The Silver River: A memoir of family - lost, made and found - from the Midnight Oil founding member, for readers of Dave Grohl, Tim Rogers and Rick Rubin by Jim Moginie
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil. For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind the startling rise and global success of one of Australia's most powerful, influential a ...Show more
Britney Spears - The Woman in Me by Britney Spears
$39.99 AUD
$49.99 (20% off)
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
The Woman in Me is a brave and astonishingly moving story about freedom, fame, motherhood, survival, faith, and hope. In June 2021, the whole world was listening as Britney Spears spoke in open court. The impact of sharing her voice—her truth—was undeniable, and it changed the course of her life and the ...Show more
Ghost Empire by Richard Fidler
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
"A brilliant reconstruction of the saga of power, glory, and invasion that is the one-thousand year story of Constantinople. A truly marvelous book." --Simon Winchester Ghost Empire is a rare treasure--an utterly captivating blend of the historical and the contemporary, narrated by a master storyteller. ...Show more
A Sense of Balance by John Howard
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future. In the years that John Howard served in the national parliament he came to understand the special character of Australia; to appreciate its strengths and weaknesses; and most importantly to respect that sense of balan ...Show more
Blonde by Joyce Carol Oates
$24.99 AUD
$31.31 (20% off)
Category: Biography / Memoir
A mesmerising novel of the most enduring cultural icon of the 20th century - Marilyn Monroe Who was Norma Jeane Baker? In 'Blonde' we are given an intimate, unsparing vision of the woman who became Marilyn Monroe like no other: the child who visits the cinema with her mother; the orphan whose mother is ...Show more
My Friend Fox by Heidi Everett
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
The fox sits on the outer waiting for me to discover him because at the moment, I am on the outer too. He watches me. Can you see him? He's clever at hiding. Heidi Everett has long felt the weight of her mental health record, which she has carried along with her from GP clinics to psych wards, social w ...Show more
Sheilas: Badass Women of Australian History by Eliza Reilly
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
An entertaining romp through Australian history that celebrates the badass sheroes we were never taught about in school and who deserve to be printed on our money, goddamn it! It's been said that 'well-behaved women seldom make history', but the handful of white boys who wrote our history books convenie ...Show more
Will by Will Smith, Mark Manson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: near fine
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
Books that Made Us: The companion to the ABC TV series by Carl Reinecke
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
A cultural history of Australia told through our fiction. Australia's novels lie at the heart of the country. Capturing everyday lives and exceptional dreams, they have held up a mirror to the nation, reflecting the good and the bad. In this companion book to the ABC TV series, Carl Reinecke looks at th ...Show more
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: very good
The international bestselling writer Ann Patchett has been described as 'one of the foremost chroniclers of the burdens of emotional inventory and its central place in American lives' and 'a master of her art' (Observer). In her new collection, with her trademark blend of wryness, intelligence and wisdo ...Show more
The Happiest Man on Earth (Illustrated Edition) by Eddie Jaku
$44.99 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir
Life can be beautiful if you make it beautiful. It is up to you. During the Holocaust, Eddie Jaku faced unimaginable horrors every day, first in Buchenwald, then in Auschwitz, then on a Nazi death march. He lost family, friends, his country. Because he survived, Eddie made the vow to smile every day. He ...Show more
The Storyteller - Tales of Life and Music by Dave Grohl
$45.00 AUD
Category: Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: very good
So, I've written a book. Having entertained the idea for years, and even offered a few questionable opportunities ('It's a piece of cake! Just do four hours of interviews, find someone else to write it, put your face on the cover, and voila!'), I have decided to write these stories just as I have always ...Show more