The Holy Fox - The Life of Lord Halifax by Andrew Roberts
27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A fox-hunting Anglo-Catholic aristocrat, nicknamed "The Holy Fox" by Churchill for his political guile, Halifax was one of the most prominent Tory politicians of the interwar period. As Viceroy of India, he struck a deal with Gandhi that ended the Civil Disobedience campaign. His meeting with Hitler in ...Show more
Banjo by Grantlee Kieza
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The remarkable life of Australia's greatest storyteller A.B. 'Banjo' Paterson is rightly recognised as Australia's greatest storyteller and most celebrated poet, the boy from the bush who became the voice of a generation. He gave the nation its unofficial national anthem 'Waltzing Matilda' and treas ...Show more
Uncanny Valley - a Memoir by Anna Wiener
27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A January 2020 IndieNext Pick. One of Vogue's 22 Books to Read This Winter. "A definitive document of a world in transition: I won't be alone in returning to Uncanny Valley for clarity and consolation for many years to come." --Jia Tolentino, author of Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion The pres ...Show more
Nova - Finding my Voice by Nova Peris
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Collection of pivotal speeches from Nova Peris as well as her favourite inspirational speeches by other key figures with personal introductions written by Nova. In 2013 Nova Peris, former athlete and the first Aboriginal Australian to win a gold medal at the Olympics, became the first Aboriginal woman e ...Show more
Anthony Bourdain: The Last Interview by ANTHONY BOURDAIN
27.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: The\Last Interview Ser.
The brilliant intellect and candor of Anthony Bourdain is on full display in this collection of interviews from throughout his remarkable career, including interviews with Neil Degrasse Tyson and Trevor Noah Anthony Bourdain always downplayed his skills as a chef (many disagreed). But despite his mo ...Show more
BREED APART MY ADVENTURES WITH BRITAINS RARE BREEDS by HENSON ADAM
39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Agatha Christie - Inspiring Lives by Cathy Cook
24.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Inspiring Lives Ser.
'If anyone writes about my life in the future, I'd rather they got the facts right.'Agatha Christie No one has had the same impact on the literary world as Agatha Christie: she is the world's bestselling fiction author, her books have been translated over 7,000 times and her play The Mousetrap is the wo ...Show more
Biographic: Marilyn - Great Lives in Graphic Form by Katie Greenwood
19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Biographic Ser.
Most people know that Marilyn Monroe (1926-1962) was a Hollywood icon, and at one time the most famous movie star on the planet. What, perhaps, they don't know is that she lived in 42 different homes; that she loved Abraham Lincoln with a passion; that she was the first choice for the role of Holly Goli ...Show more
Tove Jansson: Work and Love by Tuula Karjalainen
35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The definitive biography of one of the most unique and beloved children's authors of the 20th century, the creator of the Moomins. Tove Jansson (1914-2001) led a long, colourful and productive life, impacting significantly the political, social and cultural history of 20th-century Finland. And while mil ...Show more
Beyond the Equator : An Australian Memoir by Nicholas Hasluck
34.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Like many young Australians in the 1960s Nick Hasluck set sail for London, in his case for a post-graduate law degree, but looking also for new horizons and ways to be a writer. From a seedy room at the International Language Club he explored the 'Kangaroo Valley' party scene around Earl's Court - until ...Show more
Acid for the Children - the Autobiography of the Red Hot Chili Peppers Legend by Flea
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Michael Peter Balzary was born in Melbourne, Australia, on October 16, 1962. His more famous stage name, Flea, and his wild ride as the renowned bass player for the Red Hot Chili Peppers was in a far and distant future. Little Michael from Oz moved with his very conservative, very normal family to Westc ...Show more
How to Be Autistic by Charlotte Amelia Poe
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
How To Be Autistic charts Charlotte Amelia Poe's journey through schooldays and young adulthood, with chapters on food, fandom, depression, body piercing, comic conventions, and technology. Poe writes about her memoir: 'The best way to describe it is to imagine a road trip. If a neurotypical person want ...Show more