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It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life
'I want to die at a hundred years old with an American flag on my back and the star of Texas on my helmet, after screaming down an Alpine descent...
Breakfast, School Run, Chemo: The Sometimes Funny, Definitely Not
'I have cancer, but it's not who I am.' - Julia Watson Mother of four girls Julia Watson thought her world was falling apart when she found out she had...
Breach of Trust: Truth, Morality & Politics: Quarterly Essay 16
In the fourth Quarterly Essay of 2004, Raimond Gaita confronts essential questions about politics as it is practised today. What do politicians mean when they talk about 'trust'? Why is...
In Japan the Crickets Cry: How could Steve Metcalf forgive the
Steve had suffered under the brutal regime of his Japanese guards. He and his classmates at Chefoo school in China - for the most part the children of missionaries -...
Toast: The Story of a Boy's Hunger
Winner of the British Book Awards Biography of the Year Nigel Slater's bestselling memoir of a childhood remembered through food, featuring a new introduction from Elizabeth Day, photographs and an...
The Language of Kindness: the Costa-Award winning #1 Sunday Times
The Sunday Times bestselling memoir about nursing and an urgent call for compassion and kindness Read Costa Award-winning author Christie Watson's incredible No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling memoir of nursing...
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Story of Huguette Clark and the Loss of
Empty Mansions is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of nineteenth-century America with a twenty-first-century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart...
You Don't Have to Be Mad to Work Here: A Psychiatrist's Life
A humane, hilarious and heart-breaking window into the world of psychiatry from 'the Adam Kay of mental healthcare' (THE TIMES) 'This is honestly my dream book... Fascinating' FERN BRADY 'Fearlessly...
Lucky: Learning to live again
A powerful and inspiring life story of survival and endurance from hugely popular star of TV and Instagram. This edition is updated with a new chapter, updating on Louise's life...
Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder
The Instant Sunday Times #1 Bestseller - a moving, life-affirming memoir about survival and the power of love to heal, from Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie On the morning of...
The Panic Years: dates, doubts and the mother of all decisions
A compassionate, funny and beautifully written exploration of contemporary womanhood - the book may have 'panic' in the title, but Nell's words calmed and soothed me deeply.' - Daisy Buchanan...
Diddly Squat: 'Til The Cows Come Home
$26.99 AUD
Jeremy takes us back to another year of life as a gentleman farmer at Diddly Squat - what could possibly go wrong this time? Welcome back to Clarkson's farm. At...
Reacher: The Stories Behind The Stories
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...
Michel the Giant: An African in Greenland
The gripping true story of one man's ten-year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic Circle - a rare gem of travel writing which has inspired a...
Odd Boy Out
The long-awaited autobiography from the man who's been at the heart of the entertainment establishment for 50 years In Odd Boy Out Gyles Brandreth provides an extraordinarily revealing account of...
The Hong Kong Diaries
The diaries of the last British Governor, five weeks on the Sunday Times best-seller list In June 1992 Chris Patten went to Hong Kong as the last British governor, to...
What It Feels Like for a Girl
A heartbreaking, hilarious coming-of-age story from the voice of a generation, hailed as a new literary classic Thirteen-year-old Byron needs to get away, and doesn't care how. Sick of being...
Brain On Fire: My Month of Madness
This is the story of one woman's descent into an insanity. In Brain on Fire she pieces together the terrifying lost month of her life, asking what happens when your...
Alfred De Musset
$80.00 AUD
Author: Cyril Francis OliphantBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1890Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Boards show light surface wear....
YOUNG AMERICA ABROAD, IN EUROPE, ASIA AND AUSTRALIA. In A Series of Letters from Java, Singapore, China, Bengal, Egypt, The Holy Land, The Crimea and Its Battle-Grounds, England, Melbourne, Sydney, etc., etc.
$150.00 AUD
Author: George Francis TrainBinding: HardbackPublished: Sampson Low, Son, & Co., 1857Condition:Book: AcceptableJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Damaged green...
Flaws In The Glass: A Self-Portrait
$25.00 AUD
Author: Patrick WhiteBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Slight silverfish damage to DJ, minor...
Knocking About: Being Some Adventures Of Augustus Baker Peirce In Australia 1859-1892; An American Captain On The Murray
$20.00 AUD
Author: Augustus Baker PeirceBinding: HardbackPublished: Shoestring Press., 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsKnocking About: Being Some Adventures Of Augustus Baker Peirce In Australia 1859-1892; An American...
Anaïs Nin: An Introduction
$45.00 AUD
Author: Benjamin Franklin V And Duane SchneiderBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ohio University Press., 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor discolouration to spine and front of cover, spine is...
Howard Hughes And His Flying Boat
$20.00 AUD
Author: Charles BartonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Aero Publishers., 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the ambitious life of an iconic...
H.G. Wells: Aspects Of A Life
$70.00 AUD
Author: Anthony WestBinding: PaperbackPublished: Meridian., 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: FEP is cut in corner, rubbed edges...
