Margaret Olley: Far From A Still Life by Meg Stewart
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Category: Biography and Memoir
With new chapters taking in the last few years of Margaret Olley's life, her state funeral and the enormous legacy she has left behind. 'A great painter, a great woman, a great story' Barry Humphries Margaret Olley is arguably Australia's most loved artist. She was also one of the country's most generou ...Show more
O Brother by John Niven
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Category: Biography and Memoir
John Niven's little brother Gary was fearless, popular, stubborn, handsome, hilarious and sometimes terrifying. In 2010, after years of chaotic struggle against the world, he took his own life at the age of 42.Hoping for the best while often witnessing the worst, John, his younger sister Linda and their ...Show more
Searching for Charlotte: The Fascinating Story of Australia's First Children's Author (Charlotte Waring Atkinson) by Kate Forsyth; Belinda Murrell
32.95 AUD
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Category: Biography and Memoir
In Searching for Charlotte, Forsyth and Murrell tell Charlotte's story along with that of their own journey to discover her. In an intriguing account, the sisters join the reader in reacting to Charlotte's actions: wondering what could have motivated certain choices; admiring the strength of spirit that ...Show more
Strong Female Character: Nero Book Awards Winner by Fern Brady
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Category: Biography and Memoir
Prizewinner - Nero Prize for Non Fiction 2023 THE SUNDAY TIMES BEST SELLER 'An absolute riot. I'm literally going to read it again once I've finished, and I'm a miserable bastard...it's a belter' - FRANKIE BOYLE'A set text for all of us in 2023' - DEBORAH FRANCES-WHITEA summary of my book:1. I'm dia ...Show more
The Color of Water by James Mcbride
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Category: Biography and Memoir
As a boy in Brooklyn, James McBride knew his mother was different. But when he asked her about it, she'd simply say, 'I'm light-skinned.' Later he wondered if he was different too and asked his mother if he was black or white. 'You're a human being,' she snapped. 'Educate yourself or you'll be a nobody! ...Show more
The Girl Who Fell From the Sky: An extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings by Emma Carey
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Category: Biography and Memoir
An extraordinary true story of resilience, courage, hope and finding lightness after the heaviest of landings From a terrible accident that left her paraplegic, Emma Carey has become an inspiration for hundreds of thousands online to live life to the fullest and remind us that if we can, we must. Ther ...Show more
The Happiest Refugee: My Journey from Tragedy to Comedy by Anh Do
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Category: Biography and Memoir
Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from war-torn Vietnam in an overcrowded boat. But nothing - not murderous pirates, nor the imminent threat of death by hunger, disease or dehydration as they drifted for days - could ...Show more
The Salt Path by Raynor Winn
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Category: Biography and Memoir | Reading Level: good
Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years is terminally ill, their home is taken away and they lose their livelihood. With nothing left and little time, they make the brave and impulsive decision to walk the 630 miles of the sea-swept South West Coast Path, from Somerset to Dorset ...Show more
The Snow Society: The Definitive Account of the World's Greatest Survival Story by Pablo Vierci
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Category: Biography and Memoir
It was 13 October 1972. Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, carrying a team of young rugby players, their families and friends, took off for the very last time. A deadly miscalculation saw F571 crash directly into the Andean mountains to devastating consequences: the body of the plane broke violently into t ...Show more
The Wisdom of Sheep & Other Animals Observations from a Family Farm by Rosamund Young
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Category: Biography and Memoir
Be transported to the wild meadows of Kite's Nest Farm and peek into the surprising private lives of some of our most familiar of animals. A life-enhancing read from the author of the bestselling gem The Secret Life of Cows. We talk about people behaving like sheep, which assumes that sheep all behave ...Show more
Tracks by Robyn Davidson
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Category: Biography and Memoir | Series: Anniversary Edition
A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback 'I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.' S ...Show more
Triple Helix: My donor-conceived story by Lauren Burns
32.99 AUD
Category: Biography and Memoir
The compelling story of one woman's journey to find out the truth about her paternity-and to come to grips with the rewriting of her own history and sense of identity.'Now you're over twenty-one and back from overseas, I've decided it's time to tell you something.'When Lauren Burns learns she is donor c ...Show more