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.

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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Full Throttle by Deniz Tek - 9781761902116
$36.99
Full Throttle
Deniz Tek
A revolutionary pioneer of Australian rock, an emergency physician, and a decorated flight surgeon with...
Drive by Christian Horner - 9781911754794
$39.99
Drive
Christian Horner
The most anticipated sports autobiography of the year, Drive tells the gripping inside story of...
Citizen Kim by Jonathan Van Meter - 9781529148336
$36.99
Citizen Kim
Jonathan Van Meter
An unprecedented and intimate account of one of the most business-savvy, influential and defining public...
Beyond the Gates of Gloriavale by Rosie Overcomer - 9781991142153
$34.99
Beyond the Gates of Gloriavale
Rosie Overcomer
'We were told that the leaders were given the power to bind us to or...
Sagittarius Rising by Cecil Lewis - 9781848325197
$44.99
Sagittarius Rising
Cecil Lewis
Sent to France with the Royal Flying Corps at just seventeen, and later a member...
Fry & Laurie by Stephen Fry - 9780241819852
$55.00
Fry & Laurie
Stephen Fry
Batman & Robin,, fish & chips, gin & tonic . . . Fry & Laurie...
Timeless by Maye Musk - 9780008795719
$36.99
Timeless
Maye Musk
From the international supermodel, mother of successful businessman Elon Musk and bestselling author Maye Musk...
Vagabond by Tim Curry - 9781804950227
$26.99
Vagabond
Tim Curry
*THE SUNDAY TIMES AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* A memoir of Tim Curry's life's work...
The Life We Choose by Anthony LaPaglia - 9781460768990
$45.00
The Life We Choose
Anthony LaPaglia
'Beautiful and profoundly moving' STANLEY TUCCI In The Life We Choose, Hollywood actor Anthony LaPaglia...
The Digger's Diary by Colin Reid - 9781923720183
$36.99
The Digger's Diary
Colin Reid
A forgotten soldier. A bullet-pierced diary. A 22-year quest to uncover the truth. When museum...
Manners and Mischief by Anne Glenconner - 9781835015780
$26.99
Manners and Mischief
Anne Glenconner
Filled with sparkling anecdotes and tales of living life to the full, featuring previously unseen...
Frank Hurley by Grantlee Kieza - 9780733344121
$49.99
Frank Hurley
Grantlee Kieza
The extraordinary life of the daring adventurer who defied ice and fire - war photographer,...
Fifty Beating Wonders by Michelle Johnston - 9781460770320
$36.99
Fifty Beating Wonders
Michelle Johnston
Like When Breath Becomes Air, Being Mortal and The Emperor of All Maladies, Fifty Beating...
Sir Walter Ralegh by Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University) - 9781324106371
$36.95
Sir Walter Ralegh
Stephen Greenblatt (Harvard University)
Exposing the tensions and contradictions of Renaissance England, Stephen Greenblatt presents Sir Walter Ralegh as...
Our Arab by Zaina Arafat - 9781408773192
$32.99
Our Arab
Zaina Arafat
Of the many Palestinian Americans in the diaspora, few have direct experiences or memories of...
I Never Made Love with James Baldwin by Stanley Cohen - 9781803096650
$47.95
I Never Made Love with James Baldwin
Stanley Cohen
One man's life unfolds into a memoir of the defining cultural figures of the mid-twentieth...
BTS: Icons of K-Pop by Adrian Besley - 9781807710286
$24.99
BTS: Icons of K-Pop
Adrian Besley
Seven men. 78 million Instagram followers. 30 billion YouTube views. 47 billion Spotify streams. Sold...
Games of My Life by Alex Ferguson - 9781037402425
$70.00
Games of My Life
Alex Ferguson
The ultimate illustrated legacy of the greatest football manager of all time. In this personal...
Dianaworld by Edward White - 9780141999890
$28.99
Dianaworld
Edward White
A brilliant, kaleidoscopic cultural history of Diana, her many lives and the world she created...
Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited by Tracy Daugherty - 9781250493644
$45.00
Cormac McCarthy: A Legacy Revisited
Tracy Daugherty
Cormac McCarthy is hailed as one of America's greatest novelists, often compared to Melville and...
Big American Writer by Jean-Christophe Cloutier - 9780231222457
$49.95
Big American Writer
Jean-Christophe Cloutier
Jack Kerouac has long been mythologized as an all-American figure: the "King of the Beats,"...
Will and Attention by Meghan O'Gieblyn - 9780349149424
$34.99
Will and Attention
Meghan O'Gieblyn
A LUMINOUS MEMOIR OF ADDICTION, RECOVERY, AND THE DEEP PULL OF RELIGION FROM AN AWARD-WINNING...
Tongue by Kathryn Crowcroft - 9781923106765
$32.95
Tongue
Kathryn Crowcroft
The more I learnt about the tongue the less certain I became about what the...
The Man Who Broke Reality by Philip Ball - 9780349136578
$36.99
The Man Who Broke Reality
Philip Ball
Danish physicist Niels Bohr was one of the greatest scientists of the twentieth century. He...
How to Lose Your Mother by Molly Jong-Fast - 9781035029358
$24.99
How to Lose Your Mother
Molly Jong-Fast
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER An honest, heartbreaking and brutally funny memoir about losing a...
I'll Tell You When I'm Home by Hala Alyan - 9781849251150
$22.99
I'll Tell You When I'm Home
Hala Alyan
**Finalist, Pulitzer Prize 2026, Memoir or Biography** At first, Hala's baby is the size of...
Letters To Sartre by Simone de Beauvoir - 9781529961973
$29.99
Letters To Sartre
Simone de Beauvoir
An irresistible invitation to get inside one of the twentieth century's most infamous and fascinating...
She Does Difficult by Annie Wright - 9781922810304
$29.99
She Does Difficult
Annie Wright
She Does Difficult tells the story of Annie Wright, a trailblazer publicist who shattered barriers...