Dear Oliver by Susan R. Barry
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary
"Dear Dr. Sacks . . . You asked me if I could imagine what the world would look like when viewed with two eyes. I told you that I thought I could . . . But, I was wrong." At once intimate and inspiring, in this book Susan Barry shares the heartfelt letters through which she and Oliver Sacks became dear ...Show more
Poor: Grit, courage, and the life-changing value of self-belief by Katriona O'Sullivan
$25.00 AUD
Category: General
'One of the best books I have ever read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O'Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and e ...Show more
Splinters: A Memoir by Leslie Jamison
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage - an exploration of motherhood, art and new love. In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison turns her attention to some of the most int ...Show more
Sociopath: A Memoir by Patric Gagne
$37.00 AUD
Category: Literary
'Your friends would probably describe me as nice. But guess what? I can't stand your friends. I'm a liar. I'm a thief. I'm highly manipulative. I don't care what other people think. I'm capable of almost anything.' Sociopath: A Memoir is at once a mesmerizing tale of a life lived on the edge of the law ...Show more
Bullet, Paper, Rock: A Memoir of Words and Wars by Abbas El-Zein
$30.00 AUD
Category: Australian
In Abbas El-Zein's new memoir, conflicts abound - either tragic or amusing, sometimes both - between teachers and students, left- and right-wing factions, civilians and militiamen and, not least, French and Arabic, two languages vying for primacy in the post-colonial worlds of Beirut and the Levant, wit ...Show more
The Promised Party - Kahlo, Basquiat and Me by Jennifer Clement
$39.99 AUD
Category: Literary
Growing up in '60s Mexico City, Jennifer Clement lived next door to Frida Kahlo's house. It was an unorthodox and bohemian childhood, living alongside artists, communists, revolutionaries and poets, and one that allowed an awakening of creative freedom and curiosity about the world. Leaving behind the ...Show more
All Down Darkness Wide: A Memoir by Seán Hewitt
$30.00 AUD
Category: General
A luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a fearless exploration of queer identity and trauma.A luminous and haunting memoir from the prize-winning poet - a story of love, heartbreak and coming of age, and a fearless exploration of qu ...Show more
An Unlikely Prisoner: How an eternal optimist found hope in Myanmar's most notorious jail by Sean Turnell
$35.00 AUD
Category: Political
How hope became one man's closest companion in his darkest hour. 'Australia's most unlikely political prisoner . . . is known as a person of deep optimism, bubbling enthusiasm and infectious warmth.' Melissa Crouch, Sydney Morning Herald For 650 days Sean Turnell was held in Myanmar's terrifying Insei ...Show more
Unfinished Woman by Robyn Davidson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
An unforgettable memoir from the author of the sensational international bestseller, Tracks, the story of a mother and daughter, of love, loss and the pursuit of freedom. In 1977, twenty-seven-year-old Robyn Davidson set off with a dog and four camels to cross 1,700 miles of Australian desert to the sea ...Show more
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS and HUDSON FYSH by Grantlee Kieza
$45.00 AUD
Category: Australian
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map Fearless, sharp-eyed and handsome, Matthew Flinders was one of the greatest of all maritime adventurers and undertook one of the most important voyages of discovery - to circumnavigate and map the famed Great Southern Land ...Show more
My Life as a Jew by Michael Gawenda
$35.00 AUD
Category: Australian
A multi-award-winning journalist and former editor-in-chief of a major Australian newspaper searingly explores his Jewish identity at a time when a substantial - and growing - part of the left is opposed to the very existence of Israel as a Jewish state. Born in a displaced persons' camp two years afte ...Show more
All Sorts of Lives - Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Risking Everything by Claire Harman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Literary
Published to celebrate Katherine Mansfield's centenary, this is a compact but comprehensive new portrait of her life, work, relevance and wonderfully inspiring personality. Restless outsider, masher-up of form and convention, Katherine Mansfield's short but dazzling career was characterised by struggle, ...Show more