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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Out of the Jungle
Thaddeus Russell
Jimmy Hoffa was not like Walter Reuther, John L. Lewis, Philip Murray, or other American...
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Out Came The Sun by Mariel Hemingway - 9781941393239
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Out Came The Sun
Mariel Hemingway
A moving, compelling memoir about growing up and escaping the tragic legacy of mental illness,...
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Our Man Elsewhere by Thornton McCamish - 9781863959339
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Our Man Elsewhere
Thornton McCamish
Winner, 2017Douglas Stewart Prize for Non-Fiction, NSW Premier's Literary Awards Longlisted, 2016 Walkley Book Award...
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Otherland by Maria Tumarkin - 9781741666793
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Otherland
Maria Tumarkin
FROM THE WINNER OF THE WINDHAM CAMPBELL RPIZE Shortlisted for the Douglas Stewart prize for...
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Open Heart by Elie Wiesel - 9780805212587
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Open Heart
Elie Wiesel
A profoundly and unexpectedly intimate, deeply affecting summing up of life so far, from one...
Open Book by Jessica Simpson - 9780063000698
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Open Book
Jessica Simpson
The #1 New York Times Bestseller Jessica reveals for the first time her inner monologue...
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One Drop by Bliss Broyard - 9780316163507
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One Drop
Bliss Broyard
Two months before he died of cancer, renowned literary critic Anatole Broyard called his grown...
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One Day I Will Write About This Place
Wainaina Binyabanga
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Once an Australian
Ian Britain
The four Australians featured in this book - Barry Humphries, Clive James, Germaine Greer and...
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On the Wagon by Lennox Nicholson - 9781925344578
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On the Wagon
Lennox Nicholson
Setting off from Australia with little more than faith in the contacts he'll likely make...
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On Beverley Farmer by Josephine Rowe - 9781760642310
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On Beverley Farmer
Josephine Rowe
In this beautifully hewn essay, novelist and short-story writer Josephine Rowe finds a kindred spirit...
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Olive, Mabel and Me by Andrew Cotter - 9781922330932
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Olive, Mabel and Me
Andrew Cotter
Having reached over 40 million views online, Labradors Olive and Mabel are now the centre...
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Now I Can Dance
ARENA Tina
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North Face of Soho by Clive James - 9780330481274
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North Face of Soho
Clive James
At the very end of May Week Was in June, we left our hero sitting...
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Noam Chomsky by Robert F. Barsky - 9780262024181
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Noam Chomsky
Robert F. Barsky
This biography describes the intellectual and political milieus that helped shape Noam Chomsky. It highlights...
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No Fear
Steve Devereux
An account of author Steve Devereux's life after the SAS, where he served with great...
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No Finish Line by Johnny Ruffo - 9781760687373
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No Finish Line
Johnny Ruffo
Johnny Ruffo came to Australia's attention when he entered The X Factor in 2011. A...
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No Friend But the Mountains by Behrouz Boochani - 9781760784942
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No Friend But the Mountains
Behrouz Boochani
'Our government jailed his body, but his soul remained that of a free man.' Richard...
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Nevertheless: A Memoir
Alec Baldwin
"A thorough and sophisticated effort to answer an interesting question: How did an indifferently raised,...
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Nellie by Robert Wainwright - 9781760878252
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Nellie
Robert Wainwright
AUSTRALIA'S FIRST INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR When most Australians think of Nellie Melba they picture a squarish...
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Nell by Susanna De Vries - 9781925877526
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Nell
Susanna De Vries
This is the story of an adventuress, Nell Tritton, Brisbane department store heiress, who married...
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Nature's Engraver by Jenny Uglow - 9780571223756
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Nature's Engraver
Jenny Uglow
At the end of the 18th century, Britain fell in love with nature. Thomas Bewick's...
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Neglected by Cathy Glass - 9780008507503
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Neglected
Cathy Glass
Little Jamey, 21/2 years old, is placed with experienced foster carer, Cathy Glass, as an...
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Natural Born Keller by Amanda Keller - 9781743316177
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Natural Born Keller
Amanda Keller
By turns hilarious and moving, Amanda Keller takes us on a nostalgia filled journey through...
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My Two Italies by Joseph Luzzi - 9780374298692
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My Two Italies
Joseph Luzzi
The child of Italian immigrants and an award-winning scholar of Italian literature, in My Two...
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My Unwritten Books by George Steiner (Churchill College, Camridge) - 9780811217033
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My Unwritten Books
George Steiner (Churchill College, Camridge)
In this fiercely original and audacious work, George Steiner tells of seven books which he...
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My Remarkable Journey by Katherine Johnson - 9780063204850
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My Remarkable Journey
KATHERINE JOHNSON
The remarkable woman at heart of the smash New York Times bestseller and Oscar-winning film...
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My Name Is Seepeetza by Shirley Sterling - 9780888991652
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My Name Is Seepeetza
Shirley Sterling
An honest, inside look at life in an Indian residential school in the 1950s, and...
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