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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Poems & Prayers: Matthew McConaughey's brand new inspirational book by Matthew McConaughey - 9781035405541
$36.99
Poems & Prayers: Matthew McConaughey's brand new inspirational book
Matthew McConaughey
From the Academy Award-winning actor and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Greenlights comes...
Finding My Way
$34.99
Finding My Way
Malala Yousafzai
How do you rebuild yourself when your whole world changes overnight? Thrust onto the public...
$6.00
The Wah-Wah Diaries
Richard E Grant
Richard E Grant's frank personal diary charting the ups and downs of the making of...
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My Golden Age of Singing by Frieda Hempel - 9781574670363
$14.00
My Golden Age of Singing
Frieda Hempel
Frieda Hempel (1885--1955) was among the greatest sopranos of opera's Golden Age. She created the...
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$14.00
Lyrebird Rising
Jim Davidson
"Lyrebird Rising" is a study of the extraordinary life of Louise Hanson-Dyer (1884-1962), which began...
Second Hand
$15.50
Karl Friedrich Schinkel
Michael Snodin
This book is about one of the greatest and most influential architects and designers of...
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Callas Kissed Me...lenny Too! by John Gruen - 9781576874240
$12.00
Callas Kissed Me...lenny Too!
John Gruen
From his extraordinary beginnings-his mother went into labor while gambling at a French casino-to escaping...
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Am I Doing This Right? by Tanya Hennessy - 9781760632236
$10.00
Am I Doing This Right?
Tanya Hennessy
'Honest and articulate and beautifully written.' Rosie Waterland 'Tanya Hennessy is a fabulous crazy cat!...
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A Better Me by Gary Barlow - 9781911600978
$10.50
A Better Me
Gary Barlow
**The Sunday Times Number One Bestseller** **Audiobook shortlisted for the Specsavers National Book Awards 2018**...
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Intrepid Women by Julia Nicholson - 9781851246502
$49.99
Intrepid Women
Julia Nicholson
Meet the pioneering female anthropologists who coped with illness, shipwreck, loneliness and misogyny to document...
Elizabeth Harrower
$39.99
Elizabeth Harrower
Susan Wyndham
**Winner, ASAL 2026 Magarey Medal for Biography** **Shortlisted, Mark & Evette Moran Nib Literary Award...
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain - 9781526692528
$26.99
Kitchen Confidential
Anthony Bourdain
The classic bestseller from the star of Parts Unknown and No Reservations: 25th Anniversary edition,...
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Fly, Wild Swans
$37.99
Fly, Wild Swans
Jung Chang
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER THE LONG-AWAITED SEQUEL TO WILD SWANS, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL...
Vagabond
$55.00
Vagabond
Tim Curry
The outrageous, riotous memoir from the cult actor and star of The Rocky Horror Picture...
Lily's Promise by Lily Ebert - 9781035059997
$24.99
Lily's Promise
Lily Ebert
The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller The incredibly moving and powerful memoir of an Auschwitz...
Baddest Man by Mark Kriegal - 9781529958959
$36.99
Baddest Man
Mark Kriegal
From the acclaimed New York Times bestselling author whose coverage of Mike Tyson and his...
Wilkie Collins by Peter Ackroyd - 9780701169909
$10.00
Wilkie Collins
Peter Ackroyd
Short and oddly built, with a head too big for his body, extremely short-sighted, unable...
Second Hand
$14.50
The Scientists
Marco Roth
A frank, intelligent, and deeply moving debut memoir With the precociousness expected of the only...
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The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo by Amy Schumer - 9781460752333
$12.00
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
Amy Schumer
Amy Schumer. Frank, fearless and so freaking funny. Her story. In her own words. 'I've...
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The Bookshop Woman by Nanako Hanada - 9781914240782
$22.99
The Bookshop Woman
Nanako Hanada
THE BOOKSHOP WOMAN IS A LOVE STORY, A LOVE STORY ABOUT BOOKS... A WATERSTONES NON...
Give Me Excess of It by Richard Gill - 9781742613642
$10.00
Give Me Excess of It
Richard Gill
Richard Gill is one of Australia's best-known - and best-loved - musical figures. His career...
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Drink, Smoke, Pass Out by Judith Lucy - 9780670074914
$10.00
Drink, Smoke, Pass Out
Judith Lucy
Judith Lucy's Spiritual Journey takes us on Judith's path from being a child so Catholic...
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Bossypants by Tina Fey - 9781847445193
$11.00
Bossypants
Tina Fey
Once in a generation a woman comes along who changes everything. Tina Fey is not...
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Letters from Gaza by Mohammed Al-Zaqzooq - 9789815323726
$34.99
Letters from Gaza
Mohammed Al-Zaqzooq
LETTERS FROM GAZA is more than a book - it's a voice from the silence,...
Half the Perfect World by Tanya Dalziell - 9781923192331
$36.99
Half the Perfect World
Tanya Dalziell
'Their years in the Aegean may have been half perfect at best, but it was...
Katrina Gorry by Katrina Gorry - 9781761472169
$34.99
Katrina Gorry
Katrina Gorry
'Katrina's book is a powerful testament to grit, endurance, and agility. It shows how perseverance,...
Derek Jarman: The Authorised Biography by Tony Peake - 9780749032906
$69.99
Derek Jarman: The Authorised Biography
Tony Peake
In this authorised biography, Derek Jarman's story stretches from the bleakness of post-war Britain and...
Darwin on the Beagle by Harrison Christian - 9781761154027
$36.99
Darwin on the Beagle
Harrison Christian
The story of the voyage that changed human understanding forever. In 1831, Charles Darwin set...