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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Start Without Me by Gary Janetti - 9781250853455
$29.99
Start Without Me
Gary Janetti
From New York Times bestselling author, Family Guy writer, and HBO star Gary Janetti comes...
Square Haunting by Francesca Wade - 9780571330669
$9.50
Square Haunting
Francesca Wade
'Outstanding. I'll be recommending this all year.' - Sarah Bakewell 'A beautiful and deeply moving...
Speaking In Tongues by Tom Tilley - 9780733341021
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Speaking In Tongues
Tom Tilley
When you no longer believe in eternity, every moment counts -- A memoir of breaking...
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Soundings by Doreen Cunningham - 9780349014944
$13.50
Soundings
Doreen Cunningham
'BEAUTIFUL . . . JUSTIFIES ITS PLACE ALONGSIDE NATURE WRITING CLASSICS SUCH AS H IS...
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Somebody's Daughter by Ashley C Ford - 9781786581280
$12.00
Somebody's Daughter
Ashley C Ford
'I saw so much of my own story in this beautifully written book by Ashley,...
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Slow Days, Fast Company by Eve Babitz - 9781681370088
$29.99
Slow Days, Fast Company
Eve Babitz
Hollywood's golden girl is back in Slow Days, Fast Company, Eve Babitz's collection of dispatches...
Slouching Towards Bethlehem by Joan Didion - 9780008284640
$24.99
Slouching Towards Bethlehem
Joan Didion
Joan Didion's savage masterpiece, which, since first publication in 1968, has been acknowledged as an...
Shoe Dog by Phil Knight - 9781471146725
$24.99
Shoe Dog
Phil Knight
'A refreshingly honest reminder of what the path to business success really looks like ......
Sam Bloom by Cameron Bloom - 9780733339790
$14.00
Sam Bloom
Cameron Bloom
'If Penguin Bloom was Cameron's love letter to his wife Sam, Sam Bloom: Heartache and...
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Reflections by Holly Willoughby - 9781529135718
$20.00
Reflections
Holly Willoughby
An intimate, personal book about how to be beautiful, inside and out from the one...
Red Roulette by Desmond Shum - 9781398510371
$14.95
Red Roulette
Desmond Shum
'THE BOOK CHINA DOESN'T WANT YOU TO READ' CNN 'READS LIKE A THRILLER' FINANCIAL TIMES,...
Ravilious & Co by Andy Friend - 9780500296769
$43.99
Ravilious & Co
Andy Friend
The acclaimed biography detailing the lives of the British inter-war artists and designers centred on...
Raised by Wolves by Jess Ho - 9781922806307
$29.99
Raised by Wolves
Jess Ho
Growing up Cantonese in the racist outer suburbs of Melbourne was hard enough for Jess...
Off the Charts by Georgie Carroll - 9781760982447
$14.00
Off the Charts
Georgie Carroll
Stories full of infectious, hospital-grade humour and loads of heart, from Australia's favourite nurse. Showering...
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Nowhere Girl by Cheryl Diamond - 9781616208202
$16.50
Nowhere Girl
Cheryl Diamond
Wild, heart-wrenching, and unexpectedly funny, Nowhere Girl is an inspiring coming-of-age memoir about running for...
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No Time Like the Future by Michael J Fox - 9781472278500
$24.99
No Time Like the Future
Michael J Fox
'The book is great: moving but also properly funny.' Hadley Freeman, The Guardian 'A memoir...
Night Fishing by Vicki Hastrich - 9781760875503
$14.00
Night Fishing
Vicki Hastrich
'Deft, ambitious, tender and humane, Night Fishing is the most breathtakingly original memoir you will...
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Night by Elie Wiesel - 9780140189896
$26.99
Night
Elie Wiesel
First time in Modern Classics Born into a Jewish ghetto in Hungary, as a child,...
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell - 9780141037479
$15.99
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell's My Family and Other Animals is a charming and comic autobiographical novel. Fleeing...
My Autobiography by Charles Chaplin - 9780141011479
$26.99
My Autobiography
Charles Chaplin
One of a handful of great film books. Born into a theatrical family, Chaplin's father...
Mrs D is Going Without by Lotta Dann - 9781877505393
$13.50
Mrs D is Going Without
Lotta Dann
Lotta Dann was in trouble - her fun drinking habit had slowly morphed into an...
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Mother's Boy by Howard Jacobson - 9781787333802
$10.00
Mother's Boy
Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson's funny, revealing and tender memoir of his path to becoming a writer 'A...
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Memorial Drive by Natasha Trethewey - 9781408840023
$11.50
Memorial Drive
Natasha Trethewey
ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2020 WINNER OF THE ANISFIELD-WOLF BOOK AWARD SHORTLISTED...
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Maybe You Should Talk to Someone by Lori Gottlieb - 9781922310712
$35.00
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
Lori Gottlieb
A TIME magazine Must-Read Book of the Year Ever wonder what your therapist is thinking?...
Mawson by Peter FitzSimons - 9780857987204
$26.99
Mawson
Peter FitzSimons
History comes to life with Peter FitzSimons in the story of Australia's most famous polar...
Mary, Queen of Scots by Jenny Wormald - 9781780275529
$10.50
Mary, Queen of Scots
Jenny Wormald
Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, has long been portrayed as one of history's romantically tragic...
Mao's Last Dancer by Li Cunxin - 9781760899219
$26.99
Mao's Last Dancer
Li Cunxin
Before you can fly, you have to be free. A new edition of the phenomenal...
Managing Expectations by Minnie Driver - 9781786582409
$14.00
Managing Expectations
Minnie Driver
When I was six, I wrote my first short essay. The title given by the...
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