The Writer's Journey: In the Footsteps of Literary Greats by Travis Elborough
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: Journeys of Note Ser.
Follow in the footsteps of some of the world's most famous authors on the journeys which inspired their greatest works in this beautiful illustrated atlas. Some truly remarkable works of literature have been inspired by writers spending time away from their typical surroundings. From epic road trips ...Show more
I Had a Father in Karratha by Annette Trevitt
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
I Had a Father in Karratha tracks a daughter's epic undertaking to honour her father while cleaning up his mess and, ultimately, laying him to rest. This is a fly-in fly-out marathon about commitment, responsibility, doggedness and love. What happens when your father dies and he's in the Pilbara, 4500 ...Show more
Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin
$29.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
A New York Times Notable Book of 2016A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Pick of 2016An Entertainment Weekly Best Book of 2016A Time Magazine Top Nonfiction of 2016A Seattle Times Best Book of 2016A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2016An NPR 2016's Great ReadA Boston Globe Best Book of 2016A Nylon Best Boo ...Show more
Over the Hill and Up the Wall by Todd Alexander
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
For every child with a frustrating parent and every parent whose child knows best. We love our parents, of course we do. But have you noticed how many things they do seem designed to drive us bonkers?It's the way they never follow doctor's orders, or conveniently relay only part of their treatment. It's ...Show more
The Curious History of the Heart - A Cultural and Scientific Journey by Vincent M. Figueredo
$52.95 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
For much of recorded history, people considered the heart to be the most important organ in the body. In cultures around the world, the heart-not the brain-was believed to be the location of intelligence, memory, emotion, and the soul. Over time, views on the purpose of the heart have transformed as peo ...Show more
Life Sentence - The Brief and Tragic Career of Baltimores Deadliest Gang Leader by Mark Bowden
$32.99 AUD
Category: True Crime
Bestselling author Mark Bowden takes readers inside a Baltimore gang, offering an in-depth portrait of its notorious leader.
Alexandria: The Quest for the Lost City by Edmund Richardson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'This is a jewel of a book' - SUNDAY TIMES'One of the great stories of archaeology, exploration and espionage' - William Dalrymple'Immensely enjoyable' - BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE____________________________________For centuries the city of Alexandria Beneath the Mountains was a meeting point of East and Wes ...Show more
In My Grandfather's Shadow: A story of war, trauma and the legacy of silence by Angela Findlay
$35.00 AUD
Category: Historical
Fusing memoir, psychology and a historical detective story, a powerful exploration of how trauma can be handed down through the generations.Having wrestled for decades with an inexplicable sense of guilt, Angela Findlay eventually turned to her German roots in the hope of finding answers. There, she dis ...Show more
Jane Campion on Jane Campion by Michel Ciment
$60.00 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
Jane Campion on Jane Campion offers a unique perspective on the creative process of one of cinema's greatest contemporary film directors. Through a series of interviews from the early days of Campion's career to her most recent projects, conducted by Michel Ciment, each chapter contains the study of a f ...Show more
Sorry I'm Late, I Didn't Want to Come: An Introvert's Year of Living Dangerously by Jessica Pan
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir
'Funny, emotional and deeply inspiring, this is perfect for anyone wanting to break out of their comfort zone' HeatWhat would happen if a shy introvert lived as an out-and-out extrovert for one year? Jessica Pan is about to find out... * When she found herself jobless and friendless, sitting in the fa ...Show more
Vegemite: The True Story of the Man Who Invented an Australian Icon by Jamie Callister
$32.99 AUD
Category: Australian
Published to coincide with Vegemite's 100th anniversary, the fascinating true story of the man who invented Australia's most enduring cultural icon, fully revised and updated. 'An amazing yarn' Sydney Morning Herald Today Vegemite is recognised around the world, but when the salty black paste was first ...Show more
The Garden of the Gods (Corfu Trilogy #3) by Gerald Durrell
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography & Memoir | Series: The\Corfu Trilogy Ser.
The third book in The Corfu Trilogy (after My Family and Other Animals and Birds, Beasts and Relatives), the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells.Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious, sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the ...Show more