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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All in the Dances by Terry Teachout - 9780151010882
$19.00
All in the Dances
Terry Teachout
Twenty years after his death, George Balanchine still dominates the world of ballet. Not only...
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Alive, Alive Oh! by Diana Athill - 9780393253719
$12.95
Alive, Alive Oh!
Diana Athill
What will you remember if you live to be 100? Diana Athill charmed readers with...
Alex's Wake by Martin Goldsmith - 9780306823220
$16.95
Alex's Wake
Martin Goldsmith
A tale of two journeys...On May 13, 1939, the luxury liner SS St. Louis sailed...
Albert Ist of Monaco: The Worlds of a Prince by Stephane Lamotte - 9781419761034
$13.95
Albert Ist of Monaco: The Worlds of a Prince
Stephane Lamotte
Albert I (1848-1922), prince of Monaco, was a learned prince, a navigator, and a humanist....
Alfred C. Kinsey by James H. Jones - 9780393327243
$12.50
Alfred C. Kinsey
James H. Jones
In this brilliant, groundbreaking biography, twenty years in the making, James H. Jones presents a...
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Against My Will by Sophie Crockett - 9780008347734
$8.00
Against My Will
Sophie Crockett
'Asperger's made me a prisoner in my own home. When I finally entered the real...
After a Funeral by Diana Athill - 9780393338584
$10.95
After a Funeral
Diana Athill
When Diana Athill met the man she calls Didi, she fell in love instantly and...
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Adversity In Success
Hewitt J
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Adolf Hitler My Part in His Downfall
Milligan Spike
$17.00
Adolf Hitler
David Nicholls
The story of Hitler's rise to power as leader of Germany, the destruction of democracy...
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Admiral Of The Ocean Sea by Samuel Morison - 9780316584784
$22.50
Admiral Of The Ocean Sea
Samuel Morison
Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison's classic biography of the greatest sailor of them all, Christopher Columbus,...
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Adelaide's Dissenting Headmaster by Diana Chessell - 9781743052402
$13.50
Adelaide's Dissenting Headmaster
Diana Chessell
The discovery of schoolboy signatures - hidden under peeling wallpaper in an old Adelaide schoolhouse...
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A Year with Wendy Whiteley by Ashleigh Wilson - 9781922458803
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A Year with Wendy Whiteley
Ashleigh Wilson
A must-have for culture lovers, A Year with Wendy Whiteley sees the biographer and critic...
A Wounded Thing Must Hide by Jeremy Poolman - 9780747549499
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A Wounded Thing Must Hide
Jeremy Poolman
Brilliant, bizarre, but not in any conventional sense a biography A Wounded Thing Must Hide...
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A Tale For Our Generation by Edward Wilson - 9780957790674
$21.00
A Tale For Our Generation
Edward Wilson
January 2012 will mark the centenary of Robert Falcon Scott's arrival at the South Pole...
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A Promised Land by Barack Obama - 9780241491515
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A Promised Land
Barack Obama
A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us...
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A Particular Woman by Ashley Dawson-Damer - 9781920727642
$13.50
A Particular Woman
Ashley Dawson-Damer
Embracing the excitement and turbulence of sixties Sydney, Ashley is set to make her mark...
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A Perfect Gentleman by Bob Howitt - 9781869508173
$21.50
A Perfect Gentleman
Bob Howitt
He is Sir Wilson Whineray, one of New Zealand's favourite sons, a legendary achiever in...
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A Life Less Ordinary by Baby Halder - 9780670071180
$12.50
A Life Less Ordinary
Baby Halder
This is the story of Baby Halder, a woman who overcame poverty, violence and a...
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A Genius for Living by Janet Byrne - 9780747512844
$19.50
A Genius for Living
Janet Byrne
Frieda appeared in every major novel Lawrence wrote during their 18 years together, from "The...
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A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes by Rodrigo Garcia - 9780063158337
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A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes: A Son's Memoir of Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Mercedes Barcha
Rodrigo Garcia
"This is a beautiful farewell to two extraordinary people. It enthralled and moved me, and...
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A Family History of Smoking by Andrew Riemer - 9780522854886
$11.00
A Family History of Smoking
Andrew Riemer
A compelling memoir about two European families living through the last gasps of the Austro-Hungarian...
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A Blistered Kind of Love
Angela Walker Ballard
Winner of the 2003 Barbara Savage Miles from Nowhere Award and Winner of the 2004...
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Thicker than Water by Kerry Washington - 9781408730393
$19.95
Thicker than Water
Kerry Washington
'Kerry's an incredible writer and this memoir is so raw, vulnerable and honest' MICHELLE OBAMA...
The Maverick by Thomas Harding - 9781474621090
$27.00
The Maverick
Thomas Harding
A New York Times Critics' Pick for 2023 Born into a Jewish family in Vienna...
TEN: The decade that changed my future by Rylan Clark - 9781399603928
$12.50
TEN: The decade that changed my future
Rylan Clark
Out now the brand-new paperback from Rylan - fully updated to include stories from the...
Taking Back My Power by Georgia Harrison - 9780349131009
$14.95
Taking Back My Power
Georgia Harrison
Georgia Harrison's story as you've never heard it before. Explosive and inspiring, Georgia reveals the...
Mortification by Mark Watson - 9781399607681
$25.00
Mortification
Mark Watson
'Mark Watson is a national treasure' Richard Osman Whatever I now know about life -...