Truths from an Unreliable Witness: Finding laughter in the darkest of places by Fiona O'Loughlin
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
A fiercely honest and wryly funny memoir from one of Australia's most loved comedians shows us that no matter how far down you get, there is always a way back. Fiona O'Loughlin was raised in the generation of children who were to be seen, but not heard ... unless there were guests in the house. Then she ...Show more
Memoirs by Mike Willesee
9.99 AUD
44.99 (77% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
"After thousands of stories, a legend finally tells his own. Mike Willesee has been Australia's most revered television journalist for over fifty years. And behind the lens, a businessman, powerbroker, trailblazer and enduring enigma. Son of a minister in the Whitlam cabinet, Willesee was a football sta ...Show more
The Sisters of Auschwitz: The true story of two Jewish sisters' resistance in the heart of Nazi territory by Roxane van Iperen
6.99 AUD
22.99 (69% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Perfect for readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Choice and The Librarian of Auschwitz - this is the international bestselling and life-affirming true story of female bravery and surviving the horrors of Auschwitz.WINNER of the Opzij Literature Prize 2019They knew their survival depended on each o ...Show more
Weekends with Matt: A memoir of an unlikely friendship forged over wine by Peter Coleman, Matt Fowles
9.99 AUD
35.00 (71% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
The peacock's tail is used to describe a wine that is wonderfully complex and ultimately rewarding. Surely there s no better metaphor for life. Weekends with Matt is a classic odd-couple tale of two very different men and the common ground that can be found over a shared passion. It was at the bottle sh ...Show more
Rise (Siya Kolisi Autobiography) by Siya Kolisi
9.99 AUD
34.99 (71% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
‘Siya's rise from humble beginnings to lifting that World Cup trophy is the stuff of fairytales’ MARCUS RASHFORD His truth. His story. In his words. There have been many comments made and books written about Siya Kolisi, captain of the Springboks, and the first black man to lead his country in over 128 ...Show more
Sage-Ing While Age-Ing by Shirley MacLaine
4.99 AUD
21.95 (77% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
""I've been a questioner all my life..."" So begins bestselling author and award-winning actress Shirley MacLaine, as she invites readers to join her on the most powerful, provocative journey of her life. Over the years, Shirley has firmly established herself as a fearless, iconoclastic thinker and see ...Show more
The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini by Joe Posnanski
6.99 AUD
29.99 (76% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist's impact on American culture--and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century aft ...Show more
Loud by Tana Douglas
9.99 AUD
34.99 (71% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
What goes on tour stays on tour - unless you're the the first woman roadie in the world At just fifteen, Tana Douglas ran away to the circus that was rock 'n' roll in the 1970s, taking a job with a young and upcoming band called AC/DC. While still a teenager she headed to the UK and later the US to wor ...Show more
Don't Call Us Carnies: We are Showies and damn proud of it by Norma Brophy, Wendy Stuart
6.99 AUD
29.99 (76% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
While many Australian teenagers have dreamed of joining a travelling circus, Norma Brophy wanted to run away from it. As a born and bred 'show person', she adored her early years on the road, running wild in town after town with her fellow little 'showies'. But growing up backstage of a famed travelling ...Show more
In Pieces by Sally Field
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
In this intimate, haunting literary memoir, an American icon tells her story for the first time and in her own gorgeous words about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother. One of the ...Show more
Not all Superheroes Wear Capes by Quentin Kenihan
6.99 AUD
19.99 (65% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
When he was a kid, Quentin Kenihan loved Superman. Ironic, really. Quentin didn't need kryptonite to reveal his weakness - born with a rare bone disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta, his bones broke all on their own. When Quentin was seven, Mike Willesee made a documentary about him. Australians fell in l ...Show more
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
6.99 AUD
32.99 (78% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
Part memoir, part 'missive-from-the-middle', YES PLEASE is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and words-to-live-by drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Amy Poehler. YES PLEASE finds Amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and plastic surgery ...Show more