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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Lady in Waiting by Anne Glenconner - 9781529359107
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Lady in Waiting
Anne Glenconner
**SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2020** **SUNDAY TIMES FAVOURITE PAPERBACKS OF 2020** 'The best royal...
In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado - 9781788162258
$24.99
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
'Ravishingly beautiful' - Observer 'Excruciatingly honest and yet vibrantly creative' - Irish Times 'Provocative and...
In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park - 9780241973035
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In Order To Live
Yeonmi Park
The incredible autobiography of Yeonmi Park- a North Korean defector who escaped across the Gobi...
Hip Hop & Hymns by Mawunyo Gbogbo - 9781761042065
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Hip Hop & Hymns
Mawunyo Gbogbo
A memoir of loving hard, falling apart and fighting back, set to an unrivalled playlist....
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas by Hunter S. Thompson - 9780007204496
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Hunter S. Thompson
'We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began...
Everything I Know About Love by Dolly Alderton - 9780241982105
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Everything I Know About Love
Dolly Alderton
The wildly funny Sunday Times bestseller about growing up and navigating all kinds of love...
Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton - 9780241998137
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Dear Dolly
Dolly Alderton
From the bestselling and beloved author of Everything I Know about Love and Ghosts- a...
Born A Crime by Trevor Noah - 9781473635302
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Born A Crime
Trevor Noah
The compelling, inspiring, (often comic) coming-of-age story of Trevor Noah, set during the twilight of...
Big Love by Brooke Blurton - 9781460761519
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Big Love
Brooke Blurton
A raw, moving and uplifting memoir about courage, resilience and the transformative power of love,...
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Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt - 9780007205233
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Angela's Ashes
Frank McCourt
Stunning reissue of the phenomenal worldwide bestseller: Frank McCourt's sad, funny, bittersweet memoir of growing...
Second Hand
An Event, Perhaps by Peter Salmon - 9781788732802
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An Event, Perhaps
Peter Salmon
Who was Jacques Derrida, and why does he have such a towering, and foreboding reputation...
A Year with Wendy Whiteley by Ashleigh Wilson - 9781922458803
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A Year with Wendy Whiteley
Ashleigh Wilson
A must-have for culture lovers, A Year with Wendy Whiteley sees the biographer and critic...
A Promised Land by Barack Obama - 9780241491515
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us...
The Half of It by Madison Beer - 9781408748282
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The Half of It
Madison Beer
Discovered at twelve years old, Madison Beer was one of the first artists to have...
Paris by Paris Hilton - 9780008524500
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Paris
Paris Hilton
Updated edition including new material "The future belongs to girls who refuse to do as...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot - 9781035038619
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a fascinating mix of memoir and science, telling...
Archibald Mosman by Dimity Mortensen - 9780975650844
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Archibald Mosman
Dimity Mortensen
Th is book chronicles Archibald Mosman's life as wealthy merchantman, whaler, grazier, vast landholder in...
Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS, THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY AND HUDSON FYSH by Grantlee Kieza - 9780733341564
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Flinders: The fascinating life, loves & great adventures of the man who put Australia on the map from the award winning author of BANJO, BANKS, THE REMARKABLE MRS REIBEY AND HUDSON FYSH
Grantlee Kieza
The extraordinary life, loves and voyages of the man who put Australia on the map,...
The Outside by Larry Blair - 9781761345005
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The Outside
Larry Blair
'Mum once admitted that the only time she thought I was truly safe was when...
Australian Gospel: A Family Saga
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Australian Gospel: A Family Saga
Lech Blaine
From one of Australia's most brilliant writers, a dark comedy about the tangled fates of...
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
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All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
Lucinda 'Froomes' Price
'I have always known that a woman's greatest power is her looks. For most of...
We Love
In Search of Fatima by Ghada Karmi - 9781804297094
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In Search of Fatima
Ghada Karmi
In Search of Fatima reflects the author's personal experiences of displacement and loss against a...
John Berger and Me by Nikos Papastergiadis - 9781923106123
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John Berger and Me
Nikos Papastergiadis
The memoir of a deep friendship between two important intellectual figures bound by their interest...
She Is Empowered by Maxine Johns - 9780646834368
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She Is Empowered
Maxine Johns
This book is an homage to the empowered woman. To the stories that are yet...
The Piano Player of Budapest by Roxanne de Bastion - 9781472147851
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The Piano Player of Budapest
Roxanne de Bastion
This is a story about a piano and its most prodigious player - how it,...
Love's Work by Gillian Rose - 9780241645499
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Love's Work
Gillian Rose
An extraordinary, uncompromising and consoling celebration of a life - through childhood, faith, family, love,...
Alive by Piers Paul Read - 9780099574521
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Alive
Piers Paul Read
Reissuing with a fantastic new look to tie-in with the 40th anniversary of the Fairchild...
Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer - 9781035038572
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild examines the true story of Chris McCandless, a young man...