Walter Gropius - Visionary Founder of the Bauhaus by Fiona MacCarthy
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
In her majestic biography of Walter Gropius, charismatic founder of the Bauhaus, Fiona MacCarthy argues that his visionary ideas still influence the way we live, work, and think today. Mention the Bauhaus and iconic objects such as a Marianne Brandt teapot, an Anni Albers weaving or a Marcel Breuer cha ...Show more
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
For more than twenty-five years, David Nott has taken unpaid leave from his job as a general and vascular surgeon with the NHS to volunteer in some of the world's most dangerous war zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993, to clandestine hospitals in rebel-held eastern Aleppo, he has carried out life-s ...Show more
War Doctor: Surgery on the Front Line by David Nott
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The #1 internationally bestselling, gripping true story of a frontline trauma surgeon operating in the world's most dangerous war zonesFor more than 25 years, surgeon David Nott has volunteered in some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones. From Sarajevo under siege in 1993 to clandestine hospita ...Show more
Warrior Brothers: My Life in the Australian SAS by Keith Fennell
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
"A red-hot memoir from an Australian ex-SAS soldier, full of the action, fear and camaraderie of combat. For the first time, an ex-SAS soldier tells all- what it means to be a member of an elite group, the challenges, the highs and the lows - and the sense of duty, honour and brotherhood that never dies ...Show more
Watching Neighbours Twice a Day: How 90s TV (Almost) Prepared Me for Life by Josh Widdicombe
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A childhood memoir about growing up in the middle of nowhere and watching too much TV, from beloved comedian, Josh Widdicombe. 'Read any history of the Nineties in Britain and you will read about Britpop, Blair, the birth of the Premier League and the rise of new lads. I played no part in any of these e ...Show more
Watermarks: Life, Death and Swimming by Lenka Janiurek
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Lenka Janiurek's memoir discusses the men who defined her life, and the challenges of identity, belonging and family. Lenka Janiurek's story really begins after the death of her mother when she was a small child, and speaks of the men who came to define her life; she is the daughter of a Polish immigran ...Show more
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls Around the World by Malala Yousafzai
$19.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Nobel Peace Prize winner and bestselling author Malala Yousafzai introduces some of the faces behind the statistics and news stories we read or hear every day about the millions of people displaced worldwide. Malala's experiences visiting refugee camps caused her to reconsider her own displacement - fir ...Show more
We Are Still Here: Afghan Women on Courage, Freedom, and the Fight to Be Heard by Nahid Shahalimi
$29.99 AUD
Category: Biography
In We Are Still Here, artist and activist Nahid Shahalimi compiles the voices of thirteen powerful, insightful, and influential Afghan women who have worked as politicians, journalists, scientists, filmmakers, artists, coders, musicians, and more. As they reflect on their country's past, stories of thei ...Show more
We Are the Luckiest - The Unexpected Magic of a Sober Life by Laura McKowen
$39.99 AUD
Category: Biography
"We Are the Luckiest is a masterpiece. It's the truest, most generous, honest, and helpful sobriety memoir I've read. It's going to save lives." -- Glennon Doyle, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Love Warrior: A Memoir What could possibly be "lucky" about addiction? Absolutely nothing, thought L ...Show more
We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I - A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARDA subtle psychological portrait of the author's relationship with his father during the twentieth-century battle for Palestinian human rights.Aziz Shehadeh was many things: lawyer, activist, and political detainee, he was also the father of bestselling author and ac ...Show more
We Go High: How 30 Women of Colour Achieved Greatness against all Odds by Nicole Ellis
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Giftable and informative book celebrating the words and wisdom of 30 influential women of colourFollow the life lessons of 30 remarkable women of colour - past and present - who have made their mark on society and culture."When you are struggling and you start thinking about giving up, I want you to rem ...Show more
We Swim to the Shark by Georgie Codd
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Georgie Codd is scared of fish. Really, really scared. Even on dry land there's no escape: Georgie sees sharks in the dining room, squid tentacles in the street, has nightmares of being stranded at sea. Granny Codd understands. She has spent her life beside the water, but won't so much as paddle in it. ...Show more