28: A memoir of football, addiction, art, masculinity and love by Brandon Jack
$29.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
A brutally honest memoir that completely rethinks what it means to be a man. 'Like Andre Agassi's Open, this is a transformative book; it is going to change our way of seeing' Malcolm Knox'Brandon Jack is a force for good' Michelle Andrews and Zara McDonald, hosts of the Shameless podcastContinually t ...Show more
In Order To Live: A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom by Yeonmi Park
$24.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography | Reading Level: very good
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 family stayed behind they would die -- from starvation, or disease, or even execution.In Order to Live is the ...Show more
Happy Endings by Bella Green
$34.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Bella Green is a Sunday-afternoon sex worker. Divorced dads, IT nerds, international students - she's here for the idiosyncrasies of human behaviour, for soothing the lonely. But really for the cash. From an entrepreneurial kid to a young woman trying to find herself (and desperate to stay out of call c ...Show more
True North: A Memoir by Catherine Deveny
$29.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
An uplifting, heartfelt memoir about surviving life's upheavals - and how to live authentically Breaking up isn't a conscious decision, it's more of a revelation ... In the first few moments after waking each day I needed to remind myself who I was and what had happened. It was like pulling a compass o ...Show more
Delta - Bridge Over Troubled Dreams by Delta Goodrem
$39.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography | Reading Level: near fine
In her first-ever book, Australian singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem shares the intimate stories behind each of the tracks on her sixth studio album, Bridge Over Troubled Dreams, taking readers on a deep dive into her inspiration for each song and revealing the truth behind the lyrics. From the touching a ...Show more
Michelle Obama - Becoming by Michelle Obama
$26.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography | Reading Level: good-very good
Now in paperback featuring a new introduction by Michelle Obama, a letter from the author to her younger self, and a book club guide with 20 discussion questions and a 5-question Q&A, the intimate, powerful, and inspiring memoir by the former First Lady of the United StatesThe No. 1 BestsellerBritis ...Show more
Inga Clendinnen: Selected Writings by Inga Clendinnen; James Boyce (ed.)
$34.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Inga Clendinnen was one of Australia's greatest writers and thinkers. This selection covers the full scope of her writing, from Tiger's Eye to Aztecs, from Boyer Lectures to essays on all manner of topics. The rich array is introduced by acclaimed historian James Boyce, who traces Clendinnen's life and ...Show more
I Am a Girl from Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro
$29.99 AUD
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Category: Auto/Biography
A powerful memoir about a girl from Africa whose near-death experience sparked a dream that changed the world. She squeezes my hand and smiles. "I am here to feed hungry children in the village, because as Africans we must uplift each other." I don't understand what it means to uplift others, but I nod ...Show more
Zero Negativity: The Power of Positive Thinking by Ant Middleton
$24.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
PRE-ORDER NOW There are times when life feels like it has you cornered: financial difficulties, relationship issues, work problems, all of the above. Every one of us, at one time or another, will have to face up to the challenges that come our way. And there are two ways of meeting them: negatively, whe ...Show more
The School: The Ups and Downs of One Year in the Classroom by Brendan James Murray
$34.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
A portrait of one teacher and his class as they journey through the ups and downs of a school year. Brendan James Murray has been a secondary school teacher for more than ten years. In that time he has seen hundreds of kids move through his classes - troubled, brilliant, funny, passionate, struggling: e ...Show more
One Italian Summer by Pip Williams
$29.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow their own food, and spend more time with the people they love. But jobs and responsibilities got in the way: their chooks died, their fruit rotted, and Pip ended up depressed and in therapy. So they did the only reasonable t ...Show more
When the Ship Hits the Fan by Rob Anderson
$29.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Captain Rob Anderson spills the beans on a lifetime of incidents, accidents and shenanigans of every type, in every ocean of the world, during an era when the seas were largely unregulated and more like the Wild West than anything witnessed on land. Since he first went to sea at 15 Captain Rob has b ...Show more