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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My Fathers Compass - A Memoir by Howard Goldenberg - 9781876462482
$9.50
My Fathers Compass - A Memoir
Howard Goldenberg
My Father s Compass is a poignant, moving and at times hilarious memoir celebrating the...
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My Father's Wake by Kevin Toolis - 9781474605243
$11.95
My Father's Wake
Kevin Toolis
Death is a whisper in the Anglo-Saxon world. But on a remote island, off the...
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell - 9780241993538
$13.95
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
A bewitching account of a rare and magical childhood on the island of Corfu 'What...
My Father's Fortune by Michael Frayn - 9780571270590
$10.50
My Father's Fortune
Michael Frayn
A delightful and uncommonly honest memoir of Michael Frayn's father and of his own childhood,...
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My Diarrhe by Miranda Sings - 9781925750843
$14.50
My Diarrhe
Miranda Sings
Taped together so the world can read all about her life through her eyes, My...
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Murder: The Biography by Kate Morgan - 9780008407360
$14.50
Murder: The Biography
Kate Morgan
THE CRIMES. THE STORIES. THE LAW'Fascinating' - Sunday Times'Masterful' - Judith Flanders'A page-turning read' -...
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Mrs. Lincoln by Catherine Clinton (Harvard University) - 9780060760410
$11.95
Mrs. Lincoln
Catherine Clinton (Harvard University)
"This engaging, wonderfully written narrative provides fresh insight into this complex woman. It is a...
More Than a Life by Keith McKenry - 9781925078145
$16.50
More Than a Life
Keith McKenry
John Meredith was for decades the leading warrior in the fight to preserve and celebrate...
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Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me by John Sutherland - 9781474620192
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Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me
John Sutherland
'A brilliant biography - John Sutherland has brought Monica Jones to life as she deserves.'...
Michael Faraday and the Electrical Century (Icon Science) by Iwan Rhys Morus - 9781785782671
$11.50
Michael Faraday and the Electrical Century (Icon Science)
Iwan Rhys Morus
The only scientist to ever appear on the British twenty pound note, Michael Faraday is...
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Meghan by Halima Sadat - 9781841658476
$9.00
Meghan
Halima Sadat
In 2018 a new kind of royal joined the House of Windsor. Her name was...
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Me by Ricky Martin - 9780670077502
$13.00
Me
Ricky Martin
In Me, international superstar and Grammy-winning Ricky Martin, who has sold more than 60 million...
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MBS by Ben Hubbard - 9780008340568
$15.00
MBS
Ben Hubbard
A Financial Times Book Best Book of the Year 2020 A Foreign Affairs Best Book...
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Mawson by Philip Ayres - 9780522850789
$17.50
Mawson
Philip Ayres
A biography covering the full range of Sir Douglas Mawson's life and work, his character...
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Max by Alex Miller - 9781760878160
$11.50
Max
Alex Miller
SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BIOGRAPHY AWARD 'Max is haunted by devastating insights. Blatt told Miller...
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Max Perkins by A. Scott Berg - 9781471147043
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Max Perkins
A. Scott Berg
The talents Maxwell Perkins nurtured were known worldwide: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Thomas Wolfe...
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Martin Amis by Richard Bradford - 9781605983851
$17.95
Martin Amis
Richard Bradford
Martin Amis' life could itself provide the formula for an enthralling work of fiction. Martin...
Margaret Whitlam by Susan Mitchell - 9781740513715
$21.00
Margaret Whitlam
Susan Mitchell
I came to represent all the ungainly people, the too-tall ones, the too-fat ones and...
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Many Love by Sophie Lucido Johnson - 9781501189784
$11.50
Many Love
Sophie Lucido Johnson
"A fast-paced debut... A candid, modern take on polyamory for fans of memoirs and graphic...
Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver - 9781786581815
$11.50
Managing Expectations
Minnie Driver
A dazzling 'tell-most' memoir: poignant and laugh-out-loud funny scenes from the life of actor Minnie...
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Mama Jude by Judy Steel - 9780733324789
$14.50
Mama Jude
Judy Steel
An Australian nurse's extraordinary other life in Africa Despite plans to enjoy her retirement after...
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Making Trouble (Tongued with Fire) by Sue Ingleton - 9781925581713
$12.50
Making Trouble (Tongued with Fire)
Sue Ingleton
In the cold winter of 1875, two rebellious spirits travel from the pale sunlight of...
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Make Life Beautiful Extended Edition by Syd McGee - 9780785291435
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Make Life Beautiful Extended Edition
Syd McGee
UPDATED & EXPANDED EDITION of the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, including A full-color, sixteen-page insert...
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Magic Is Dead by Ian Frisch - 9780062839299
$12.95
Magic Is Dead
Ian Frisch
In the vein of Neil Strauss' The Game and Joshua Foer's Moonwalking with Einstein comes...
Loving Words by Deborah Jordan - 9780994429667
$15.50
Loving Words
Deborah Jordan
'When Vance met Nettie, his future seemed open; hers was circumscribed by anxious parents and...
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Love x Style x Life by Garance Dore - 9781471149450
$16.50
Love x Style x Life
Garance Dore
Garance Dore - 'the best thing to happen to style since Grace Coddington' (the Guardian)-...
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Love Unknown by Thomas Travisano - 9780525428817
$22.95
Love Unknown
Thomas Travisano
An illuminating new biography of one of the greatest American poets of the twentieth century,...
$21.50
Love from Nancy
Nancy Mitford
Nancy Mitford died in 1973, before she could write her autobiography. This is a selection...
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