Mummy Doesn't Love You by Alexander Sinclair
$6.50 AUD
Category: Biography
As a young boy, Alexander Sinclair was the target of his mother's irrational hatred. She stopped at no lengths in her campaign to tear him to pieces both mentally and physically. In his chilling memoir, Alex describes how he received the most unnecessary and appalling treatment in mental institutions be ...Show more
When a Crocodile Eats the Sun by Peter Godwin
$6.50 AUD
Category: Biography
Peter Godwin, an award-winning writer, is on assignment in Zululand when he is summoned by his mother to Zimbabwe, his birthplace. His father is seriously ill; she fears he is dying. Godwin finds his country, once a post-colonial success story, descending into a vortex of violence and racial hatred. His ...Show more
In the Footsteps of Mr Kurtz by Wrong, Michela
$6.50 AUD
Category: Biography
A sparkling account of the rise and fall of Mobutu Sese Seko, the charismatic dictator who plundered his countrys wealth and indulged a passion for pink champagne, gold jewellery and chartered Concordes. Absurdity, anarchy and corruption run riot in Michela Wrongs fascinating dissection of the Congo; a ...Show more
Courtney Love by Poppy Z. Brite
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Courtney Love. The girl with the most cake. The girl with the loudest mouth and the fiercest guitar. The girl of many talents -- not least among them the power to shock. Not since Madonna declared that she was like a virgin has someone in the public spotlight so consistently challenged the notion of wha ...Show more
Off the Record by John O'Keefe; Marianne Renate
$12.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Autobiography of the widow of rock'n'roll star Johnny O'Keefe. Tells of their courtship and stormy marriage, and discusses the way in which 'the Wild One's' career affected their life together.
HELICOPTER RESCUE by WISHAW, KEN
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Autobiography of Australia's first full-time helicopter doctor. Describes his passion for flying, his crew membership of the Surf Life Saving Association rescue helicopter, and his role in developing the operations of CareFlight. Tells of the many helicopter rescues he has made. Includes full-colour pho ...Show more
Working Class Boy by Jimmy Barnes
$6.50 AUD
Category: Biography
A household name, an Australian rock icon, the elder statesman of Ozrock - there isn't an accolade or cliche that doesn't apply to Jimmy Barnes. But long before Cold Chisel and Barnesy, long before the tall tales of success and excess, there was the true story of James Dixon Swan - a working class boy w ...Show more
Don't Be Too Polite, Girls: A memoir by Wendy McCarthy
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Educator, activist, agent of change - the life and career of one of Australia's most influential women. 'McCarthy's advocacy and passion for women's rights has spurred a new generation. We wouldn't be where we are without her.' Sydney Morning Herald, 'Who Mattered in 2019' 'A woman of kindness and str ...Show more
Heart Country (#2 Pieces of Blue memoirs) by Kerry McGinnis
$6.50 AUD
Category: Biography
After seven years on the road with her family, Kerry McGinnis is tired of the wandering life and yearns for a proper home. When her father, the irascible but loveable Mac, buys a property in Queensland's Gulf Country, it seems like she might have found one. But not everything goes smoothly. In their str ...Show more
Entirely Up to You, Darling by Richard Attenborough
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH and Diana Hawkins have been friends and colleagues for nearly 50 years. Now they are teaming up to write a frank, funny and revelatory account of their unlikely partnership and his extraordinary life. ENTIRELY UP TO YOU, DARLING will open with an introduction to the odd couple wh ...Show more
Some Of My Friends Have Tails by HENDERSON
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Originally published in hardcover in 1995, this is the paperback edition of stories about friends of the author Sara Henderson. Many of the stories feature animals who have played a part in the life of this well-known Australian woman who runs the Bullo River station in the NT. The author's other books ...Show more
Life and Football by Jonathan Brown
$12.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Three premiership wins, three-time club best and fairest winner, two-time All Australian and winner of the Coleman Medal: Jonathan Brown knows footy, and he knows success. Browny's head-first on-field leadership style, coupled with an outstanding highlights reel, earned him the respect of the entire foo ...Show more