Malice in Wonderland - My Adventures in the World of Cecil Beaton by Hugo Vickers
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The witty and perceptive diaries kept by Cecil Beaton's authorised biographer during his many fascinating encounters with extraordinary--often legendary--characters in his search for the real Cecil Beaton Hugo Vickers' life took a dramatic turn in 1979 when the legendary Sir Cecil Beaton invited him ...Show more
Taste - My Life Through Food by Stanley Tucci
$45.00 AUD
Category: Biography
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and irresistible memoir of life in and out of the kitchen Before Stanley Tucci became a household name with The Devil Wears Prada, The Hunger Games, and the perfect Negroni, he grew up in an Italian American family that spent ev ...Show more
Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey
$65.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The renowned biographer's definitive portrait of a literary titan Appointed by Philip Roth and granted complete access and independence, Blake Bailey spent years poring over Roth's personal archive, interviewing his friends, lovers, and colleagues, and engaging Roth himself in breathtakingly candid con ...Show more
Home in the World - A Memoir by Amartya Sen
$55.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The extraordinary early life in India and England of one of the world's leading public intellectualsWhere is 'home'? For Amartya Sen home has been many places - Dhaka in modern Bangladesh where he grew up, the village of Santiniketan where he was raised by his grandparents as much as by his parents, Cal ...Show more
Nellie: The life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba by Robert Wainwright
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The tumultuous life of Australia's most famous opera singer, Dame Nellie Melba. When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish, late middle-aged woman dressed in furs and large hats, an imperious Dame whose voice ruled the world for three decades and was the inspiration for a peach ...Show more
Blood, Sweat and Steel by Curtis McGrath
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
From Afghanistan to gold - an extraordinary tale of tragedy, resilience and triumph In 2012, combat engineer Curtis McGrath was serving in the Australian army in Afghanistan when, in the line of duty, he stepped on a mine. Seriously injured but still conscious and aware he'd bleed out and die within min ...Show more
The Dancer: A Biography for Philippa Cullen by Evelyn Juers
$39.95 AUD
Category: Biography
The new book by prize-winning biographer Evelyn Juers, author of The House of Exile and The Recluse, portrays the life and background of a pioneering Australian dancer who died at the age of twenty-five in a remote town in India.A uniquely talented dancer and choreographer, Philippa Cullen grew up in Au ...Show more
Inventory Of A Life Mislaid: An Unreliable Memoir by Marina Warner
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
From one of our most iconic writers, a luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure, loss, and the banks of the Nile. Inventory of a Life Mislaid follows Marina Warner's beautiful, penniless young mother Ilia as she leaves southern Italy in 1945 to travel alone to London. Her husband, an English col ...Show more
Down and Out in England and Italy by Alberto Prunetti; Elena Pala (Translator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A wry, filthy, and unputdownable look at class and national identity today. Alberto Prunetti arrives in the UK, the twenty-something year old son of a Tuscan factory worker who has never left home before. With only broken English, his wits, and an obsession with the work of George Orwell to guide him, h ...Show more
A Queen for All Seasons: A Celebration of Queen Elizabeth II on her Platinum Jubilee by Joanna Lumley
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A sparkling celebration of our much-loved Queen Elizabeth II for her Platinum Jubilee including special writings and illuminating insights around key moments in her 70-year reign, introduced and edited by her biggest fan Joanna Lumley. In 2022 Queen Elizabeth II celebrates seventy years as Queen and He ...Show more
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Language Acts and Worldm Ser.
The streets of Cairo make strange music. The echoing calls to prayer; the raging insults hurled between drivers; the steady crescendo of horns honking; the shouts of street vendors; the television sets and radios blaring from every sidewalk. Nadia Wassef knows this song by heart. In 2002, with her siste ...Show more
Will by Will Smith, Mark Manson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
One of the most dynamic and globally recognized entertainment forces of our time opens up fully about his life, in a brave and inspiring book that traces his learning curve to a place where outer success, inner happiness, and human connection are aligned. Along the way, Will tells the story in full of o ...Show more