Stories My Grandmothers Didn't Tell Me: Two women's journeys from war-torn Europe to a new life in Australia by Andra Putnis
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
When she breaks an unspoken family code not to dig too deep into the past, Andra is plunged into the bleak world of the Soviet and Nazi occupations of Latvia in World War II, and secret lives of her grandmothers. As children, we'd sneak into Grandma's bedroom on secret missions. Her cupboard was filled ...Show more
Growing Up Asian in Australia by Alice Pung (ed)
29.95 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Growing Up
Asian-Australians have often been written about by outsiders, as outsiders. In this collection, compiled by award-winning author Alice Pung, they tell their own stories with verve, courage and a large dose of humour. These are not predictable tales of food, festivals and traditional dress. The food is h ...Show more
A Memoir of My Former Self: A Life in Writing by Hilary Mantel
24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
'A guide to the mind of one of the great English novelists of the last half-century' Guardian'Like hearing the voice of an old friend' Observer'Extraordinary . . . a quality of timelessness and prescience' New Statesman, Book of the Year'Magical . . . Here we meet not just Mantel the Cromwell-catcher, b ...Show more
Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
This story does not begin on a boat. Nor does it contain any wild swans or falling leaves. In a wonderland called Footscray, a girl named Alice and her Chinese-Cambodian family pursue the Australian Dream - Asian style. Armed with an ocker accent, Alice dives head- first into schooling, romance and ...Show more
Radio Rat: An original member of the Mulray Bunch - from the successful breakfast crew in Australian radio history by Frank Vincent
26.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Welcome to the wild world of radio’s everywhere man. The adventures of The Black Rat - AKA Frank Vincent - are utterly captivating and inspiring, as a boy from the burbs brushes shoulders with the biggest names on the planet in a broadcasting career spanning five decades. From basketball god Michael Jor ...Show more
A National Treasure - Celebrating the Life and Achievements of Larry Sitsky by Jeanell Carrigan AM and Rita Crews OAM
45.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Not just a biography, this book traces the family history from Sitsky's childhood in China, the family's emigration to Australia, his studies at the NSW Conservatorium, the inspiration for his many works and his teaching at the Canberra School of Music, ANU of which he was a foundation member. With defi ...Show more
London by Tanya Dalziell
30.00 AUD
Category: Biography
Joan London's remarkable body of work, including the award-winning novels and short fiction The Golden Age, Gilgamesh and Sister Ships, tells everyday stories of family, love and loss, with her signature poetic vision. London's stories portray how ordinary people get caught up in extraordinary circumst ...Show more
Running with Pirates by Kári Gíslason
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
At the age of eighteen, Kari Gislason arrives on the island of Corfu after a life-altering meeting with his father in Iceland. Looking for adventure, he decides to stay after meeting 'the Pirate', a mysterious Greek stranger who offers him work - only to find himself eventually fleeing the island, leavi ...Show more
The Outside: Cheating Death, Chasing Waves and Growing Up in One of Australia’s Most Notorious Crime Families by Larry Blair and Jeremy Goring
36.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Larry Blair shot to fame at barely 20 years of age when he became a double-winner of Hawaii’s Pipeline Masters – the biggest and most dangerous prize in surfing. He became a household name, appearing in soapies, on milk cartons and in TV ads for Levi’s and Coke. But Larry was harbouring the deadliest ...Show more
The Season by Helen Garner
34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
I pull up at the kerb. I love this park they train in. I must have walked the figure-of-eight around its ovals hundreds of times, at dawn, winter and summer, to throw the ball for Dozer, our red heeler, but he's buried now, in the backyard, under the crepe myrtle near the chook pen. The boy jumps out wi ...Show more
A Year on El Oro by Richard Dumas
32.95 AUD
Category: Biography
An offer comes out of the blue from an old family friend to borrow his magnificent 70 ft timber ketch. El Oro is a beautiful yacht, elegant and stately; built in the 1970's with ocean racing in mind. She's also heavy, complex and there's a lot to go wrong. This book is the story of an unexpected oppor ...Show more
Growing Up African in Australia by Maxine Beneba Clarke
29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
People of African descent have been in Australia for at least 200 years, yet their stories are largely missing from Australian writing. Australians of the African diaspora have arrived here in many different ways- directly from the continent; via the Caribbean, the Americas and the United Kingdom; makin ...Show more