Servo: Tales from the Graveyard Shift by David Goodwin
$34.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
We've all filled up at a servo, but what's it like behind the counter, late at night, as a plethora of unhinged and maniacal souls totter in through the parting glass? David Goodwin worked the graveyard shift for six years in his home suburb of Werribee, and this is his hilarious and darkly mesmeric acc ...Show more
Greenlights: Raucous stories and outlaw wisdom from the Academy Award-winning actor by Matthew McConaughey
$24.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
From the Academy Award -winning actor, an unconventional memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction.I've been in this life for fifty years, been trying to work out its riddle for forty-two, and been keeping diaries of clues ...Show more
True Spirit: The Aussie Girl Who Took On the World by Jessica Watson
$22.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Inspired by those who have gone before her - and especially Kay Cottee and Jesse Martin - this is a quest and a story that will capture the hearts and imaginations of all who admire an adventurous spirit.TRUE SPIRIT covers everything that readers want to know: the planning, theitinerary, what she did to ...Show more
Being Britney: Pieces of a Modern Icon by Jennifer Otter-Bickerdike
$22.99 AUD
$34.99 (34% off)
Category: Auto/Biography
A timely and unique portrait of one of music's most talented, troubled and talked-about modern icons, re-examining the prolific career, publicised life and continued cultural relevance of pop princess Britney Spears. With her canon of best-selling singles, electrifying stage performances and iconic mus ...Show more
The Rules for Life Omnibus: 488 Rules + More Rules together in one edition by Kitty Flanagan
$24.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
488 Rules for Life is Kitty Flanagan's way of making the world a more pleasant place to live. Providing you with the antidote to every annoying little thing, these rules are not made to be broken. 020 ABIA General Non-Fiction Book of the Year 488 Rules for Life is not a self-help book, because it's not ...Show more
Kid Olympians: Summer - True Tales of Childhood from Champions and Game Changers by Robin Stevenson; Allison Steinfeld (Illustrator)
$25.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography | Series: Kid Legends Ser.
Triumphant, relatable, and totally true biographies tell the childhood stories of a diverse group of international athletes who have captured the world's attention at the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, like Simone Biles, Jesse Owens, Michael Phelps, Naomi Osaka, Tatyana McFadden, Yusra Mardini, and te ...Show more
Brave Beachley - The True Story of Professional Surfer Layne Beachley by Chloe Chick; Natalie Kwee (Illustrator)
$26.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
Brave Beachley tells the tale of Australian Layne Beachley and how she chased her dream to become a world champion surfer.'Because tough times are sure to happen.They are part and parcel of life's plan.But don't let those tough times stop you, pick yourself up and say: 'I CAN ''SisuGirls is a global mov ...Show more
Elon Musk: Risking It All by MICHAEL VLISMAS
$25.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
'How did a bullied, introverted Pretoria schoolboy become the world's richest person and arguably humanity's greatest change agent? Vlismas's extensively researched biography does a great job of unwrapping Elon Musk's remarkable life story.'- TOBY SHAPSHAK.Often in the news for his entrepreneurial explo ...Show more
Enzo Ferrari: The definitive biography of an icon by Luca Dal Monte
$36.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari.Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferrari's career. From his earliest failed business ventures, t ...Show more
The Doctor of Hiroshima: His heart-breaking and inspiring true life story by Dr. Michihiko Hachiya
$32.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
"With what this poor woman had been through the sight of her crying tore at my heartstrings. What if something should happen to her; who would care for her little baby? To conceal the fear and terror in my heart I left her, trying to put up a cheerful front. But no one could conceal from her the ominous ...Show more
Splinters: A Memoir by Leslie Jamison
$34.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Recovering and The Empathy Exams comes the riveting story of rebuilding a life after the end of a marriage - an exploration of motherhood, art and new love. In this blend of memoir and criticism, Leslie Jamison turns her attention to some of the most int ...Show more
Rambling Man: My Life on the Road by Billy Connolly
$24.99 AUD
Category: Auto/Biography
THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING HILARIOUS NEW BOOK FROM THE NATION'S FAVOURITE COMEDIAN, BILLY CONNOLLYBeing a Rambling Man was what I always wanted to be, to live the way I damn well pleased. I've met the weirdest and most wonderful people who walk the Earth, seen the most bizarre and the most fantastic sig ...Show more