

In many ways we were an ordinary family- mum, dad, two kids, three dogs, one rabbit, two guinea pigs. I stayed at home, studying with the Open University, and dad...

'Malcolm Alexander is to GPs what James Herriot is to vets' - MATT GAW _____________________ 'An ode to island life in all its glorious foibles' - THE HERALD _____________________ 'A...

**A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** 'He had the dream again last night... He taps the gloves of his unbeaten Polish opponent. There are rumours that the loser will be sent to...

From the former Cabinet minister and co-presenter of hit podcast The Rest is Politics, a searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament A political journey through turbulent times...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The New York Times bestselling author of The Dressmakers of Auschwitz weaves together the stories of four Jewish girls during the Holocaust, strangers whose...

1977, Collingwood. Two young women are brutally murdered. The killer has never been found. What happened in the house on Easey Street? On a warm night in January, Suzanne Armstrong...

A GRIPPING, FEARLESS EXPLORATION OF MASCULINITY The effects of traditionally defined masculinity have become one of the most prevalent social issues of our time. In this engaging and provocative new...

After taking a few weeks off work, Casey is presented with a new foster child: 14-year-old Elise, whose Mum left her at just five years old. At first, she's no...

'I was saying things in songs that female singers didn't really say back then. I wasn't submissive or begging him to come back, I was kicking his ass, kicking him...

Secondhand British Heritage & Illustrated Travel Bargain Book Box SP4065 Twelve illustrated volumes of British landscape, history, and heritage — historic houses, National Trust properties, aerial surveys, literary landmarks, and...

Secondhand World History & Archaeology Bargain Book Box SP4064 Nine substantial illustrated volumes spanning ancient civilisations, medieval history, and world cultures. The atlases — Greek world, Viking world, Mesopotamia, medieval...

Secondhand Music Non-Fiction Bargain Book Box SP4063 Fourteen books for the serious music lover — New Grove reference volumes, conductor memoirs, orchestral history, and the story of music from Schubert...

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4073 Eighteen ex-library books covering Tobruk, Kokoda, air power, the Pacific, the Somme, bomb disposal and military intelligence — a wide-ranging collection across both...

Secondhand Military History Bargain Book Box SP4074 Eighteen ex-library books covering the Dambusters, the Royal Navy, the RAF's bombing campaign, D-Day, Beersheba, Darwin, the Burma-Thailand railway and more — with...

The re-release of the World War I memoirs of a Melbourne law student. First published in 1920, it was reissued by Duffy and Snellgrove in 1998 and sold mainly through...