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Another extraordinary real-life thriller from the author of the bestselling book and inspiration for the film 21, Bringing Down the House. Ugly Americans is a true story of money, greed...

French Essence is a celebration of life in Provence, one of the most charming regions of France. Vicki Archer reveals the underpinnings of that famous French ambience and sense of...

On 18 January 2012, Elise Schwarz received a frantic, terrified phone call from her babysitter that shook her world to its foundations: `There's something wrong with Evan. He's turning blue.'...

For aspiring cricketer Ed Smith, luck was for other people. Like his childhood hero, Geoff Boycott, the tough, flinty Yorkshireman, the young Ed knew that the successful cricketer made his...

The Crace family were the most important firm of interior decorators working in Britain in the 19th century. They earned this title by the sheer number and importance of their...

Sean O' Casey's Irish plays, among them "Juno and the Paycock", arguably place him amongst the great playwrights of the 20th century. This book explores the myth of O'Casey's slum...

An instant New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about a cat, love and loss from a highly acclaimed writer Caleb Carr lived with cats ever since he...

From the bestselling author of BORN ON A BLUE DAY and THINKING IN NUMBERS A Japanese researcher in psychology sets out to measure loneliness while drawing on her own experience...

Em Rusciano - singer, stand-up comedian and podcast maven - didn't mean to write a memoir. She meant to write something fun. Light. Maybe erotic. Instead, she bled onto the...

How key concepts in modern physics came from the work of a New Zealander whom Einstein labelled 'a second Newton'. By the mid-nineteenth century, physicists believed they had discovered the...

Inside and Out is the inspiring story of one of Australia's all-time sporting champions: AFLW icon and basketball legend Erin Phillips. In this honest and revealing memoir, Erin candidly looks...

WINNER OF THE 2022 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE Annie Ernaux's profound investigation into the life of her mysterious older sister, who died at six, two years before Annie was born....

For more than a quarter century Calvin Klein, one of the most brilliant and honored designers in the world, has attracted an enormous following and unparalleled curiosity. The genius behind...

A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth A classic Gerald Durrell title reissued by Penguin to celebrate the centenary of his birth...

Sunday Times bestseller (over 7k copies TCM in 5 months) by leading generation expert on why work isn't working and how parental support shapes our lives, for fans of bestselling...

I have run one hundred marathons. I am the first Australian female to do so. I want to share my experiences with you. I want you to see what it...

The author tells the captivating fish out of water story of her year long walk on the wild side. In witty prose she gives readers a behind the scenes looks...

Hunger Like a Thirst is a bold and deeply personal memoir from Besha Rodell; chief restaurant critic for The Age , New York Times contributor, and one of the most...

The Fashion Icons Quote Series is a series of gift books full of inspiring and fabulous quotes from fashion icons across the generations. Words from a Fashion Icon: Marilyn Monroe...

Sharp, funny and unflinchingly honest, Jayne Tuttle's story lifts you off the page and into a Paris far beyond the postcards. This new edition of Paris or Die is a...

For five weeks the world waited for news about Danny Pearl, the Wall StreetJournal reporter who was kidnapped in Karachi, Pakistan...And then came thebroadcast of his shocking murder. The complete...

About to begin his second year of college, Brad Land agrees to give a stranger a ride home from a party. The stranger brings a friend, and the two men...

In 1802 a Frenchman and an Englishman famously encountered each other off the shores of South Australia. The voyages of discovery of Nicolas Baudin and Matthew Flinders opened the way...

Unshackled from the strictures of her strict Seventh-Day Adventist upbringing, Eve (the younger Rochelle) marries quickly. But her appetite for sensuality can barely be sated and life quickly becomes complicated,...

This huge, richly illustrated publication provides sensitive, rare and enticing insights into the lives, works and unique studio environments of 60 significant Australian artists. As artist Sonia Payes' latest publication,...

Alistair McAlpine has conducted a lifelong love affair with Australia. He's bought large chunks of it, developed some and turned others into a zoo and nature parks, and has travelled...

A Globite suitcase, a diary, and a bundled pile of postcards and letters left abandoned in a barn. Lying unknown to his family, here was the life of a young...

The hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs. Julie Klam was thirty, single, and working...

One night in 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire...

'Mischief, gossip, acuity and admiration - not to be missed' Sunday Times The life of Rosamond Lehmann was as romantic and harrowing as that of any of her fictional heroines....

'The story of my life is the story of my stories,' writes Susan Orlean in this extraordinary, era-defining memoir from one of the greatest practitioners of narrative nonfiction of our...

Finch Publishing is proud to support Australian writers through an annual prize for an unpublished memoir manuscript. MY LIFE IN A PEA SOUP follows one mother's journey to reach her...

Every Second Counts is a 2003 autobiography by Lance Armstrong with Sally Jenkins, acting as a sequel to It's Not About the Bike. It details his life, focusing on his...

To his initial shock, Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. However, he considers himself a 'lucky man' as he reflects on his life and career beforew and sfter his diagnosis....

At the age of 100, Frances Partridge has had a new lease of life and decided she would like to publish another volume of diaries which covers the years 1972-75....

" Water Mirror Echo is a remarkable story of a man, the traditions and communities that created him, and the new worlds he made possible. Like Bruce Lee himself, Jeff...

The disturbing true story of the notorious Cecil Hotel in downtown LA, by its general manager for a decade and star of the controversial Netflix documentary series Crime Scene: The...

'One of the most incredible and moving books that we've read, ever.' The High Performance Podcast Sitting in the prison classroom each morning, reading the pages in my book, listening...

"Price not only rises above the hurt and hate, she uses her hard-won insights to shine a light for others." - Jeannette Walls, #1 New York Times bestselling author For...

'What a treat! Brutal truths and bombshells galore. Profound reflections on life, longing and the legacy of Bob. It's like a long Friday lunch that you never want to end....