Biography

What would you do to have a family? At 43, time was running out for Natalie Lovett. A demanding career, combined with a series of failed relationships, and years of...

A RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ' Wild Swans for Ukraine ... rich and magnificent' Bookseller 'A paean to hope and home. I loved it and it will haunt...

A collection of stories of travel and adventure by some of the most feted travel writers of our time.'We travel, initially, to lose ourselves; and we travel, next, to find...

Two chance encounters during one beautiful summer led New Zealander Allan Parker into a lifestyle that many of us can only dream about: he was offered a house-sit of a...

In her compelling memoir, The Girl with the Cardboard Port, Judith McNeil shared the incredible story of her life in the turbulent world of Singapore and Malaya during the 1960s....

In this montage of memoir, art, silk paintings, and photographs, Sally Bin Demin remembers her childhood growing up in Broome during the 1940s and 50s. As one of the 'after...

In this hugely entertaining collection of stories taken from over a hundred years of world tennis history, award-winning sports historian Peter Seddon has gathered together the most extraordinary events ever...

In this definitive collection of Stephenson's writings, journalism and meditations, the great American polymath puts the 20th Century - mathematics, cryptography, philosophy, currency, and the history of science and technology-...

From the author of the top ten bestseller The Junior Officers' Reading Club. When Patrick Hennessey returned home from Afghanistan, battle-worn, exhilarated, unsure if he'd see anything like it in...

When Dr Buddhi moved to Arnhem Land to run a health program for Aboriginal children, he had no idea he would face the challenge of his life. Six months into...

Bayo Akomolafe explores some of the world's most complex concepts--the myths and rituals of modernity, what it means to be human, what we can do about climate change, and what...

So relevant in today's evolving cultural climate, Fahmy's story offers a perceptive and personal glimpse into the sometimes sticky but ultimately rewarding balance of independent choice and tradition.

Pop-culture phenomenon, social rights advocate, and the most prominent LGBTQ+ voice on YouTube, Tyler Oakley brings you Binge , his New York Times bestselling collection of witty, personal, and hilarious...

A powerful, inspiring memoir from Kon Karapanagiotidis, founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which argues that by putting community, love and compassion at the centre of our lives, we...

Excerpt from The Works of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Vol. 3: Maud in Memoriam; The Princess; Enoch Arden Part II., section IV., had already been published in 1837 in The Tribute;...

The ultimate guide to mental toughness by James 'Iron Cowboy' Lawrence-the greatest endurance athlete in human history. Lawrence's accomplishments are nearly impossible to comprehend. In 2015, he set a Guinness...

Dancer, singer, gang member, cocaine addict and artist's favourite: Betty May - aka the Tiger Woman - was a woman like no other. Born into abject poverty in Limehouse, Betty...

Douglas Southall Freeman's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of Robert E. Lee was greeted with critical acclaim when it was first published in 1935. This reissue chronicles all the major aspects and...

It is a truth universally acknowedged that everyone loves a good wedding. Except, possibly, the bride and groom, who spend the day in such an overexcited frenzy that they can't...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books In one of the great English war memoirs, we learn what it is to cross the Pyrenees through freezing snow to...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books \"All Frenchmen know you have to become civilised between eighteen and twenty-three and that civilisation comes upon you by contact with...

A story of friendship, history and redemption on a remote Norwegian island We are all in need of lights to follow. One afternoon many years ago, James Rebanks met an...

This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on...

'Unforgettable' SUNDAY TIMES 'Courageous' OBSERVER 'One of the most important books to be published in years' SARA COLLINS 'There are few writers with Li's power' DOUGLAS STUART The best book...

'An incredibly useful take on facing grief as a young person' CARIAD LLOYD'Brilliantly, brilliantly written ... Packed with clarity, curiosity and courage' FELIX WHITE'It turned on so many lights for...

The six years John Burbidge spent in India as a community development worker changed him in many ways, but one stands out from all the rest. It led him to...

In this inspiring meditation, Patrick S|skind considers the two great forces of human existence. He draws on scenes as varied as a young couple having oral sex while stuck in...

At birth it was only Amal's father who looked at her and said "I see hope in her face. I want to call her 'Amal'- meaning 'Hope'- in the hope...

This collection of first-hand experiences documents great sporting achievements like the first four-minute mile, terrible disasters like the sinking of the Titanic, sensational crimes such as the Great Train Robbery,...

**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...

Author: Susan ComptonBinding: PaperbackPublished: London : Royal Academy of Arts ; Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1985Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image"Chagall" is a...

Author: Dorothy FentonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Self-Published, 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageMemoir-style writing, capturing the reflective journey of the author's life from...

Author: Peter PutnisBinding: PaperbackPublished: Darling Downs Institute Press, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, very minor wear to some corners from general...

Author: Nancy LeeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Listen & Learn, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, some creasing to spine and some general wear to...

Author: Arthur ZipserBinding: PaperbackPublished: International Publishers New York, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Bumped spine. Small ink mark on back cover.This compelling biography chronicles the life of William...

Author: Howard BirnstihlBinding: PaperbackPublished: Spikeback Books, 2018Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work of non-fiction chronicles the untold stories of...

Author: Leslie Harold SullivanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Royal Australian Air Force Museum, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction collection presents a poignant look...

Author: Caroline Turner And Roger BenjaminBinding: PaperbackPublished: Queensland Art Gallery and Art Exhibitions Australia Limited, 1995Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...

Author: Jean BouretBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & HudsonCondition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Pagesn 249-264 manufactured upside down, light foxing to page edges, general wear to...

Author: W.A. SpeckBinding: PaperbackPublished: First Edition., 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor bumping to cover and some slight yellowing...

Author: Edith TörökfaloyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Edith Törökfalvy, 1995Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant historical account chronicles the true story of Edith Torolefaly's family...

Author: David HockneyBinding: PaperbackPublished: ART & DESIGN, 1988Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, cover has light general wear page edges...

Author: Janet HutchinsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allen & Unwin., 2009Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis...

Author: Paul HoffmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Fourth estate Limited., 1998Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis non-fiction biography presents the extraordinary life of Paul Erdos,...

Winner of the University Of Queensland Non-Fiction Book Award A deeply personal exploration of Australia's colonisation past, present and future by one of Australia's finest contemporary authors. This is a...

A book for our times, sharing stories of the Great Depression of the 1930s and the generosity of a man who understood hardship. A book for our times, sharing stories...

CENTRAL AUSTRALIA RAILWAY NORTH AUSTRALIA RAILWAY TRANS-AUSTRALIAN RAILWAY "Outback Railwaymen Life on the Commonwealth Railways" explores the life and times of three extraordinary railways, through the recollections and humorous stories...

Following on from the success of her first memoir, A Year in the Mud the Toast and the Tears, popular South Australian author Georgie Brooks give us Semi-Educated, a laugh-out-loud...