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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You with the Sad Eyes by Christina Applegate - 9781035440306
$34.99
You with the Sad Eyes
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate came of age on sets and stages, expected to be on time, with...
For Her Love of Birds by Jane Melville - 9781921833779
$36.99
For Her Love of Birds
Jane Melville
Jane Ward Tost defied 19th century societal constraints to become one of England's leading naturalists...
My Book of Treasures by Joanna Lumley - 9781399741613
$36.99
My Book of Treasures
Joanna Lumley
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'I welcome you with open arms to my book of treasures....
The Make-Believe by Hannah Murray - 9781529155921
$36.99
The Make-Believe
Hannah Murray
From the actor in Skins and Games of Thrones, a deeply intimate, shockingly honest memoir...
Childhood by Brendan James Murray - 9781761268304
$36.99
Childhood
Brendan James Murray
Why do some children grow up into happy lives, and others never make it? Brendan...
The Curious Diplomat by Lachlan Strahan - 9781923192638
$39.99
The Curious Diplomat
Lachlan Strahan
From India to the Info-Pacific, a riveting insider's account of diplomacy and politics, and Australia's...
Oliphant by Roland Perry - 9781761472190
$34.99
Oliphant
Roland Perry
'A fascinating portrait' - Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1945: the United States launches the...
Ellen Savage and the Heroes of AHS Centaur by Grantlee Kieza - 9780733344107
$35.99
Ellen Savage and the Heroes of AHS Centaur
Grantlee Kieza
The extraordinary true story of courage under fire and survival during one of the deadliest...
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - 9780141315195
$19.99
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
A major new BBC TV drama brings Anne Frank's extraordinary diary to a whole new...
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...
58 Facets by Marika Sosnowski - 9780522881738
$29.99
58 Facets
Marika Sosnowski
When you have been forcibly displaced from your home, the revolutionary dream of what should...
The Man Who Planted Canberra by Robert Macklin - 9781922507778
$39.99
The Man Who Planted Canberra
Robert Macklin
In 1911, English-born Charles Weston climbs Mount Ainslie to the crest of a landscape that...
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...
The Stranger in the Woods by Michael Finkel - 9781471151989
$24.99
The Stranger in the Woods
Michael Finkel
*THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER* Could you leave behind all that you know and live...
The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank - 9780141315188
$19.99
The Diary of a Young Girl
Anne Frank
A deeply moving and unforgettable portrait of an ordinary and yet an extraordinary teenage girl....
Rasputin by Antony Beevor - 9781399617628
$55.00
Rasputin
Antony Beevor
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'THE GOLD STANDARD OF NARRATIVE HISTORY' - DAN SNOW How...
Elon Musk by Walter Isaacson - 9781761633102
$29.99
Elon Musk
Walter Isaacson
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate...
She Who Tastes, Knows by Durkhanai Ayubi - 9781761500121
$34.99
She Who Tastes, Knows
Durkhanai Ayubi
To truly understand things, we need to know them. We need to taste them. This...
Before I Forget by John MacNeil - 9781923514782
$36.99
Before I Forget
John MacNeil
One airman's life in the RAAF-told with clarity, humour and quiet courage. Before I Forget...
A Fortunate Life by A B Facey - 9781760996987
$34.99
A Fortunate Life
A B Facey
The extraordinary journey of an ordinary man. Born in 1894, and first sent to work...
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. *...
Muskism by Quinn Slobodian - 9780241805114
$59.99
Muskism
Quinn Slobodian
A pyrotechnic examination of Elon Musk as a symptom and avatar of our postliberal age...