The Writing On The Wall by Juliet Rieden
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: 3 Biography
In 1938, as Hitler's troops are marching on Prague, a Jewish couple makes a heartbreaking decision that will save their eight-year-old son's life but destroy their family. Australian journalist Juliet Rieden grew up in England in the 1960s and 70s wondering why she had so few relatives, why her family ...Show more
Richie Benaud: Those Summers of Cricket (HB) by Various
$43.00 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Collected together in words and pictures Those Summers of Cricket pays homage to Richie Benaud's life. The many contributions bring his life into sharp focus for the many generations who only know him as the 'voice' of cricket. And through each piece, often written by an ex-Australian cricket team membe ...Show more
Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen
$42.00 AUD
$49.99 (15% off)
Category: Biography and Memoir
"Writing about yourself is a funny business...But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this." -Bruce Springsteen, from the pages of Born to Run In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band performed at the Super Bowl's ...Show more
Wham, George and Me by Andrew Ridgeley
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Wham! were the band that never underestimated the power of pop, nor the healing powers it possessed. In 1981, what started out as a boyhood friendship, catapulted two suburban adolescents to worldwide pop domination, becoming icons of their era. While Andrew Ridgeley may have appeared to have stood in G ...Show more
From the Inside: Chopper 1: TV Tie-In by Mark Brandon "Chopper" Read
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The book that inspired Channel Nine's Underbelly: ChopperFrom streetfighter to standover man, gunman to underworld executioner, Mark Brandon 'Chopper' Read was earmarked for death a dozen times but somehow lived to tell the tale. This is it. Chopper: From The Inside became a best-seller on its release i ...Show more
The Lost Boy: Tales of a Child Soldier by Ayik Chut Deng
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
In episode 1 of the Ray Martin fronted SBS series Look me in the eye two South Sudanese migrants now resident in Brisbane sat across from each other and looked into each other's eyes. One of them, Ayik, was once a ten-year-old boy soldier training in the junior forces of the SPLA and like many of the yo ...Show more
Not For You -Pearl Jam and the Present Tense by Ronen Givony
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
There has never been a band like Pearl Jam. The Seattle quintet has recorded 11 studio albums; sold 85 million records; played a 1,000 shows, in 50 countries; and had five different albums reach number one. But Pearl Jam's story is about much more than music. Through passion, integrity, and sheer force ...Show more
Greg Chappell: Not Out: From India to Ball Tampering to Australian Cricket's Future by Greg Chappell
$34.99 AUD
Category: Sport and Fitness
Greg Chappell: Selector, Commentator, Coach, Talent Scout, Mentor, Cricket Legend brings his many years of experience to the fore to discuss Australia's favourite sport from all angles, including scandals, mental skills, and the future of the game. Greg Chappell's retirement as a cricketer was the conve ...Show more
Adele by Sean Smith
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: good
Adele touches the hearts of millions of people who love her for her music and share the real and honest emotion she brings to each and every song. In a cynical age, she is a phenomenon. In Adele, bestselling biographer Sean Smith talks to those close to her as he follows her astonishing journey to fame ...Show more
Black Chicks Talking by PURCELL LEAH
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
In Black Chicks Talking nine young Aboriginal women, successful in a variety of professions, tell their stories to Leah Purcell. These are diverse stories from women of many different backgrounds. Some have achieved success in the white fella's world others are working to improve life within Aboriginal ...Show more
Inside Vogue A Diary of My 100th Year by Alexandra Shulman
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The secret diary of Vogue Editor-in-Chief Alexandra Shulman and the real story behind the BBC TV ABSOLUTELY FASHION documentary. 'One of the great social diaries of our time . . . should become a classic.' Sunday Times 'Eye-popping, brilliantly candid' Evening Standard What a year for Vogue! Alexandra S ...Show more
Casey Stoner: Pushing the Limits by Casey Stoner
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Showing anything is possible when determination meets talent, Casey Stoner will share his inspirational journey from Queensland toddler, with an extraordinary ability on a motorbike, to his decision to retire at twenty-seven as two-time MotoGP World Champion.For the first time, Casey will tell of his ea ...Show more