A History of Silence : A Memoir by Lloyd Jones
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
"A daring writer who can be relied on to ignore expectation, and is becoming one of the most interesting, honest and thought-provoking novelists working today."--The Guardian "Jones' rejection of isolationism and imaginative embrace of so much that the world has to offer make him a literary figure to w ...Show more
Nicholson: A Biography by Marc Eliot
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
THE GROUNDBREAKING NEW BIOGRAPHY OF A MAN WITH ONE OF THE MOST ICONIC AND FASCINATING CAREERS--AND LIVES--IN HOLLYWOOD. For five decades, Jack Nicholson has been part of film history. With twelve Oscar nominations to his credit and legendary roles in films like "Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, Terms of En ...Show more
Is it is just me?: Confessions of an over sharer by Chrissie Swan
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
"You know what I want? I want to be able to have fun wherever I am. I want to laugh. All. The. Time. I want to have one holiday every year with my family where we have no plans and nowhere else to be. I want to watch less television and read more books. I want to be able to whinge about never being able ...Show more
Kerry Stokes: Self-Made Man by Margaret Simons
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Plucked from an orphanage as an infant, Kerry Stokes grew up in the slums and streets of post-Depression Melbourne with his itinerant, adoptive parents. As a boy he trapped, skinned and sold rabbits to make ends meet, and seemed destined to a life of hardship and poverty. Today Stokes is one of Australi ...Show more
White Beech: The Rainforest Years by Germaine Greer
39.99 AUD
Category: BIOGRAPHY | Reading Level: very good
For years I had wandered Australia with an aching heart. Everywhere I had ever travelled across the vast expanse of the fabulous country where I was born I had seen devastation, denuded hills, eroded slopes, weeds from all over the world, feral animals, open-cut mines as big as cities, salt rivers, salt ...Show more
Ride Like Hell and You'll Get There by Paul Carter
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
The author of Don't Tell Mom I Work on the Rigs shares more hugely entertaining stories of his seriously crazy, sometimes terrifying, always hilarious adventures Paul Carter is still, well . . . Paul Carter. He's still risking his life performing daredevil acts like trying to break speed records on un ...Show more
In His Own Words: From Freedom to the Future : Tributes and speeches by Nelson Mandela (eds Kader Asmal, David Chidester & Wilmot James)
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
IN HIS OWN WORDS is a selection of Nelson Mandela's speeches, providing a lively, memorable profile of his lifelong commitment to freedom and reconciliation, democracy, and the flourishing of all the people of South Africa, Africa and the world. Arranged thematically, each section of speeches is introdu ...Show more
Black Sabbath - Symptom of the Universe by Mick Wall
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Way back in the mists of time, in the days when rock giants walked the earth, the name Ozzy Osbourne was synonymous with subversive and dark. Back then, Ozzy was the singer in Black Sabbath, and they meant business. In an era when it seemed possible to measure a band's musical prowess by how 'heavy' the ...Show more
On the Road: Growing Up in Eight Journeys by Richard Hammond
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Autobiography of TV presenter Richard Hammond, told through 8 of the most significant road journeys he has taken. On the Road: Growing up in Eight Journeys is a new way of autobiography, in which 'Top Gear' presenter Richard Hammond tells his life story through a series of significant driving episodes. ...Show more
Johnny Cash : The Life by Robert Hilburn
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
People don't just listen to Johnny Cash: they believe in him. Although part of his life has been told on film, there are many compelling layers to his story that have remained hidden -- until now. Robert Hilburn tells the unvarnished truth about a musical icon whose personal life was far more troubled a ...Show more
Kangaroo Dundee by Chris Barns
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
Brolga (aka Chris Barns) is the 6ft 7in strong but sensitive Aussie star of the extraordinary BBC series Kangaroo Dundee. Brolga lives in a simple tin shed in the outback where he raises orphaned baby kangaroos. It is a sad fact of life that kangaroo mothers are at the mercy of speeding cars in this par ...Show more
David Beckham by Beckham, David
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Category: BIOGRAPHY
David Beckham is the world's most famous football icon. In May this year he brought down the curtain on a hugely successful playing career that spanned two decades, during which he proudly wore the shirts of Manchester United, Real Madrid, LA Galaxy, AC Milan, Paris Saint-Germain, and England. He captai ...Show more