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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A Higher Loyalty by James B. Comey, Jr. - 9781529000832
$9.99
A Higher Loyalty
James B. Comey, Jr.
In A Higher Loyalty, former FBI director James Comey shares his never-before-told experiences from some...
Daughter of the Dragon: Anna May Wong's Rendezvous with American History
$49.95
Daughter of the Dragon
Yunte Huang (University of California, Santa Barbara)
Born into the steam and starch of a Chinese laundry, Anna May Wong (1905-1961) emerged...
The Year I Met My Brain
$35.00
The Year I Met My Brain
Matilda Boseley
An essential and empowering guide for any adult living with ADHD - compassionate, funny and...
The Return by Hisham Matar - 9780241966280
$26.99
The Return
Hisham Matar
A breathtaking memoir and an extraordinary testament to the human spirit. SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE...
Elon Musk
$59.99
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate...
The Daughter of Auschwitz by Tova Friedman - 9781529423501
$12.95
The Daughter of Auschwitz
Tova Friedman
A Sunday Times bestseller (May 2023) - the incredible story of courage, resilience and survival....
Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris - 9780349144689
$22.99
Happy-Go-Lucky
David Sedaris
'It's hard to think of a better living practitioner of hilarious honesty than David Sedaris'...
The Long Story by Graham Perrett - 9781922643636
$39.99
The Long Story
Graham Perrett
Wayne Long is a proud Murri man, born in St George on the Balonne River,...
Forever Young by Hayley Mills - 9781474619387
$24.99
Forever Young
Hayley Mills
What happens when a girl tries to grow up in a world where everyone wants...
Finding My Virginity by Richard Branson - 9780753560112
$26.99
Finding My Virginity
Richard Branson
The follow-up to the 2 million-copy-selling Losing My Virginity, documenting the incredible last twenty years...
Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie by Meghan Trainor - 9781400247356
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Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie
Meghan Trainor
The real talk you want about pregnancy, birth, body image, and the newborn days from...
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Paris for Beginners by Rachael  Coopes - 9781922848451
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Paris for Beginners
Rachael Coopes
'Enchanting, amusing, life-affirming and wise.' Toni Pearen Sometimes the best compass to follow is your...
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One Italian Summer by Pip Williams - 9781922930477
$22.99
One Italian Summer
Pip Williams
Pip and Shannon dreamed of living the good life. They wanted to slow down, grow...
Our King: Charles III by Robert Jobson - 9781789467055
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Our King: Charles III
Robert Jobson
The definitive biography of King Charles with exclusive material and insight from a source close...
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If This Is A Man/The Truce (50th Anniversary Edition): Surviving Auschwitz by Primo Levi - 9780349142869
$24.99
If This Is A Man/The Truce (50th Anniversary Edition): Surviving Auschwitz
Primo Levi
A new edition of Primo Levi's classic memoir of the Holocaust, with an introduction by...
Grounding by Lulah Ellender - 9781783786992
$8.50
Grounding
Lulah Ellender
Lulah Ellender's garden in Sussex is an unruly but beloved place. It is also not...
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Twenty Days With Julian & Little Bu by Nathaniel Hawthorne - 9781590170427
$11.50
Twenty Days With Julian & Little Bu
Nathaniel Hawthorne
A delightfully observed and intimate picture of the Hawthornes at home On July 28, 1851,...
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The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe - 9780552993661
$26.99
The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test
Tom Wolfe
I looked around and people's faces were distorted...lights were flashing everywhere...the screen at the end...
Running in the Family by Michael Ondaatje - 9781784877811
$26.99
Running in the Family
Michael Ondaatje
Michael Ondaatje's remarkable masterpiece of a family memoir, reissued to mark 40 years since its...
Revenge by Tom Bower - 9781788705875
$24.99
Revenge
Tom Bower
THE SUNDAY TIMES NO. 1 BESTSELLER, NOW WITH A BRAND NEW FINAL CHAPTER 'Explosive' The...
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Phosphorescence by Julia Baird - 9781460757161
$12.00
Phosphorescence
Julia Baird
The national bestseller, Phosphorescence is a beautiful, intimate and inspiring investigation into how we can...
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Ma and Me by Putsata Reang - 9780374279264
$44.99
Ma and Me
Putsata Reang
When Putsata Reang was eleven months old, her family fled war-torn Cambodia, spending twenty-three days...
Constructing a Nervous System by Margo Jefferson - 9781783789009
$13.50
Constructing a Nervous System
Margo Jefferson
Winner of the Rathbones Folio Prize overall Book of the Year Taking in the jazz...
Aphrodite's Breath by Susan Johnson - 9781760876562
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Aphrodite's Breath
Susan Johnson
'Heartbreaking, funny and deeply moving...This is writing to savour.' Books + Publishing 'Aphrodite's Breath is...
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A Waiter in Paris by Edward Chisholm - 9781800960206
$24.99
A Waiter in Paris
Edward Chisholm
SHORT LISTED FOR THE ACKERLEY PRIZE FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY *** 'This astonishing book describes a cruel,...
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Everything and Nothing by Heather Mitchell - 9781761067303
$15.00
Everything and Nothing
Heather Mitchell
'A gentle collection of musings on an extraordinary life; unpretentious and honest, full of stoic...
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The Outrun
$24.99
The Outrun
Amy Liptrot
THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2017 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE WINNER OF...
Infidelity and Other Affairs
$34.99
Infidelity and Other Affairs
Kate Legge
'One cannot fail to be entranced by Legge's bone-deep strength and wisdom.' Annabel Crabb 'Unflinchingly...