In Search of Mary Shelley: the Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein by Fiona Sampson
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
Mary Shelley was brought up by her father in a house filled with radical thinkers, poets, philosophers and writers of the day. Aged sixteen, she eloped with Percy Bysshe Shelley, embarking on a relationship that was lived on the move across Britain and Europe, as she coped with debt, infidelity and the ...Show more
Princess: Stepping Out Of The Shadows by Jean Sasson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies | Series: Princess Ser.
In the international bestseller, Princess- The True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia, Princess Al-Sa'ud and the acclaimed author Jean Sasson began a remarkable series of books. Now,more than twenty-five years later, this compelling journey continues as we follow the fortunes and the dazzlin ...Show more
Going to the Mountain - Life Lessons from Nelson Mandela by Ndaba Mandela
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
'You empower yourself and then you reach out to others.?Uplifting life lessons from one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known... through the eyes of the grandson whose life he changed forever.In his book Going to the Mountain, Ndaba Mandela shares the story of his coming-of-age alongside Sout ...Show more
Freeing Peter by Juris Greste
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
"Freeing Peter tells the extraordinary true story of how an ordinary Australian family took on the Egyptian government to get Peter Greste out of prison. What would you do if a loved one were to suddenly find themselves in the most impossible of situations? That's the question addressed in Freeing Peter ...Show more
Shackled by Chris Turney
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
"In 2013, Australian earth scientist Chris Turney led an ambitious expedition to Antarctica. It promised so much u discovery, history, adventure u but came with great risk. The story of Turney's ship, the Shokalskiy, and the plight of the 71 people on board was broadcast around the world. We watched, li ...Show more
Down the Dirt Roads by Rachael Treasure
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
'For me, being in a paddock means anything is possible ' Country girl and bestselling novelist Rachael Treasure seemed to have it all, a long-dreamed-of lifestyle on her own patch of dirt in Tasmania's rugged and beautiful wilderness. But through the breakdown of her marriage, Rachael lost her family fa ...Show more
Princess: More Tears to Cry by Jean Sasson
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
When Jean Sasson's book Princess: Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia was published, it became an immediate international bestseller. It sold to 43 countries and spent 13 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list. Now, in this long-awaited, compelling new book, Sasson and the Princess 'Sultana' retur ...Show more
Lovers, The by Rod Nordland
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
"She is his Juliet and he is her Romeo, and her family has threatened to kill them both..." This is the heartrending account of Zakia and Mohammad Ali, a couple from opposing ethnic sects, who defying their society's norms have left behind everything they know and are quite literally risking their lives ...Show more
Worth Fighting For by Dana Vulin
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
In the early hours of a February morning in 2012, Dana Vulin was the victim of a hideous, unprovoked attack. A woman who'd been stalking and harassing her for weeks - incorrectly and baselessly thinking Dana was having an affair with her estranged husband - burst into her apartment, doused her with meth ...Show more
The Girl Who Beat Isis: My Story by Farida Khalaf & Andrea C. Hoffman
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biographies
In August 2014, Farida Khalaf was just a normal Yazidi girl, living in a village high in the mountains of northern Iraq. Then her village was attacked and swiftly taken by ISIS fighters, and her whole world changed. The jihadists murdered the men and the boys of her village, including her father and bro ...Show more
Caroline Chisholm: An Irresistible Force by Sarah Goldman
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
A fresh, spirited and engaging biography of a fascinating and influential woman who was absolutely instrumental in shaping modern Australia - but whose influence and importance has largely been forgotten. Caroline Chisholm was a take-no-prisoners game-changer of colonial Australia - as well as a charmi ...Show more
My Family's Keeper by Brad Haddin
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biographies
A cricket autobiography unlike any other; a universal story about how love for your family trumps everything. Specialist Australian wicket-keepers to wear the baggy green are a rare and tough breed. Since 1877, only a select few Australian cricketers have held the sport's toughest on-field position. By ...Show more