Knife: Meditations After an Attempted Murder by Salman Rushdie
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
From internationally renowned writer and Booker Prize winner Salman Rushdie, a searing, deeply personal account of enduring - and surviving - an attempt on his life thirty years after the fatwa that was ordered against him. Speaking out for the first time, and in unforgettable detail, about the traumat ...Show more
Did I Ever Tell You This? A Memoir by Sam Neill
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
In this unexpected memoir, written in a creative burst of just a few months in 2022, Sam Neill tells the story of how he became one of the world's most celebrated actors, who has worked with everyone from Meryl Streep to Isabel Adjani, from Jeff Goldblum to Sean Connery, from Steven Spielberg to Jane Ca ...Show more
Artful Lives: The Cohen Sisters by Penny Olsen
39.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
From Melbourne to the Islands - The Artful Lives of the Cohen Sisters 'Romance is in all of us. We long to fashion romantic careers for ourselves. We yearn to read those of others, whether they be of love, life, wealth' -so wrote artist-journalist Valerie Frankel Cohen in 1936. The Cohen sisters lived ...Show more
The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku
32.99 AUD
Category: Biographies | Reading Level: very good
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. Eddie Jaku always considered himself a German first, a Jew second. He was proud of his country. But all of that changed on 9 November 1938, when he was beaten, arrested and taken to a concentration camp. Over the next seven years, Eddie fa ...Show more
Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life by Kristine Philipp
36.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Girl Friday: A job title used in 1970s workplaces for a junior administration assistant or receptionist. Common synonyms include junior office chick, shit-kicker, donkey worker, general dogsbody or gofer (go for this, go for that). Girl Friday: An Extraordinarily Ordinary Working Life is the hilarious ...Show more
My Name is Barbra by Barbra Streisand
75.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
The long-awaited memoir by the superstar of stage, screen, recordings, and television Barbra Streisand is by any account a living legend, a woman who in a career spanning six decades has excelled in every area of entertainment. She is among the handful of EGOT winners (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony) an ...Show more
Always Take Notes: Advice from the world's greatest writers by Simon Akam
40.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
Bestselling and award-winning authors share the secrets to their success, and the hard lessons they have learnt along the way. Where do the best ideas come from? How do you stay motivated? What does it take to become a published author? And how do you actually make money from your writing? For over five ...Show more
Teller of the Unexpected - The Life of Roald Dahl: An Unofficial Biography by Matthew Dennison
24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Madly, Deeply: The Alan Rickman Diaries by Alan Rickman
26.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2022: ENTERTAINMENT A MAIL ON SUNDAYS BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022 Alan Rickman remains one of the most beloved actors of all time. From his breakout role as Die Hard's villainous Hans Gruber to his heart-wrenching run as Profess ...Show more
The Tattooist of Auschwitz Commemorative Edition: the heartbreaking and unforgettable international bestseller by Heather Morris
45.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
Five years on, this beautiful hardback edition is a tribute to Lale, Gita and the many thousands of readers who have treasured this book since its first release. The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved. Lale Sokolov is well-dressed, a charmer, a ladies' man. He is ...Show more
I'm Liz Hayes by Liz Hayes
49.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Liz Hayes has graced our television screens for more than four decades. Millions of Australians kicked off their weeks with Liz co-hosting Channel 9's Today show, and now for over 25 years have settled into their Sunday nights to watch her investigative journalism on 60 Minutes. From camping in grizzly ...Show more
Karma: The definitive autobiography by Boy George
34.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
The definitive autobiography from Culture Club frontman and LGBTQ+ icon, Boy George. Karma is the definitive autobiography from music icon, Boy George - the Grammy, Brit and Ivor Novello award-winning lead singer of 80s pop/reggae band, Culture Club, since its inception in 1981.Boy George has led a colo ...Show more