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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Bennelong and Phillip by Kate Fullagar - 9781761424915
$24.99
Bennelong and Phillip
Kate Fullagar
The first joint biography of Bennelong and Governor Arthur Phillip, two pivotal figures in Australian...
Enid by Robert Wainwright - 9781761472510
$24.99
Enid
Robert Wainwright
'A wonderfully racy biography, full of comedy and tragedy and populated by some of the...
Stranger Than Fiction by Edwin Frank - 9781911717218
$36.99
Stranger Than Fiction
Edwin Frank
A legendary editor's survey of the twentieth-century novel and how it shaped the form for...
Who Could Ever Love You by Mary L. Trump - 9781250278470
$49.99
Who Could Ever Love You
Mary L. Trump
Who Could Ever Love You is an intimate, heartbreaking memoir of a father, a mother,...
Bonjour, Mademoiselle! by Tom Roberts - 9781761380310
$36.99
Bonjour, Mademoiselle!
Tom Roberts
The glittering story of April Ashley, model and trans pioneer, and the divorce case which...
Justinian by Professor Peter Sarris - 9781529365405
$26.99
Justinian
Professor Peter Sarris
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times, BBC...
A Spy Among Friends by Ben Macintyre - 9781526683755
$24.99
A Spy Among Friends
Ben Macintyre
THE SUNDAY TIMES No. 1 BESTSELLER WITH AN AFTERWORD BY JOHN LE CARRE 'Riveting, astounding...
Elizabeth and John by Alan Atkinson - 9781761170317
$34.99
Elizabeth and John
Alan Atkinson
**Winner, 2023 Ernest Scott Prize ** **Winner, 2023 NSW Premier's History Awards, Australian History Prize**...
Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession by David Dufty - 9781761471353
$36.99
Charles Todd's Magnificent Obsession
David Dufty
It was the greatest feat of engineering in nineteenth-century Australia, but it very nearly collapsed...
Archibald Mosman by Dimity Mortensen - 9780975650844
$39.99
Archibald Mosman
Dimity Mortensen
Th is book chronicles Archibald Mosman's life as wealthy merchantman, whaler, grazier, vast landholder in...
The Nameless Names by Scott Bennett - 9781761381089
$39.99
The Nameless Names
Scott Bennett
Few Australians realise that of the 62,000 Anzac soldiers who died in the Great War,...
Putin by Philip Short - 9781784700935
$29.99
Putin
Philip Short
The monumental biography of the most influential leader on the world stage in the last...
Leonardo da Vinci by Sigmund Freud - 9780415253864
$24.99
Leonardo da Vinci
Sigmund Freud
This remarkable book takes as its subject one of the most outstanding men that ever...
The Japanese by Christopher Harding - 9780141992280
$29.99
The Japanese
Christopher Harding
Two thousand years of Japanese history, told through interconnected portraits of twenty fascinating individuals Chris...
Monash's Masterpiece by Peter FitzSimons - 9780733640087
$36.99
Monash's Masterpiece
Peter FitzSimons
The Battle of Le Hamel on 4 July 1918 was an Allied triumph, and strategically...
Hitler and Stalin by Laurence Rees - 9780241979693
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Hitler and Stalin
Laurence Rees
The bestselling historian on the dramatic wartime relationship - and shocking similarities - between two...