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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Joe Gould's Secret by Joseph Mitchell - 9780375708046
$10.95
Joe Gould's Secret
Joseph Mitchell
Joseph Mitchell was a legendary New Yorker writer and the author of the national bestseller...
Jam Butties and a Pan of Scouse by Maggie Clarke - 9781409166764
$11.00
Jam Butties and a Pan of Scouse
Maggie Clarke
JAM BUTTIES AND A PAN OF SCOUSE is a gritty yet heart-warming memoir set against...
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$7.00
It's Only Me
David Raw
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It Wasn't Meant to Be Like This by Lisa Wilkinson - 9781460750179
$18.00
It Wasn't Meant to Be Like This
Lisa Wilkinson
The long-awaited autobiography from one of Australia's most popular, much-loved and enduring media stars, Lisa...
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Is It Just Me? by Miranda Hart - 9781444734164
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Is It Just Me?
Miranda Hart
Well hello to you dear browser. Now I have your attention it would be rude...
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Interestingly Enough... The Life Of Tom Keneally by Stephany Evans Steggall - 9781863957588
$21.50
Interestingly Enough... The Life Of Tom Keneally
Stephany Evans Steggall
For five decades Tom Keneally has been one of Australia's most loved literary figures. Celebrated...
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Internal Medicine: A Doctor's Stories by Terrence Holt - 9781863956901
$11.50
Internal Medicine: A Doctor's Stories
Terrence Holt
Personal, poignant, and meticulously precise, Holt's writing evokes Chekhov, Maugham, and William Carlos Williams. Internal...
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Inheritance by Dani Shapiro - 9781524732714
$16.50
Inheritance
Dani Shapiro
An Instant NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A LOS ANGELES TIMES, BOSTON GLOBE, WALL STREET JOURNAL,...
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In the Dream House by Carmen Maria Machado - 9781788162258
$24.99
In the Dream House
Carmen Maria Machado
'Ravishingly beautiful' - Observer 'Excruciatingly honest and yet vibrantly creative' - Irish Times 'Provocative and...
In the Darkroom by Susan Faludi - 9780008194475
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In the Darkroom
Susan Faludi
A NEW YORK TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR...
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In Search of Henry Lawson
Manning Clark
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In Order To Live by Yeonmi Park - 9780241973035
$26.99
In Order To Live
Yeonmi Park
The incredible autobiography of Yeonmi Park: a North Korean defector who escaped across the Gobi...
In Love and War by Liz Byrski - 9781925161458
$13.50
In Love and War
Liz Byrski
A wonderful memoir about the scars of war, Byrski writes of the physical scars of...
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I'm Over All That by Shirley MacLaine - 9780857204394
$13.00
I'm Over All That
Shirley MacLaine
The award-winning actress and New York Timesbestselling author pens the funniest, most accessible and timely...
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I Want You to Know We're Still Here by Esther Safran Foer - 9780008297657
$12.95
I Want You to Know We're Still Here
Esther Safran Foer
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK 'Esther Safran Foer has written of her...
I Asked Cathleen to Dance by Gerard Windsor - 9780702231278
$11.50
I Asked Cathleen to Dance
Gerard Windsor
In 1963, the beginning of the sixties and the sexual revolution, Gerard Windsor entered a...
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I am Melba: A Biography by Ann Blainey - 9781863953672
$11.50
I am Melba: A Biography
Ann Blainey
The story of an Australian girl who defied convention and became the most famous singer...
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I Am A Girl From Africa by Elizabeth Nyamayaro - 9781471180309
$13.95
I Am A Girl From Africa
Elizabeth Nyamayaro
'Traveling with Nyamayaro - from Tblisi to Montevideo - is both inspiring and maddening, seeing...
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Hothouse by Boris Kachka - 9781451691917
$7.50
Hothouse
Boris Kachka
A national bestseller, Hothouse is a "wonderful" (New York Review of Books), "valuable" (The New...
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Holding the Man film tie in by Conigrave Timothy - 9780143009498
$11.50
Holding the Man film tie in
Conigrave Timothy
As uplifting as it is moving, Holding the Man is a funny, sad and celebratory...
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Holding On Upside Down by Linda Leavell - 9780571301829
$24.50
Holding On Upside Down
Linda Leavell
Marianne Moore (1887-1972) has been heralded as America's greatest poet of the modernist movement. Her...
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History Thieves by Zinovy Zinik - 9781906497781
$11.00
History Thieves
Zinovy Zinik
Coming from a thoroughly secular Soviet background, the Russian-British novelist Zinovy Zinik became aware for...
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Hip Hop & Hymns by Mawunyo Gbogbo - 9781761042065
$34.99
Hip Hop & Hymns
Mawunyo Gbogbo
A memoir of loving hard, falling apart and fighting back, set to an unrivalled playlist....
He's Always Been My Son by Janna Barkin - 9781785927478
$15.50
He's Always Been My Son
Janna Barkin
This inspiring and moving story, told from the heart of an extraordinary family, recounts the...
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$11.50
Henry Miller
Brassai
Upon his arrival in Paris, Henry Miller and Brassai began a friendship that would last...
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Heartsick by Jessie Stephens - 9781760981549
$11.50
Heartsick
Jessie Stephens
'Thought-provoking, highly original and beautifully nuanced. Jessie Stephens' journalistic skill shines as she weaves together...
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Hazel by Sue Pieters-Hawke - 9781742611471
$21.50
Hazel
Sue Pieters-Hawke
Hazel Hawke is one of Australia's best-loved and most respected women. As the wife of...
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Headmaster by Jeremy Potter - 9780094782006
$24.50
Headmaster
Jeremy Potter
Percival was one of the great figures in Victorian education whose life and achievements have...
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