Biography & Memoir Bestsellers

Discover the Top 50 Biography & Memoirs of the Week at Harry Hartog Bookseller, featuring the most inspiring, thought-provoking, and unforgettable life stories. This carefully curated selection includes powerful memoirs, revealing autobiographies, and insightful biographies that capture the lives of extraordinary individuals. From global icons and political leaders to artists, activists, and everyday heroes, these books offer personal accounts that resonate with readers. With bestselling titles from authors like Geraldine Brooks, Richard Flanagan, and Julia Baird, alongside fresh new voices, this collection is perfect for those who love real-life stories. Explore the Top 50 Biography & Memoirs this week at Harry Hartog and be inspired by lives well lived.

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Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath by S. Shakthidharan - 9780645530964
$34.99
Gather Up Your World in One Long Breath
S. Shakthidharan
A fearless, tender memoir from the prize-winning writer of Counting and Cracking. Shakthi lives with...
Defiance
$36.99
Defiance
Bob Brown
Stories of courage and conviction from the environmental frontline 'This book is a powerful reminder...
PATRIOT by Alexei Navalny - 9781529933659
$26.99
PATRIOT
Alexei Navalny
AN INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER- The powerful and moving memoir of a fearless political opposition leader...
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan - 9781761343483
$26.99
Question 7
Richard Flanagan
**Winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize 2024** Beginning at a love hotel by Japan's Inland...
Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey - 9781472280879
$24.99
Greenlights
Matthew McConaughey
THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* - MILLIONS OF COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE Gloriously bonkers - Guardian, Best Autobiographies...
The Sober Diaries by Clare Pooley - 9781473661905
$11.95
The Sober Diaries
Clare Pooley
BY THE AUTHOR OF NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER THE AUTHENTICITY PROJECT, THE BRAVE AND FUNNY...
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom - 9780733609558
From $7.50
Tuesdays with Morrie
Mitch Albom
Maybe it was a grandparent, or a teacher or a colleague. Someone older, patient and...
Unapologetically Ita by Ita Buttrose - 9781761428739
$49.99
Unapologetically Ita
Ita Buttrose
A compelling and enlightening book by our most celebrated journalist, Ita Buttrose. In her eighties...
Guts by Melissa Leong - 9781922616760
$34.99
Guts
Melissa Leong
'Leong serves up her raw, vibrant truth. Now that takes real guts.' - Kylie Kwong...
Driven by Susie Wolff - 9781399748865
$34.99
Driven
Susie Wolff
From the moment her parents first sat her in a go-kart, Susie Wolff felt it...
How to End a Story by Helen Garner - 9781922458940
$24.99
How to End a Story
Helen Garner
The third instalment of diaries from the inimitable Helen Garner covers four eventful years in...
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi - 9781784701994
$26.99
When Breath Becomes Air
Paul Kalanithi
For readers of Atul Gawande's Being Mortal and Henry Marsh's Do No Harm, an unforgettably...
When the Going Was Good by Graydon Carter - 9781804711019
$36.99
When the Going Was Good
Graydon Carter
A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2025 IN THE INDEPENDENT, GQ, NEW STATESMAN, FINANCIAL TIMES AND...
Wifedom by Anna Funder - 9780143778080
$26.99
Wifedom
Anna Funder
A blazing, genre-bending masterpiece from one of the most inventive writers of our time. *...
How to End a Story by Helen Garner - 9781923058101
$59.99
How to End a Story
Helen Garner
Helen Garner's acclaimed three volumes of diaries are collected here in one sumptuous book. Spanning...
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
$36.99
All I Ever Wanted Was to Be Hot
Lucinda 'Froomes' Price
'I have always known that a woman's greatest power is her looks. For most of...
We Love
Floor Sample by Julia Cameron - 9781800811959
$10.00
Floor Sample
Julia Cameron
In Floor Sample, the author of the international bestseller The Artist's Way weaves an honest...
Second Hand
Frog by Sally Gould - 9781761633379
$36.99
Frog
Sally Gould
'A riveting ride along the knife edge of life and death from a frontline worker...
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams - 9781035065936
$36.99
Careless People
Sarah Wynn-Williams
Shocking and darkly funny, Careless People gives you a front-row seat to the decisions that...
Cher
$49.99
Cher
Cher
Part One of a Two Part Memoir from the Iconic Artist and Actor 'A rock...
The Greatest Story Ever Told by Bear Grylls - 9781399820141
$34.99
The Greatest Story Ever Told
Bear Grylls
The incredible true story of a Galilean stonemason who changed the course of the world...
Childhood, Youth, Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen - 9780241457573
$26.99
Childhood, Youth, Dependency
Tove Ditlevsen
The classic Danish trilogy hailed as a masterpiece on publication in English last year -...