Teacher: One woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching by Gabbie Stroud
$34.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
A powerful and moving memoir about how the current system is letting down children and parents, and breaking dedicated teachers. Devastating, heart-breaking, enraging. 'Gabbie's story needs to be shouted from the rooftops. She very eloquently shows us why and how education needs to change... Teacher m ...Show more
Eggshell Skull by Bri Lee
$32.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
Damien Cave: (New York Times bureau chief in Sydney & friend of Bookoccino) "This debut from a former Queensland judge's associate breaks the silence around sexual assault and all the ways Australia's court system tries to silence victims. If you're wondering why Australia's #metoo movement hasn't g ...Show more
Calypso by David Sedaris
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir | Reading Level: very good
'Unquestionably the king of comic writing . . . Calypso is both funnier and more heartbreaking than pretty much anything out there' Hadley Freeman, Guardian If you've ever laughed your way through David Sedaris's cheerfully misanthropic stories, you might think you know what you're getting with Calypso. ...Show more
Waiting for Elijah by Kate Wild
$35.00 AUD
Category: Memoir
Some witnesses to the shooting say otherwise, though, and this act of aggression doesn't fit with the sweet, sensitive, but troubled young man that Elijah's family and friends knew him to be. The shooting devastates Elijah's family and the police officer alike. So what happened in that Armidale laneway ...Show more
A Real Piece of Work: A Memoir in Essays by Erin Riley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
'Language gave to me the body I knew was mine and brought into existence so many possibilities for what my gender can be.' Across these twenty fresh and boldly intimate stories, Erin Riley writes about the things that matter most- family, heartbreak, humanity, justice and swimming, and the messy, hard g ...Show more
The Cancer Finishing School: Lessons in Laughter, Love and Resilience by Peter Goldsworthy
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
From poet and bestselling novelist Peter Goldsworthy, this darkly funny, bittersweet memoir offers lessons in how to live life in the shadow of an incurable illness. 'My first stray thought- cancer is a gift. I'm lucky to have it. What priceless material for a doctor-writer.' What lessons might cancer t ...Show more
Falling Forward: Books. A Passion. A Lifetime. by MARGARET HAMILTON
$34.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
In this sweeping memoir, Margaret Hamilton shares the story of her life and times. A child of the post-war years, Margaret was at the forefront of Australian publishing as it strove to shake off the dominance of British and American publishers and became an independent force. Her passion for children's ...Show more
Home to Biloela: The Story of the Tamil Family that Captured Our Hearts by Priya Nadesalingam, Rebekah Holt
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The dramatic inside story of the Tamil refugee family which became a cause clbre all around Australia, and the epic fight by a small rural community to set them free. It was dawn in the small rural town of Biloela. Loud thumping on the front door signalled the start of a four-year odyssey that would ca ...Show more
This Is Not A Book About Benedict Cumberbatch by Tabitha Carvan
$32.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
If you feel that sense that there is something missing from your life, some gap between who you are on the inside and who you are on the outside - then this is the book for you. This is, as the title says, not actually a book about Benedict Cumberbatch. In fact, it's a book about women and what we love ...Show more
Dating Tips for the Unemployed by Iris Smyles
$24.99 AUD
Category: Autobiography
Stalled on the precipice of adulthood, Iris doesn't know where her life post-college will lead and, to be honest, it's not a primary concern. She's tried applying for jobs, she's dipped her toes into dating, and she's become Manhattan's resident expert at finding ways to distract herself from what she r ...Show more