Forty-Four: A Tale of Survival by Graham Rundle
$32.95 AUD
Category: Autobiography
At age seven, Graham Rundle was taken by his father for a 'holiday' to Eden Park, a Salvation Army boys' home outside Adelaide. As soon as his father left, Graham was given old clothes to wear and told from now on he was known as '44'. This portrays what happened to Graham from 1959 until 1968, living i ...Show more
Wylie: The Dog That Never Gave Up by Pen Farthing
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'When people gave up on Wylie, Wylie refused to give up on people.' For a street dog born in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan, to be crowned top dog at Scruffts, a competition for crossbreeds held during Crufts, the largest dog show on earth, is nothing short of a miracle. But for Wylie, the gentle, cr ...Show more
Sister Mother Husband Dog (Etc) by Delia Ephron
$17.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Delia Ephron brings her trademark wit and effervescent prose to a series of unforgettable, moving and provocative essays. The emotional lynchpin is the author's stirring, eloquent response to the death of Nora Ephron, her older sister and frequent writing companion. In 'Sister', she deftly captures th ...Show more
Robin Williams: When the Laughter Stops 1951 - 2014 by Emily Herbert
$17.99 AUD
Category: Autobiography
With his twinkling eyes, boundless energy and unrivalled natural wit, Robin Williams was the comedian who brought laughter to a generation. Through roles in cherished films such as Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Aladdin and Hook, he became the genial face of family comedy. His child-like enthusiasm was infect ...Show more
Passing Clouds - A Winemaker's Journey by Graeme Leith
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Electrician, Graeme Leith joined Melbourne's theatre collective at Carton's famously innovative Pram Factory Theatre and said 'let there be light'. And there was; Graham Blundell, Jack Hibberd, Max Gillies and many others produced over 140 new Australian plays in ten years.
Alan M. Turing: Centenary Edition
$41.95 AUD
Category: Biography
'In a short life he accomplished much, and to the roll of great names in the history of his particular studies added his own.' So is described one of the greatest figures of the twentieth century, yet Alan Turing's name was not widely recognised until his contribution to the breaking of the German Enigm ...Show more
A Fifty-Year Silence Love, War and a Ruined House in France by Miranda Richmond Mouillot
$32.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
After surviving World War II by escaping the Nazi occupation, Miranda Richmond Mouillot's grandparents, Anna and Armand, bought an old stone house in a remote, picturesque village in the south of France. Five years later, Anna packed her bags and walked out on Armand, taking the typewriter and their chi ...Show more
The Last Lion: Volume 1 by William Manchester
$65.00 AUD
Category: Biography
In "The Last Lion," the first volume of Manchester's two-volume biography, the Winston Spencer Churchill story is one of high adventure, bitter defeats, and the inner strength of the towering Englishman whose watchword was: "Never give in. Never, never, never, never give in." In historical crises his so ...Show more
Anger is an Energy - My Life Uncensored by John Lydon
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
John Lydon has secured prime position as one of the most recognizable icons in the annals of music history. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols - the world's most notorious band, who shot to fame in the mid-1970s with singles such as 'Anarchy in the UK' and 'God Save the Queen'. ...Show more
Still a Pygmy by Isaac Bacirongo
$27.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
Still a Pygmy is a story of love, pride and prejudice that traces the journey of BaTembo Pygmy Isaac Bacirongo from the forests of Central Africa, through the brutality of dictatorship and war, to arrival and settlement in Australia's melting pot. Isaac's inimitable style and voice draw readers into the ...Show more
Windsor's Way by Tony Windsor
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
With neither side of Parliament receiving a clear majority at the 2010 election, Tony Windsor was placed in a balance of power situation along with five other crossbench members of the House of Representatives. He had already been in this sort of situation once before, in 1991, when he became the indepe ...Show more
That Dangerous and Persuasive WomanVida Goldstein by Janette Margaret Bomford
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
This is the first biography of Vida Goldstein, one of Australia's remarkable women and one of the heroes of first-wave feminism. Although best remembered for her five nominations for Parliament, Vida's story is properly that of women's fight for the suffrage. From her work in this country and overseas s ...Show more