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Megrahi: You are My Jury: The Lockerbie Evidence
John Ashton
Biography: historical, political & military; History
Paperback
'You know me as the Lockerbie bomber. I know that I'm innocent. Here, for the first time, is my true story: how I came to... [more]
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Alexander Macleay: From Scotland to Sydney
Derelie Cherry
Biography; Biography: historical, political & military; Political leaders & leadership
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Cherry first visited Elizabeth Bay House in the late 1980s and immediately fell in love with it. But it was not until 1994... [more]
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A Train in Winter: A Story of Resistance, Friendship and Survival
Caroline Moorehead
Autobiography: historical, political & military; History; The Holocaust
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On an icy dawn morning in Paris in January 1943, a group of 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention... [more]
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Lady Jane Grey: A Tudor Mystery
Eric Ives
Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless... [more]
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Into the Unknown: The Tormented Life and Expeditions of Ludwig Leichhardt...
John Bailey
Biography: historical, political & military; History; Geographical discovery & exploration
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Ludwig Leichhardt is undoubtedly Australia's most fascinating early explorer. Born and educated in Prussia in the early 19th... [more]
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My Life in Shorts: Growing Pains and Painful Growths - Memoirs of a Barossa...
H.G. Nelson
Biography; Autobiography: general; Sports & outdoor recreation
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H.G. Nelson - Australia's foremost sports commentator, cultural critic, social observer and loud-mouthed heckler - is a legend... [more]
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Cleopatra
Stacy Schiff
Biography: historical, political & military; History; African history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
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Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned... [more]
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Life without the Boring Bits
Colleen McCullough
Biography; Autobiography: literary
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Colleen McCullough has always resisted the idea of writing an autobiography - books on the subject of the self tend to be... [more]
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Winter King: The Dawn of Tudor England
Thomas Penn
Biography: historical, political & military; History; British & Irish history; Early modern history: c 1450 to c 1700
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This title was selected for Sunday Times , Daily Telegraph , TLS , Financial Times , Guardian , Daily Mail and Sunday... [more]
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The Hare With Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance
Edmund De Waal
Carvings: artworks; Biography; Biography: general
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This is the definitive illustrated edition of the international bestseller with gorgeous new photography of the celebrated... [more]
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Why be Happy When You Could be Normal?
Jeanette Winterson
Biography; Autobiography: literary
Hardback
In 1985 Jeanette Winterson's first novel, Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit , was published. It tells the story of a young girl... [more]
Charles Dickens: A Life
Claire Tomalin
Biography; Biography: literary
Hardback
Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a demonicly hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller,... [more]
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned
John A. Farrell
Biography: general; History; Legal profession: general
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Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right, loved by many women, played... [more]
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Modigliani: A Life
Meryle Secrest
Painting & paintings; Individual artists, art monographs; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment
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Amedeo ('Beloved of God') Modigliani was considered to be the quintessential bohemian artist, his legend almost as infamous... [more]
Private Journal of a Voyage to Australia
James Bell
Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Diaries, letters & journals; Expeditions
Hardback
On 19 November 1838 James Bell, then aged 21, set out in the sailing vessel the Planter from St Katharine Docks in London... [more]
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Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Walter Isaacson
Biography; Biography: business & industry; Information technology industries
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From bestselling author Walter Isaacson comes the landmark biography of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. In Steve Jobs: The Exclusive... [more]
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May Gibbs: More Than a Fairy Tale
Jane Brummitt, Robert Holden
Illustration; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment
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May Gibbs is one of Australia's best-known illustrators and her gum-nut babies have been adored by generations of children.... [more]
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A Private Life: Fragments, Memories, Friends
Michael Kirby
Biography; Autobiography: general; Legal profession: general
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Michael Kirby is one of Australia's most admired public figures. At a time of spin and obfuscation, he speaks out passionately... [more]
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The Life of Charles Dickens: The Illustrated Edition
John Forster
Biography; Biography: literary
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John Forster's original three-volume text is abridged and brought to life... [more]
Caligula: A Biography
Aloys Winterling
Biography: historical, political & military; History; European history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE
Hardback
The infamous emperor Caligula ruled Rome from A.D. 37 to 41 as a tyrant who ultimately became a monster. An exceptionally... [more]
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Michael Kirby: Paradoxes and Principles
A.J. Brown
Biography; Biography: general; Legal profession: general
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The remarkable story of the life and work of Australia's most famous modern judge. This biography charts Michael Kirby's extraordinary... [more]
Don't Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin': The Authorized Story of Public Enemy...
Russell Myrie
Music reviews & criticism; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
Russell Myrie's Don't Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin' is the first authorized biography of Public Enemy, the foremost hip-hop... [more]
The Happiest Refugee: A Memoir
Anh Do
Other performing arts; Biography; Autobiography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
Anh Do nearly didn't make it to Australia. His entire family came close to losing their lives on the sea as they escaped from... [more]
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Gather Together in My Name
Dr Maya Angelou
Autobiography: historical, political & military; Autobiography: literary
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Gather Together in My Name continues Maya Angelou's personal story, begun so unforgettably in I Know Why the Caged Bird... [more]
No Regrets: The Life of Edith Piaf
Carolyn Burke
Music: styles & genres; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Biography; Biography: arts & entertainment
Paperback
Edith Piaf was one of the most greatly loved singers of the twentieth century. From the start of her exceptional career in... [more]
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