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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End of a Journey
Philip Toynbee
For the last five years of his life, Philip Toynbee - poet, novelist, reviewer -...
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Elizabeth
John Guy (University of St Andrews Scotland)
COSTA AWARD FINALIST ECONOMIST BOOK OF THE YEAR FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR Film...
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Edward Lear
Peter Levi
Edward Lear, Victorian author of nonsense verse, was also a water-colourist and a traveller. Lear's...
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Dying by Donald Horne - 9780670071029
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Dying
Donald Horne
A unique book on a subject matter still largely taboo in our culture. An unflinching...
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Double Life Of Paul De Man
Barish Evelyn
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Dorothy Parker by Barry Day - 9781589790711
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Dorothy Parker
Barry Day
Combining through Parker's stories, poems, articles, reviews, correspondence, and even her rare journalism and song...
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Don't You Know Who I Used to Be? by Julia Morris - 9780733623905
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Don't You Know Who I Used to Be?
Julia Morris
Anyone watching the seventeen-year-old Julia Morris singing Bonnie Tyler's 'Holding Out For A Hero' on...
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Donald Horne Memoirs
Donald Horne
Between 1964 and 1998, Donald Horne had 24 books published. This is an intimate and...
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Diva: the Marcia Hines Story by Karen Dewey - 9780732911041
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Diva: the Marcia Hines Story
Karen Dewey
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Disraeli by Sarah Bradford - 9781857994285
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Disraeli
Sarah Bradford
Sarah Bradford s stylish and readable biography traces the flamboyant career of Benjamin Disraeli. She...
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Dimitris Tsaloumas: a Voluntary Exile
Helen Nickas
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Defiance by Stephen Taylor - 9780571311118
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Defiance
Stephen Taylor
Lady Anne Barnard lived at the heart of Georgian society, yet was never fully part...
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Decca
Professor Jessica Mitford
"Decca" Mitford lived a larger-than-life life: born into the British aristocracy--one of the famous (and...
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Dear Leader by Jang Jin-Sung - 9781846044205
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Dear Leader
Jang Jin-Sung
SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER Dear Leader contains astonishing new insights about North Korea which...
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Dear Dolly by Dolly Alderton - 9780241998137
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Dear Dolly
Dolly Alderton
From the bestselling and beloved author of Everything I Know about Love and Ghosts: a...
Days Like These by Kristian Anderson - 9780732295738
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Days Like These
Kristian Anderson
Beloved worldwide for his moving YouTube declaration of love to his wife and his brave...
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Darkness Visible by William Styron - 9780679736394
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Darkness Visible
William Styron
#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A literary tour de force that chronicles a prize-winning author's descent...
Cursed Legacy by Frederic Spotts - 9780300218008
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Cursed Legacy
Frederic Spotts
Son of the famous Thomas Mann, homosexual, drug-addicted, and forced to flee from his fatherland,...
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Coming Up for Air by Tom Daley - 9780008487737
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Coming Up for Air
Tom Daley
Longlisted for Autobiography of the Year, Sports Book Awards 2022 The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller...
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Chasing Asylum by Eva Orner - 9781460751930
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Chasing Asylum
Eva Orner
Filmmaker Eva Orner takes us on a personal, gripping and compelling journey to show us...
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Chasing Lost Time
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Chasing Lost Time
Jean Findlay
The thrilling first-ever biography of Proust translator C. K. Scott Moncrieff, penned by his great-great-niece...
Chase the Rainbow by Poorna Bell - 9781471160707
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Chase the Rainbow
Poorna Bell
Punk rocker, bird nerd and book lover Rob Bell had a full, happy life. He...
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Challenge Accepted! by Celeste Barber - 9781460759011
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Challenge Accepted!
Celeste Barber
Funny woman, Instagram star, international comedy sensation and now bestselling author, Celeste Barber's Challenge Accepted!...
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Casanova by Pierre Dubois - 9789654941839
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Casanova
Pierre Dubois
With the same flair and intensity with which he lived, Casanova describes his adventures as...
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Called Out of Darkness
Professor Anne Rice
Anne Rice has written magnificent tales of otherworldly beings: novels that explore the realms of...
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Burning Boy
Paul Auster
A LOS ANGELES TIMES Book Prize Winner Booker Prize-shortlisted and New York Times bestselling author...
Bringing Down the House by Ben Mezrich - 9780743249997
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Bringing Down the House
Ben Mezrich
The #1 national bestseller and basis for the hit film 21, this true story of...
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Breakthrough: how one teen innovator is changing the world by Jack Andraka - 9781925106541
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Breakthrough: how one teen innovator is changing the world
Jack Andraka
Breakthroughis an amazing personal story and a reminder of why young people's ideas deserve to...
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