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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Taste by Stanley Tucci - 9780241501009
$26.99
Taste
Stanley Tucci
From award-winning actor and food obsessive Stanley Tucci comes an intimate and irresistible memoir of...
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Boy Friends by Michael Pedersen - 9780571360055
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Boy Friends
Michael Pedersen
'A lovely book: bright and heartfelt, funny and refreshing.' - ANDREW O'HAGAN 'A beautiful, moving,...
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My Sweet Guillotine by Jayne Tuttle - 9781743797853
$13.50
My Sweet Guillotine
Jayne Tuttle
Jayne Tuttle, acclaimed author of Paris or Die, returns to Paris with My Sweet Guillotine....
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Not All Diamonds and Rose by Dave Quinn - 9781250765789
$54.99
Not All Diamonds and Rose
Dave Quinn
Welcome to the ultimate Real Housewives reunion! Not All Diamonds and Rose is the definitive...
Pharmacopoeia by Derek Jarman - 9781784877330
$26.99
Pharmacopoeia
Derek Jarman
A beautiful, full-colour compendium of Derek Jarman's writing on nature, gardening and life in Dungeness...
Yellow Notebook by Helen Garner - 9781922330239
$24.99
Yellow Notebook
Helen Garner
The first volume of private diaries from the fearless, fierce and much-loved Helen Garner, is...
Windswept & Interesting by Billy Connolly - 9781529318272
$24.99
Windswept & Interesting
Billy Connolly
In his first full-length autobiography, comedy legend and national treasure Billy Connolly reveals the truth...
White by Bret Easton Ellis - 9781529012439
$19.99
White
Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis has wrestled with the double-edged sword of fame and notoriety for more...
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Philip Gabriel - 9780099526155
$22.99
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
Philip Gabriel
The first, fascinating insight into the life of this internationally bestselling writer 'Pain is inevitable,...
We Are Displaced by Malala Yousafzai - 9781474610056
$22.99
We Are Displaced
Malala Yousafzai
Nobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the faces behind...
Walking With Ghosts by Gabriel Byrne - 9781529027433
$18.00
Walking With Ghosts
Gabriel Byrne
Make no mistake about it: this is a masterpiece . . . poetic, moving and...
Vida by Jacqueline Kent - 9780670079490
$14.00
Vida
Jacqueline Kent
Vida Goldstein was an advocate for women's rights, a campaigner for peace, fought for the...
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Victoire by Roland Philipps - 9781847925824
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Victoire
Roland Philipps
An incredible story of heroism, complicity and survival about a charismatic double-agent who played a...
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Vagina Problems by Lara Parker - 9781250240682
$29.99
Vagina Problems
Lara Parker
In April 2014, Deputy Editorial Director at BuzzFeed Lara Parker opened up to the world...
Unstoppable by Joshua Greene - 9781647224363
$14.95
Unstoppable
Joshua Greene
Winner - Best of Los Angeles Award's "Best Holocaust Book - 2021" Unstoppable is the...
Unpolished Gem by Alice Pung - 9781863951586
$32.99
Unpolished Gem
Alice Pung
Unpolished Gem is a book rich in comedy, a loving and irreverent portrait of a...
Under a Venice Moon by Margaret Cameron - 9780733648311
$13.95
Under a Venice Moon
Margaret Cameron
Life isn't a sort of practice run, something you can afford to play around with....
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Too Much and Never Enough by Mary L. Trump, Ph.D. - 9781471190162
$24.99
Too Much and Never Enough
Mary L. Trump, Ph.D.
* THE INTERNATIONAL AND SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER * 'Even in the darkest of...
Tom Stoppard by Professor Dame Hermione Lee - 9780571314430
$29.95
Tom Stoppard
Professor Dame Hermione Lee
In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest...
Timecode of a Face by Ruth Ozeki - 9781838855901
$9.50
Timecode of a Face
Ruth Ozeki
What did your face look like before your parents were born? Who are you? What...
This is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay - 9781509899470
$24.99
This is Going to Hurt
Adam Kay
THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER BOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 'Painfully funny....
Things I Don't Want to Know by Deborah Levy - 9780241983089
$26.99
Things I Don't Want to Know
Deborah Levy
First instalment of Levy's essential 'living autobiography' trilogy - reissued to match the beautiful COST...
The Young H.G. Wells by Claire Tomalin - 9780241239971
$18.00
The Young H.G. Wells
Claire Tomalin
A fascinating journey into the early life of H.G. Wells, the father of science fiction,...
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The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - 9780008485122
$24.99
The Year of Magical Thinking
Joan Didion
Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of...
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The White Album by Joan Didion - 9780008284688
$24.99
The White Album
Joan Didion
Joan Didion's hugely influential collection of essays which defines, for many, the America which rose...
The Watermill by Arnold Zable - 9781922268556
$13.50
The Watermill
Arnold Zable
Arnold Zable applies his lyrical sensitivity and respect to this collection highlighting human compassion and...
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The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992 by Tina Brown - 9781474608411
$24.99
The Vanity Fair Diaries: 1983-1992
Tina Brown
'Indiscreet, brilliantly observed, frequently hilarious' Evening Standard 'Hang on - it's a wild ride' Meryl...
The Trauma Cleaner by Sarah Krasnostein - 9781925603897
$24.99
The Trauma Cleaner
Sarah Krasnostein
A poignant and powerful celebration of one remarkable woman's unrelenting drive to make order from...