1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare by James Shapiro
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
How did Shakespeare go from being a talented poet and playwright to become one of the greatest writers who ever lived? Here at last is an intimate history of Shakespeare, following him through a single year that changed not only his fortunes but the course of literature. First published 2005.
The Annotated Lincoln by Abraham Lincoln
82.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
No U.S. president has faced the problems Lincoln confronted, nor expressed himself with such eloquence on issues of great moment. Harold Holzer and Thomas Horrocks explore his writings on slavery, emancipation, racial equality, the legality of secession, civil liberties in wartime, and the meaning of th ...Show more
Legacy by Tim Cahill
39.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The story of international football star Tim Cahill, one of the most admired Australian sportsmen of all time. 'No legacy is so rich as honesty' William Shakespeare. The most anticipated autobiography of the year. Timothy Cahill was born in Sydney to a Samoan mother and English father. He grew up in the ...Show more
Mountains Beyond Mountains: One Doctor's Quest to Heal the World by Tracy Kidder
24.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba and Russia, as the charismatic but flawed genius Dr Paul Farmer challenges widely-held preconceptions about poverty and healthcare. As a medical student, Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious disea ...Show more
Neil Armstrong: A Life of Flight by Jay Barbree
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Everything written about Armstong's life and flights has been from the outside looking in; Jay Barbree is the only person whom Neil Armstrong trusted to share close personal details about his inspiring life story. Working from his years of notes, and with the Armstrong family, Jay Barbree has written th ...Show more
Permanent Present Tense: The Man with No Memory, and What He Taught the World by Suzanne Corkin
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
When he was twenty-seven, Henry Molaison underwent surgery for his epilepsy. He awoke with part of his brain destroyed, and for the rest of his life would be trapped in the moment, unable to remember anything for more than a few seconds. For nearly five decades, distinguished neuroscientist Suzanne Cork ...Show more
Princess: More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson
35.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Reading Level: very good
When Jean Sasson's book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. It sold to 43 countries and spent 13 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, in this long-awaited, compelling new book, Sasson and the Princess 'Sultana' retur ...Show more
Super Boys by Brad Ricca
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Drawing on ten years of research in the trenches of Cleveland libraries, boarded-up high schools, and secret, private collections, Brad Ricca's Super Boys is the first ever full biography about Superman's creators. Among scores of new discoveries, the book reveals the first stories and pictures ever pub ...Show more
Brekky Central by Adam Boland
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Sunrise and The Morning Show, he oversaw 30 hours of network television a week. Along the way, he turned a daggy finance nerd and a suburban mum into household names and even helped propel Kevin Rudd into The Lodge. Now, for the first time, he reveals the inner working of the Sunrise family is an inside ...Show more
Family Matters by Pat McDermott
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Life, love and laughter from one of the Australian Women's Weekly's most adored contributors - 30 years and still going strong!
Touching From a Distance by Deborah Curtis
22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
The only in-depth biographical account of the legendary lead singer of Joy Division, written by his widow. Includes a foreword by Jon Savage and an introduction by Joy Division drummer, Steven Morris. Revered by his peers and idolized by his fans, Ian Curtis left behind a legacy rich in artistic genius ...Show more
Henry VIII by John Guy
19.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Penguin Monarchs
Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions: magni ...Show more