Biography

Author: Esther MeynellBinding: HardbackPublished: Dymocks Book Arcade & Chapman & Hall, 1944Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Unusual boards (crocodile skin?), gilt lettering with light wear. Sturdy...

Author: R. TherryBinding: HardbackPublished: Sydney University Press, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the formative years of two burgeoning Australian colonies. It presents a...

Author: George FinkelBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne, Thomas Nelson (Australia) , 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsGovernor Lachlan Macquarie chronicles the remarkable life of a pivotal figure in Australia's colonial...

Author: Tom PriorBinding: HardbackPublished: Hargreen Publishing Company, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Inscribed by the subject. Boards in good condition. Minor rubbing on edges. Sturdy...

Hundreds of thousands of fans flock to the Part-Time Working Mummy page for its heartfelt posts, honest accounts of complicated family life and its appeal to 'bring parents together to...

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci is probably one of the world's best-known artists. This beautifully illustrated project looks at the major events in his life. Packed with information about...

A searing and hilarious commentary on woke culture in America from the legendary comedian, actor, and Emmy-nominated SNL writer. Rob Schneider's childhood in the San Francisco Bay area with parents...

The massacres of the Sierra Leone Civil War, the bloody struggle for liberation during the Arab Spring, the plight of the Kurdish refugees in the Gulf War and the ongoing...

At its height, Einstein's marriage to Mileva was an extraordinary one - a colleague and often fierce adversary, Mileva was brilliantly matched with the scientific genius. Dennis Overbye seeks to...

A fabulous, honest memoir from the 'other' author of Puberty Blues. A deeply personal memoir in three parts.

PossAbilities is about finding the magic in whatever you do. Encompassing fourteen creative career incarnations, this grounded memoir includes bittersweet ruminations on uncertainty and trust. You'll find heartfelt inspiration to...

Told by a historian who was chairman of naval history at Annapolis for twenty years, here is the first full chronicle of World War II's last living naval hero--Thirty-one Knot...

A collection of Bennett's diaries and essays, covering 2005 to 2015 Alan Bennett's third collection of prose, Keeping On Keeping On , follows in the footsteps of the phenomenally successful...

One of the most anticipated books of 2017: Boston Globe, New York Times Book Review , New York 's "Vulture", The Week , Bustle, BookRiot An NPR Best Book of...

From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty, My Favorite Things, and Women Holding Things comes a moving meditation in words and pictures...

Roseanne is the dramatic American saga, funny and true, of a woman who started with nothing, overcame great diversity, and with the strength of her convictions--and a brilliant wit--triumphed.#Harper &...

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...

Real life gems from the Aussie icon. I have learned that love is what really matters... My life experiences brought about that discovery. I deeply wish that you learn unconditional...

The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER and THE TIMES MUSIC BOOK OF THE YEAR 2023. The exhilarating and startlingly honest...

The extraordinary and unflinching memoir from Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex. It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century- two young boys, two princes, walking...

Author: Rose MacaulayBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling collection, Letters To A Friend: 1950-1952, presents an intimate look into 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: Dick SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Geographic., 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slight chip and scratches to front of DJ, some...

Author: Alan KendallBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the life and times of one of Elizabethan England's most influential...

Author: Sir Donald BradmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Rigby Sydney, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Moderate rubbing and flaking to spine coverings....

Author: Betty CuthbertBinding: HardbackPublished: Pelham Books., 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.'Golden Girl: The Autobiography...

Author: Gwen RobynsBinding: HardbackPublished: Sidgwick & Jackson., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-fading to DJ, minor foxing to page edges.Gwen Robyns's Barbara Cartland: An...

Author: Townsend MillerBinding: HardbackPublished: J.B. Lippincott Company, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has general wear and tearTownsend Miller's Henry IV of Castile chronicles the...

Author: Charles Joseph La Trobe, L.J. Blake (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Government of Victoria, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and tanning...

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: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann Ltd, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped, has some light wear to edgesBoswell In Holland 1763-1764 chronicles...

Author: Colin RoderickBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1963Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some wear and tear to edges and cornersColin Roderick's John Knatchbull...

Author: Lionel LindsayBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has one small tear on back bottom edge where small section missing, otherwise general...

Author: Stephen CoulterBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has general wear and tear with some small corners missing...

Author: M.H. EllisBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJohn Macarthur by M.H. Ellis is a commanding work of historical biography that 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: Arthur PhillipBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson Australia, 1982Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Very light tanning to top edge of dust jacket (see photo)Arthur Phillip The Voyage...

Author: Ernle BradfordBinding: HardbackPublished: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has some minor wear and tear along edgesErnie Bradford's Cleopatra chronicles the...

Author: Russell BraddonBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins & The Royal Geographical Society, 1986Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThroughout the book, Baines illustrations give a feeling of Australia, the bush, and...

Author: David RobinsonBinding: HardbackPublished: McGraw Hill, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light foxing on paper edges.David Robinson's definitive biography, Chaplin: His Life And Art,...

Author: Richard HalliburtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Geoffrey Bles, 1936Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Marks and specks on boards. Minor nick/tear on...