Australian biography & memoir 2018

Germaine: The Life of Germaine Greer
Arguably the most significant and influential Australian woman of her time.
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Unfettered and Alive
The inspiring autobiography of one of Australia's most influential women, from cadet journalist to policy maker to change agent at large.
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The Peter Norman Story
The inspirational story of athlete Peter Norman - the greatest Australian hero you don't know.
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Speaking Up
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...
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Don’t Stop Believin'
The long-awaited memoir of Australia’s sweetheart, Olivia Newton-John, covering everything from Grease to her journeys with cancer to her tireless charity work.
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No Spin
Everyone knows the story, or thinks they do.
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Challenge Accepted!
253 steps to becoming an anti-it girl.
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Sex, Drugs and the Electoral Roll
The incredible story of Fiona Patten, in her own inimitable words. Tireless fighter, courageous activist and effective politician who really is making a difference to her world.
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A Long Way from No Go
This is a memoir of an Aboriginal woman, Tjanara Goreng Goreng, who began life without any of the advantages of her fellow non-Indigenous Australians except for grit, humour and diverse talent in spades. Through one woman's story,...
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Back, After the Break
Osher Gunsberg, one of Australia's most loved celebrities, opens up in a powerful, dark, funny and heartwrenching memoir about life, love and living with mental illness.
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No Country Woman
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Queerstories: Reflections on lives well lived from some of Australia’s finest LGBTQIA+ writers
There's more to being queer than coming out and getting married. This exciting and contemporary collection contains stories that are as diverse as the LGBTQIA+ community from which they're drawn.
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Active Labour: Memoirs of a Working-Class Doctor
Active Labour is an inspiring, warm and moving memoir by one of the most pioneering and compassionate doctors in Australia, a key advocate for women's reproductive rights. It is a testament to one man's abiding, passionate belief...
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Relentless
With four premierships, 329 games and a Brownlow Medal, Sam Mitchell is a true AFL legend.
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Turmoil: Letters from the Brink
Robyn Williams, presenter of The Science Show on ABC Radio, reveals all in Turmoil, a searingly honest and often blackly funny reflection on his life, friends, the people he loves and loathes, and a multi-faceted career that...
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Beyond the Break
The story of Australian surfer Darren Longbottom's epic rescue from a remote surf break in Indonesia
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Fatherhood: Stories about being a dad
Bestselling author and acclaimed actor William McInnes returns with a book about a subject close to his own heart: Fatherhood.
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Happy Never After
Jill Stark was living the dream. She had a coveted job as a senior journalist, she was dating a sports star, and her first book had just become a bestseller. After years of chasing the fairytale ending, she'd finally found it. And...
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Always Another Country
A moving portrait of the life journey and all the romance, heartache and grief that has helped to make Sisonke Msimang the writer, activist, mother and woman she is today.
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Leather Soul
Bob Murphy has never been a typical footballer. Music buff, Age columnist and Winnebago driver, he is as comfortable in a Fitzroy café or the front bar of a grungy pub as he is in the locker room. In this unique memoir,...
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Teacher
A woman's struggle to keep the heart in teaching
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Run for Your Life
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Her Mother’s Daughter: A Memoir
"Why didn't you and Daddy want people to give you any wedding presents?" I used to ask. But my mother could never be drawn into talking about the wedding. Later, I assumed it was because she did not wish to be reminded...
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The Power of Hope
A powerful, inspiring memoir from Kon Karapanagiotidis, founder of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, which argues that by putting community, love and compassion at the centre of our lives, we have the power to change our...
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Am I Doing This Right?: Life lessons from the Encyclopedia Bri-Tanya
An honest, hilarious, and incredibly relatable A-Z guide to adulting from one of Australia's most loved entertainers and radio presenters.
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The Bootle Boy: an untidy life in news
A brilliantly evocative memoir from the golden age of newspaper publishing, from a man who helped define our modern media.
