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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Lost & Found by Kathryn Schulz - 9781529000511
$34.99
Lost & Found
Kathryn Schulz
Selected as one of The Oprah Daily's Best Books of 2022 An extraordinary gift of...
Lisa by Lisa Curry - 9781460761403
$16.00
Lisa
Lisa Curry
The long-awaited memoir of one of Australia's most enduring and inspiring sporting icons. Triple Olympian...
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Leonardo da Vinci by Walter Isaacson - 9781501139161
$35.00
Leonardo da Vinci
Walter Isaacson
Now a docuseries from Ken Burns on PBS! The #1 New York Times bestseller from...
Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir
$26.99
Land's Edge: A Coastal Memoir
Tim Winton
A celebration of the coastal life and those who surrender themselves to it. On childhood...
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Know My Name by Chanel Miller - 9780241428290
$26.99
Know My Name
Chanel Miller
The riveting, powerful, New York Times bestselling memoir Chanel Miller's story changed our world forever....
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Kirk and Anne by Kirk Douglas - 9780762462179
$9.00
Kirk and Anne
Kirk Douglas
KIRK AND ANNE: LETTERS OF LOVE, LAUGHTER, AND A LIFETIME IN HOLLYWOOD is the story...
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Kindred by Kate Legge - 9780522878929
$14.00
Kindred
Kate Legge
He was an Austrian immigrant; she came from Tasmania. He grew up beside the Carinthian...
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Just Kids by Patti Smith - 9780747568766
$24.99
Just Kids
Patti Smith
Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest...
Joe Biden by Evan Osnos - 9781526635167
$13.50
Joe Biden
Evan Osnos
'There's just something about Joe, as this short biography from New Yorker writer Evan Osnos...
Into the Rip by Damien Cave - 9781760857097
$34.99
Into the Rip
Damien Cave
When Damien Cave brought his young family to Sydney to set up the New York...
In the Weeds by Tom Vitale - 9780306924095
$22.95
In the Weeds
Tom Vitale
In the nearly two years since Anthony Bourdain's death, no one else has come close...
I Feel Bad About My Neck by Nora Ephron - 9780857526939
$26.99
I Feel Bad About My Neck
Nora Ephron
NOW WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION FROM DOLLY ALDERTON, revealing how a new generation can take...
House Arrest by Alan Bennett - 9781800811928
$8.50
House Arrest
Alan Bennett
4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a...
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Homesickness by Janine Mikosza - 9781761150234
$13.50
Homesickness
Janine Mikosza
'Stunning' - The Guardian 'This is an emotionally moving work that also pushes memoir forward....
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High-Risk Homosexual by Edgar Gomez - 9781593767051
$12.00
High-Risk Homosexual
Edgar Gomez
*Winner of the American Book Award* *Winner of the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir/Biography*...
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Heiresses by Laura Thompson - 9781803281490
$11.50
Heiresses
Laura Thompson
A survey of the world of the wealthy heiress - glittering and gleaming, flawed and...
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Healing Lives by Sue Williams - 9781760982034
$16.00
Healing Lives
Sue Williams
'A story of friendship like no other... breathtaking in its tenderness and inspiration.' The Hon....
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He. by Murray Bail - 9781922330949
$13.00
He.
Murray Bail
Fragments and reflections from the life of a revered Australian writer An elusive, elliptical, often...
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 9781472283535
$11.00
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
From the Academy Award -winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom,...
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Going Solo: Popular Penguins by Roald Dahl - 9780141037332
$15.99
Going Solo: Popular Penguins
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's Going Solo is the marvellous account of his life as a young man....
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen - 9781860497926
$22.99
Girl, Interrupted
Susanna Kaysen
In 1967, after a session with a psychiatrist she'd never seen before, eighteen-year-old Susanna Kaysen...
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire by Alice Walker - 9780297608394
$34.99
Gathering Blossoms Under Fire
Alice Walker
'These journals are a revelation, a road map and a gift to us all' TAYARI...
Free by Lea Ypi - 9780141995106
$26.99
Free
Lea Ypi
An unforgettable coming of age story exploring the meaning of freedom - personal, collective, political...
Forced Out by Kevin Maxwell - 9781846276804
$29.99
Forced Out
Kevin Maxwell
Kevin Maxwell was a dream candidate for the police force - he had a long-held...
First Lady by Sonia Purnell - 9781781313077
$29.99
First Lady
Sonia Purnell
From the personal and political upheavals of the Great War, through the Churchills' 'wilderness years'...
English Pastoral by James Rebanks - 9780141982571
$26.99
English Pastoral
James Rebanks
A poetic, practical, raw and almost miraculously detailed picture of an ancient way of life...
En Pointe by Chloe Bayliss - 9781925700756
$11.00
En Pointe
Chloe Bayliss
"Have you ever had an addiction? An obsession? Have you ever wanted something so much...
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Elvis and Me by Priscilla Presley - 9780425091036
$19.99
Elvis and Me
Priscilla Presley
The New York Times bestseller that reveals the intimate story of Elvis Presley and Priscilla...