Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
-
Who Is Amy Schneider?: Questions on Growing Up, Being Curious, and Winning It Big on Jeopardy! (a Young Readers Edition of in the Form of a Question)A "refreshing...heartfelt, humorous, and accessible" (Booklist) young readers edition of the memoir from the most successful woman ever to compete on Jeopardy!--and an exploration of what it means to ask questions of the world and of yourself. In eighth grade, Amy Schneider was voted...
- $29.02 AUD
- $29.02 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Who Could Ever Love You: A Family MemoirInstant New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller! A New York Times Nonfiction Book to Read this FallA People Magazine Best Book of SeptemberThe Week Five Riveting Books to Take You Through September Mary Trump grew up in a family divided by its...
- $44.32 AUD
- $44.32 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
What Jewish Looks LikeCompiled by educator and author Liz Kleinrock and author Caroline Kusin Pritchard, this powerful intersectional anthology celebrates thirty-six Jewish heroes--from Tracee Ellis Ross and Victor "Young" Perez to Doña Gracia Nasi. A first-ever collection that disrupts the narrative of how a Jewish person is...
- $30.55 AUD
- $30.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
What Is the Super Bowl?With over 110 million viewers every year, the Super Bowl is one of the most watched television events in the United States. The final showdown between the two best football teams in the NFL attracts some of the biggest musicians to perform at the...
- $12.21 AUD
- $12.21 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
We've Decided to Go in a Different Direction: EssaysA "funny, relatable, honest" (Mindy Kaling, actress and New York Times bestselling author) essay collection about navigating a career change in Hollywood, rediscovering your identity, and overcoming the relatable messiness that ensues from unforeseen circumstances. Tess Shanchez, wife of well-known actor Max Greenfield, the...
- $44.31 AUD
- $44.31 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Welcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell: A True Story of Violence, Corruption, and the Soul of SurfingA finalist for the PEN Center USA Award for NonfictionWelcome to Paradise, Now Go to Hell, is surfer and former war reporter Chas Smith's wild and unflinching look at the high-stakes world of surfing on Oahu's North Shore--a riveting, often humorous, account of beauty,...
- $30.55 AUD
- $30.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Wat Kept Playing: The Inspiring Story of Wataru Misaka and His Rise to the NBAMeet Asian American basketball hero Wataru Misaka. His story will inspire young readers to challenge barriers, dream big, and keep playing. As the child of Japanese immigrants, Wataru "Wat" Misaka often felt like he didn't fully belong in either Japanese or American culture. He...
- $30.55 AUD
- $30.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
WastedWhy would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Through five lengthy hospital stays, endless therapy, and the loss of family, friends, jobs, and all sense of what it means to be "normal," Marya Hornbacher lovingly...
- $26.06 AUD
- $26.06 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Washita Love Child: The Rise of Indigenous Rock Star Jesse Ed DavisNo one played like Jesse Ed Davis. One of the most sought-after guitarists of the late 1960s and '70s, Davis appeared alongside the era's greatest stars--John Lennon and Mick Jagger, B.B. King and Bob Dylan--and contributed to dozens of major releases, including numerous top-ten...
- $53.49 AUD
- $53.49 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Wanted: Toddler's Personal Assistant: How Nannying for the 1% Taught Me about the Myths of Equality, Motherhood, and Upward Mobility in AmericaNational Bestseller!"Stephanie Kiser's emotionally honest memoir about nannying for New York's elite is a thoughtful meditation on the way social class separates our realities, even amid the universality of motherhood and maturation." -- Blythe Grossberg, author of I Left My Homework in the HamptonsWhat...
- $27.50 AUD
- $27.50 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Wanderlust: An Eccentric Explorer, an Epic Journey, a Lost Age"If you're interested in how to live a life without regret, you will not want to miss Wanderlust." -- Jon Gertner, author of The Ice at the End of the WorldThe mesmerizing, larger-than-life tale of an eccentric adventurer who traversed some of the greatest...
- $33.61 AUD
- $33.61 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Walking Each Other Home: Conversations on Loving and DyingAn intimate dialogue between two friends and luminaries on love, death, and the spiritual path, with guidance for the end-of-life journey We all sit on the edge of a mystery. We have only known this life, so dying scares us--and we are all dying....
- $36.67 AUD
- $36.67 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Walden & Civil Disobedience (Masterpiece Library Edition)Read Henry David Thoreau's most influential works in one stunning volume! With reflections on politics, simplicity, and independent living, Thoreau's writings ask readers to question the status quo and live in accordance with their principles. - Rediscover these beloved classics in this elegant yet...
- $30.55 AUD
- $30.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
V13: Chronicle of a TrialONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF 2024 One of the London Times's Nine Best Literary Nonfiction Books of the Year "Extraordinary . . . Absolutely gripping." --Chris Power, The Guardian "Moving and masterful . . . [A] magnificent book." --Becca Rothfeld,...
- $44.32 AUD
- $44.32 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Useless Magic: Lyrics and PoetryA stunningly personal collection of never-before-seen poetry, lyrics, and sketches from renowned musician Florence Welch Songs can be incredibly prophetic, like subconscious warnings or messages to myself, but I often don't know what I'm trying to say till years later. Or a prediction comes...
- $55.02 AUD
- $55.02 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Two Sisters: Betrayal, Love, and Resistance in Wartime FranceThis riveting book is an astonishing testimony of what befell two sisters, Whitehouse's own mother-in-law and aunt, who managed to escape the killing fields in Vichy France against all odds. Marion and Huguette Müller's family was torn apart when the Nazis invaded France in...
- $42.78 AUD
- $42.78 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Turn to Stone: A MemoirA memoir of sex, angst, and rocks, Turn to Stone chronicles one woman's ascent--on walls of stone and within herself--as she faces her demons and finds freedom and power in the raw and wild adventure of rock climbing. Down on the ground, it was...
- $44.31 AUD
- $44.31 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
True Gretch -- Young Adult Edition: Lessons for Anyone Who Wants to Make a DifferenceThe young adult edition of the unconventionally honest, deeply personal, and sharply funny account from Michigan governor and rising Democratic star Gretchen Whitmer "will appeal to readers interested in politics and those seeking insights on leadership and attaining success" (Kirkus Reviews). When Gretchen Whitmer...
- $30.55 AUD
- $30.55 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
True Gretch: What I've Learned about Life, Leadership, and Everything in BetweenFrom trailblazing Michigan governor, Democratic leader, and national advocate for women's rights, Gretchen Whitmer, comes an unconventional and deeply personal account of her life and career--"Not your nana's ponderous political memoir" (New York magazine)--offering insights into her leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic, her fight...
- $41.25 AUD
- $41.25 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
Traveling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell*An Observer Best New Biographies of 2024*Celebrated NPR music critic Ann Powers explores the life and career of Joni Mitchell in a lyrical style as fascinating and ethereal as the songs of the artist herself."What you are about to read is not a standard...
- $53.49 AUD
- $53.49 AUD
- Unit price
- per
