Not all Superheroes Wear Capes by Quentin Kenihan
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Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
When he was a kid, Quentin Kenihan loved Superman. Ironic, really. Quentin didn't need kryptonite to reveal his weakness - born with a rare bone disorder, osteogenesis imperfecta, his bones broke all on their own. When Quentin was seven, Mike Willesee made a documentary about him. Australians fell in l ...Show more
Waking the Spirit by Andrew Schulman
6.99 AUD
29.99 (76% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Andrew Schulman, a fifty-seven-year-old professional guitarist, had a close brush with death on the night of July 16, 2009. Against the odds he survived: A medical miracle. Once fully recovered, Andrew resolved to dedicate his life to bringing music to critically ill patients at Mount Sinai-Beth Israel ...Show more
The Book That Made Me: A Collection of 32 Personal Stories by Various
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19.99 (65% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
The Book That Made Me is a celebration of the books that influenced some of the most acclaimed authors from Australia and the world. Inspirational. Affecting. A perfect collection of personal stories for book lovers! Personal stories by fantastic authors such as Markus Zusak, Jaclyn Moriarty, Shaun Tan, ...Show more
Hack in a Flak Jacket by Peter Stefanovic
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29.99 (66% off)
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For almost ten years Peter Stefanovic was Channel 9's foreign correspondent in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. During that time he witnessed more than his fair share of death and destruction - all while putting his own personal safety very much in the firing line. This is his memoir of those experie ...Show more
These Things Happen by Greg Fleet
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34.99 (71% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
For 30 years Greg Fleet has been one of Australia's most widely known and best loved comedians. For the same period, he's had a drug habit that has delivered him comedy and tragedy in equal parts. These Things Happen is Fleet's hilarious, heartbreaking account of the life-or-death battle for his soul. O ...Show more
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: The Untold Story by Barbara Leaming
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39.99 (75% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
This is the untold story of how one woman's life was changed forever in a matter of seconds by a horrific trauma. For almost six decades, Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis has fascinated people worldwide. The subject of numerous books and thousands of articles, her life has probably been documented in millions ...Show more
Yes Please by Amy Poehler
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32.99 (78% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
Part memoir, part 'missive-from-the-middle', YES PLEASE is a hilarious collection of stories, thoughts, ideas, haikus and words-to-live-by drawn from the life and mind of acclaimed actress, writer and comedian Amy Poehler. YES PLEASE finds Amy riffing on sex, love, family, friendship and plastic surgery ...Show more
Riding this Road: My Story... Travelling with Slim Dusty, Performing, Singing and Song Writing by Joy McKean
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29.99 (66% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Award-winning songwriter and musician Joy McKean wrote many of her husband Slim Dusty's most famous songs and won the first Golden Guitar awarded at the Tamworth Country Music Festival. Now, for the first time, Joy explores her own life from childhood to the present, fifty years of marriage to Slim, son ...Show more
Margaret Thatcher: A Life in Pictures by Elizabeth Roberts
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49.99 (80% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Unquestionably a phenomenon of the 20th century's political landscape both in Britain and the wider world, Margaret Thatcher's significance in Britain's social history is considerable. Her political career began at a time when it was unusual for women to take an active part in politics, but doubly so wi ...Show more
Left Hand Drive by Craig McGregor
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24.99 (72% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
Celebrated political and social commentator Craig McGregor has spent his working life holding a mirror to Australian society. In Left Hand Drive, he takes us on his personal journey, writing about and living amidst some of the most compelling and events of modern times. From meeting his lifelong partner ...Show more
Home Before Dark: A Family's First Year with Cancer by David C. Treadway
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29.99 (83% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
In May 2005, David Treadway - a successful psychologist, writer, husband, and father of two adult sons - was diagnosed with stage 4, non-Hodgkins' lymphoma and given a 25 per cent chance of survival. In the blink of an eye, his world shattered. Faced with the news, his family all had to cope with their ...Show more
Stronger Now by Nicole McLean
9.99 AUD
34.99 (71% off)
Category: Biography/Memoir SPECIALS
On 12 October 2002, Bali was hit by the deadliest terrorist attack in its history. It claimed the lives of 202 people and left 240 injured. Nicole McLean was one of those 240. That night she lost her arm and was left fighting for her life. This is her extraordinary story. Shown through Nicole's eyes and ...Show more