The unauthorised biography of celebrity clothes horse Kate Moss hits the shelves this week - titled Kate Moss: The Enigma it is generating a lot of buzz in the industry.

She has amassed a fortune, defined and defied fashion mores and proved wrong those who predicted her downfall. Her image is everywhere: compelling and enigmatic. On [...]

Bill Oddie is utterly candid in his unconventional autobiography, One Flew into the Cuckoo’s Egg, in which he shares his many highs as a comedian in The Goodies, and more recently as a wildlife presenter, and explores the crippling lows he has suffered as a result of his severe clinical depression.

Bill Oddie is best known [...]

You Can’t Always Get What you Want is an exhilarating, access-all-areas rock memoir from someone who has seen - and done - it all.

Sam Cutler was tour manager for the Rolling Stones at some of their major gigs in the late sixties, including the free California concert at which a man was murdered by a [...]

Never Say Die - Chris O’Brien

Posted on October 15th, 2008 by admin in Australia, Biography, Health

Never Say Die is RPA surgeon Chris O’Brien’s account of his battle with brain cancer.

It was a cruel twist of fate: in November 2006 Chris O’Brien, one of the country’s leading head and neck cancer surgeons, was diagnosed with glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive and almost inevitably lethal form of brain cancer. As he knew, few [...]

Fans of The Brady Bunch know Maureen McCormick as Marcia Brady, the wholesome older sister on the classic sitcom about a blended family. But in her new memoir, “Here’s the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice,” Maureen writes of her romance with TV sibling Barry Williams, who played Greg Brady, dates with [...]

The Snowball - Alice Schroeder

Posted on October 9th, 2008 by admin in Biography, Finance, Non-Fiction

‘Life is like a snowball. The important thing is finding wet snow and a really long hill.’ - Warren Buffett

Warren Buffett is the world’s richest man, worth an estimated USD$62 billion. For the first time in his life, he has agreed to cooperate on a book that will be a biography of his ideas, a [...]

On October 8th, 2004, Schapelle Corby was stopped at Bali airport by customs officiacls, carrying 4.1 kg of cannabis in her unlocked bodyboard bag. Tony Wilson, a journalist for the Gold Coast Bulletin, was at work when the news came through. His life has been a rollercoaster ride ever since.
Schapelle was subsequently sentenced to 20 [...]

The Age Of Wonder - Richard Holmes

Posted on October 4th, 2008 by admin in Biography, Non-Fiction

It is an enchanting whole, the biography of an age perhaps - Alison Bashford smh.com.au October 4 2008

This book tells the story of three remarkable scientific friendships during the Romantic Age in Britain. The astronomers William and Caroline Herschel, the chemists Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday and the medical scientists, John Abernethy and William Lawrence [...]

Heath Ledger was one of Australia’s brightest movie stars, but beneath the surface, Heath was in turmoil. Heath Ledger: Hollywood’s Dark Star delves into the secrets surrounding his death.

Heath Ledger was one of the most charismatic actors of his generation. After establishing a high-profile Hollywood career at the age of 21 with the lead in [...]

Dear Fatty - Dawn French

Posted on October 2nd, 2008 by admin in Biography, Non-Fiction

One of Britians most beloved comedienne Dawn French launches her autobiography, Dear Fatty this week and BookOffers.com.au has special discounted offer on it Save 14% RRP: $34.95 Our Price : $29.99

Dawn French is one of the greatest comedy actresses of our time, with a career that has spanned nearly three decades, encompassing a vast and [...]

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