In the Tracks of the Unseen - Memoirs of a Jungian Psychoanalyst by Jane Platko
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
A memoir of conscience, trauma, healing, and individuation. The author describes the collision of the ethics of her profession with the ethics of love when she falls in love with one of her patients, a taboo and to date an untold story relegated to the silence of don't ask don't tell. In intimate portra ...Show more
Stethoscopes and Calving Ropes by Harry Cooper
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
No one understands, loves and looks after animals better than Dr Harry. His latest book of stories and reminiscences takes us into his world, both on and off screen, and gives us more tales - hilarious, heart warming and sometimes poignant - about animals and life. (Preceeding text courtesy of www.macmi ...Show more
Celeste: The Parisian Courtesan Who Became a Countess and Bestselling Writer by Roland Perry
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Courtesan, countess, bestselling author - the tempestuous true story of a woman far ahead of her time ...The true story of the Countess Celeste de Chabrillan is a rich and tempestuous tale of an extraordinary woman. Born in the gutters of Paris in 1824, Celeste made her name as a dancer in the Parisian ...Show more
Bronte's Story by Steve Bibb & Bronte Cullis
$4.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Bronte Cullis was the Melbourne teenager whose battle with anorexia captured the hearts of Australians in a series of stories and documentaries by Ray Martin for the Nine Network. Bronte's parents knew their daughter would die unless they did something drastic. They mortgaged the family home, sold what ...Show more
A Global Life: My Journey Among Rich and Poor, from Wall Street to the World Bank by James D. Wolfensohn
$12.00 AUD
Category: Biography
James D. Wolfensohn is one of the business world's most successful and unconventional figures - an expat Aussie and former World Bank President who has gone on to channel his personal success into the struggle against poverty. In this illuminating autobiography, co-written with award-winning journalist ...Show more
Back from the Dead by Patrick Lindsay
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
Peter Hughes was the man whose blistered and swollen face we saw on television during the shocking first hours of the news coverage from Bali. He literally took our breath away when we heard him quietly tell rescuers he was okay and to help those worse off than him. Looking at him, we could see that he ...Show more
Iris Trilogy:Iris/Iris and Friends/Widower's House by John Bayley
$6.95 AUD
Category: Biography
The Iris Trilogy brings together John Bayley's acclaimed books dedicated to the memory of his wife, Iris Murdoch; Iris, Iris and the Friends, and Widower's House.Wry, intelligent, and unexpectedly hilarious, The Iris Trilogy is an unforgettable inquiry into the nature of love and identity and a uniquely ...Show more
Reservoir Dad by Clint Greagen
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
'If David Sedaris had got married and had kids, he would have been Reservoir Dad. Fall-on-the-floor funny, sharp, witty and just a little bit sexy...' Best Australian Blog 2013 judge Kerri Sackville sums up the feelings of the legions of fans of Reservoir Dad, aka Clint Greagen, a stay-at-home dad who t ...Show more
Our Father Who Wasn't There by David Carlin
$9.95 AUD
Category: Biography
When David Carlin was only six months old, his father, Brian, died. It was the 1960s in isolated Western Australia, a place in which emotions were discreetly veiled, women did not attend funerals, and suicide was a sin. Brian became a mysteriously absent figure in David's family story, hardly spoken of ...Show more