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This memoir of adolescence follows the earlier volume by Mary Karr, "The Liars' Club". In "Cherry", we find Karr once again trying to run from the thrills and terrors of...

Benaud on Reflection is a 1984 book by Richie Benaud that contains his reflections on his career as a cricketer, journalist, and commentator. It offers his insights into the game's...

"Running with Scissors" is a true story, compelling and funny. Above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.

From the high profile and popular journalist Angela Mollard, this is a wholly delightful, funny and charming book - part memoir, part how-to manual - about giving your kids a...

'A dynamic portrait of a true creative partnership and a vital chapter in Australian literary culture.' Caroline Baum, author of Only When Dymphna Stella Rees - named after family friends...

Lifting the Lid - a memoir born of adoption is a compelling story told by a distinctive voice with heart and humour about identity, belonging and a woman's search for...

For forty-six years Dr Peter Morton worked in the Australian bush. He was a GP, a hospital administrator, he worked for the Army, he flew with the Royal Flying Doctor...

Son of a tribal chief, Nelson Mandela became a lawyer and worked tirelessly to free his people. In 1964, he was convicted of trying to overthrow the government and spent...

A landmark autobiography and the definite account from a member of America s most heralded family. As a young man, Edward M. Kennedy played a key role in the presidential...

Her marriage challenged by an insane, irresistible love affair, Julie decides to leave town and immerse herself in a new obsession: butchery. She finds her way to Fleischer's, a butcher...

A biography of Wayne Gardner

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I cannot express how many lives have been touched by Johnny, and how many of us owe him our lives." -Chris Kyle, author of American...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Cleo , a warm, wistful coming-of-age true story about the transition from childhood to adolescence, and the small stray cat who helped...

It's footy season in Melbourne, and Helen Garner is following her grandson's under-16s team. She not only goes to every game (give or take), but to every training session too,...

Housewife Superstar is the life story of eccentric Tasmanian domestic goddess, Marjorie Bligh. Now 94 years old, Marjorie is the author of a library of advice books covering topics including...

Wild & Woolley: A Publishing Memoir is Wilding's rollicking account of those heady bohemian years in the 1970s and 80s, charting the growth, the experiments, and the development of this...

Green shoots, green leaves, California green vesicles be-neath the California green-brown mud. A hormonal transition is a new start, but it is not a new start like a shoot emerges...

Admired by W. H. Auden as one of the greatest American writers, M. F. K Fisher never focuses on just the food set before her. Instead, with unfailingly elegant prose,...

This political autobiography is a remarkable mix of the personal and the political as Dennis Altman writes his life. From growing up gay in Tasmania in the 1950's, to the...

Personal, poignant, and meticulously precise, Holt's writing evokes Chekhov, Maugham, and William Carlos Williams. Internal Medicine is an account of what it means to be a doctor, to be mortal,...

Two women. Two cultures. And a friendship that freed them both. 'We don't choose where we're born. Geography ends up being everything.' Shaimaa Khalil and Shelley Davidow met twenty years...

A scientist's life is changed forever when he is put in charge of raising seven goslings for flight research. Michael Quetting is exhausted and covered in goose shit. One moment...

'A tender and truthful look at the idea whose time has come: assisted dying.' - Andrew Denton 'They speak of their love for each other, of the wonderful years they...

Roots brings us thirty of the best short memoirs chosen from more than 2000 entries in the inaugural SBS Emerging Writers' Competition. Offering a snapshot of contemporary Australia, this diverse...

Manheim Township, PA, was rocked by a seemingly random triple-homicide during the summer of 2007. There were no witnesses, very few leads and no solid suspects. As days turned into...

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A Story Of One Womans Hard-won Battle To Forge Her Identity From The Ghosts Of The Past.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FINALIST NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY MICHIKO KAKUTANI, THE NEW YORK TIMES * NAMED...

UNTIL TUESDAY is the story of how Tuesday, a service dog, helps to heal a shattered soldier. Luis Carlos Montalvan is a 17-year veteran and retired captain of the US...

A compulsively readable account of the tumultuous lives of jazz-age literary icons Scott Fitzgerald and his wife Zelda. this thought-provoking book tells the story of Zelda Sayre, a talented and...

"I know I'm not a man . . . and I've come to the conclusion that I'm probably not a woman, either. . . . . The trouble is, we're...

The respected singer and songwriter describes her journey of loss, grief, and recovery following the 1992 suicide of her son and the near-death of her companion of fifteen years, after...

Fourteen years of friendship. Eight years of 'trying'. Eighteen rounds of IVF and now, one beautiful baby boy. The Power of Two is a remarkable true story that shows that...

The sequel to Let Me Make Myself Plain. Catherine Cookson's previous collection of essays and poems, Let Me Make Myself Plain, was published in response to the enthusiastic reception of...

In the tradition of The Other Bolyen Girl by Phillipa Gregory, and Damage by Josephine Hart, comes a novel inspired by the true-life story of the love affair between Sigmund...

PILGRIM STATE is a stunning literary memoir which tells the story of Dorothy Walker - equal parts beautiful, headstrong, brave and tragic. Her life is lovingly recreated by her daughter...

For over 45 years, Ken Callander has been involved in horse racing as a journalist, TV and radio commentator, punter and owner. Ken's love of horse racing has taken him...

In 1957, a children's book called The Lonely Doll was published. With its pink-and-white-checked cover and photographs featuring a wide-eyed doll, it captured the imaginations of young girls and made...

When Michael Collins decides to become a surgeon, he is totally unprepared for the chaotic life of a resident at a major hospital. A natural overachiever, Collins' success, in college...

A TIME BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Hurry Down Sunshine is an extraordinary family story and a memoir of exceptional power. In it, Michael Greenberg recounts in vivid detail the...

The long-awaited life story of John Williamson- an Australian icon, a much-loved legend of the music industry and man of the land. The joy after all is in the journey,...