David Suzuki: The Autobiography by David T. Suzuki
$29.95 AUD
Category: Biography
This is the new autobiography of distinguished scientist, environmentalist and bestselling author, David SuzukiIt's the story of one man's passion for the planet. A passion that for several decades he has brought to the world through his research, his writings, his broadcasting and above all through his ...Show more
Stieg Larsson, My Friend by Kurdo Baksi
$24.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Five years after his death, Stieg Larsson is best known as the author of the Millennium Trilogy, but during his career as a journalist he was a crucial protagonist in the battle against racism and for democracy in Sweden, and one of the founders of the anti-facist magazine Expo. Kurdo Baksi first met La ...Show more
Bird Cloud by Annie Proulx
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: good
Annie Proulx, one of America's finest writers, invites us to share her experience in the building of her new home on a rich plot of untouched, unspoilt prairie and her pleasure in uncovering of the layers of American history locked beneath the topsoil. 'Bird Cloud' is the name Annie Proulx gave to 640 a ...Show more
127 Hours by Aron Ralston
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
On Sunday April 27, 2003, 27-year old Aron Ralston set off for a day's hiking in the Utah canyons. Dressed in a t-shirt and shorts, Ralston, a seasoned climber, figured he'd hike for a few hours and then head off to work. 40 miles from the nearest paved road, he found himself on top of an 800-pound boul ...Show more
Notebooks by Betty Churcher
$44.99 AUD
Category: Biography
In this gorgeously illustrated book, join Betty Churcher on a personal tour of her most beloved works, including masterpieces by Rembrandt, Goya, Manet, Velazquez, Courbet, Vermeer and Cezanne. A trained artist, Betty's sketches reveal the secrets within the artworks and the processes of their creation. ...Show more
An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark by Mark McKenna
$54.99 AUD
Category: Biography
More than any other historian in the twentieth century, Manning Clark inspired the love and loathing of political parties, professional colleagues and the general public. Throughout his life, he played several roles: teacher, author of the epic "A History of Australia", anointed historian of the Austral ...Show more
Memoirs of a Dervish by Robert Irwin
$14.99 AUD
$35.00 (57% off)
Category: Biography
For many children of the sixties a 'journey to the East' was a necessary rite of passage. In an extraordinary memoir Robert Irwin contrasts the contexts of England - the new culture and the hippy trail - with those of Algeria - bombs and guns and mysticism. In the summer of 1964, while a military coup w ...Show more
How I Got My Wiggle Back by Anthony Field
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Part biography, part fitness and health manual, How I Got My Wiggle Back chronicles the life of internationally acclaimed children's entertainer Anthony Field, and details his remarkable victory in a 25-year battle with illness and injury. A riveting and enlightening read, Field candidly reveals his per ...Show more
Wait For Me! Memoirs of the Youngest Mitford Sister by Deborah Devonshire
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: good
Deborah Devonshire is a natural writer with a knack for the telling phrase and for hitting the nail on the head. She tells the story of her upbringing, lovingly and wittily describing her parents (so memorably fictionalised by her sister Nancy); she talks candidly about her brother and sisters, and thei ...Show more
All in Good Time: Reflections of a Watchmaker by George Daniels
$81.00 AUD
Category: Biography
All in Good Time is the remarkable story of George Daniels, the master mechanic, who was born into poverty but raised himself to become the greatest watchmaker of the twentieth century. Daniels stood alone in modern times as the inventor of the revolutionary co-axial escapement, the first substantial ad ...Show more
Tolstoy: A Russian Life by Rosamund Bartlett
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Tolstoy's "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina" are considered two of the greatest novels ever written. Here is a fresh perspective on his extraordinary life and times. In November 1910, Count Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station attended by the world's media. He was eighty-two years old a ...Show more
A Piece of My Mind: A Psychiatrist on the Couch by Gordon Parker (Honorary Lecturer, University of Manchester)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Gordon Parker AO, one of Australia's foremost clinical psychiatrists, is known for having strong and provocative views. He's been described as 'charming, witty and erudite', sometimes 'intimidating and intolerant', and 'variously regarded with fear, loathing, admiration and respect'.