In My Defence, I Have No Defence by Sinead Stubbins
$30.00 AUD
Category: Australian
In My Defence, I Have No Defence raises the white flag on trying to live up to impossible standards. Wild and funny and wickedly relatable, it is one woman’s reckoning with her complete inability to self-improve and an hilarious reprieve for anyone who has ever struggled to be better. This is the comfor ...Show more
Malice in Wonderland - My Adventures in the World of Cecil Beaton by Hugo Vickers
$55.00 AUD
Category: Literary
The witty and perceptive diaries kept by Cecil Beaton's authorized biographer during his many fascinating encounters with extraordinary--often legendary--characters in his search for the real Cecil Beaton Hugo Vickers's life took a dramatic turn in 1979 when the legendary Sir Cecil Beaton invited him to ...Show more
Just Ignore Him by Alan Davies
$25.00 AUD
Category: General
'A simply astonishing achievement. The quality, depth, emotional power and terrifying honesty of Alan Davies's story-telling take the breath away' Stephen Fry 'This hugely affecting book is brave, insightful and, at times, funny about things it is hard to be funny about' Jo Brand The story of a ...Show more
Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me - Her Life and Long Loves by John Sutherland
$33.00 AUD
Category: Literary
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.' Claire Tomalin'I couldn't put it down. Vivid and penetrating, it's a brilliant portrait of a confounding, complex woman.' Cressida ConnollyMonica Jones was Philip Larkin's partner for more than four decades, and ...Show more
My Autobiography of Carson McCullers - A Memoir by Jenn Shapland
$33.00 AUD
Category: Literary
How do you tell the real story of someone misremembered - an icon and idol - alongside your own? Jenn Shapland's celebrated debut is both question and answer: an immersive, surprising exploration of one of America's most beloved writers, alongside a genre-defying examination of identity, queerness, memo ...Show more
Running Against the Tide - True Tales from the Stud of the Sea by Lee; Michael Shohl (As told to)
$28.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
From the star of Bravo's hit reality show Below Deck comes Running Against the Tide, the "Stud of the Sea's" first-ever memoir recounting his journey from landlocked Saginaw, Michigan to the high seas, where he has spent more than twenty-
Quicksand by Henning Mankell
$23.00 AUD
Category: Biography
In January 2014 Henning Mankell was informed that he had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death, but about what it means to be human. Mankell writes about love and jealousy, courage and fear, about what it is like to live with a fatal illness. This book is also about why the cave painters ...Show more
BRAT: An '80s Story by Andrew Mccarthy
$30.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Fans of Patti Smith's Just Kids and Rob Lowe's StoriesI Only Tell My Friends will love this beautifully written, entertaining, and emotionally honest memoir by an actor, director, and author who found his start as an 80s Brat pack member. Most people know Andrew McCarthy from his movie roles in Pretty ...Show more
Last Chance Texaco: : Chronicles of an American Troubadour by Rickie Lee Jones
$50.00 AUD
Category: Entertainment
"One of the most intriguing, idiosyncratic vocalists of our time." --USA Today One weekend night on primetime television, a then-unknown singer and vital part of the burgeoning Los Angeles jazz pop scene skyrocketed to fame overnight after a now iconic performance on Saturday Night Live. The year was 1 ...Show more
Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
$25.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of 2007 by "Time" and "Entertainment Weekly." In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the ...Show more
The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss by Richard Coles
$45.00 AUD
Category: Literary
Whether it is pastoral care for the bereaved, discussions about the afterlife, or being called out to perform the last rites, death is part of the Reverend Richard Coles's life and work. But when his partner the Reverend David Coles died, shortly before Christmas in 2019, much about death took Coles by ...Show more