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Eggshell Skull
A fiercely intelligent, heartbreakingly honest memoir and feminist call to arms in the tradition of Fight Like A Girl
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The Good Girl Stripped Bare
From bogan to boned and beyond - a full-frontal femoir Tracey Spicer was always the good girl. Inspired by Jana Wendt, this bogan from the Brisbane backwaters waded
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Waiting for Elijah
In 2009, in the NSW country town of Armidale, a mentally ill young man is shot dead by a police officer. Senior Constable Andrew Rich claims he ‘had no choice' other than to shoot 24-year-old Elijah Holcombe - Elijah had run...
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Simply Ing
Ing has lived through many family tragedies. Her honest experiences reflect her indomitable spirit and give insight into the lives of Aboriginal people
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A Man Called Yarra
A Man Called Yarra is an inspiring memoir of overcoming hardship and striving for a better life.
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Remembering the Myall Creek Massacre
On the 180th anniversary of the Myall Creek Massacre of 1838, acclaimed writers, historians, lawyers and artists explore the impact of one of the most horrifying events of Australian colonial history, showing why this event was...
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Get Up Mum
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Headstrong Daughters: Inspiring stories from the new generation of Australian Muslim women
Nadia Jamal takes us inside the lives of ordinary Muslim women from around Australia, showing how they find ways to stay true to their faith, and to themselves as well. These candid and moving stories reveal a side to Australian...
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Traumata
In this extraordinary book, Meera Atkinson explores the ways trauma reverberates over a lifetime, unearthing the traumatic roots of our social structures and our collective history.
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Butterfly on a Pin
One of Australia's most successful fashion designers, Alannah Hill bares her soul in this brilliant memoir.
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Miss Ex-Yugoslavia
Unpolished Gem with a touch of Stasiland: a funny, dark and tender memoir about growing up between the lunacy of Yugoslavia's civil war and suburban Australia.
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The Motherhood
Australia's favourite women share what they wish they'd known about life with a newborn, in this funny, moving collection edited by Jamila Rizvi
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Staying: A Memoir
A searing memoir by acclaimed novelist Jessie Cole, about surviving the suicide of loved ones, and finding a place to heal.
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Growing Up Aboriginal in Australia
This groundbreaking anthology aims to enlighten, inspire and educate about the lives of Aboriginal people in Australia today.
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My Ikaria
Three years ago, Spiri Tsintziras found herself mentally, physically and spiritually depleted. She was stretched thin - raising kids, running a household and managing a business. She ate too much in order to keep going and then...
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Girls at the Piano
A brilliant memoir about how learning the piano shaped the lives of two women worlds and generations apart that will resonate for music lovers everywhere and for anyone who has tried to master the piano.
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The Wasp and the Orchid
Award-winning zoologist and author Danielle Clode presents the life of one of Australia's foremost female naturalists, Edith Coleman, and the story of the quest to recover her from the footnotes of history.
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Two Generations
Based on a true story, Two Generations explores the lived familial impact of secrets, suffering, forgiveness, hope and redemption.
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Rather His Own Man
The riveting autobiography from Australia's inimitable Geoffrey Robertson. Funny, personal, and bringing Robertson's fascinating and colourful career up to date following The Justice Game.
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Finding My Place: From Cairo to Canberra
From Cairo to Canberra - the irresistible story of an irrepressible woman
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A Wink from the Universe
One of our most beloved sportswriters takes us behind the scenes of a football fairytale.
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Rebel with a Cause
Outspoken, unexpected and refreshingly honest - the candid memoir of Jacqui Lambie.
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A White Hot Flame: Mary Montgomerie Bennett, Author, Educator, Activist for Indigenous Justice
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The Boy from Baradine
From the bush of Baradine to the corridors of Canberra, this is Craig Emerson's story of triumph and courage over adversity.
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The Crappiest Refugee
The Crappiest Refugee is an hilarious and endearing memoir about a boat person who never found his land legs, but who has always seen the funny side.
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Crew: The story of the men who flew RAAF Lancaster J for Jig
The story of an RAAF Lancaster bomber crew shot down over France in 1944.
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We Are Here
These are the last adult witnesses - in their own words.
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The Last Snake Man: The remarkable true-life story of an Aussie legend and a century of snake shows
Wildlife warrior, professor of snakes, entertainer, Olympian. John Cann is a truly remarkable Australian.
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