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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Lunch in Paris by Elizabeth Bard - 9780732288785
$13.50
Lunch in Paris
Elizabeth Bard
' The chocolate centre flows like dark lava onto the whiteness of the plate. The...
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Boy Erased by Garrard Conley - 9780008294915
$11.50
Boy Erased
Garrard Conley
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING LUCAS HEDGES, RUSSELL CROWE AND NICOLE KIDMAN, AND WRITTEN...
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Unsettled
$36.99
Unsettled
Kate Grenville
What does it mean to be on land taken from others? 'What does it mean...
Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery by Marcus Berkmann - 9780349145488
$19.50
Still a Bit of Snap in the Celery
Marcus Berkmann
From the bestselling author of A Shed of One's Own, a very funny memoir about...
Loaded by Dylan Jones - 9781399607254
$25.50
Loaded
Dylan Jones
Rebellion always starts somewhere, and in the music world of the transgressive teen whether it...
In Pursuit of Happiness by Stacey Duguid - 9780349435190
$21.50
In Pursuit of Happiness
Stacey Duguid
'Engaging, honest and funny...Stacey could write about Farrow & Ball paint drying - not to...
Down the Drain by Julia Fox - 9780008637941
$24.99
Down the Drain
Julia Fox
The hotly anticipated book from 'one of the all-time pop-culture greats' (New York magazine) that...
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Dinner for Vampires by Bethany Joy Lenz - 9781398541139
$34.99
Dinner for Vampires
Bethany Joy Lenz
A deliciously witty and inspiring memoir by One Tree Hill star Bethany Joy Lenz about...
The Power of Two by Lisa Messenger - 9780645869019
$11.50
The Power of Two
Lisa Messenger
Fourteen years of friendship. Eight years of 'trying'. Eighteen rounds of IVF and now, one...
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Izabela the Valiant by Adam Zamoyski - 9780008521684
$18.00
Izabela the Valiant
Adam Zamoyski
A Spectator Best Book of the Year Trawling through a vast family archive and arcane...
Brainstorm by Richard Scolyer - 9781761471490
$34.99
Brainstorm
Richard Scolyer
SHORTLISTED, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR WINNER, AUSTRALIAN BOOK INDUSTRY AWARDS SOCIAL...
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The Ballast Seed by Rosie Kinchen - 9781474618182
$11.00
The Ballast Seed
Rosie Kinchen
'I loved The Ballast Seed. I couldn't put it down. Beautiful and sad and hopeful...
Nostalgia by Agnes Arnold-Forster - 9781529091366
$55.00
Nostalgia
Agnes Arnold-Forster
'Arnold-Forster belongs to that valuable non-jargon-spouting breed of academic who is capable of explaining complex...
Many a Muddy Morning by Mark Warren - 9781775541080
$15.00
Many a Muddy Morning
Mark Warren
The off-roading, hill-seeking and muddy-morning adventures of New Zealand farming legend Mark Warren Mark Warren...
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Leg by Greg Marshall - 9781398716346
$21.50
Leg
Greg Marshall
* A MOST-ANTICIPATED SUMMER READ SELECTED BY * Washington Post *Buzzfeed * Bustle * The...
Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57 by Chips Channon - 9781529158885
$36.99
Henry 'Chips' Channon: The Diaries (Volume 3): 1943-57
Chips Channon
The third and final volume of the remarkable Sunday Times bestselling diaries of Sir Henry...
Spare by Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex - 9781804991565
$26.99
Spare
Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex
'A rattling page-turner... As a personal insight into one boy's life in an extraordinary spotlight,...
The Buna Shots by Stephen Dando-Collins - 9781923267060
$39.95
The Buna Shots
Stephen Dando-Collins
Christmas Day,1942: Kiwi combat photographer George Silk snaps a blinded Digger being helped along a...
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Papillon by Henri Charriere - 9780007179961
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Papillon
Henri Charriere
An immediate sensation upon its publication in 1969, Papillon is a vivid memoir of brutal...
C. Y. O'Connor by Anthony Evans - 9781876268770
$29.95
C. Y. O'Connor
Anthony Evans
Charles Yelverton O'Connor is a legendary figure in early colonial civil engineering. But the fame...
Men Have Called Her Crazy by Anna Marie Tendler - 9781785122392
$14.00
Men Have Called Her Crazy
Anna Marie Tendler
'A stunning self-portrait of a woman trying to make sense of the misogyny and sexism...
All The Worst Humans by Phil Elwood - 9781805462231
$34.99
All The Worst Humans
Phil Elwood
'Hilarious and harrowing, and hard to put down' Christopher Buckley, author of Thank You for...
Fire Up! by Nedd Brockmann - 9781761427398
$34.99
Fire Up!
Nedd Brockmann
Live large, do tough stuff and give back. FIRE UP! shares some of the lessons...
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Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all by Noni Hazlehurst - 9781460759042
$39.99
Dropping the Mask: The long-awaited inspiring new memoir from the legendary Australian screen icon beloved by all
Noni Hazlehurst
An icon. A household name. One of our best-loved actors. Noni Hazlehurst is finally telling...
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Uses for Obsession by Ben Shewry - 9781922616845
$34.99
Uses for Obsession
Ben Shewry
'Deeply thoughtful, unflinchingly honest and heartwarmingly original. Ben's unique creativity is clearly not limited to...
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Shakespeare by Judi Dench - 9781405956420
$28.99
Shakespeare
Judi Dench
Discover the real Judi Dench through a series of intimate conversations about the love of...
Worlds Apart by Alisha Khan - 9781849547796
$12.50
Worlds Apart
Alisha Khan
This is a remarkable book about a clash between very different worlds: the British Army...
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The Hope We Hold by Jeremy Vuolo - 9781546015857
$16.00
The Hope We Hold
Jeremy Vuolo
Jinger Vuolo did not have what you'd call a typical childhood. The sixth child of...