Biography: general books

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Early Modern Genres of History

Early Modern Genres of History

Author: Emil Nicklas Johnsen ,  Ina Louise Stovner
ISBN: 9781032364414
Format: Hardback
$273.00

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Mosquito Pathfinder: A Navigator's 90 WWII Bomber Operations

Mosquito Pathfinder: A Navigator's 90 WWII Bomber Operations...

Author: Albert Smith ,  Ian Smith
ISBN: 9781800352933
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Having suffered the devastating effects of the Manchester blitz, sixteen-year-old Salford lad Albert Smith signed...  Read More >>

Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed by Men

Sister in Law: Fighting for Justice in a System Designed...

Author: Harriet Wistrich
ISBN: 9781911709268
Format: Hardback
$55.00

The stories behind the headlines - landmark cases demonstrating that terrifyingly often, the law is not-fit-for-purpose...  Read More >>

Fallen: George Mallory: The Man, The Myth and the 1924 Everest Tragedy

Fallen: George Mallory: The Man, The Myth and the 1924...

Author: Mick Conefrey
ISBN: 9781838959791
Format: Hardback
$45.00

A dramatic and compelling reappraisal of George Mallory published to coincide with the centenary of his mysterious...  Read More >>

Homespun Faith, The Rest of the Story, Volume Two

Homespun Faith, The Rest of the Story, Volume Two

Author: Daisy L Townsend
ISBN: 9798218395810
Format: Paperback
$42.21

Homespun Faith, The Rest of the Story, Volume Two, is an autobiographical devotional book which depicts the author's...  Read More >>

Moon Port Pastor: Adrian Rogers and the First Baptist Church of Merritt Island, Florida

Moon Port Pastor: Adrian Rogers and the First Baptist...

Author: Phil Kramer
ISBN: 9780985940669
Format: Paperback
$52.80

"There is a timeless, inspirational message to be found when talking about the Merritt Island years of Adrian Rogers....  Read More >>

Bring Your Best Game: Sharpshooter to International Businessman to Artist

Bring Your Best Game: Sharpshooter to International...

Author: John Kirk
ISBN: 9798218337889
Format: Paperback
$65.97

Bring Your Best Game, a candid account of the life shaping adventures and lessons learned. A key component is getting...  Read More >>

Our Flying Aces

Our Flying Aces

Author: Ion Idriess
ISBN: 9781922698254
Format: Paperback
$29.99

With the success of The Desert Column in 1932, Idriess wrote this series of mini-biographies on Australia's World...  Read More >>

A Look at My Life

A Look at My Life

Author: Eileen Agar ,  Andrew Lambirth
ISBN: 9780500026809
Format: Hardback
$69.99

A beautiful new edition of the long out-of-print autobiography of the pioneering Surrealist artist Eileen Agar....  Read More >>

Spooling Through: An Irreverent Memoir

Spooling Through: An Irreverent Memoir

Author: Tim Bowden
ISBN: 9781923024403
Format: Paperback
$39.95

Tim Bowden's qualifications for the title much loved' are beyond dispute, as a leading Australian broadcaster,...  Read More >>

Thorns, Lust and Glory: The betrayal of Anne Boleyn

Thorns, Lust and Glory: The betrayal of Anne Boleyn...

Author: Estelle Paranque
ISBN: 9781529149562
Format: Hardback
$69.99

An exciting new telling of the life of Anne Boleyn, using new archival research to reveal the woman behind the myth,...  Read More >>

The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the Century

The Quality of Love: Twin Sisters at the Heart of the...

Author: Ariane Bankes
ISBN: 9780715654989
Format: Hardback
$39.99

When her mother Celia Paget died, Ariane Bankes inherited a trunk stuffed with letters and diaries belonging to...  Read More >>

A Long Way to Go: The West Indies Cricket Team in Australia 1930-31

A Long Way to Go: The West Indies Cricket Team in Australia...

Author: Max Bonnell
ISBN: 9781923024953
Format: Paperback
$29.95

Late in 1930, a cricket team from the West Indies visited Australia for the first time.  It arrived at precisely...  Read More >>

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Back O'Cairns: Trekking the Cape York Peninsula

Author: Ion Idriess
ISBN: 9781923205239
Format: Paperback
$34.95

In this book, Ion Idriess reflects on his life prospecting in far North Queensland from 1912 to 1914, and coincided...  Read More >>

Airship of Dreams: The Doomed Flight of the Titanic of the Skies

Airship of Dreams: The Doomed Flight of the Titanic...

Author: C M S Thornton
ISBN: 9781923212015
Format: Paperback
$131.97

Airship of Dreams follows the extraordinary life story of William Palstra, from his homecoming at the end of the...  Read More >>

The Swans of Harlem: Fifty years of sisterhood, five black ballerinas, one incredible story

The Swans of Harlem: Fifty years of sisterhood, five...

Author: Karen Valby
ISBN: 9781786582508
Format: Paperback
$34.99

The story of the groundbreaking Dance Theatre of Harlem, established by the first Black principal of the NYC Ballet,...  Read More >>

If You're A Girl

If You're A Girl

Author: Ann Rower ,  Sheila Heti
ISBN: 9781635902020
Format: Paperback
$43.96

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Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber: The Story of Wing Commander Eric Benjamin DFC & Bar

Main Force to Mosquito Master Bomber: The Story of Wing...

Author: Jeannie Benjamin ,  Sean Feast
ISBN: 9781838068745
Format: Hardback
$85.00

Wing Commander Eric Benjamin was no stranger to danger or excitement. In an action-packed RAF career he was awarded...  Read More >>

Saul Bellow: """I Was a Jew and an American and a Writer"""

Saul Bellow: """I Was a Jew and an American and a Writer"""...

Author: Gerald Sorin (State University of New York at Paltz)
ISBN: 9780253069443
Format: Paperback
$98.99

"Saul Bellow: ""I Was a Jew and an American and a Writer"" offers a fresh and original perspective on the life and...  Read More >>

The Fortune Teller's Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely Doctor

The Fortune Teller's Prophecy: A Memoir of an Unlikely...

Author: Lally Pia
ISBN: 9781647427115
Format: Paperback
$32.99

A searing examination of the immigrant experience, The Fortune Teller’s Prophecy is Lally Pia’s tale of resilience...  Read More >>

The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat and Run

The Practical Seductress: How I Learned to Take My Hat...

Author: Camaione Sue
ISBN: 9781647426248
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Sue Camaione is a rebellious young woman in pursuit of physical pleasure and sexual equality during the second wave...  Read More >>

Admiral VAT Smith: The extraordinary life of the father of Australia’s Fleet Air Arm

Admiral VAT Smith: The extraordinary life of the father...

Author: Graeme Lunn
ISBN: 9780645700480
Format: Hardback
$90.43

Admiral Sir Victor Alfred Trumper “VAT” Smith AC KBE CB DSC MiD RAN is a towering figure in Australian naval circles,...  Read More >>

Calendar Boy

Calendar Boy

Author: Austin Mitchell
ISBN: 9781399023023
Format: Paperback
$59.99

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Lion of the League: Bob Emslie and the Evolution of the Baseball Umpire

Lion of the League: Bob Emslie and the Evolution of...

Author: Larry R. Gerlach
ISBN: 9781496237651
Format: Hardback
$105.47

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