Chasing Shadows: The Life & Death of Peter Roebuck by Tim Lane; Elliot Cartledge
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Part biography, part personal reflection and part investigation, Chasing Shadows: The Life And Death Of Peter Roebuck will celebrate Roebuck's immense achievements as a player, captain, writer, broadcaster and philanthropist, but not shy away from the controversies that plagued his life and hang so dark ...Show more
Rasputin: The Biography by Douglas Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Nearly a century after his murder, Rasputin remains as divisive a figure as ever. Was he really a horse thief and a hard-drinking ruffian in his youth? Was he a a devout Orthodox Christian, or was he in fact a just a fake holy man? Are the stories of his enormous sexual drive, debauchery, and drunken or ...Show more
Reveal: Robbie Williams by Chris Heath
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
It's a diary of a very modern entertainer and his ever-changing thoughts, the story of somebody who escaped Butlins, and the tale of a pop star trying to find his feet again after coming out of early retirement. It's true, and funny, and occasionally sad, and well-written, and very entertaining. I hope ...Show more
Kayang & Me by Kim Scott; Hazel Brown
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Kayang & Me is a powerful story of community and belonging, revealing the deep and enduring connections between family, country, culture and history that lie at the heart of Indigenous identity.
Voyage of the Southern Sun : An Amazing Solo Journey Around the World by Michael Smith
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
With limited flying experience, no support team, and only basic instruments in his tiny single-engine flying boat, Smith risked his life to make modern aviation history. His historic flight lasted seven months, and took him from Australia all around the world. In 2016 he was named "Australian Geographic ...Show more
Adventures of a Young Naturalist - The Zoo Quest Expeditions by David Attenborough
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: very good
"A GREAT BOOK." --THE NEW YORK TIMES"MARVELOUS." --THE TELEGRAPH"A RARE GLIMPSE OF A FLEDGLING DAVID ATTENBOROUGH IN THE WILD." --VANITY FAIRLiving legend and presenter of BBC's Planet Earth series Sir David Attenborough tells the story of his early career as a broadcaster and a naturalist in his own wo ...Show more
Life Keeps Me Dancing: 108 years well lived, grounded in creativity, adventure and love by Eileen Kramer
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
'I am not old. I have just been here for a long time.' Eileen Kramer has lived the most extraordinary life. Born just after Australia entered World War I, she embraced creativity and adventure from an early age. She danced and painted murals in Karachi; worked as an artist's model in Paris and London; ...Show more
Fearless: Finding the Power to Thrive by Jelena Dokic
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
How do you find hope when all is lost? How do you find strength when you feel broken? How do you find your voice when you feel worthless and scared? In Jelena Dokic’s first bestselling book, Unbreakable, the former world No. 4 revealed her incredible survival story; how she overcame adversity, poverty ...Show more
The Crappiest Refugee by Hung Le
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
On the last day of the Vietnam War, nine-year-old Hung jumped on a leaking prawn trawler on the Saigon River, somehow cheating death to become one of the first Vietnamese boat people to arrive Australia, a land where a young man’s potential is limited only by his imagination – that is unless you’re Hung ...Show more
Tries, Lies and Meat Pies by Sam Thaiday
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Sam Thaiday is one of rugby league?s most highly regarded and respected players. Often seen as one of the last true larrikins of the game, Sam has entertained Brisbane Broncos, Queensland State of Origin and Australian fans over his sixteen-year career.But behind that playful facade and infectious grin ...Show more
Kerry O'Brien: A Memoir by Kerry O'Brien
$44.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: 3 Biography
Walkley award winning ABC journalist, Kerry O'Brien, reflects on social and political upheavals he has witnessed and the personalities who have made history. Born the day after the first American occupying troops landed near Tokyo in August 1945, Kerry O'Brien's life has spanned the post-war era throug ...Show more
Imagine John Yoko by Yoko Ono
$65.00 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, Imagine John Yoko is the definitive inside story - told in revelatory detail - of the making of the legendary album and all that surrounded it: the locations, the creative team, the artworks and the films, in the words of John & Yoko and the people who we ...Show more