Sad Mum Lady by Ashe Davenport
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
If David Sedaris and Sheila Heti had a baby... well, there'd be a lot to unpack there. But the ensuing stories would be brutal and hilarious and endlessly readable. And they'd look a bit like Sad Mum Lady. If people knew how bad this was,' I said to a friend two weeks after the birth, nipples flashing ...Show more
Say Hello by Carly Findlay
$32.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
A forthright, honest and rousingly brave memoir from a woman who has to live with a highly visible different appearancedue to a rare skin condition. What she has to live with, and what she confronts on a day to day basis will have you cheering for her and her courage. Say hello to Carly. 'In fairytal ...Show more
Scandals of Classic Hollywood - Sex, Deviance, and Drama from the Golden Age of American Cinema by Anne Helen Petersen
$26.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
Gossip meets history--a compulsively readable collection of Hollywood's most notorious clashes and controversiesin the spirit of "Hollywood Babylon" Believe it or not, America's fascination with celebrity culture was thriving well before the days of TMZ, Perez Hilton, Charlie Sheen's breakdown and alleg ...Show more
Sex, Drugs and the Electoral Roll - My Amazing Journey from Sex Worker to Member of Parliament by Fiona Patten
$39.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
Sex worker, fashion designer, anti-censorship activist, fierce campaigner, political lobbyist and Member of Parliament - Fiona Patten's journey to the top has been nothing if eventful!Beginning as an AIDS educator with ACT sex worker advocacy group, WISE, she also held positions on the Board of the AIDS ...Show more
Sex With Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House by Eleanor Herman
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
In this fascinating work of popular history, the New York Times bestselling author of Sex with Kings and The Royal Art of Poison uncovers the bedroom secrets of American presidents and explores the surprising ways voters have reacted to their leaders’ sex scandals. While Americans have a reputation for ...Show more
Shockaholic by Carrie Fisher
$22.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
This memoir from the bestselling author of Postcards from the Edge and Wishful Drinking gives readers an intimate, gossip-filled look at what it's like to be the daughter of Hollywood royalty. Told with the same intimate style, brutal honesty, and uproarious wisdom that locked Wishful Drinking on the Ne ...Show more
Show People: A History of the Film Star by Michael Newton
$59.99 AUD
Category: Popular Culture
Show People offers a comprehensive history of the idea of the film star from Mary Pickford to Andy Serkis, traversing more than one hundred years and drawing on examples from America, Britain, Europe, and Asia. Renowned film writer Michael Newton explores our enduring love affair with fame, glamour, and ...Show more
Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers by Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green
$55.00 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
'Mary careens across these pages with her usual wit, wisdom and honesty' - Julie Andrews'Having had the pleasure of meeting Mary Rodgers personally its so wonderful to read her story in her own words . . . I couldn't put it down' - Elaine Page'[A] thoughtful chronicle of one woman's journey through expe ...Show more
Sitting Pretty - The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body by Rebekah Taussig
$29.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
A memoir-in-essays from disability advocate and creator of the Instagram account @sitting_pretty Rebekah Taussig, processing a lifetime of memories to paint a beautiful, nuanced portrait of a body that looks and moves differently than most. Growing up as a paralyzed girl during the 90s and early 2000s, ...Show more
Soar: A Life Freed by Dance (HB) by David McAllister with Amanda Dunn
$39.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
From the backblocks of Perth to international stardom, this is a story of courage to fight against the odds for your passion and succeed. David McAllister has always belonged onstage. As the middle child in a Catholic family who knew nothing about dance, he watched himself twirl in the reflective glass ...Show more
Speaking Up by Gillian Triggs
$15.00 AUD
$45.00 (66% off)
Category: General Biography / Memoir | Reading Level: 4 Non Fiction
As president of the Human Rights Commission, Gillian Triggs advocated for the disempowered, the disenfranchised, the marginalised. She withstood relentless political pressure and media scrutiny as she defended the defenceless for five tumultuous years. How did this aspiring ballet dancer, dignified dau ...Show more
Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler by Ibi Zoboi
$16.99 AUD
Category: General Biography / Memoir
From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler, author of Parable of the Sower and Kindred.Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in po ...Show more