Biography

At seventeen years old, Lily Arthur was caught between an era of women's liberation and the draconian ideology that young women should be punished for deviating from society's 'moral codes'....

'A stunning self-portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism she has faced throughout her life.' - TIME Magazine In early 2021, popular artist Anna...

Hunger Like a Thirst is a bold and deeply personal memoir from Besha Rodell; chief restaurant critic for The Age , New York Times contributor, and one of the most...

Virginia Trioli knows that the enduring joy of life is often found not in the big moments but in the small. When the main course is heavy going or unappetising,...

The long-awaited memoir of the legendary actor, for readers of Keith Richards' LIFE and Bruce Springsteen's BORN TO RUN From one of the most iconic actors in the history of...

The unbelievable true story of the Cold War's strangest proxy war , fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall. "The liveliness of Mohnhaupt's storytelling and the...

From the award-winning author of Soldier Girls and Just Like Us , an "extraordinary" ( The Denver Post ) account of refugee teenagers at a Denver public high school and...

'Warm, humorous, nature-packed restoration ... a story you can neither put down nor stop thinking about' Delicious 'Book of the Month' 'Full of hope and joy' - Garden News 'A...

Now an eight-part docuseries on Apple TV+ featuring Kim Kardashian, Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn, Kate Hudson, Wanda Sykes, Megan Thee Stallion and more She couldn't have been more than seven...

The extraordinary true story of journalist Cheng Lei whose life was abruptly transformed when she was detained in China on false charges of espionage. Journalist Cheng Lei spent more than...

This book is a challenge to the church officials and a plea on behalf of the people of God for qualified married priests irrespective of gender.

The author of the award-winning "Nora: A Biography of Nora Joyce" examines D.H. Lawrence's restless life through his marriage. She presents not the bearded prophet with baleful eye, but an...

The book titled A Good German: Adam Von Trott Zu Solz by the author Giles MacDonogh. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For hundreds of years the Irish Island of Great Blasket was home to a community of people who lived without gas, electricity or running water. In 1953 life there became...

A taste for adventure over a long weekend leads Michelle Pittman and her 9-year-old son, Dylan, to head out for a series of hikes through several of Australias beautiful national...

An irreverent and charming collection of deeply personal essays about the joys of low pop culture and bad taste, exploring coming of age in the 2000s in the age of...

For anyone who's ever avoided the mirror, skipped swimming or got stuck in a dress in a changing room . . . Almost every woman worries about her weight. For...

Is the "Book of Mormon" the Great American Novel? Decades before Melville and Twain composed their great works, a farmhand and child seer named Joseph Smith unearthed a long-buried book...

A biographical excavation of one of the world's great, troubled cities. Equal parts biographical puzzle, architectural meditation, and probing detective story, Adina Hoffman's Till We Have Built Jerusalem offers a...

A Los Angeles Times Bestseller A Lit Hub Chicago Review Ms. Magazine March pick A Lambda Literary Most Anticipated Book In this perceptive and provocative essay collection, an award-winning writer...

A powerful memoir exploring race and motherhood M(other)land is a thought-provoking memoir that expertly navigates the complex relationship between cultural identity and motherhood. Drawing on her personal experience as a...

The second instalment to the hugely successful Costa prize shortlister, The Salt Path, and the continued, powerful true story of the couple who lost everything Nature holds the answers for...

"A must-read ecological message of hope . . . Everyone with an interest in the future of this planet should read this book." --David Mitchell, The Guardian When climate activist...

True crime meets humour in this hilariously funny and eye-opening Kitchen Confidential of the criminal justice system Every day, criminal barrister Alex McBride stands up in court and attempts to...

One woman's investigation into the nature of memory, the past, and above all, love One woman's investigation into the nature of memory, the past, and above all, love. All families...

"I promise that you've never read anything like The Most Dangerous Animal of All. Mesmerizing from the first page, the story includes a shattering surprise that will sear itself in...

'A Year in Tibet' follows the author as she lives for eighteen months in a remote village in Tibet. Sun Shuyun, a Chinese writer and historian, takes the reader to...

Author: Malcolm Muggeridge, Alec VidlerBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some slight peels to edge of DJ, spine...

Author: David HansenBinding: HardbackPublished: Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery, 2003Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing to FEP.-

Author: Helen TownsendBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, Phar Lap by Helen Townsend, chronicles the...

Author: Frank SalterBinding: HardbackPublished: Wildcat Press., 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed page edges, bumps to corners of DJ.This compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of Edouard...

Author: Axel MuntheBinding: HardbackPublished: JOHN MURRAY, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis classic memoir, The Story Of San Michele,...

Author: Peter PinneyBinding: HardbackPublished: ANGUS AND ROBERTSON, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsWho Wanders Alone chronicles the extraordinary journeys...

Author: Georg SchurhammerBinding: HardbackPublished: Jesuit Historical Institute, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markings Volume I - Europe 1506-1541 - (1973 1st - Boards in good condition; DJ with...

Author: Malcolm MuggeridgeBinding: HardbackPublished: CollinsCondition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerVol. 1: The Green Stick (1972); Vol. 2: The Infernal Grove (1973, page cut on...

Author: James HepburnBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1966Condition:Book: Acceptable, ex-libraryJacket: Wear and tearPages: FEP missingMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsThis substantial literary collection presents Bennett’s correspondence across decades, illustrating his disciplined...

A literary portrait of New Zealand's best-loved children's author Margaret Mahy's death on 23 July 2012 brought forth an unprecedented outpouring of grief and heartfelt tributes from around New Zealand...

Author: John F. RuncimanBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE BELL & SONS, 1908Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis concise biographical work, Wagner:...

Author: Banister F. FletcherBinding: HardbackPublished: GEORGE BELL AND SONS, 1902Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: From the library...

Author: Kevin ChildsBinding: PaperbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles the vibrant lives of twenty-eight...

Author: Brendan O'DowdaBinding: PaperbackPublished: Blackstaff Press, 1981Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis captivating biography, The World Of Percy French, chronicles the life...

John Birmingham is a master of good writing and funny lines. He has written a thousand stories, some true, some not so much. These are the best ones and they're...

In savage blizzards, blinding whiteouts and 60-below-zero temperatures, steel axles snap like twigs; brakes and steering wheels seize up; bare hands freeze when they touch metal. The lake ice cracks...

Author: Rosamond LehmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerRosamond Lehmann's The Swan In The Evening: Fragments Of An Inner Life offers a poignant memoir, chronicling the...

Author: Martin GilbertBinding: HardbackPublished: HEINEMANN : LONDON, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis authoritative biographical work chronicles Winston S. Churchill's crucial years between 1914...

'Since Bob has appeared, I've made huge strides in my life. For more than a decade I was a homeless drug addict. I was lost to the world and had...

Author: Peter GoodchildBinding: HardbackPublished: BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography, J. Robert Oppenheimer: 'shatterer Of Worlds', chronicles the life and profound impact of...