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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Far Horizons: A Journey from War to Peace by Aaron Tait - 9781761452796
$22.99
Far Horizons: A Journey from War to Peace
Aaron Tait
In the hours after September 11, 2001, Aaron Tait deployed to the Persian Gulf as...
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The Titanic Story of Evelyn by Lisa Wilkinson - 9780733653988
$34.99
The Titanic Story of Evelyn
Lisa Wilkinson
The never-before-told true story of a brave young nurse who was the only Australian survivor...
Working Class Man by Jimmy Barnes - 9781460768716
$27.99
Working Class Man
Jimmy Barnes
THE SEQUEL TO THE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER WORKING CLASS BOY. INCLUDES A NEW AFTERWORD. From...
The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop by Peter FitzSimons - 9780733650284
$49.99
The Courageous Life of Weary Dunlop
Peter FitzSimons
The extraordinary story of the heroic doctor whose courage and leadership were a lifeline for...
Ride On by Michelle Payne - 9781761473142
$34.99
Ride On
Michelle Payne
The Melbourne Cup: the most prestigious horse race in Australia and never won by a...
Letter From Japan by Marie Kondo - 9781785125140
$36.99
Letter From Japan
Marie Kondo
In 2014, Marie Kondo became famous around the world, changed how we live, the relationship...
Gough Whitlam by Troy Bramston - 9781460763872
$55.00
Gough Whitlam
Troy Bramston
A commanding biography of one of Australia's greatest and most visionary prime minsters by an...
Always You by Chloe Fisher - 9780733653926
$34.99
Always You
Chloe Fisher
'I'm not going to tell you that everything happens for a reason. Those words are...
Barbra Streisand by Lawrence Grobel - 9783754400135
$145.00
Barbra Streisand
Lawrence Grobel
In 1970 Barbra Streisand published a story in Life magazine titled "Who Am I Anyway?"...
Shame by Annie Ernaux - 9781804270561
$24.99
Shame
Annie Ernaux
'My father tried to kill my mother one Sunday in June, in the early afternoon.'...
$29.95
Genius of Nijinsky
Jill Rivers
The story of Nijinsky, the Russian Dancer is a tale of brilliance and despair, of...
A Season for That by Steve Hoffman - 9780593240304
$32.99
A Season for That
Steve Hoffman
In this delightful memoir from a winner of the James Beard M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing...
Storyteller by Leo Damrosch - 9780300268621
$51.95
Storyteller
Leo Damrosch
From a critically acclaimed biographer, an engrossing narrative of Robert Louis Stevenson's life, a story...
Quentin Bryce by Juliet Rieden - 9781761341908
$55.00
Quentin Bryce
Juliet Rieden
Fascinating, candid and insightful, Quentin Bryce: The Authorised Biography tells the remarkable story of one...
My Book of Treasures by Joanna Lumley - 9781399741613
$36.99
My Book of Treasures
Joanna Lumley
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I welcome you with open arms to my book of treasures....
It's a Scorcher! by William McInnes - 9780733652912
$34.99
It's a Scorcher!
William McInnes
Bestselling author and acclaimed actor William McInnes returns with a collection of hilarious and heartwarming...
Dark Squares: A cult leader, a child prodigy and the chess revolution by Danny Rensch - 9781035404636
$34.99
Dark Squares: A cult leader, a child prodigy and the chess revolution
Danny Rensch
Educated meets The Queen's Gambit in this extraordinary memoir by International Master and Chess.com co-founder...
The Odd Woman and the City by Vivian Gornick - 9781914198984
$24.99
The Odd Woman and the City
Vivian Gornick
Every night when I turn the lights out in my sixteenth-floor living room before I...
Hostage by Eli Sharabi - 9781800756625
$34.99
Hostage
Eli Sharabi
On October 7th, 2023, Hamas terrorists stormed Kibbutz Be'eri, shattering the peaceful life Eli Sharabi...
Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblatt - 9781847927149
$36.99
Dark Renaissance
Stephen Greenblatt
The thrilling story of Christopher Marlowe, Shakespeare's greatest rival and inspiration - the writer who...
$26.00
Touched
Kelly Kim
The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley - 9781473661905
$11.95
The Sober Diaries
Clare Pooley
BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY...
Winston and the Windsors by Andrew Morton - 9781789297072
$39.99
Winston and the Windsors
Andrew Morton
Few figures in British history have been so deeply and so consequentially involved with the...
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Freedom by Angela Merkel - 9781035020782
$34.99
Freedom
Angela Merkel
'A great accomplishment . . . A wonderful reflection of an extraordinary sweep of history'...
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - 9781761633102
$29.99
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate...
Average at Best by Astrid Jorgensen - 9781761634208
$34.99
Average at Best
Astrid Jorgensen
Astrid Jorgensen is on a mission to teach the world to sing. But she's not...
Together We Can by Peter Baines - 9781923186354
$32.99
Together We Can
Peter Baines
Together We Can is the inspiring story of an amazing feat. On 1st of December...
Milena and Margarete by Gwen Strauss - 9781785127090
$36.99
Milena and Margarete
Gwen Strauss
From the moment they met in 1940 in Ravensbruck concentration camp, Milena Jesenska and Margarete...