Rambling Man - My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly
49.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Father Anselm Novels Ser. | Reading Level: near fine
In my fantasy of the Rambling Man who is something of a hobo, walking - or maybe jumping into the car of a moving train - is what he does. He slings his guitar or banjo over his shoulder and strides out along the road to the next town. There he plays a few songs at a local gig and meets a beautiful woma ...Show more
Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive by Stephanie Land
24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING PICK, 2019. BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK. Educated meets Nickel and Dimed in Stephanie Land's memoir about working as a maid. A beautiful and gritty exploration of poverty in the western world. Includes a foreword by international bestelling author Barbara Ehrenreich. 'My d ...Show more
Great Lives in Graphics: Cleopatra by BUTTON BOOKS
27.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
The 'Great Lives in Graphics' series is a new way of looking at the lives of famous and influential people. It takes the essential dates and achievements of each person's life, mixes them with lesser-known facts and trivia and uses infographics to show them in a fresh, visual way that is genuinely engag ...Show more
I'm Liz Hayes by Liz Hayes
49.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Liz Hayes has graced our television screens for more than four decades. Millions of Australians kicked off their weeks with Liz co-hosting Channel 9's Today show, and now for over 25 years have settled into their Sunday nights to watch her investigative journalism on 60 Minutes. From camping in grizzly ...Show more
Black by Heath Black & Lisa Holland-McNair
26.95 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Heath Black is a retired AFL footballer who struggled with mental illness throughout his 12-year professional career. Originally from Victoria, he started as a 17-year old in 1997 with the Fremantle Dockers, moving to St Kilda for a stint and finishing his career at the Dockers in late 2008. Heath was w ...Show more
Frida Kahlo (Great Lives in Graphics) by Button Books
27.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Great Lives in Graphics
Great Lives in Graphics: Frida Kahlo is a graphic retelling of Kahlo's story which gives children a colourful snapshot of her life and the world in which she grew up, whilst educating them on everything from the Mexican revolution to the importance of self-belief. You may already know that Frida Kahlo w ...Show more
Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure, Danger and Survival by Yossi Ghinsberg
24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
I heard the rustle again, too close and too real to ignore. I clutched the flashlight, stuck my head out of the mosquito net... and found myself face-to-face with a jaguar. Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest to find a hidden tribe and explore places tour ...Show more
Great Lives in Graphics: Nikola Tesla by BUTTON BOOKS
27.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Series: Great Lives in Graphics Ser.
Great Lives in Graphics: Nikola Tesla is a graphic retelling of Tesla's story which gives children a colourful snapshot of his life and the world in which he grew up, whilst educating them on everything from alternating current to the power of the imagination. You may already know that Nikola Tesla was ...Show more
Unsung: A Compendium of Creativity by Kate Ceberano
55.00 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
A beautiful illustrated memoir from beloved Australian musician Kate Ceberano, featuring her inspirational song lyrics, stories, paintings and embroidery, and celebrating four decades of songwriting and recording on the release of her 30th album. Kate Ceberano is used to a hush descending as she draws ...Show more
Run, Mummy, Run by Cathy Glass
24.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
From the author of Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller Damaged, the gripping story of a woman caught in a horrific cycle of abuse - and the desperate lengths she must go to, to escape. When Aisha spots an ad for a 'personal introductory service for professionals' in the newspaper, she could never ...Show more
The Dictionary People: The unsung heroes who created the Oxford English Dictionary by Sarah Ogilvie
35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
What do three murderers, Karl Marx's daughter and a vegetarian vicar have in common? They all helped create the Oxford English Dictionary. The Oxford English Dictionary has long been associated with elite institutions and Victorian men; its longest-serving editor, James Murray, devoted 36 years to the p ...Show more
On the Trail of Genghis Khan: An Epic Journey Through the Land of the Nomads by Tim Cope
22.99 AUD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
Lone-adventurer Tim Cope travelled the entire length of the Eurasian steppe on horseback, from the ancient capital of Mongolia to the Danube River in Hungary. This formidable 6,000-mile journey took three years to complete. It is a journey that has not been completed successfully since the days of Gengh ...Show more