Biography

When poet Doris Brett's fit, healthy, 59-year-old husband had a massive stroke, losing the ability to speak, they were thrown into a journey of discovery. A golfball-sized blood clot in...

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...

From critically acclaimed comedian Becky Lucas comes a funny, consoling and very candid collection of stories and essays about friends, enemies and figuring it out that establishes her as one...

Funny woman, Instagram star and international comedy sensation, Celeste Barber's Challenge Accepted! is a hilarious and outspoken guide to life, unwanted gas and how to rock a sexy scar. It's...

A mother's dying wishes and a father's quest to fulfil them in a heartwarming new memoir 'Kiss boys two times after I have gone' 'Please teach the boys to say...

THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE NATION'S FAVOURITE COMEDIAN, BILLY CONNOLLY Being a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I...

The book titled Duty of Care by the author Steve Pratt. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

This brave and honest tale will captivate you from beginning to end, as Veronica Sherman reveals her unconventional path through life. Craving meaning and adventure, Veronica moves from Sweden, Jerusalem,...

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...

'Funny and honest dispatches from the world of modern dating' Vogue 'Bushnell's voice is as knowing and sharp as ever' Washington Post 'Bittersweet, amusing and well observed' Viv Groskop, Guardian...

This is the inspiring story of how one young man with limited education overcame a cruel upbringing and became a successful businessman, against all odds. During WWII, William's mother abandoned...

I am the statistic that I read about. I am the thing I always feared most. I am rape. That morning, Michelle had presented her psychology thesis on rape. It...

Some plants have sustained empires and sparked wars. Some have ignited public outrage. Think tea, opium, tulips and thistles. Yes, thistles. In 1852 South Australia passed its Thistle Act, probably...

StellaPrize long-listed author Sonya Voumard's Skinin the Game is original, incisive, and hugely entertaining. The daughter of a European refugee mother and ajournalist father, Voumard recounts with aplomb her passionate...

'A gripping account of a physicist whose speculations could prove as revolutionary as those of Albert Einstein . . . Its combination of erudition, warmth, robustness, and wit is entirely...

A funny and moving memoir of a young journalist on a mission to make sense of life in a part of the world that never makes sense... 'I grew up...

In 1993, writer and democracy activist Hwang Sok-yong was sentenced to five years in the Seoul Detention Center upon his return to South Korea from North Korea, the country he...

'A brilliantly candid, timely and perceptive account.' Andy Haldane 'Asks all the right questions.' Mark Carney Has the West gone bust? Or is there another way? In their new book,...

This authoritative and now classic work of reference on the history of British architecture contains biographical information on some 2,000 architects who practiced in England, Scotland, and Wales from the...

The book titled The Merry Bronhill by the author J. Bronhill. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

Hu Feng, the 'counterrevolutionary' leader of a banned literary school, spent twenty-five years in the Chinese Communist Party's prison system. But back in the Party's early days, he was one...

A breathtakingly honest memoir about the complexities of forgiveness when a young widow discovers her husband's secret life after his death. Six months after the death of her husband, Julie...

What happens when it logically makes sense for your wife to go straight back to work (she makes more money), leaving you to master the various arts of changing vile...

At Carnegie the unwritten motto is "no pain, no gain", and injury is expected and expected not to interfere with the gruelling practice schedules. In this memoir, Ann writes about...

The book titled A Woman of No Character by the author Fidelis Morgan. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information.

This critical biography analyzes Tennyson's poetic development and his place in literature. It describes his influences, both classical and personal, and illuminates his working methods, for example: a constant revision...

Shortly before his death in 1978, Paul Scott won the Booker Prize for Fiction. In this biography, the author explores Scott's family background in North London, his war years in...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER This beloved memoir "is an extraordinary, honest, nuanced and compassionate look at adoption, race in America and families in general" (Jasmine Guillory,Code Switch, NPR) What does it...

Born with autism, both authors now famously live successful social lives, but their paths were very different. Temple's logical mind controlled her social behavior. She interacted with many adults and...

When Sophie and Ash discovered they were expecting triplets, it was much more exciting than daunting. But when Sophie went into labour at only 21 weeks, their world was turned...

John Clarke was best known as Fred Dagg in New Zealand and for 'The Games' and 'Clarke and Dawe' in Australia. He was a performer, actor, writer, satirist and commentator....

An evocatively personal travel guide to one of Italy's most glorious regions, from an Australian who lived and loved it for 18 years. Australian Gourmet Traveller My Amalfi Coast is...

Lindsay de Feliz walked away from an enviable lifestyle - marriage, successful career, expensive holidays, designer clothes, fast cars - to pursue her dream of being a SCUBA diving instructor....

It's two decades since Chris Stewart moved to his farm on the wrong side of a river in the mountains of southern Spain and his daughter Chloe is preparing to...

Passionate birdwatcher and conservationist Derek Moore has been an instrumental figure in British ornithology for more than half a century. Renowned as one of birding's best story-tellers, Derek takes a...

THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER 'Tony is a champion who knows the hardest battle is always with yourself. Everyone who reads this book will find a change to...

'Ben Alldis is a force. His attitude and drive are contagious.' - Max La Manna, author of You Can Cook This! 'This is more than a self-help book, it is...

80th ANNIVERSARY EDITION Produced in collaboration with Imperial War Museums Relive the day that changed the course of history. On 6 June 1944, D-Day marked the beginning of a campaign...

Exquisite, timeless and enduring, Rolex is one of the most recognizable and sought-after luxury watch brands in the world. Established in 1905, the British-founded Swiss designer and manufacturer, Rolex, revolutionized...

The Melbourne Cup: the most prestigious horse race in Australia and never won by a female jockey-until 2015. When Michelle Payne swept past the post, she made history and galloped...

What if you followed your heart to a life that made you truly happy? When her daughter Emmie was 6 years old, Evie Farrell left her corporate career, sold or...

A truly inspiring and heart-breaking book from the mother of little James Bulger, whose murder by two young boys shocked the world.On 12th February 1993, Denise's life changed forever. As...

As a child of a British air force family, Barbara was troubled by the absence of a stable home-life, a difficult relationship with her father, and too many school changes...

Getting roughed up by Islamic fundamentalists, the weekly "feline sex-fest" in Kyiv, bribing Russian police to avoid jail in Mos-cow, sheltering under the sink (with the lizards) when the ammo...

A harrowing, heart-rending first-hand account of one of the most infamous events in history- the atomic bombing of Nagasaki. 'A book that everyone should read' The Times A harrowing, heart-rending...

The must-read memoir of the end of a marriage and the start of a personal revolution, based on the iconic 'Modern Love' essay in the New York Times and perfect...

Just when Glennon Doyle Melton was beginning to feel she had it all figured out - three happy children, a doting spouse, and a writing career so successful that her...

A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK 'Every page of this incredible memoir by Christie Tate had me thinking, "I wish I had read this book when I was 25. It would...