I am Melba by Ann Blainey
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The story of an Australian girl who defied convention and became the most famous singer of her era.Growing up in Melbourne, Nellie Mitchell dreamed of fame, but her devout father disapproved. When a chance arose to go to Paris, she trusted in her musical talent and hoped for a lucky break.Within a few y ...Show more
I am Tim: Life, Politics and Beyond by Peter Rees
$40.00 AUD
Category: Biography
A heartfelt look at the life of a man who placed his role as a father with an autistic son above his service to the country as deputy prime minister 'My name is Tim, and that is what I want you to call me, except if another officer is present and especially if it is the CO, Lt Col Bennett, then I am Si ...Show more
Ian Fleming: The Complete Man by Nicholas Shakespeare
$42.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A fresh portrait of the man behind James Bond, and his enduring impact, by an award-winning biographer with unprecedented access to the Fleming Archive. Ian Fleming's greatest creation, James Bond, has had an enormous and ongoing impact on our culture. What Bond represents about ideas of masculinity, t ...Show more
Ian McKellen: The Biography by Garry O'Connor
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Few actors achieve in their lifetime what Sir Ian McKellen has. A repertoire of vast commercial success coupled with critically acclaimed and authoritative Shakespearian roles. A man whose gargantuan personality and varied achievements inspire both admiration and affection. McKellen has been feted and a ...Show more
Iced In - Ten Days Trapped on the Edge of Antarctica by Chris Turney
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A memoir of survival by a scientist "traveling in the footsteps of . . . explorers Ernest Shackleton and Douglas Mawson . . . Enjoyable armchair adventure" (Booklist). "The Antarctic Factor: If anything can go wrong, it will. It's basically Murphy's Law on steroids." --Chris Turney On Christmas Eve in ...Show more
I'd Rather Not by Robert Skinner
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
"I was sleeping in what might reasonably be described as a ditch, though I tried not to think of it in those terms for morale reasons … " Robert Skinner arrives in the city, searching for a richer life. Things begin badly and then, surprisingly, get slightly worse. Pretty soon he’s sleeping rough and t ...Show more
If This is a Man: The Truce by Primo Levi; Stuart Woolf (Translator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Abacus Bks.
With the moral stamina and intellectual pose of a twentieth-century Titan, this slightly built, duitful, unassuming chemist set out systematically to remember the German hell on earth, steadfastly to think it through, and then to render it comprehensible in lucid, unpretentious prose. He was profoundly ...Show more
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A heartbreaking and hilarious memoir by iCarly and Sam & Cat star Jennette McCurdy about her struggles as a former child actor—including eating disorders, addiction, and a complicated relationship with her overbearing mother—and how she retook ...Show more
In-Between: Unforgettable Encounters During Life's Final Moments by Hadley Vlahos
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
In this #3 New York Times bestselling memoir TikTok star and hospice nurse Hadley Vlahos demystifies death through inspiring stories about her patients. What can people at the end of their lives teach us about living well today? In this heart-warming memoir of wisdom, redemption and even joy, Hadley Vla ...Show more
In Extremis - The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum
$49.99 AUD
Category: Biography
** BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ** 'It has always seemed to me that what I write about is humanity in extremis, pushed to the unendurable, and that it is important to tell people what really happens in wars.' Marie Colvin, 2001 Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a trou ...Show more
In Extremis: The Life of War Correspondent Marie Colvin by Lindsey Hilsum
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Marie Colvin was glamorous, hard-drinking, braver than the boys, with a troubled and rackety personal life. She reported from the most dangerous places in the world, going in further and staying longer than anyone else. Like her hero, the legendary reporter Martha Gellhorn, she sought to bear witness to ...Show more