Collection: Adult Non Fiction - Biography

It is daunting to grow old in a time and place that does not value old people, but the age group known as Boomers should not be so easily dismissed. They marched against the Vietnam War and were the first generation to be liberated by the contraceptive pill from the fear of unwanted pregnancy. Th...

Hollywood legend and British national treasure Michael Caine shares the wisdom, stories, insight and skills that life has taught him in his remarkable career - and now his 85th year. One of our best-loved actors Michael Caine has starred in a huge range of films - including all-time favourites - ...

From one of our most powerful writers, a work of stunning frankness about losing a daughter. Richly textured with bits of her own childhood and married life with her husband, John Gregory Dunne, and daughter, Quintana Roo, this new book by Joan Didion examines her thoughts, fears, and doubts rega...

Blue Poles: Jackson Pollock, Gough Whitlam and the painting that changed the nation tells the story of how Jackson Pollock rose to fame, how the record-setting purchase of Blue Poles sparked a media sensation and controversy both in Australia and the United States, and all the successes and turbu...

"In a memoir where heroism meets humour, NBC News anchor and correspondent Vicky Nguyen tells the story of her family's daring escape from communist Vietnam and her unlikely journey from refugee to reporter with laughter and fierce love"-- Provided by publisher.

In this book, lifelong fan and Dylan expert Andy Gill examines the inspiration and significance of the Nobel Prize-winning songwriter's output on official releases, from 1962 to 1969. It was a prolific era for Dylan, and saw the birth of many famous and enduring songs... Accompanied by more than ...

This unprecedented biography of Hawke includes an exclusive series of interviews with him - the last that he gave - as well as unfiltered access to his extensive trove of personal papers. It features new interviews with more than 100 people who knew and worked with Hawke, including his family and...

To mark Bob Hawke's extraordinary life and legacy, this master work brings together the story of the man in full in a definitive hardback commemorative biography. Bob Hawke began life as a good Christian boy from a teetotal family, became a wild, drinking, womanising student, a Rhodes Scholar, a ...