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Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs

Biographies, Autobiographies & Memoirs

Our biographies, autobiographies and memoirs offer stunning insights into the lives of some of the most controversial, fascinating and inspiring personalities of our generation and throughout the ages.


Be moved and amused by the tragedy, humour, heartache and unswerving determination of Anh Do's memoir The Happiest Refugee.

Discover the secrets and clues to a life lost in words in David Astle's Puzzled.

Explore what it means to love in Ingrid Laguna's powerful memoir of mothering premature twins Serenade for a Small Family.

Find out firsthand why Elizabeth Gilbert's global bestseller Eat Pray Love has been made into a major motion picture.

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Hitch-22

Hitch-22

by Christopher Hitchens

The acid, hilarious, confessional and provocative memoirs of the bestselling author of God is Not Great - a story of a life, lived large.

AUD $35.00

The Happiest Refugee

The Happiest Refugee

by Anh Do

The laugh-out-loud, reach-for-your-hanky story of one of Australia's best-loved comedians.

AUD $32.99

Impractical Jokes

Impractical Jokes

by Charlie Pickering

Three toilets, a deceased poodle and some sadly depreciated real-estate ... a rollicking, laugh-out-loud memoir of how a practical joke went too far f... more

AUD $29.99

Puzzled

Puzzled

by David Astle

From teenage word-nerd to Australia's pre-eminent (and most fiendish) puzzle-maker, Puzzled is a memoir of a life lost in words as well as a revealing... more

AUD $29.99

Serenade for a Small Family

Serenade for a Small Family

by Ingrid Laguna

An earthy, honest and heart-breaking memoir of a young mother and her premature babies, Serenade for a Small Family is a simple, moving and unforgetta... more

AUD $24.99

Who wants to be a Billionaire?

Who wants to be a Billionaire?

by Paul Barry

The unauthorised biography of Australia's richest man, James Packer, now in paperback.

AUD $32.99

This Party's Got to Stop

This Party's Got to Stop

by Rupert Thomson

From one of the UK's greatest novelists, a dazzling and funny memoir about grief and the fragility of blood relations.

AUD $29.99

How Did You Get This Number

How Did You Get This Number

by Sloane Crosley

A sparkling second book from the bestselling author of I Was Told There'd Be Cake in which Crosley leaves her familiar stomping ground of Manhattan to... more

AUD $24.99

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