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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Boris Becker
Winner of the International Book Award at the 2026 Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards'One of...
Highways and Byways: From Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME by Jimmy Barnes - 9781460766736
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Highways and Byways: From Australian rock legend & bestselling author of WORKING CLASS BOY, WORKING CLASS MAN & KILLING TIME
Jimmy Barnes
The new book from Jimmy Barnes, the award-winning author of the number-one bestsellers Working Class...
From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir by Lisa Marie Presley - 9781035051069
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From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir
Lisa Marie Presley
In 2022, Lisa Marie Presley asked her daughter to help finally finish her long-gestating memoir....
Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics by Matthew Wright - 9781761381171
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Ernest Rutherford and the Birth of Modern Physics
Matthew Wright
How key concepts in modern physics came from the work of a New Zealander whom...
Destination Moon
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Destination Moon
Kate Reid
Destination Moon is an open-hearted memoir about passion and finding purpose from the woman whose...
Defiance
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Defiance
Bob Brown
Stories of courage and conviction from the environmental frontline 'This book is a powerful reminder...
Guts by Melissa Leong - 9781922616760
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Guts
Melissa Leong
'Leong serves up her raw, vibrant truth. Now that takes real guts.' - Kylie Kwong...
Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis by Priscilla Presley - 9781035421640
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Softly, As I Leave You: Life After Elvis
Priscilla Presley
'This intimate new book will change the way we think about the King of Rock...
Raising Hare by Chloe Dalton - 9781837260867
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Raising Hare
Chloe Dalton
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER SHORTLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR...
Elie Wiesel by Joseph Berger - 9780300281835
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Elie Wiesel
Joseph Berger
An intimate look at Elie Wiesel, author of the seminal Holocaust memoir Night and recipient...
Once Upon a Time by Elizabeth Beller - 9781982178970
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Once Upon a Time
Elizabeth Beller
The inspiration for the FX series Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette...
58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski - 9780522881738
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58 Facets
Marika Sosnowski
When you have been forcibly displaced from your home, the revolutionary dream of what should...
The Unexpected Journey
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The Unexpected Journey
Emma Heming Willis
"This book is a game changer for caregivers of loved ones with dementia. This book...
This Is for Everyone by Tim Berners-Lee - 9781035023684
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This Is for Everyone
Tim Berners-Lee
The most influential inventor of the modern world, Sir Tim Berners-Lee is a different kind...
Indignity by Lea Ypi - 9780241785379
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Indignity
Lea Ypi
The acclaimed author of Free returns with an imaginative investigation into dignity and historical injustice...
The Book of Sheen by Charlie Sheen - 9781761821035
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The Book of Sheen
Charlie Sheen
"We can live the stories or hear about them later from others. I choose the...
Larry by Michael Haag - 9781788169790
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Larry
Michael Haag
Lawrence Durrell was unquestionably one of the most distinctive, original and compelling literary figures of...
Jess and Norma by Jessica Asquith - 9781529957266
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Jess and Norma
Jessica Asquith
Step into the world of Jess and her 91 year old grandmother Norma who, with...
The Dry Season by Melissa Febos - 9781837260096
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The Dry Season
Melissa Febos
'Brilliant and powerful' ELIZABETH GILBERT 'So full of wisdom and pleasure that you don't want...
White Male Stand-Up
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White Male Stand-Up
Alan Davies
On the Waterstones Best Books of 2025 List 'Davies has done it again, damn him....
There and Back by Michael Palin - 9781474612777
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There and Back
Michael Palin
'A social history of Britain spanning four decades, told with unflagging empathy and wit '...
Lin-Manuel Miranda by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner - 9781805465232
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Lin-Manuel Miranda
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
How did Lin-Manuel Miranda become the preeminent musical storyteller of the 21st century? Daniel Pollack-Pelzner...
The Little Book of Miriam by Miriam Margolyes - 9781399826617
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The Little Book of Miriam
Miriam Margolyes
From ARNIE to DOLLY, BLACKADDER to SCORSESE; GRAHAM NORTON to HARRY POTTER; the VAGINA MONOLOGUES...
Gertrude Stein by Francesca Wade - 9780571369317
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Gertrude Stein
Francesca Wade
'A total joy to read.' SARAH BAKEWELL 'Thrillingly intelligent and original . . . A...
Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath by S. Shakthidharan - 9780645530964
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Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath
S. Shakthidharan
Winner of the 2026 Windham-Campbell Prize for Drama Shortlisted for the 2026 Australian Book Industry...
Nobody Can Give You Freedom by Kehinde Andrews - 9780241681176
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Nobody Can Give You Freedom
Kehinde Andrews
The real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now - 100...
Mark Twain by Ron Chernow - 9780241777343
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Mark Twain
Ron Chernow
The complex and fascinating life of \"the Father of American Literature\" (William Faulkner), as told...
Jim Henson by Brian Jay Jones - 9780753561805
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Jim Henson
Brian Jay Jones
The most comprehensive biography ever written of Muppets creator Jim Henson, compiled with unprecedented access...