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. Whether you're drawn to history, creativity, or human resilience, biographies and memoirs provide a powerful way to understand the world through lived experience.

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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Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President by E. Jean Carroll - 9781250466792
$36.99
Not My Type: One Woman vs. a President
E. Jean Carroll
You've heard about the tantrums, the seething, the storming out of court, yes. But what...
I Decided to Live as Me by Kim Suhyun - 9781846048371
$26.99
I Decided to Live as Me
Kim Suhyun
An Illustrated Checklist for How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Others So You Can Learn...
You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate - 9781035440306
$34.99
You with the Sad Eyes
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with...
William Tyndale and the English Language by David Crystal - 9781851246656
$49.99
William Tyndale and the English Language
David Crystal
This book is a pioneering exploration of Tyndale's enormous impact on the development of the...
The Space Between the Stars by Indira Naidoo - 9781922616814
$24.99
The Space Between the Stars
Indira Naidoo
The ABIA-shortlisted bestseller by one of Australia's favourite journalists and presenters 'A moving meditation on...
The Desert Swimmer by Brendan Cullen - 9781761472381
$34.99
The Desert Swimmer
Brendan Cullen
Brendan Cullen manages Kars Station, a 10,000-head sheep property 65 kilometres outside Broken Hill, New...
She Who Tastes, Knows by Durkhanai Ayubi - 9781761500121
$34.99
She Who Tastes, Knows
Durkhanai Ayubi
To truly understand things, we need to know them. We need to taste them. This...
Letter from Provence by Sheryle Bagwell - 9781761473531
$34.99
Letter from Provence
Sheryle Bagwell
'A tale of enduring love replete with hope.' Geraldine Doogue After buying an ancient stone...
Diaries of Note by Shaun Usher - 9780571390229
$49.99
Diaries of Note
Shaun Usher
'Captures moments in time like nothing else.' RICHARD E. GRANT 'Intimate . . . and...
Bring Back Yesterday by Bob Carr - 9781761473135
$32.99
Bring Back Yesterday
Bob Carr
It was a warm October day when his life splintered down the middle. She was...
Without Reservation by Jeremy King - 9780008599027
$59.99
Without Reservation
Jeremy King
In this brilliant new book, one of the world's leading restaurateurs shares wit and wisdom...
Bonfire of the Murdochs by Gabriel Sherman - 9781398562059
$36.99
Bonfire of the Murdochs
Gabriel Sherman
When Rupert Murdoch made a fateful decision about who should inherit his media colossus, he...
The Great Gambon by Milly Ellis - 9780349147987
$39.99
The Great Gambon
Milly Ellis
Sir Michael Gambon was one of the greatest actors of the last 50 years, with...
Citizen by President Bill Clinton - 9781804953082
$29.99
Citizen
President Bill Clinton
A powerful, candid, and richly detailed memoir from an American icon, revealing what life looks...
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams - 9781035065967
$24.99
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that...
Scared Angry Laughing by Margaret Merrilees - 9781763847507
$32.99
Scared Angry Laughing
Margaret Merrilees
'I am opposed to lots of things: capitalism, misogyny, the manufacture of armaments. Nevertheless, I...
Pearls by Tracy Crisp - 9781763554160
$32.99
Pearls
Tracy Crisp
In the pages of Pearls, Tracy Crisp entwines the pull of grief, the push of...
I'm Not Mad (Anymore) by Bron Lewis - 9781923135918
$36.99
I'm Not Mad (Anymore)
Bron Lewis
A fiercely funny, feminist debut about mental health, motherhood and female rage, for fans of...
Against the Rising Sun by Jeff Steel - 9781923514287
$36.99
Against the Rising Sun
Jeff Steel
From Singapore to Nagasaki - An Australian POW's Incredible Story Don Graham just wanted to...
Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey by Olivia Ong - 9780733344015
$34.99
Back On My Feet: From doctor to patient, a moving and inspirational memoir of traumatic injury, faith and hope, for readers of Turia Pitt and Emma Carey
Olivia Ong
The inspirational story of how a rehabilitation doctor overcame her devastating spinal injury with faith...
Double Act by Sylvia Martin - 9781922507945
$36.99
Double Act
Sylvia Martin
In this joint biography, Sylvia Martin delves deeper into the unconventional lives of two of...
A Fortunate Life by A B Facey - 9781760996987
$34.99
A Fortunate Life
A B Facey
The extraordinary journey of an ordinary man. Born in 1894, and first sent to work...
Untold Stories by Alan Bennett - 9780571228317
$32.99
Untold Stories
Alan Bennett
The paperback of Untold Stories contains new unpublished diaries, as well as a poignant memoir...
The House of Blue Glass by Alan Atkinson - 9781761170379
$39.99
The House of Blue Glass
Alan Atkinson
Acclaimed historian Alan Atkinson author of the award-winning Elizabeth and John: The Macarthurs of Elizabeth...
Raven Mother by Jane Messer - 9781761170638
$34.99
Raven Mother
Jane Messer
In a powerful work of memoir, history and biography, Jane Messer retraces the tragic and...
The Queen by Michelle Morgan - 9781408783474
$34.99
The Queen
Michelle Morgan
Crown jewels, coronations and corgis, this is a warm and nostalgic biography of powerhouse monarch,...
Letters by Oliver Sacks - 9781509821846
$39.99
Letters
Oliver Sacks
Oliver Sacks, one of the great humanists of our age - who describes himself in...
El Generalisimo by Giles Tremlett - 9781526651952
$59.99
El Generalisimo
Giles Tremlett
*A 2025 BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: Telegraph, Financial Times, i Paper* 'Making Francisco Franco's...