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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What It Takes to Save a Life by Kwane Stewart - 9780063215825
$21.50
What It Takes to Save a Life
Kwane Stewart
Mountains Beyond Mountains meets Tattoos On the Heart in this unforgettable, powerful, and stunningly-told memoir...
Who's That Girl? by Eve - 9781038922632
$15.00
Who's That Girl?
Eve
The definitive autobiography from Eve, the multiplatinum, Grammy Award (R)-winning, Emmy (R)-nominated rapper, singer-songwriter, actor,...
It Was You All Along by Russ - 9780063357884
$20.00
It Was You All Along
Russ
The self-made musical artist follows his bestseller IT'S ALL IN YOUR HEAD with this second...
How to Walk into a Room by Emily P. Freeman - 9780063328822
$21.50
How to Walk into a Room
Emily P. Freeman
If life were a house, then every room holds a story. What do we do...
Surreal by Michele Gerber Klein - 9780349020006
$34.99
Surreal
Michele Gerber Klein
Using previously undiscovered material, Surreal tells the riveting story of Gala Dali,(1894-1982) who broke away...
Not Without My Daughter by Betty Mahmoody - 9780552152167
$26.99
Not Without My Daughter
Betty Mahmoody
The true story of one woman's struggle to keep her child and win freedom for...
Letters by Oliver Sacks - 9781509821860
$39.99
Letters
Oliver Sacks
'Oliver Sacks is a neurologist, a man of humane eloquence, and a genuine communicator' Observer...
One Week in January by Carson Ellis - 9781797216959
$34.99
One Week in January
Carson Ellis
Feels like reading a love story that doesn't quite know it's a love story yet,...
Yoko by David Sheff - 9781398517530
$49.99
Yoko
David Sheff
'Absorbing' Telegraph 'Gentle, empathetic, committed to righting undeniable wrongs' Sunday Times, Book of the Week...
Stay Loose by Adrian Hodges - 9781923300187
$34.99
Stay Loose
Adrian Hodges
'Adrian candidly presents the 'equation of service': the challenges overcome that create feelings of personal...
Say Everything by Ione Skye - 9780008766498
$34.99
Say Everything
Ione Skye
"Yep, Ione Skye wrote a memoir. I gobbled it up." - Miranda July In this...
Wifedom by Anna Funder - 9780143778080
$26.99
Wifedom
Anna Funder
A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time. *...
When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter - 9781804711019
$36.99
When the Going Was Good
Graydon Carter
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 IN THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND...
Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World by Ruth Shaw - 9781991006554
$34.99
Three Wee Bookshops at the End of the World
Ruth Shaw
WINNER: PANZ DESIGN AWARDS, BEST GENERAL COVER 2026 FINALIST: BOOKSELLERS NZ CHOICE ADULT BOOK OF...
The Erratics by Vicki Laveau-Harvie - 9781460758250
$11.50
The Erratics
Vicki Laveau-Harvie
Dark, sharp, blackly funny and powerful, this is memoir, wielded as weapon, with the tightly...
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Falling by Adeline Yen Mah - 9780471247425
$12.00
Falling
Adeline Yen Mah
"Riveting. A marvel of memory. Poignant proof of the human will to endure." --Amy Tan....
Second Hand
Starmaker by Jay Bernstein - 9781770410121
$10.00
Starmaker
Jay Bernstein
This memoir by the legendary publicist offers "an intimate glimpse into the best and the...
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Into the Magic Shop by Dr James Doty - 9781444786194
$22.99
Into the Magic Shop
Dr James Doty
The award-winning New York Times bestseller that inspired BTS's K-pop song 'Magic Shop'. The day...
Critic in Love by David Castronovo - 9781593760502
$18.50
Critic in Love
David Castronovo
Edmund Wilson, 20th century America's most direct and readable critic of literature and society, was...
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Bloomer by Carol Lefevre - 9781923293038
$34.99
Bloomer
Carol Lefevre
It is daunting to grow old in a time and place that does not value...
Go Ask Alice by Anonymous - 9780099557494
$19.99
Go Ask Alice
Anonymous
The harrowing true story of a teenager's descent into the seductive world of drugs. Alice...
Love From Venice by Gill Johnson - 9781399721660
$34.99
Love From Venice
Gill Johnson
In the summer of 1957, rebelling against her family and anxious to impress an admirer...
Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir by Irvin D. Yalom - 9781925322385
$37.99
Becoming Myself: A Psychiatrist's Memoir
Irvin D. Yalom
The must-read new memoir from one of psychiatry's most important figures. Irvin D. Yalom has...
Travelling to Work by Michael Palin - 9781780225326
$12.00
Travelling to Work
Michael Palin
The third volume of Michael Palin's celebrated diaries. TRAVELLING TO WORK is a roller-coaster ride...
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Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber - 9781460757116
$11.00
Challenge Accepted!
Celeste Barber
Funny woman, Instagram star and international comedy sensation, Celeste Barber's Challenge Accepted! is a hilarious...
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Looking at Women, Looking at War by Victoria Amelina - 9780008727512
$14.00
Looking at Women, Looking at War
Victoria Amelina
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE WITH A FOREWORD FROM MARGARET ATWOOD 'This book would always...
The Inherited Mind by James Longman - 9781368099479
$55.00
The Inherited Mind
James Longman
A compelling memoir by ABC News correspondent James Longman in which he discusses mental illness...
The Outrun by Amy Liptrot - 9781805301127
$10.00
The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING SAOIRSE RONAN WITH A NEW AFTERWORD FROM THE AUTHOR THE...