Rocky Road: The Incredible True Story of the Fractured Family Behind the Darrell Lea Chocolate Empire by Robert Wainwright
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'The answer to our success was family.' In 1935, the Australian family confectionery company, Darrell Lea, was a sensation. Delicious chocolates, marshmallows, nougat and much more were displayed colourfully and plentifully in line with the family's motto, 'Stack 'em high, watch 'em fly'. It was at this ...Show more
The Man Who Climbs Trees by James Aldred
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'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 Fry Chronicles (#2) by Stephen Fry
$24.95 AUD
Category: Entertainment
Stephen Fry arrived at Cambridge University as a convicted fraudster and thief, an addict, liar, fantasist, and failed suicide, convinced that any moment he would be sent away. Instead, he befriended bright young things like Emma Thompson and Hugh Laurie, and he emerged as one of the most promising comi ...Show more
The People Smuggler: The True Story of One Man's Journey by Crespigny Robin De
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
After his father, brother and he were incarcerated and tortured in Saddam's Abu Ghraib, Ali al Jenabi escaped from Iraq first to work with the anti-Saddam resistance in Iran and then to help his family out of the country all together. When Saddam's forces advance towards their refugee camp, Ali helps hi ...Show more
Raising Cubby by John Elder Robison
$27.99 AUD
Category: General
John Elder Robison (the brother of Augusten Burroughs of Running with Scissors fame) wasn't a model child. For those who read John's first book Look Me in the Eye, he was awkward in school; he ran away from home; he threatened people with knives. As an adult, he learned he had Asperger's syndrome, which ...Show more
The Cooked Seed by Anchee Min
$29.99 AUD
Category: General
In 1994, Anchee Min published Red Azalea, a memoir of growing up during the violent trauma of the Cultural Revolution. It became an international bestseller. Twenty years later, Anchee Min returns to give us the next chapter, as she moves from the shocking deprivations of her homeland to the sudden boun ...Show more
Pete Townshend: Who I am by Pete Townshend
$19.99 AUD
Category: Entertainment
He is one of the greatest musical talents Britain has ever produced. But even as the principle songwriter and lead guitarist for The Who, it would be unjust to define Pete Townshend's life simply through his achievements with bandmates Daltrey, Moon and Entwistle. Noting that he has sold over 100 millio ...Show more
The End of Your Life Book Club by Will Schwalbe
$19.99 AUD
Category: Literary
'A wonderful book about wonderful books and mothers and sons and the enduring braid between them.' - Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays With Morrie'a true meditation on what books can do.' - Edmund de Waal, author of The Hare with Amber EyesMary Anne Schwalbe is waiting for her chemotherapy treatments when ...Show more
The Real Mrs Brown: The Authorised Biography of Brendan O'Carroll by Brian Beacom
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Brendan O'Carroll now performs to tens of thousands of people a night in packed-out stadiums around the world. In the last few years he has become very popular as a comedian and his TV show Mrs Brown's Boys attracts close to 1 million Australian viewers. But this wasn't always the case and for a long ti ...Show more
The Smallest Things: Thoughts on Making a Happy Family by Angela Mollard
$27.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Childhood, Mum had once said to me, is not preparation for life, it is life. But in the tussle between home and work I'd forgotten what a privilege it is to be a parent - to have in my hands and heart two small souls I have for only a short time to guide and teach and enjoy. If I pressed on, driven by d ...Show more
Shy: A Memoir by Sian Prior
$32.99 AUD
Category: General
Sian Prior has maintained a career in the public eye, as a broadcaster and performer, for more than twenty years. For far longer than that she has suffered from excruciating shyness. Eventually, after bolting from a party in a state of near-panic, she decides to investigate her condition. What is it - s ...Show more
The Map Thief: The Gripping Story of an Esteemed Rare-Map Dealer Who Made Millions Stealing Priceless Maps by Michael Blanding
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Once considered a respectable rare-map dealer, E. Forbes Smiley made millions and was highly esteemed for his knowledge; until he was arrested for slipping maps out of books in the Yale University library. Though pieces of the story have been told before, Blanding is the first reporter to gain access to ...Show more