Over the Hill and Up the Wall by Todd Alexander
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
For every child with a frustrating parent and every parent whose child knows best. We love our parents, of course we do. But have you noticed how many things they do seem designed to drive us bonkers?It's the way they never follow doctor's orders, or conveniently relay only part of their treatment. It's ...Show more
Heartstrong by Ellidy Pullin
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
'If not with you, then for you.' It was a perfect Wednesday morning when Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin kissed his partner, Ellidy, goodbye to go spearfishing. Most days Ellidy would go to the beach too, but that day she didn't. Later, there was a knock at the door. A man had been found unconscious on the ocean ...Show more
I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki by Baek Sehee
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
THE PHENOMENAL KOREAN BESTSELLER PSYCHIATRIST- So how can I help you? ME- I don't know, I'm what's the word depressed? Do I have to go into detail? Baek Se-Hee is a successful young social media director at a publishing house when she begins seeing a psychiatrist about her what to call it? depression? S ...Show more
The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de Crow by A.J. Mackinnon
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A.J. Mackinnon, your charming and eccentric guide, on an amazing voyage in a boat called Jack de Crow.Equipped with his cheerful optimism and a pith helmet, this Australian Odysseus in a dinghy travels from the borders of No ...Show more
Mary Ann and Captain Piper: The remarkable true story of the convicts' daughter who became the toast of colonial Sydney by Jessica North
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
The fascinating story of the daughter of First Fleet convicts who managed to overcome her humble origins to become the mistress of the grandest home in colonial Sydney. 'An astonishing story of lust and love in early colonial Australia, shocking, entrancing and utterly enthralling.' - Sue Williams, aut ...Show more
Happy (and other ridiculous aspirations) by Turia Pitt
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Happiness. Everyone wants more of it. But can you actually get happier? Inspirational Australian Turia Pitt dives into this idea, interviewing high-profile athletes, comedians, scientists and world experts to explore how everything from money to our relationships has an impact on how happy we can be.'Th ...Show more
Sex Cult Nun by Faith Jones
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
‘Sex and sexuality were our gifts, not our shame, and sharing them was not optional. No one discussed power imbalances, exploitation, or rape. To do so would have been seen as rebellious, or worse, heretical.’ Faith Jones was raised to be part of an elite army preparing for the End Times. Isolated on a ...Show more
How to End a Story: Diaries 1995-1998 (HB) by Helen Garner
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Category: BIOGRAPHY | Series: Diaries
The third instalment of diaries from the inimitable Helen Garner covers four eventful years in the life of one of Australia's most treasured writers. Helen Garner's third volume of diaries is an account of a woman fighting to hold on to a marriage that is disintegrating around her. Living with a great w ...Show more
The Clanlands Almanac: Seasonal Stories from Scotland by Sam Heughan, Graham McTavish
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Category: BIOGRAPHY | Reading Level: near fine
A seasonal meander through the wilds of Scotland. 'If Clanlands was a gentle road trip through Scotland, this almanac is a top down, pedal to the metal up and down odyssey through the many byways of a Scottish year. An invitation to anyone who picks up the book to join us on a crazy camper van explorati ...Show more
Not Just the Wife of the General Manager: Life in the Outback and a Whole Lot More by Sally Warriner
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Not Just the Wife of the General Manager is a rollicking memoir of one woman’s life on outback cattle stations, and an homage to the many unsung women like her. It was the 1980s and Sally Warriner was in her early 20s when she returned from a backpacking sojourn and hitchhiked to Australia’s far nort ...Show more
My Life, My Look - Carla Zampatti by Carla Zampatti
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
The compelling story behind a fascinating Australian legend - fashion designer Carla Zampatti. Carla Zampatti is an enduring Australian fashion icon. In 2015, in a remarkable feat of longevity, she celebrated the 50th anniversary of her fashion house in Australia. And despite the fact that so many of us ...Show more
The Pianist by Wladyslaw Szpilman
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Wladyslaw Szpilman was a young Jewish pianist who, almost uniquely, managed to stay alive in Warsaw throughout World War II. Immediately afterwards, he wrote this account of his experiences during the war.