Biography

When eight-year-old Adelino Serras Pires first arrived on a boat from Portugal in 1936, Mozambique was a tropical paradise, where native tribes and Portuguese colonists lived in harmony, and vast...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Cristo: Colombo: Christopher Columbus, chronicles the life and voyages of the famed explorer, presenting a nuanced portrait...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed , price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Lucy Walter, a figure entangled in the...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsThis political memoir, Felicia: The Political Memoirs Of Don Dunstan, chronicles the remarkable career of a pivotal figure...

Uneven tells the stories of nine pioneering bisexual artists, writers and musicians that will change our understanding of the world's largest sexual minority. Bisexuality is often seen as something temporary,...

Rosemary Woodruff Leary has been known only as the wife of Timothy Leary, the Harvard professor-turned-psychedelic high priest, whose jailbreak captivated the counterculture and whose life on the run with...

'Brilliant and powerful' ELIZABETH GILBERT 'S o full of wisdom and pleasure that you don't want it to end' MAGGIE NELSON In the wake of a disastrous two-year relationship, Melissa...

'A moving, courageous voice ... Muslims and others alike need to listen to him' - Observer Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an imam and Koranic scholar. He is also gay. In this...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsMichael King's Wrestling With The Angel: A Life Of Janet Frame chronicles the extraordinary and often harrowing existence of one of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, The Diamond Queen: Elizabeth II And Her People, chronicles the extraordinary reign of Queen Elizabeth II, offering an...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis biography chronicles the multifaceted career and personal life of Hollywood icon Kevin Costner. Kevin Costner: The Unauthorized Biography uncovers the...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis book offers a vivid portrayal of rural Australia through a collection of engaging essays and photographs. Anne Wilkinson captures...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsJohn Macarthur presents a comprehensive biography of one of Australia's most influential and contentious pioneers....

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis scholarly biography presents a profound examination of one of history's most pivotal figures. It chronicles...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life and artistic journey of Sidney Nolan, one of Australia's most significant modern artists....

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The book titled My Illustrated Career by the author Shane Warne. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Combining personal and professional experience, A Silent Tsunami is a moving exploration of the development of Dementia and its impacts on a mother-daughter relationship. A Silent Tsunami is a unique...

How did a shy Polish immigrant kid - Karl Sven Woytek Sas Konkovitch Matthew Kruszelnicki - evolve into the fabulously eccentric Dr Karl? Shortlist ABIA Biography of the Year 2025...

An unflinching and deeply reported look at the realities of binge-eating disorder from a rising culture commentator and writer for Vogue. Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV...

What happens when we can't joke about some of the most important stuff in life? In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the formative years of one of England's most celebrated diarists, Samuel...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stain on spine. Otherwise clean and bright copy. A captivating work of literary fiction, A Sphere Of Benevolence...

Edition: 9th impr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the brief, enigmatic reign of the boy king Tutankhamen, offering a meticulous reconstruction of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the audacious individuals who propelled early aviation forward, risking everything to conquer the skies. It...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed Markings: No markingsDavid Shepherd’s memoir presents a vivid blend of autobiography and nature writing, charting his life as a wildlife artist who...

A celebration of three decades of cricket and a unique insight into the world of radio and broadcasting. Test Match Special is both a sporting and broadcasting institution that has...

'How I wish I'd had access to this book when I was first starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity...

Why do we collect? Is it to rescue objects from oblivion? Is it a kind of desire - or even a kind of madness? In this mosaic of fiction, philosophy,...

From the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS'Bursting with feeling and possibility' TELEGRAPH'Nine Minds offers something that autistic people urgently need: it humanises us'...

'A moving, courageous voice ... Muslims and others alike need to listen to him' - Observer Ludovic-Mohamed Zahed is an imam and Koranic scholar. He is also gay. In this...

The definitive story of a top Chinese politician's ill-fated quest to reform the Communist Party. When Hu Yaobang died in April 1989, throngs of mourners converged on the Martyrs' Monument...

Can a planet have legal rights? Could it be defended in a court of law? How do we redefine a 'right to life'? A revolution is taking place. Around the...

Jane Eisner traces the professional accomplishments and personal challenges of pop icon Carole King, exploring her unique contribution to American music Carole King's extraordinary career has defined American popular music...

"Nada Prouty served her country loyally, with distinction, and, as universally acknowledged by her colleagues, with great personal courage as a CIA covert officer. This tale of rampant trampling of...

The aim of this study is to resolve discrepancies and correct errors in previous biographies and to attempt to fill serious and long-existing gaps in the story of Hazlitt's life....

'The pages sing in this beautiful book.' Bono 'Moving and lyrical, The Forest is the Path is an imaginative and deeply personal journey of self-discovery.' The Irish Times You're falling...

Award-winning journalist and CNN chief climate correspondent Bill Weir takes readers through time and around our changing world to confront the biggest threats to life as we know it and...

Gina Miller came to prominence when she brought one of the most significant constitutional cases ever to be heard in the British Supreme Court. Gina successfully challenged the UK government's...

A South Seas classic since 1966, this is the story of one New Zealander brave enough to do what we have all now and then dreamed of doing - live...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsRichard Hammond’s On The Road: Growing Up In Eight Journeys - My Early Years chronicles the formative experiences that shaped a...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Flynn Of The Inland, chronicles the extraordinary life of John Flynn, the visionary founder of Australia's Royal Flying...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsFrom Colac To Cambridge: A 1938 Sea Journal chronicles a fascinating maritime journey undertaken in the pivotal year of 1938. This...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis commemorative volume, Madiba: The Reader's Digest Tribute To Nelson Mandela, chronicles the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of one of...