A Distant Time and Place by Frank Vincent
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
Growing up in the working-class waterfront suburb of Port Melbourne, Frank Vincent became aware very early of the impact of social and economic inequality. He went on to become a successful barrister practising in criminal law before being appointed to the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal. Throughout h ...Show more
The Snow Geese by William Fiennes
$19.99 AUD
Category: Memoir | Series: Picador Classic
I had attached myself to the birds. I couldn't move on until the birds moved on, and the birds couldn't move on without the spring. One winter, after an enforced period of recuperation, William Fiennes finds himself restless and yearning for adventure. He travels to Texas, where he begins a quest to tra ...Show more
The Right Break - A Memoir by John Abernethy
$52.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
John Abernethy has seized life with both hands. A man of the land and the sea, he fought in Vietnam, started a successful fishing charter business and owned a horse stud in the Snowy Mountains. Famous for inventing Seabrake, the world's first 'brake for boats', he's ridden the rollercoaster of business ...Show more
A Young Man's Passage by Julian Clary
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
This is Julian Clary's story, in his own words - the tale of an awkward schoolboy who became a huge worldwide success on stage and screen. After a sheltered suburban upbringing, Julian was sent to St Benedict's, where beatings from 'holy' men gave him some brutal life lessons, and other 'unholy' boys h ...Show more
Mergers and Acquisitions by Cate Doty
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
A delightfully warm, witty and poignant memoir about falling in love, and an eye-opening behind-the scenes tour of the rarified world of The New York Times weddings pages - from the good and the bad to the just plain weird. Growing up in America's romantic south, where tradition reigns supreme, Cate Dot ...Show more
Raven Smith's Men by Raven Smith
$29.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
Following on from his critical smash and SUNDAY TIMES BEST-SELLING debut, Raven Smith’s Trivial Pursuits, Raven is back with a pin sharp, hilarious and incisive exploration of what it means to be a man in the modern day. Part memoir, part commentary on masculinity, Raven Smith’s Men isn’t so much for me ...Show more
A Greek Island Nature Diary by Jani Tully Chaplin
$44.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
A unique and personal record of the flora and fauna of the Greek Islands. This lavish journal presents highly-detailed watercolors and accompanying pencil drawings of flora, fauna, and other natural objects observed and collected by the artist Jani Tully Chaplin during her years living on Corfu and ...Show more
Born Still - A Memoir of Grief by Janet Fraser
$26.99 AUD
Category: Memoir | Series: Spinifex Shorts Ser.
How did we move so far from love that a mother's grief became the vehicle with which to punish her? Losing a baby during childbirth is one of the most heartbreaking things imaginable. But to then be accused of causing that death is nothing short of soul-destroying. Janet Fraser's story shows what happen ...Show more
Happy (and Other Ridiculous Aspirations) by Turia Pitt
$34.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
What's the greatest quest of humanity? No, it's not the Knights Templar, or life on Mars, or the perfect pair of jeans. I suspect that the number one thing you're searching for in your life is ... happiness. Why do I suspect that? Because thousands of people have told me. So, I set out on a dragon-free ...Show more
Managing Expectations: A Memoir by Minnie Driver
$32.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
A book about how things not working out actually worked out in the end. Honest, funny, raw and brilliantly written: essays from Minnie Driver.
A Dolphin Called Jock: An injured dolphin, a lost young woman, a story of hope by Melody Horrill
$34.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
The compelling, heart-warming story of how a traumatised young woman found peace through her friendship with an injured dolphin called Jock. When Melody Horrill began communications at the University of South Australia she was a troubled and lost young woman, hiding behind a carefully crafted exterior. ...Show more
In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
$32.99 AUD
Category: Memoir
'I am most grateful for two things: that I was born in North Korea, and that I escaped from North Korea.' Yeonmi Park was not dreaming of freedom when she escaped from North Korea. She didn't even know what it meant to be free. All she knew was that she was running for her life, that if she and her fami ...Show more