A Bit Mental: One Man's Mission to Lilo the Waikato & Live More Awesome by Jimi Hunt
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
In an effort to conquer his depression, Jimi Hunt decided to travel the length of New Zealand's longest river...on a lilo. Jimi Hunt is a man who has spent most of his life doing ridiculous things for his own amusement. Things like building the country's biggest waterslide; playing golf through the stre ...Show more
Shane Jacobson: The Long Road to Overnight Success by Shane Jacobson
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
From the star of the film Kenny, the story of his long road to overnight success. After the film 'Kenny' catapulted him to national and international fame, actor, writer, producer Shane Jacobson was told by people that he had a talent for acting. Which was great news as he'd been on the stage since the ...Show more
A Smile For My Parents by Heather Henderson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Heather Henderson is the only daughter of Sir Robert Menzies, Australia's longest-serving Prime Minister and founder of the Liberal party. Father and daughter were very close, and in 2011 Heather edited and published Letters to My Daughter, a collection of letters written by Menzies to Heather throughou ...Show more
Mandela: A Film and Historical Companion by PQ Blackwell Ltd.
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
It's a movie tie-in unlike any other: a combination of dramatic recreations and history, featuring film stills alongside archival photographs of actual events; a narrative text drawn from Long Walk to Freedom, complemented by Mandela's own words and artefacts from his personal papers and archive, and fi ...Show more
An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth by Chris Hadfield
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
This is an inspirational memoir of space exploration and hard-won wisdom, from an astronaut who has spent a lifetime making the impossible a reality. Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4,000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space ...Show more
Everything to Live For The Inspirational Story of Turia Pitt by Turia Pitt
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Everything to Live For is the story of one young woman's survival against extraordinary odds, a testament to the human spirit. In September 2011, Turia Pitt, a beautiful 25-year-old mining engineer working her dream job in the far north of Western Australia, entered an ultra-marathon race that would cha ...Show more
Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Bonkers: My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders - the hilarious, touching life story of the iconic comedian and national treasure Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, h ...Show more
Return to Life by Jim B. Tucker
$24.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
In this collection of real-life stories, Jim B. Tucker, a notable US medical scientist investigates children's experiences of past lives. We are all familiar with Buddhist tales of reincarnation, but this book focuses on ordinary kids in suburban homes across the US and elsewhere. In Return to Life, Tuc ...Show more
John Adams by David McCullough
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
The Pulitzer Prize-winning, bestselling biography of America's founding father and second president that was the basis for the acclaimed HBO series, brilliantly told by master historian David McCullough. In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life journey of John Adam ...Show more
Art of Sleeping Alone by Sophie Fontanel
$22.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
At the age of twenty-seven, after many years of having (and, for the most part, enjoying) an active sex life, beloved French author, journalist, editor, and fashion blogger Sophie Fontanel decided she wanted to take a break. Despite having it all-a glamorous job, plenty of dates and boyfriends, stylish ...Show more
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
$24.95 AUD
Category: Memoir
Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace. His father is seriously ill; she fears he is dying. Godwin finds his country, once a post-colonial success story, descending into a vortex of violence and racial hatred. His ...Show more
Wife and Baggage to Follow by Rachel Miller
$29.95 AUD
Category: Memoir
Eye-opening first-hand accounts from Australian diplomats' wives, from the founding of the diplomatic service till recent decades. Adventure, hardship, war, opportunity, these are the fish-out-of-water stories of intelligent, dedicated women raising families in far-flung corners of the globe. They were ...Show more