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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Recollections of My Non-Existence by Rebecca Solnit (Y) - 9781803510484
$24.99
Recollections of My Non-Existence
Rebecca Solnit (Y)
In 1981, Rebecca Solnit rented a studio apartment in San Francisco, her home for the...
Making It So by Patrick Stewart - 9781761424632
$24.99
Making It So
Patrick Stewart
The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From his...
Life, Camera, Action by Mitchell Burns - 9781761426452
$34.99
Life, Camera, Action
Mitchell Burns
It took ten years in the coal mines for Mitchell Burns to realise that no...
When Life Gives You Lemurs by Tim Husband - 9781761471520
$34.99
When Life Gives You Lemurs
Tim Husband
'A compelling story, beautifully told, about how animals can show you a way forward.' -...
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Townsend of the Ranges by Peter Crowley - 9781922507693
$36.99
Townsend of the Ranges
Peter Crowley
**Highly Commended, NSW History Awards 2025, NSW Community and Regional History Prize** Surveyor Thomas Scott...
No Autographs, Please! by Katherine Wiles - 9781760689391
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No Autographs, Please!
Katherine Wiles
In all theatre, the spotlight follows the leads, making it easy for the audience to...
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Jilya by Tracy Westerman - 9780702268694
$34.99
Jilya
Tracy Westerman
A powerful memoir that explores how one Indigenous woman from the Pilbara transformed psychology From...
Heart and Hustle by Patricia Bright - 9780008589301
$12.95
Heart and Hustle
Patricia Bright
'Patricia Bright is killing it right now' Glamour 'One of Britain's biggest YouTube stars' Huffington...
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Hercules! by Mick Wall - 9781788708630
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Hercules!
Mick Wall
Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a...
Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me by R. Crumb (Fantagraphics) - 9781606995600
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Your Vigor for Life Appalls Me
R. Crumb (Fantagraphics)
"I feel that my work is but a feeble expression of something that in itself...
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Your Own Kind of Girl by Clare Bowditch - 9781760528959
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Your Own Kind of Girl
Clare Bowditch
This is the story I promised myself, aged twenty-one, that I would one day be...
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Wrestling with the Devil
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o
A New York Times Editors' Choice "A welcome addition to the vast literature produced by...
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$19.95
Witness
Ariel Burger
In the vein of Tuesdays with Morrie, a devoted student and friend of Holocaust survivor...
Winnie & Nelson by Jonny Steinberg - 9780008353797
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Winnie & Nelson
Jonny Steinberg
*Shortlisted for the 2024 Wolfson History Prize* 'Gripping and profoundly moving' DAMON GALGUT 'Deft and...
Will by Will Smith - 9781529124163
$14.00
Will
Will Smith
The 'Event' Autobiography of the Year - a brave, inspiring and wildly entertaining memoir full...
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William Ewart Gladstone. A Biographical Study by Gunsaulus Gunsaulus - 9781313520874
$9.50
William Ewart Gladstone. A Biographical Study
Gunsaulus Gunsaulus
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition),...
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Wild Bleak Bohemia by Michael Wilding - 9781925003802
$15.50
Wild Bleak Bohemia
Michael Wilding
The story of three troubled geniuses of Australian writing and their world of poetry and...
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi - 9781784701994
$26.99
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
For readers of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Henry Marsh's Do No Harm, an unforgettably...
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker by Damon Young - 9780062684301
$17.95
What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker
Damon Young
A Finalist for the NAACP Image Award A Finalist for the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award for...
What Days Are For by Robert Dessaix - 9780857989017
$8.50
What Days Are For
Robert Dessaix
Witty, acerbic, insightful musings from Robert Dessaix, one of Australia's finest writers. Witty, acerbic, insightful...
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What Becomes a Legend Most by Philip Gefter - 9780062442710
$22.95
What Becomes a Legend Most
Philip Gefter
"Wise and ebullient." - Dwight Garner, The New York Times The first definitive biography of...
Westward I Go Free by Corinne Hosfeld Smith - 9781927043301
$19.50
Westward I Go Free
Corinne Hosfeld Smith
While Henry David Thoreau's travels to the Maine Woods and Cape Cod were well documented...
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We Were Dreamers by Simu Liu - 9780008546489
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We Were Dreamers
Simu Liu
The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten...
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We Had a Dream by Bernard Marin - 9781922958037
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We Had a Dream
Bernard Marin
The 1960s was a decade of social and political upheaval that reshaped every facet of...
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Watch Me by Anjelica Huston - 9781471133404
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Watch Me
Anjelica Huston
Picking up where A Story Lately Toldleaves off, when Anjelica Huston is 22 years old,...
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Von Sternberg by John Baxter - 9780813126012
$22.95
Von Sternberg
John Baxter
Belligerent and evasive, Josef von Sternberg chose to ignore his illegitimate birth in Austria, deprived...
Valiant for Truth by Neil McDonald - 9781742235172
$21.00
Valiant for Truth
Neil McDonald
Chester Wilmot (1911-1954) was a renowned Australian war correspondent, broadcaster, journalist and writer. Covering the...
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Untwisted: The Story of My Life by Paul Jennings - 9781760525828
$15.50
Untwisted: The Story of My Life
Paul Jennings
In the telling of his own tale, children's author and screenwriter Paul Jennings demonstrates how...
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