Georgie and Elsa: Jorge Luis Borges and His Wife: The Untold Story by Norman Thomas Di Giovanni
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A biography of Borges, by his translator. Jorge Luis Borges, known as Georgie to his friends, married Elsa Astete Millan in 1967. Borges was sixty-eight years old at the time of the wedding; Elsa, a widow, with a son in his twenties, was eleven years younger. It proved to be a tempestuous and eventful m ...Show more
Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp by Ann Kirschner
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The author of the acclaimed Sala's Gift delivers a definitive biography of Josephine Marcus Earp, a Jewish woman from New York who became the common-law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp.For nearly fifty years, Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp lived with the most famous lawman of the Old West. How ...Show more
Bonkers : My Life in Laughs by Jennifer Saunders
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Jennifer Saunders' comic creations have brought joy to millions. From Comic Strip to Comic Relief, from Bolly-swilling Edina in Ab Fab to her takes on Madonna or Mamma Mia, her characters are household names. But it's Jennifer herself who has a place in all our hearts. This is her funny, moving and fran ...Show more
Politics, Death and Addiction by Carolyn Hirsh
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Politics, Death and Addiction tells how an active Member of Parliament, psychologist and mother became addicted to alcohol and 'pokies', while rearing her granddaughter and working as a Member of Parliament, following her daughter's suicide. Grounded in the reality of Labor Party politics and public pol ...Show more
Dogs That Make a Difference: Inspiring Stories of Dogs That Bring Hope, Help and Healing to People's Lives by Saskia Adams
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Meet Lucy the labrador, who helps autistic children come out of their shell; Paris, whose special connection with a stroke victim helped his recovery; Elmo, the poodle with whom prisoners let down their guard; and Maggie, whose easygoing nature prompts pensioners to reach out to her. These and other the ...Show more
Agent Storm : My Life Inside Al-Qaeda by Morten Storm
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
He was the Western convert who would plunge deep inside al-Qaeda. He named his first son Osama after 9/11 and became a Jihadist. But then - after a sudden loss of faith - Morten Storm made a life-changing decision. He became a double agent for the CIA, MI6 and MI5. Filled with hair-raising close calls ...Show more
Born into the Children of God: My Life in a Religious Sex Cult and My Struggle for Survival on the Outside by Natacha Tormey
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by 'The Family', Natacha's childhood was stolen. Born to French hippy parents attracted to the religious movement by the unusual mix of evangelical Christianity, free love and reject ...Show more
Grace Kelly a Life in Pictures by Pierre-Henri Verlhac
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: A\Life in Pictures Ser.
An illustrated celebration of Grace Kelly, one of Hollywoods brightest stars, is already long overdue. Following on from the popular full-sized edition, this must-have gift-sized version was published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Grace Kelly's death and is now reissued to coincide with the r ...Show more
Flight Command: From the farm to the frontline by John Oddie
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
By turns heart-warming and poignant, the story of an Australian farm boy who carved a military career encompassing service in two international wars.
Banjo by Paul Terry
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A timely re-examination of the life of Australia's best-loved poet and storyteller - the man whose works captured the essence of the Australian spirit.
Tea at "Fortnum & Mason" by FORTNUM & MASON
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The internationally renowned Fortnum & Mason store in Piccadilly, London, is synonymous with style, elegance, English charm and, above all, that most traditional of pastimes: tea-drinking. Celebrating the long-standing British institution, this beautiful pocket book covers everything on the art of t ...Show more
Pihkal - A chemical love story by Alexander Shulgin; Ann Shulgin; David E. Nichols (Foreword by)
$34.50 AUD
Category: Biography
Tells the tale of a psychopharmacologist and his wife/research partner, and recounts decades devoted to the creation and investigation of psychedelic drugs as tools for the study of the human mind. Altered state experiences are explored in the context of intimacy.