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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Marcus Aurelius by William O. Stephens - 9781836391166
$34.99
Marcus Aurelius
William O. Stephens
The moving life and legacy of Rome's great emperor philosopher. This book guides us through...
Awake by Jen Hatmaker - 9781035081936
$39.99
Awake
Jen Hatmaker
'I cannot think of a single person who wouldn't find hope and inspiration in these...
Art Work by Sally Mann - 9780241774540
$55.00
Art Work
Sally Mann
The much-anticipated new book by artist and New York Times bestselling author Sally Mann about...
Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Sir David Attenborough - 9781399827133
$24.99
Adventures of a Young Naturalist
Sir David Attenborough
WITH A NEW FOREWORD BY DARA McANULTY THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'His writing is as...
Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon - 9781035040223
$39.99
Frankly
Nicola Sturgeon
Frankly is no ordinary political memoir. Remarkable for its honesty and self-reflection, this is the...
The Difficult Ghost by Leila Guerriero - 9781805333005
$24.99
The Difficult Ghost
Leila Guerriero
In 1960, Truman Capote arrived in the small town of Palamos on the Costa Brava....
You Had to Be There by Jodie Harsh - 9780571392414
$39.99
You Had to Be There
Jodie Harsh
The defining book on the iconic noughties-era of pop culture in London as told by...
A Year with Gilbert White by Jenny Uglow - 9780571354184
$55.00
A Year with Gilbert White
Jenny Uglow
'Uglow makes us feel the life beyond the facts.'- Guardian'Few can match Uglow's skill at...
Rasputin by Antony Beevor - 9781399617628
$55.00
Rasputin
Antony Beevor
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY' - DAN SNOW How...
Hated by All the Right People
$36.99
Hated by All the Right People
Jason Zengerle
A revelatory, jaw-dropping portrait of Tucker Carlson's career and his history of reinvention, and a...
The Land and its People
$32.99
The Land and its People
David Sedaris
'Very little makes me laugh. I would say the one exception is anything by David...
Two Women Living Together
$36.99
Two Women Living Together
Kim Hana
Two Korean women, living life on their own terms - together. The warm and witty...
Life in Progress by Hans Ulrich Obrist - 9780241712207
$49.99
Life in Progress
Hans Ulrich Obrist
World-renowned curator Hans Ulrich Obrist for the first time grants a private view of how...
Henry V by Dan Jones - 9781804541944
$24.99
Henry V
Dan Jones
The instant Sunday Times bestseller The UK's bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the...
A Hymn to Life
$36.99
A Hymn to Life
Gisele Pelicot
The sexual assault that stunned the world. A courageous woman's rallying call for 'shame to...
I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy - 9781982185831
$24.99
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Jennette McCurdy
* #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * MORE THAN 3 MILLION...
The Boy from Baghdad by Nadhim Zahawi - 9780008640699
$59.99
The Boy from Baghdad
Nadhim Zahawi
'Very few people in parliament can match Nadhim's childhood experience, his understanding of international affairs,...
Still Bobbi by Bobbi Brown - 9781526687715
$34.99
Still Bobbi
Bobbi Brown
'Feeling stuck? You need to read this book. Let Bobbi's powerful story be your reminder...
The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why by Gemma Parker - 9781761636721
$34.99
The Mother Is Restless and She Doesn't Know Why
Gemma Parker
Crackling with intelligence and wit, a critical memoir about how nihilism might just get you...
Margaret Thatcher by Charles Moore - 9780241687673
$95.00
Margaret Thatcher
Charles Moore
Charles Moore's bestselling and definitive biography of Britain's first female Prime Minister, now in a...
Eight Million Ways to Happiness by Hiroko Yoda - 9781526672179
$34.99
Eight Million Ways to Happiness
Hiroko Yoda
'A timely and moving pilgrimage through Japan's spiritual traditions' RUTH OZEKI, Women's Prize-winning and Booker...
The Letters of Muriel Spark (Volume 1) by Muriel Spark - 9780349014340
$79.99
The Letters of Muriel Spark (Volume 1)
Muriel Spark
The first of two volumes of the letters of Muriel Spark, one of the greatest...
JFK by J. Randy Taraborrelli - 9781835985342
$34.99
JFK
J. Randy Taraborrelli
THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the New York Times bestselling Kennedy historian and...
Keating by Kerry O'Brien - 9781760294090
$45.00
Keating
Kerry O'Brien
Paul Keating is widely credited as the chief architect of the most significant period of...
Crossing by Sabrin Hasbun - 9781804441824
$34.99
Crossing
Sabrin Hasbun
WINNER OF THE FOOTNOTE X COUNTERPOINTS WRITING PRIZE 2023-24 'Vivid, compassionate, captivating' Elif Shafak 'A...
My Family and Other Animals by Gerald Durrell - 9780241767061
$35.00
My Family and Other Animals
Gerald Durrell
Gerald Durrell's beloved account of his childhood in Corfu, published in a beautiful Penguin Clothbound...
Little Ruins by Manni Coe - 9781837263240
$36.99
Little Ruins
Manni Coe
'Beautifully written and deeply moving' CLARE BALDING 'An important voice' CATHY RENTZENBRINK 'I devoured it...
The Colonel and the King by Peter Guralnick - 9781399635301
$36.99
The Colonel and the King
Peter Guralnick
In early 1955, Colonel Tom Parker (the manager of the number-one country music star of...