The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'A book of heart-stopping bravery and endurance' -- Helen Macdonald'A great read - incredible adventures and a dramatic new perspective' -- Chris Packham' A delightful, endlessly fascinating book'-- Daily Mail BOOK OF THE WEEKThis is the story of a professional British tree climber, cameraman and advent ...Show more
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books - Young Colombus and the Quest for a Universal Library by Edward Wilson-Lee
$59.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Without libraries, what have we? We have no past and no future. This book tells for the first time in English the story of the first great universal library in the age of printing - and of the son of Christopher Colombus who created it. This is the scarcely believable - and wholly true - story of Christ ...Show more
Bette and Joan: The Divine Feud by Shaun Considine
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'An absolute must-read' VANITY FAIR Bette Davis and Joan Crawford: two of the deadliest arch-rivals of all time. Born in the same year (though Davis swore 'Crawford is five years older than me if she's a day'), the two fought bitterly throughout their long and brilliant Hollywood careers. Joan became a ...Show more
This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'Funny, refreshingly candid memoir about Hollywood, motherhood and BFFhood' Cosmopolitan 'Busy is a legit writer with a voice as clear as a bell' Tina Fey 'Judy Blume meets Karl Ove Knausgaard meets one brave woman from Arizona' Miranda JulyA memoir by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles o ...Show more
Cecil Healy - The Epic Tale of Australia's Only Olympic Gold Medallist to Die at War by John Devitt; Larry Writer
$39.95 AUD
Category: Biography
When John Devitt won Olympic 100-metre freestyle gold in 1960, his inspiration was Healy. He always wanted to write his hero's biography. Now, on the centenary of Healy's death, Devitt has joined with Larry Writer to produce an extraordinary tale of a man who was born to swim, earned sporting immortalit ...Show more
Truth About Tesla: Myth ... Lone Genius by Christopher Cooper
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Everything you think you know about Nikola Tesla is wrong. The Truth About Tesla sets the record straight. Nikola Tesla was one of the greatest electrical inventors who ever lived. For years, the engineering genius was relegated to relative obscurity, his contributions to humanity (we are told) obscure ...Show more
Outspoken: The Life & Work of the Man Behind Those Signs by Rod Bower
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
On 24 July 2013, Anglican priest Rod Bower put up these words on the roadside sign of his Gosford parish church. Next he posted them on Facebook, sparking a social media revolution. The post was shared thousands of times - suddenly the one-time butcher was on the public stage. Today Fr Rod has close to ...Show more
Madeleine: A Life of Madeleine St John by Helen Trinca
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
At the age of fifteen Madeleine saw herself as a painter and pianist, but Ms Medway peered down at Madeleine during her entrance interview in 1957 and announced- 'You know dear, I think you might write.' Madeleine would write. But not for some time.The Women in Black, a sparkling gem that belied the di ...Show more
Vivien Leigh - A Biography by Anne Edwards
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
This is the story of the actress who became a Hollywood legend by winning the coveted role of Scarlett O Hara in Gone with the Wind, and whose circle included both theatrical and political celebrities, from Winston Churchill to Noel Coward, John Gielgud, and Marlon Brando. But behind the dazzling exteri ...Show more
Rebel Prince: the Power, Passion and Defiance of Prince Charles by Tom Bower
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'The pampered, petulant, self-pitying Prince. A devastating book by Britain's top investigative author' Daily Mail'Explosive new book delves inside the bizarre, ultra luxury world of Prince Charles' The SunBest-selling author Tom Bower reveals the power, passion and defiance of Prince Charles. Few heirs ...Show more
Anne Frank - The Biography by Melissa Miller
$36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
UPDATED AND FILLED WITH STRIKING NEW REVELATIONS, THE BESTSELLING, "SUPERB" BIOGRAPHY THAT "HONORS IN FULL A LIFE WE THOUGHT WE KNEW" (NEWSWEEK)Praised as "remarkable," "meticulous," and "long overdue," Anne Frank: The Biography, originally published in 1998, still stands as the definitive account of th ...Show more
The Footsteps Of Anne Frank by Ernst Schnabel
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The essential companion to Anne Frank's Diary of a Young Girl. On August 1st 1944, Anne's diary ended abruptly. Three days later the Gestapo arrived and forcibly removed the family and sent them to Auschwitz and then Belsen. The millions who read her story, saw Anne as she portrayed herself. In this boo ...Show more