Political Biographies & Memoir

From prime ministers to protestors, the Political Biographies & Memoirs collection at Harry Hartog brings together voices that have shaped nations, challenged systems, and redefined leadership. These compelling reads explore the private truths behind public lives — from halls of power to grassroots movements. Whether you're drawn to statesmen, revolutionaries, or insiders offering an unfiltered view of policy and politics, our curated selection speaks to readers who want to understand how history is made — and who makes it.

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Hitler's People by Richard J. Evans - 9780141994437
$32.99
Hitler's People
Richard J. Evans
A biographical study of Hitler's inner circle offers a new way to understand the horrors...
A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda by Derek R. Peterson - 9780300278385
$51.95
A Popular History of Idi Amin's Uganda
Derek R. Peterson
How Africa's most notorious tyrant made his oppressive regime seem both necessary and patriotic Idi...
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...
The Showman by Simon Shuster - 9780008599218
$24.99
The Showman
Simon Shuster
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A Telegraph Best Book of the Year 'An intense, evocative portrait of...
Henry Kissinger by Jeremie Gallon - 9781805224600
$45.00
Henry Kissinger
Jeremie Gallon
Jeremie Gallon paints an intriguing portrait of the 'master of Realpolitik', drawing lessons from Henry...
Montaigne by Stefan Zweig (Author) - 9781782271031
$26.99
Montaigne
Stefan Zweig (Author)
He who thinks freely for himself, honours all freedom on earth.' Stefan Zweig was already...
The Mirror of Great Britain by Clare Jackson - 9780241611272
$69.99
The Mirror of Great Britain
Clare Jackson
A major reassessment of one of Britain's most important monarchs ames VI & I, who...
Nancy Wake: The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy by Peter FitzSimons - 9780732295257
$27.99
Nancy Wake: The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy
Peter FitzSimons
The gripping true story of the woman who became the Gestapo's most wanted spy In...
Second Hand
Ten Doors Down by Robert Tickner - 9781925849455
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Ten Doors Down
Robert Tickner
The story of a federal minister's remarkable reunion with his birth parents. The story of...
The Dark Prince Of Melbourne by Ian W. Shaw - 9780733344299
$35.99
The Dark Prince Of Melbourne
Ian W. Shaw
Bad boys, bright lights and sorry ends: the story of our most infamous gangster. Joseph...
In the Service of the Shogun by Frederik Cryns - 9781836390961
$24.99
In the Service of the Shogun
Frederik Cryns
In 1600, English helmsman William Adams washed ashore in Japan, and was interrogated by Tokugawa...
The Husband Hunters by Anne de Courcy - 9781474601450
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The Husband Hunters
Anne de Courcy
'A tale of buccaneering matriarchs marrying their American princess daughters to the dim-witted, cash-strapped sons...
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...
The Diary of a Young Girl the Definitive Edition of the Worlds Most Famous Diary by Anne Frank - 9789390896332
$17.00
The Diary of a Young Girl the Definitive Edition of the Worlds Most Famous Diary
Anne Frank
A classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life is Helen Keller's account...
Second Hand
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 Second Emancipation by Howard W. French (Columbia University) - 9781324092452
$65.95
The Second Emancipation
Howard W. French (Columbia University)
The Second Emancipation, a work of Odyssean dimension, recasts the liberation of post-World War II...
Straight Acting by Will Tosh - 9781529390513
$24.99
Straight Acting
Will Tosh
'Fluent and witty . . . confident . . . highly readable' Kathryn Hughes, GUARDIAN...
Monash by Roland Perry - 9780857982131
$34.99
Monash
Roland Perry
'Compelling and wholly absorbing... among the most remarkable Australians of his time' Bob Carr 'Compelling...
Hildegard of Bingen by Fiona Maddocks (Classical Music Critic - Observer) - 9780571302437
$32.99
Hildegard of Bingen
Fiona Maddocks (Classical Music Critic - Observer)
Best known today as a fine composer, the twelfth-century German abbess Hildegard of Bingen was...
Clodia of Rome by Douglas Boin (Saint Louis University) - 9781324035671
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Clodia of Rome
Douglas Boin (Saint Louis University)
A pioneering political voice, with charisma and power that rivaled many of her male contemporaries,...
Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblatt - 9781847927149
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Dark Renaissance
Stephen Greenblatt
Dark Renaissance is the thrilling story of the writer who transformed culture in Elizabethan England,...
The Cleopatras by Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones - 9781472295187
$24.99
The Cleopatras
Professor Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones
'A thrilling biography, filled with the imperial ambitions and merciless intrigues' SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE Cleopatra:...
Peacemaker by Thant Myint-U - 9781838958954
$36.99
Peacemaker
Thant Myint-U
In December 1971, after having stepped down as the United Nations' longest-serving Secretary-General, U Thant...
Oliphant by Roland Perry - 9781761472190
$34.99
Oliphant
Roland Perry
'A fascinating portrait' - Sydney Morning Herald 6 August 1945: the United States launches the...
His Very Best by Jonathan Alter - 9781501125546
$39.99
His Very Best
Jonathan Alter
From one of America's most respected journalists and modern historians comes the highly acclaimed, "splendid"...
Accidental Tyrant by Fyodor Tertitskiy - 9781911723547
$49.99
Accidental Tyrant
Fyodor Tertitskiy
Kim Il-sung was the enigmatic architect of North Korea. His life is an extraordinary tale...
All His Spies by Stephen Alford - 9780141991832
$26.99
All His Spies
Stephen Alford
The untold story of Robert Cecil, the ultimate Tudor spy-master Robert Cecil, statesman and spymaster,...