Movement at the Still Point: an Ode to Dance by Mark Mann
$135.00 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
Renowned portrait photographer Mark Mann documents an impressive host of dancers--their eloquent bodies in posed tranquility and vibrant motion--representing years of excellence and varied disciplines of the art form.A celebration of the strength and emotive ability of dancers, this book is a collection ...Show more
Try Hard: Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever (Extra Sass Edition): Tales from the Life of a Needy Overachiever (Extra Sass Edition) by Em Rusciano
$22.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
Now with extra sass - three fabulous new chapters - the bestselling laugh-out-loud memoir of one of Australia's most adored performers on stage and radio.Funny and feisty, Em Rusciano's insights into her world of mayhem, marriage and motherhood are a laugh-out-loud, cry-out-loud balm for the soul.From h ...Show more
The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Reading Level: near fine
Nadia Murad has put a human face on one of the world's most complicated and intractable conflicts * Sunday Business Post * This devastating memoir unflinchingly recounts her experiences and questions the complicity of witnesses who acquiesced in the suffering of others * New Yorker * Courageous . . . An ...Show more
Catching Thunder: The True Story of the World's Longest Sea Chase by Eskil;Saeter Engdal
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A remarkable true story of courage and perseverance - and a wake-up call. December 2014- in the forbidding waters off Antarctica, Captain Hammarstedt of the Sea Shepherd ship Bob Barkerembarks on a voyage unlike any seen before. Across ten thousand miles of hazardous seas, Hammerstedt's crew will relen ...Show more
Room to Dream by David Lynch; Kristine McKenna
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Reading Level: good
The extraordinary, highly anticipated memoir from visionary filmmaker David Lynch. In this memoir, David Lynch, co-creator of Twin Peaksand writer and director of groundbreaking films like Eraserhead, The Elephant Man, Blue Velvetand Mulholland Drive, opens up about a lifetime of extraordinary creativit ...Show more
Logical Family by Armistead Maupin
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
"A book for any of us, gay or straight, who have had to find our family. Maupin is one of America's finest storytellers, and the story of his life is a story as fascinating, as delightful and as compulsive as any of the tales he has made up for us."--Neil Gaiman "I fell in love with Maupin's effervesce ...Show more
Accidental Memoir by Anthony Cropper; Eve Makis (Illustrator)
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
The Accidental Memoir truly is for all: writers and non-writers, teachers and students, the perfect book for anyone seeking inspiration or imaginative ways to explore their own life story.The Accidental Memoir is a beautifully illustrated and innovative book filled with inventive and accessible writing ...Show more
Woman in the Wilderness by Miriam Lancewood
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
An inspirational story of adventure and bravery, from a young woman living a primitive, nomadic life in the wilds of the South Island of New Zealand.
Journeys to the Other Side of the World by David Attenborough
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
'a wondrous reminder of Attenborough's pioneering role . . . full of delightful tales' Daily Express 'An adventure that sparked a lifetime's commitment to the planet' The Lady Following the success of the original Zoo Quest expeditions, in the late 1950s onwards the young David Attenborough embarked on ...Show more
The Rapids: Ways of Looking at Mania by Sam Twyford-Moore
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
Writing and mental illness make excellent bedfellows, for better or worse. The Rapids--creative and courageous--is an extraordinary personal memoir peppered with film and literary criticism, as well as family history. With reflections on artists such as Carrie Fisher, Kanye West, Robert Lowell, Delmore ...Show more
Blood on the Rosary by Sue Smethurst; Margaret Harrod
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography
A heartfelt, brave and inspiring memoir about the power of speaking out A brave nun. Her twin brother. The secrets and lies that would tear them apart. There is a special bond that twins share, an ethereal connection that can't be put into words. Margaret Harrod shared that unique bond with her twin b ...Show more
Australia's Sweetheart: The Life and Times of Mary Maguire, Our Forgotten Hollywood Star by Michael Adams
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography, Memoir & Autobiography | Reading Level: near fine
This is the fascinating story of Mary Maguire, a 1930s Australian ingenue who sailed for Hollywood and a fabulous life, only to have her career cut short by scandal and tragedy. Packed with celebrity, history and gossip, AUSTRALIA'S SWEETHEART is perfect for readers of SHEILA and THE RIVIERA SET. Mary M ...Show more