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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...

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legendary Pentagon Papers whistleblower and anti-war activist-a posthumous collection of Daniel Ellsberg's previously unpublished writings that offers a window into his courageous life, work, and most deeply held...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

Millennium Eyewitness is a fascinating look at the last 1000 years. This anthology comprises over 250 eyewitness accounts of historical events and vanished ways of life throughout the world. What...

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...

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...

The book titled Sir Walter Scott: His Life and Personality by the author Hesketh Pearson. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

The book titled Caribbean Lives Jimmy Cliff by the author David Katz. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

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...

The book titled Pioneer Writer: The Life of Louisa Atkinson, Novelist, Journalist, by the author Patricia Clarke. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The Sunday Times bestselling global comedy phenomenon whose first book taught us everything we need to know about beauty and homemaking, are back with a much needed companion guide to...

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 book titled Camille: Life of Camille Claudel, Rodin's Muse and Mistress by the author Reine-Marie Paris. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

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...

**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...

From the time he was old enough to focus on an object, Tim Faulkner has had his eyes glued on things that slither, climb, claw, wrap, shake, hop and burrow....

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...

The book titled The Flame Trees of Thika: Memories of an African Childhood, with a New by the author Elspeth Huxley. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

"Last Witness in the Bunker" is an account of Hitler's last days in the bunker in the basement of the Reich Chancellory with Eva Braun and his household staff. Galante...

A deeply moving and inspiring memoir that tells the remarkable life story of Baroness Young of Hornsey, from her childhood in foster care, to becoming one of the first Black...

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...

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...

This book explores the adventure of writing your life story. Everyone can write a life story. If you have dreamed by childhood creeks, played in a dusty schoolyard, watched the...

A new, wise and warmly funny work of memoir from bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks 'A wise and heartfelt piece of writing' THE TIMES 'Witty' INDEPENDENT 'Wry and reflective . ....

'What a wonderful, honest, refreshing book, full of free-spirited adventure, humour and profound thoughts to provide inspiration to anyone who simply dreams of getting out and doing their own thing'...

It took me a lifetime to have the courage and the clarity to write my memoir. I want to tell the story of the moments - the ups and downs,...

'This compilation shows he was so much more than the sum of his television work' Spectator THE MAN BEHIND THE MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, TONY , STARRING DOMINIC SESSA & EMILIA...

Shortlisted for the 2022 Sports Book Awards 'brave ... visceral ... a brilliant, brilliant read ... I would recommend this book to everyone.' Nihal Arthanayake, BBC Radio 5 Live 'so...