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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Speak, Okinawa by Elizabeth Miki Brina - 9780525657347
$14.95
Speak, Okinawa
Elizabeth Miki Brina
A "hauntingly beautiful memoir about family and identity" (NPR) and a young woman's journey to...
Constellations by Sinead Gleeson - 9780358213031
$12.95
Constellations
Sinead Gleeson
The #1 Irish bestseller and winner of Non-Fiction Book of the Year at the 2019...
Tom Stoppard by Professor Dame Hermione Lee - 9780571314430
$29.95
Tom Stoppard
Professor Dame Hermione Lee
In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest...
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...
The Uncool by Cameron Crowe - 9780008697860
$36.99
The Uncool
Cameron Crowe
The long-awaited memoir by Cameron Crowe-one of America's most iconic journalists and filmmakers-revealing his formative...
Dante
$16.95
Dante
Alessandro Barbero
Dante brings the legendary author--and the medieval Italy of his era-- to vivid life, describing...
We Did Ok, Kid by Sir Anthony Hopkins - 9781761634819
$55.00
We Did Ok, Kid
Sir Anthony Hopkins
A RAW AND PASSIONATE MEMOIR FROM A COMPLEX, ICONIC MAN WHO HAS INSPIRED AUDIENCES WITH...
I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell - 9780525436058
$14.95
I Am, I Am, I Am
Maggie O'Farrell
In this astonishing memoir, the New York Times bestselling author of The Marriage Portrait and...
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...
I Regret Almost Everything by Keith McNally - 9781398548558
$36.99
I Regret Almost Everything
Keith McNally
The entertaining, irreverent, and surprisingly moving memoir by the visionary restaurateur behind such iconic New...
$18.95
Didion and Babitz
Lili Anolik
NATIONAL BESTSELLER * Named a Best Book of the Year by Time, Vogue, Vanity Fair,...
Going Solo: Popular Penguins by Roald Dahl - 9780141037332
$14.99
Going Solo: Popular Penguins
Roald Dahl
Roald Dahl's Going Solo is the marvellous account of his life as a young man....
Good Living Street
$24.99
Good Living Street
Tim Bonyhady (Author)
In 1900 Vienna was one of the most exciting places to live in the world....
Gough Whitlam: the definitive and most up-to-date biography from Australia's leading political biographer by Troy Bramston - 9781460763872
$55.00
Gough Whitlam: the definitive and most up-to-date biography from Australia's leading political biographer
Troy Bramston
A commanding biography of one of Australia's greatest and most visionary prime minsters by an...
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...
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins - 9781544512273
$46.99
Can't Hurt Me
David Goggins
Over 7 million copies sold For David Goggins, childhood was a nightmare - poverty, prejudice,...
Guinness: A Family Succession by Arthur Edward Guinness - 9781785516337
$36.99
Guinness: A Family Succession
Arthur Edward Guinness
The head of the Guinness family tells the true story of how his ancestors created...
Guts by Melissa Leong - 9781922616760
$34.99
Guts
Melissa Leong
'Leong serves up her raw, vibrant truth. Now that takes real guts.' - Kylie Kwong...
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...
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The Happiest Refugee by Anh Do - 9781742372389
$34.99
The Happiest Refugee
Anh Do
WINNER, Indie Awards, Book of the Year WINNER, Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the...
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...
Hercules! by Mick Wall - 9781788708630
From $10.50
Hercules!
Mick Wall
Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a...