Biography & Autobiography
Explore the best biography and autobiography books, featuring top autobiographies and the best biographies of all time.
-
The Rise and Fall of the Sideshow Geek: Snake Eaters, Human Ostriches, & Other Extreme Entertainments: Snake Eaters, Human Ostriches & Other Extreme EDelve into the captivating and sometimes dark history of sideshow geeks and other eccentric acts of the past! With this book, you can explore the realm of forgotten carnival entertainment. Learn all about the rise and fall of the sideshow geek, uncovering the truth...
- $120.63 AUD
- $120.63 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Reminiscences of Rear Adm. Edwin T. Layton, USN (Ret.), Vol 1: 1903-1984After 1924 graduation from the Naval Academy, Admiral Layton had shipboard duty before reporting to Tokyo for study of the Japanese language. In 1932 was assistant naval attach? in Peiping, China, then reported to Office of Naval Intelligence in Washington. He later served as...
- $168.26 AUD
- $168.26 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Real Charles DickensOffers an in-depth exploration of the author's life, work, and enduring legacy, examining his personal struggles, literary achievements, and social reform efforts.The Real Charles Dickens is an insightful look into the world of the life and work of the great 19th-century writer. Dickens led...
- $103.40 AUD
- $103.40 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Queer Allies Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Being an Empowering Lgbtqia+ AllyIn today's world, there are a lot of opinions and discussions surrounding gender and sexual identity. Whether these conversations are happening in workplaces, legislatures, communities, schools, churches, or on social media, many are taking place without the voices of those most affected--namely members of...
- $51.63 AUD
- $51.63 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The on the Edge: The AutobiographyAn Arsenal hero, invincible defender and now distinguished pundit, he is an icon of British football. His story. His words. The inspiring official and first memoir from the football legend and his parting reflections on life, leadership and love. ---- 'As hard-hitting as his...
- $103.51 AUD
- $103.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Noiseletting: Hijinks, Hard Knocks and Wisdom from Life Inside the Music IndustryWhatever you do or don't know about being a musician, this no-holds-barred tour through the hilarious and brutal realities of life inside the music industry is as informative as it is entertaining. Written for musicians and general public alike, Byron Fry's story imparts hard-learned,...
- $69.86 AUD
- $69.86 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Narrative of Sojourner TruthOne of the most important slave narratives of all time, "The Narrative of Sojourner Truth" tells the story of one African American woman who struggles against the bondages of slavery in the mid-1800s. With the strength of her spirituality, Truth overcame many struggles in...
- $40.17 AUD
- $40.17 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Murder of Innocence: The Truth about Sexual Abuse and the Catholic ChurchMichael Unglo died on May 4, 2010, but his life had begun to slip away from him long before. In 1981, shortly before Michael's 10th birthday his father died of a heart attack, a great loss that ultimately led to yet another great loss....
- $90.57 AUD
- $90.57 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Mind Electric: A Neurologist on the Strangeness and Wonder of Our BrainsIn this collection of medical tales "reminiscent of Oliver Sacks and the best of medical writing" (Abraham Verghese, author of The Covenant of Water), a neurologist reckons with the stories we tell about our brains, and the stories our brains tell us. A girl...
- $75.03 AUD
- $75.03 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Memoirs of Aga Khan; Second edition: World Enough and Time, خاطرات آقا خاناین کتاب نخستین اثر از گفتار و قلم یک امام شیعی اسماعیلی است که در طول چهارده قرن گذشته با این حجم و این تفصیل به چاپ رسیده است. چنین سند مکتوبی در تاریخ اسماعیلیان بی]سابقه است.سلطان محمدشاه ملقب به آقاخان سوم، نزدیک به...
- $170.80 AUD
- $170.80 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Long Beach Gay Trials: A History of InjusticeHow Long Beach caused the death of John A. Lamb. Immediately after his 1914 election as mayor of Long Beach, Louis Napoleon Whealton fired the chief of police and raided the city treasury. To replenish the funds, Mayor Whealton concocted a scheme to collect...
- $64.69 AUD
- $64.69 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Least of These: The Graham Staines StoryIndia, 1999. The social fabric of life in rural areas is disintegrating under the pressures of poverty, social injustice, and religious tensions. Against this backdrop, a journalist named Manav Banerjee sets out to investigate the work of Graham Staines, a missionary devoted to serving...
- $44.83 AUD
- $44.83 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Last Resort: A Memoir of Mischief and Mayhem on a Family Farm in AfricaThrilling, heartbreaking, and, at times, absurdly funny, The Last Resort is a remarkable true story about one family in a country under siege and a testament to the love, perseverance, and resilience of the human spirit. Born and raised in Zimbabwe, Douglas Rogers is...
- $57.97 AUD
- $57.97 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Last Parenting Book You'll Ever Read: How We Let Our Kids Go and Embrace What's NextYour guide to celebrating and loving your kids more than ever in the weeks, months, and years before they begin their adult lives We read the parenting books. We cheer from the sidelines. We grow accustomed to the joys and pains of raising toddlers,...
- $46.57 AUD
- $46.57 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Great Voyages of Zheng HeSail the world with Chinese admiral Zheng He, one of the greatest explorers in world history. What wonders will you discover on his quest to befriend nations?Between the years 1405 and 1431, Chinese admiral Zheng He led the greatest naval fleet the world had...
- $51.63 AUD
- $51.63 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Glacier Priest: Father Bernard Hubbard and America's Last FrontierDiscover the true story of the Jesuit priest, explorer, geologist, and photographer who brought the wilds of Alaska--and his Catholic faith--to the American public.In The Glacier Priest, Josh McMullen reveals the captivating life and legacy of Father Bernard R. Hubbard, a devout priest and...
- $98.37 AUD
- $98.37 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Full Catastrophe: All I Ever Wanted, Everything I FearedCasey needs a family of her own: the joys and the sorrows, people who love her, and a place she belongs-what Zorba the Greek called "the full catastrophe"-and she's determined to make it happen. Adrift in the world after losing her father to a...
- $74.51 AUD
- $74.51 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Effects of Knut Hamsun on a Fresno Boy: Recollections and Short EssaysThese small essays are not unlike Dutch paintings of the sixteenth century. They are clear and precisely rendered, and are either thematically domestic scenes or pedestrian in their observations of the ordinary. There is a delirious joy in Soto's writings, and heartbreak. This collection...
- $41.29 AUD
- $41.29 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Eclipse of 1919: How Einstein's Theory of General Relativity Changed Our WorldAn awe-inspiring picture book of how Albert Einstein's theory of general relativity was validated during the 1919 solar eclipse, for fans of Counting on Katherine and Nothing Stopped Sophie. From his earliest days as a child, Albert Einstein was fascinated with the relationship between...
- $49.14 AUD
- $49.14 AUD
- Unit price
- per
-
The Correspondence of Zwingli and Oecolampadius: Translated and Introduced by Nigel Harris and Sharon Van DijkThe 183 letters which Huldrych Zwingli and Johannes Oecolampadius exchanged between 1522 and 1531 are a major resource for students of the Swiss Reformation. They have, however, been largely neglected because they have hitherto been available only in the original Latin. This volume translates...
- $504.77 AUD
- $504.77 AUD
- Unit price
- per
