An Unsentimental Bloke: The life and work of C.J. Dennis by Philip Butterss
34.95 AUD
Category: Biographies
The Sentimental Bloke and Doreen are famous characters in Australian popular culture, but their creator deserves to be better known. C.J. Dennis transformed the larrikin from a street thug into a respectable image of Australian identity, and helped shape the Anzac legend. Many people regarded Dennis him ...Show more
All You Need Is Love: The End of the Beatles - An Oral History by Those Who Were There by Steven Gaines, Peter Brown
34.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
All You Need is Love is a ground-breaking oral history of the Beatles and how it all came to an end. Based on never-before-published or heard interviews with Paul McCartney, Yoko Ono, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and their families, friends, and business associates, this is a landmark book, containing ...Show more
Dr G, MD - The Trials of a Woman in Medicine by Barry Oakley (As told to)
27.95 AUD
Category: Biographies
When you visit the doctor or the hospital, have you any idea what's going on behind the surgery doors? You will after reading Dr G - the rivalries, jealousies, stresses. And above all, if you're a woman doctor, the sexism. Dr G has known it all, and in these sharp, funny and vividly illustrated stories ...Show more
It Wasn't Meant to Be Like This by Lisa Wilkinson
45.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
The long-awaited autobiography from one of Australia's most popular, much-loved and enduring media stars, Lisa Wilkinson. Lisa Wilkinson has lived her life in the public eye. One of Australia's most admired and respected journalists and media personalities, her warm, intelligent and elegant presence has ...Show more
A Kind of Magic by Anna Spargo-Ryan
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
A memoir about anxiety, our minds, and optimism in spite of it all Where do mental illness stories begin? Anna’s always had too many feelings. Or not enough feelings – she’s never been quite sure. Debilitating panic. Extraordinary melancholy. Paranoia. Ambivalence. Fear. Despair. From anxious chi ...Show more
The Villain Edit: A Memoir About Reality TV and Taking Control of the Narrative by Alisha Aitken-Radburn
34.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
A memoir about identity and authenticity in the smoke-and-mirror worlds of politics, reality TV and social media, from Bachelor star Alisha Aitken-Radburn. When former government staffer Alisha Aitken-Radburn was given a 'villain edit' on her first season of The Bachelor, she wasn't entirely surprised-a ...Show more
In Search Of Lost Time: Volume 2 by Marcel Proust, Marcel Proust
19.98 AUD
Category: Biographies | Series: Penguin Modern Classics
In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower is a spectacular dissection of male and female adolescence, and an unequalled meditation on different forms of love, charged with the narrator's memories of Paris and the Normandy seaside, and his relationships with his grandmother and the Swann family. Here Proust ...Show more
Great-Uncle Harry: A Tale of War and Empire by Michael Palin
24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Michael Palin recreates the extraordinary life and tragic death of a First World War soldier - his great-uncle Harry. 'An important historical record and a well-paced story in its own right, Great-Uncle Harry is also much more than that- a tremendous act of love.' Guardian ______________________________ ...Show more
Anatomy of a Secret: One Man's Search for Justice by Gerard McCann
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
This courageous memoir about the personal toll of seeking justice from the Catholic Church is one of hope, healing and persistence. Raw and compelling, Anatomy of a Secret bravely shares longsilenced, unspoken truths. As a boy, Gerard was sexually abused by a Catholic priest at his local church. As a gr ...Show more
A Witness of Fact: the peculiar case of chief forensic pathologist Colin Manock by Drew Rooke
32.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
The compelling story of South Australia's disgraced former chief forensic pathologist and the legal scandals in which he became implicated.For nearly three decades, Dr Colin Manock was in charge of South Australia's forensic pathology services, and played a vital role within the state's criminal justice ...Show more
Novak Djokovic by Dominic Bliss
39.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Explore the incredible life of Novak Djokovic - from his boyhood in war-torn Serbia to his 24th Grand Slam title at the 2023 US Open. Find out more about the world's #1 male tennis player in this stunningly illustrated biography. Join expert tennis journalist Dominic Bliss, for an up-close look at t ...Show more
Your Time Starts Now: Food and fame, failure and freedom: the life story of Australia's first MasterChef by Julie Goodwin
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
The extraordinary life story of Australia's beloved Julie Goodwin, first winner of MasterChef and bestselling cookbook author Julie Goodwin was catapulted into our hearts as the first-ever winner of MasterChef Australia. In many ways her win was unlikely. As a child Julie adored music and art, but her ...Show more