The Most Popular Couple The World Has Known: Mary Pickford And Douglas Fairbanks
$20.00 AUD
Author: Booton HerndonBinding: HardbackPublished: W.W. Norton & Company. Inc., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners....
The Times We Had: Life With William Randolph Hearst
$50.00 AUD
Author: Marion DaviesBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus & Robertson., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun-faded DJ, discoloured top-edge due to tanning, slight foxing to block.This captivating...
Peter Sellers: The Authorized Biography With A Preface By Lynne Frederick Sellers
$40.00 AUD
Author: Alexander WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, yellowed DJ, some chipping to spine.Alexander Walker's Peter Sellers: The...
Slow Boats To China
$30.00 AUD
Author: Gavin YoungBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some minor tears in DJ and foxing to page edges.This captivating travelogue Slow Boats...
Memo From David O. Selznick
$70.00 AUD
Author: David O. Selznick, Rudy BehlmerBinding: HardbackPublished: Viking Press, New York., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight bumps to edges of DJ, discoloured edges from...
Store: A Memoir Of America's Great Department Stores
$60.00 AUD
Author: Nan Tillson BirminghamBinding: HardbackPublished: G. P. Putnam's Sons., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor foxing to page edges, slight...
Encounters With Stravinsky: A Personal Record
$45.00 AUD
Author: Paul HorganBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head London, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis intimate memoir Encounters With Stravinsky: A Personal Record chronicles the unique relationship between a celebrated...
Soe: Recollections And Reflections 1940-45
$30.00 AUD
Author: J.G. BeevorBinding: HardbackPublished: Bodley Head London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical account chronicles the clandestine operations of the Special Operations Executive during the tumultuous years...
A Captive Of Time: My Years With Pasternak
$20.00 AUD
Author: Olga IvinskayaBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins and Harvill Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Staining on top of book block.A poignant memoir, A Captive Of Time: My...
Your Isadora: The Love Story Of Isadora Duncan & Gordon Craig Told Through Letters And Diaries Never Before Published
$25.00 AUD
Author: Francis SteegmullerBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1974Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light staining on book block.Your Isadora: The Love Story Of Isadora...
Triumph In The West: Completing The War Diaries Of Field Marshal Viscount Alanbrooke
$35.00 AUD
Author: Arthur BryantBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine. No loose pages.Triumph In The West presents the concluding entries of Field...
Secret Intelligence Agent
$35.00 AUD
Author: H Montgomery HydeBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Company Limited, London, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerSecret Intelligence Agent by H Montgomery Hyde presents a compelling historical...
Stories Of Famous Spies
$40.00 AUD
Author: Leonard Gribble; Illustrated by Derek William Binding: HardbackPublished: London: Arthur Barker, 1964Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling volume chronicles the clandestine lives...
Donovan Of O-S-S: The Untold Story Of William J. Donovan And America's Top-Secret Agency For Intelligence, Espionage, And Unorthodox Warfare In World War 2
$35.00 AUD
Author: Corey FordBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Hale & Company, London, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerDonovan Of O-S-S: The Untold Story Of William J. Donovan...
My Life With Charles Chauvel
$30.00 AUD
Author: Elsa ChauvelBinding: HardbackPublished: Shakespeare Head Press., 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Minor sticker remnants to spine, slight chips and...
Memoirs Of A British Agent
$30.00 AUD
Author: R.H. Bruce LockhartBinding: HardbackPublished: MacMillan London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical memoir chronicles the extraordinary experiences of a British diplomat and secret...
Swings & Roundabouts: An Autobiography
$20.00 AUD
Author: Angela DouglasBinding: HardbackPublished: Elm Tree Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerSwings & Roundabouts: An Autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Angela Douglas, offering an intimate look...
Gehlen: Spy Of The Century
$35.00 AUD
Author: E.H. CookridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis gripping biography, Gehlen: Spy Of The Century, chronicles the extraordinary life of Reinhard Gehlen,...
The London Journal Of General Raymond E. Lee 1940-1941
$70.00 AUD
Author: General Raymond E. Lee; Edited by James Leutze, with a foreword by Dean AchesonBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThe London Journal Of General...
A Hundred Different Lives: An Autobiography
$20.00 AUD
Author: Raymond MasseyBinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown & Company, Boston, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis autobiography chronicles the remarkable journey of a distinguished figure, offering an intimate look...
W. H. Auden: The Life Of A Poet
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre Methuen, London , 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCharles Osborne's W. H. Auden: The Life Of A Poet presents a comprehensive biographical account...
More Spike Milligan Letters
$25.00 AUD
Author: Norma FarnesBinding: HardbackPublished: M&J Hobbs, 1984Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light yellowing of book block.More Spike Milligan Letters presents an intimate...
Sarah Churchill: Keep On Dancing
$50.00 AUD
Author: Paul MedlicottBinding: HardbackPublished: Coward, Mc Cann & Geoghegan, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Oddly clipped DJ. Otherwise clean and bright copy....