Lawrence of Arabia by Ranulph Fiennes
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Lawrence of Arabia: The definitive 21st-century biography of a 20th-century soldier, adventurer and leader is an enthralling and illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the inspiration for the iconic film Lawrence of Arabia - from "The World's Greatest Living Explorer" Ranulph Fiennes Co-opted by th ...Show more
The Secret Life of John le Carre by Adam Sisman
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The extraordinary secret life of a great novelist, which his biographer could not publish while le Carre was alive. Secrecy came naturally to John le Carre, and there were some secrets that he fought fiercely to keep. Adam Sisman's definitive biography, published in 2015, provided a revealing portrait ...Show more
The Allure of Chanel by Paul Morand
$26.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Pushkin Press Classics Ser.
The story of Coco Chanel in her own words, as told by her to Paul Morand
Didion & Babitz by Lili Anolik
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
An outrageously provocative and profoundly moving new work on the complicated relationship between Joan Didion and her fellow literary titan, Eve Babitz. Eve Babitz died on December 17, 2021. Found in the wrack, ruin and filth of her apartment, a stack of boxes packed by her mother decades before. Insid ...Show more
Squat: A week squatting at Kanye's mansion by John Safran
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
"Discovering Kanye West is endorsing Adolf Hitler, John Safran heads to America to find out what’s up. Kanye proves elusive, one thing leads to another, and John packs his duffle bags and moves in, squatting at one of Kanye’s mansions in the rolling hills of Los Angeles. Will the neighbours get wise and ...Show more
Papillon by Henri Charriere
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Harper Perennial Modern Classics Ser.
Henri Charri re, called "Papillon," for the butterfly tattoo on his chest, was convicted in Paris in 1931 of a murder he did not commit. Sentenced to life imprisonment in the penal colony of French Guiana, he became obsessed with one goal: escape. After planning and executing a series of treacherous yet ...Show more
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night: A Uyghur Poet's Memoir of China's Genocide by Tahir Hamut Izgil
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'Essential reading' Ai Weiwei' *** 'Deeply courageous' Philippe SandsA Uyghur poet's piercing memoir of life under the most coercive surveillance regime in historyIf you took an Uber in Washington DC a few years ago, there's a chance your driver was one of the greatest living Uyghur poets, and one of on ...Show more
An Unlikely Prisoner: How an eternal optimist found hope in Myanmar's most notorious jail by Sean Turnell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
How hope became one man's closest companion in his darkest hour. 'Australia's most unlikely political prisoner . . . is known as a person of deep optimism, bubbling enthusiasm and infectious warmth.' Melissa Crouch, Sydney Morning Herald For 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar's terrifying Insei ...Show more
Then There Was Her by Sophie Cachia
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Social media and business entrepreneur Sophie Cachia reveals never-before-shared details of her marriage breakdown, and how delving into her feminine intuition and falling in love with a woman turned her whole world upside down. I was running late, again. The sweat from under my milk-filled udders ran d ...Show more
The All of It: A Bogan Rhapsody
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The unforgettable memoir that redefines ‘she’ll be right’. What’s it like to grow up in an Aussie family that has a man of every flavour? A bank robber, an infamous sports umpire, several different breeds of drug addict (collect the whole set!), a roster of crafty swindlers, an attempted murderer and th ...Show more
We Are the Stars: A misfit's story of love, connection and the glorious power of letting go by Gina Chick
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Gina Chick, the inaugural winner of Alone Australia, tells the story of her extraordinary, indomitable life in one of the most powerful, moving memoirs you will ever read. Gina was an undiagnosed autistic kid who had the most blissful, hilarious Durrell-like childhood surrounded by her loving family and ...Show more
Untouchable Girls : The Topp Twins' Story by Lynda Topp, Jools Topp
$49.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The incredible story of how a couple of country kids from Huntly became much-loved Kiwi icons and TV stars, with their own unique brand of original country music and comedy that has captivated audiences in New Zealand and overseas for over 40 years. Jools and Lynda Topp aka The Topp Twins tell this stor ...Show more