Biography

Step into the lives of remarkable people with our collection of biography and memoir books.

These books offer insight into real experiences, challenges, and achievements. Whether you're drawn to history, creativity, or human resilience, biographies and memoirs provide a powerful way to understand the world through lived experience.

At Harry Hartog Bookseller, we’ve curated a diverse range of true stories that inform, inspire, and stay with you long after reading.

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The Weight of Witness by Bushra Othman - 9781764324434
$29.99
The Weight of Witness
Bushra Othman
The Weight of Witness brings together the voices of Australian and New Zealand healthcare workers...
Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov - 9780141183220
$26.99
Speak, Memory
Vladimir Nabokov
The autobiography of one of the world's most talented and intriguing writers, reissuing in Penguin...
Larry by Michael Haag - 9781788169806
$32.99
Larry
Michael Haag
'Highly readable and elegant' Spectator'Wonderfully done' GuardianLawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive,...
$29.99
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Stephen Sondheim by Daniel Okrent - 9780300270211
$39.95
Stephen Sondheim
Daniel Okrent
A revelatory look at the complex inner world of one of the twentieth century's most...
The Great Dictator by Matthew Sweet - 9781399715805
$34.99
The Great Dictator
Matthew Sweet
Penniless virgins. Reckless dukes. Flappers. Airmen. Suffragettes. Barbara Cartland made them fall in love. She...
Deep House by Jeremy Atherton Lin - 9781802062236
$28.99
Deep House
Jeremy Atherton Lin
The acclaimed, genre-busting story of love, memory and the fight for marriage equality, from the...
Queens and Kings by Lucy Worsley - 9781399748414
$34.99
Queens and Kings
Lucy Worsley
When it comes to royal history, Lucy Worsley holds all the cards Lucy Worsley has...
Man & Dog by Tony Parsons - 9780241807637
$36.99
Man & Dog
Tony Parsons
A heart-warming and moving memoir from one of Britain's best-loved writers and journalists that will...
Miriam's Full English by Miriam Margolyes - 9781399838573
$34.99
Miriam's Full English
Miriam Margolyes
Our naughtiest national treasure and Number 1 bestselling author takes on Britain and the British...
Middle Rage by Myf Warhurst - 9780733654435
$34.99
Middle Rage
Myf Warhurst
Life is messy and people are complicated (and sometimes more than a bit bloody annoying),...
$34.99
Living with Freddie
Anna Heyward
A beautifully written memoir by an animal behavioural scientist and New Yorker writer, about seeing...
Last Night I Dreamt by Paul de Zulueta - 9780349020457
$34.99
Last Night I Dreamt
Paul de Zulueta
'As compelling as any du Maurier mystery - an extraordinary family saga wonderfully told' GYLES...
Trash! by Simon Pare-Poupart - 9781923390409
$29.99
Trash!
Simon Pare-Poupart
A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR (SO FAR) 'It's been a long...
Stay True by Hua Hsu - 9781035036370
$24.99
Stay True
Hua Hsu
When Hua Hsu first meets Ken in a Berkeley dorm room, he hates him. A...
Berlin Childhood around 1900 by Walter Benjamin - 9781836740148
$32.99
Berlin Childhood around 1900
Walter Benjamin
Completed in exile in Paris, as the second World War was dawning, Walter Benjamin looks...
Stolen Revolution by Bozorgmehr Sharafedin - 9780241744048
$39.99
Stolen Revolution
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin
A moving, riveting and immersive story of six Iranians who, together, lived the entire arc...
Idle In Provence by Eric Idle - 9781529976823
$36.99
Idle In Provence
Eric Idle
A hilarious and heartwarming memoir of Monty Python legend Eric Idle's fifty-year quest to build...
Walking Shadow by Greg Doran - 9781526694379
$50.00
Walking Shadow
Greg Doran
'A deeply involving, humane book' ROWAN WILLIAMS 'Intimate, humorous, yet profoundly moving' STANLEY WELLS 'Deeply...
Remembering Elysha by Paul Folino Gallo - 9781923514881
$36.99
Remembering Elysha
Paul Folino Gallo
A memoir of devastating honesty, warmth, and unexpected grace about raising children while learning how...
Reckoning by Magda Szubanski - 9781925773002
$26.99
Reckoning
Magda Szubanski
Heartbreaking, joyous and revelatory, Reckoning is the book where Magda Szubanski, one of Australia's most...
Life Without Limits by Donna Urquhart - 9781761472374
$34.99
Life Without Limits
Donna Urquhart
'Donna Urquhart is one of the most inspiring people I have ever met. Her gripping...
I Think My Therapist Hates Me by Chris Olsen - 9781785124433
$36.99
I Think My Therapist Hates Me
Chris Olsen
Social media star and mental health advocate Chris Olsen revisits his childhood trauma, addiction, and...
Holding on to Happiness by Jim Rogers - 9781761900280
$36.99
Holding on to Happiness
Jim Rogers
'Jim's life has contained more heartbreak, joy and courage than most of us could imagine....
Great and Unfortunate Things by Jason Arday - 9781398542754
$36.99
Great and Unfortunate Things
Jason Arday
'You did it, didn't you, Jason?' Mum asked. 'No, Giff,' I told her. 'We did....
Buckets of Hope by Abang Anade Othow - 9780733344411
$35.99
Buckets of Hope
Abang Anade Othow
'This book is not just my story, it is an invitation into your own. Because...
All the Way to the River by Elizabeth Gilbert - 9781526654595
$26.99
All the Way to the River
Elizabeth Gilbert
'No one who reads this book will ever forget it' Meg Mason 'An absolute masterclass...
Fighting for Country by James Saunders - 9781761471988
$34.99
Fighting for Country
James Saunders
'As a life-long soldier, I can assert the vibrancy and value of legends - battles,...