Biographies & Autobiographies books

Tells Fred Harris's many stories: some serious, some funny, and all true. Each story forms a part of this report...  Read More >>

In the powerful and haunting lands of the Southwest, rainbows grow unexpectedly from the sky, mountain lions roam...  Read More >>

Brian Fagan is arguably the best-known archaeologist of the past half century. His textbooks introduced hundreds...  Read More >>

""The song started with an upward-slurred note at a pitch in the eighth octave, the extreme right key on the piano....  Read More >>

The dramatic life and death of Libya's eccentric leader.  Read More >>

Moultrie's service to state and country has earned him a respected place in history.  Read More >>

Memories and insights of a lifelong social justice advocate as she searches for """"true"""" freedom as an African...  Read More >>

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Going behind the scenes with a veteran member of the White House press corps Steven L Herman, chief national correspondent...  Read More >>

My family's story of healing, hope and living life in colour - a stunningly moving and uplifting memoir of love,...  Read More >>

A powerful memoir about one young woman's survival against the odds, and how the love of her mother saved her. When...  Read More >>

The extraordinary true story of courage under fire and survival during one of the deadliest wartime attacks on Australia...  Read More >>

The untold story of Nat Bass, one of Australia's most loved entertainers.  Read More >>

Eduards Volters was a linguist, ethnographer, and archeologist with the Russian Imperial Geographical Society, and...  Read More >>

A new memoir celebrating food and friendship from one of Australia's most admired writers.  Read More >>

The award-winning author of Stone Yard Devotional and The Natural Way of Things, explores the solitary and shared...  Read More >>

An inspiring work about creativity and resilience from the multi-award-winning author of Stone Yard Devotional....  Read More >>

Errol Flynn was one of the first larger-than-life celebrities, an icon of the screen. This major biography uncovers...  Read More >>

A revelatory portrait of the visionary behind Google DeepMind, the race to control the future - and what it means...  Read More >>

An irreverent look at the darkly funny experience of getting older from one of Australia's favourite authors.  Read More >>

A spiky and delicious new literary biography of the great twentieth-century writer Muriel Spark  Read More >>

These letters between Theodore Dreiser, pioneer of literary realism, and the actress and artist Kyra Markham (born...  Read More >>

In Anthropomorphosis , a post-divorce escape becomes and opportunity to explores the spectacular wilderness of the...  Read More >>

In this biography Dave Bohmer makes the case that Ford Frick was one of baseball history's most effective executives...  Read More >>

A powerful blend of WWII history and personal discovery, this memoir traces a son’s search for his father’s forgotten...  Read More >>