Biography

When Clara Bensen arranged to meet Jeff Wilson on the steps of the Texas State Capitol, after just a few email exchanges on OK Cupid, it felt like something big...

A classic among Australian autobiographies, The Watcher on the Cast-Iron Balcony is Hal Porter's masterpiece. Recreating the rhythms of small-town life between the wars, it covers the author's first two...

THE TIMES BESTSELLER FEATURING AN INTRODUCTION BY NICK CAVE 'Warren has turned this memento, snatched from his idol's piano in a moment of rapture, into a genuine religious artefact.' -...

One Sunday afternoon in a secluded valley in Normandy, Robert Dessaix chanced upon the castle where the famous French writer Andre Gide spent his childhood. Recalling the excitement Robert felt...

Laura Munson's essay in the "New York Times," about the time she was tested in a way she never anticipated, created a firestorm-now here's the whole story. When Laura Munson's...

The name Gaze brings to mind one of Australia's most successful sporting families. For decades Lindsay Gaze has been an integral part of Australian basketball, from player to coach, from...

Collected here are twenty of Nikola Tesla's essays, letters, and speeches all with figures. In total there are some 214 figures. Now you can read these famous articles as they...

There are only few human beings who can adapt, survive and thrive in the coldest regions on earth. And below a certain temperature, death is inevitable. Sir Ranulph Fiennes has...

The book titled Dragonflyers Dragonflyers: Prominent Expatriates' Influential Roles in by the author Christine Velde. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Marie Younan was born in 1952 into a family of Assyrian refugees living in north-eastern Syria. Accidentally blinded by her grandmother as a baby, Marie was the quiet, ever-present listener...

*** SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOVIE STARRING ZAC EFRON, RUSSELL CROWE AND BILL MURRAY THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'An extraordinary story.' - Daily Mail 'An unforgettable, wild ride...

Before television and radio, people would gather on porches, on the steps outside their homes, and tell stories. Their bewitched listeners would sit and listen long into the night as...

The incredible true story of a boy who is changing the world through kindness . . . one bunny at a time. Meet Caleb Smith: a young man who, at...

This is a revealing book covering fascinating inside stories of the effect of fame and fortune of young people raised in Hollywood, and their lives in the spotlight as stars...

Although it is a story of loss and gratitude, it is mostly a story of love. Never Too Late to Tell is a book about family, loss, grief and a...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Fail and Magpie 'Elizabeth Day has revolutionised the way we see failure' Stylist 'A beautiful timely and humane book' Alain de...

'The saying goes that time heals. I guess that's partly true. But time also makes you more aware of what has been lost. We find new points of reflection, like...

In 2015, Amanda McClelland was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal, in recognition of an extraordinary career dedicated to making a difference. As a nurse and a humanitarian aid worker she...

Acknowledged as having the most important and admirable post-presidential career in the nations history, Carter recounts his adventures over the last 25 years, including founding the Carter Center and his...

The book titled Travels with Grandma by the author Toby Richards. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

V. S. Pritchett (1900-1997) - VSP as he was affectionately known - was the greatest British short-story writer of the twentieth century, and one of its liveliest and most humane...

Flying the not-so-friendly skies... In her more than fifteen years as an airline flight attendant, Heather Poole has seen it all. She's witnessed all manner of bad behavior at 35,000...

The brilliant autobiography from the 'saviour of Nike' If you're a sneaker head, you know him as the Savior of Nike. If you've watched Air you saw Matt Damon's portrayal...

An intimate portrait of Stephen Spender's extraordinary life written by his son, Matthew Spender, with new insights drawn from personal recollections and unpublished archives. Stephen Spender's life, with all its...

Author: Tom And Audrey McdonaldBinding: HardbackPublisher: Audrey and Tom McDonald, East Gosford, 2016Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling memoir, Dare To Dream: The Memoirs Of...

Author: Nick HornbyBinding: PaperbackPublisher: PENGUIN BOOKS, 2010Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA poignant and humorous memoir, Fever Pitch chronicles...

Author: Lauren BurnsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: CLAREMONT, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLauren Burns’s Fighting Spirit chronicles the author's journey through...

Author: Matthew And Diane Ames With Kate AmesBinding: PaperbackPublisher: MICHAEL JOSEPH an imprint of PENGUIN BOOKS, 2014Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as...

Author: Christine WallaceBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Picador, 1997Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageGermaine Greer put theory...

Author: Francis Xavier Nguyen Van ThuanBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Pauline Books & Media, 2002Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis profound spiritual...

Author: Mark KellyBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Sid Harta Books, 2023Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn Much Given, Mark Kelly chronicles a...

Author: George Foreman With Ken AbrahamBinding: PaperbackPublisher: THOMAS NELSON, 2009Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the ring to the...

Author: Ramsay And Margaret MacdonaldBinding: HardbackPublisher: Harrap, 1988Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling biographical work, A Singular Marriage: A Labour Love Story In Letters And...

Author: Judi Culbertson And Tom RandallBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Walker and Company, 199Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis unique biographical guide,...

Author: F.L.M. PattisonBinding: HardbackPublisher: CANONGATE, 1987Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis biographical work chronicles the tumultuous life and career of Granville Sharp Pattison, a prominent anatomist...

Author: Adeline Yen MahBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Penguin., 2001Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image-

Author: Katharine M. JonesBinding: HardbackPublisher: Smithmark, 1995Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsHeroines Of Dixie chronicles the untold stories of remarkable women who shaped the American South...

Author: Irving StoneBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Methuen, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageDescription: Depths Of Glory: A Biographical Novel Of Camille...

Author: Nigel SlaterBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Ted Smart, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA tender and bittersweet memoir of childhood, this...

Author: Richard HadleeBinding: HardbackPublisher: Moa, 1989Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsThis compelling autobiography chronicles the remarkable career and personal journey of a cricketing legend. It uncovers...

Author: Shaw CliftonBinding: HardbackPublisher: Salvation Books, 2014Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsSomething Better...: Autobiographical Essays presents a compelling collection of personal narratives. This volume chronicles Shaw...

Author: Peter FitzsimonsBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Harper Collins, Sydney, 2010Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant...

Author: Walter IsaacsonBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Companhia das Letras, 2011Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis definitive biography, Steve Jobs, chronicles the...

Author: Kaye MusgroveBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Self published, 2018Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis poignant memoir, Always A Gentleman, chronicles the...

Author: Janet PatkowaBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Kindle Direct Publishign, 2019Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA story of endurance, determination, and the...

Author: David CampeseBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Flick Pass Productions, Australia, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageCampo: Still Entertaining chronicles the illustrious...

Author: Ralph SeccombeBinding: PaperbackPublisher: Fernbank Publishing, 2015Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the harrowing journey...

Author: Leonard WoolfBinding: HardbackPublisher: Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1960Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerSowing: An Autobiography Of The Years 1880 To 1904 presents...