Biography & Autobiography from Bong Bong Books

Lawrence Hill Books, United States, 2011. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. A spiritual as well as a factual autobiography, this is a self-portrait of Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, a 20th-century icon and controversial victim of the U.S. justice system turned spokesperson for the wrongfully convicted. Exploring Carter's personal philosophy - born of the unimaginable duress of… Saber más sobre este artículo

Finch, Sydney, 2016. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. The Priests is the true story of one man's survival of abuse at the hands of a most dangerous type - priests without belief. James Miller grew up in Newcastle. He attended Pius X secondary College in 1978. He was keen surfer and gifted academically, which drew… Saber más sobre este artículo

MacMillan, Sydney, 2002. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Signed by Author. Outside the court building there was dancing in the streets, car horns blowing & red-&-green flags waving. It was like the end of a war. And here I was right in the middle of it with people cheering, & I was thinking - God… Saber más sobre este artículo

Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1987. Reprint. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Illustrator: Annabella Boswell. ...The inconveniences of colonial life never deprived Annabella Boswell of her pleasure in the people & the scenes that surrounded her. This account, written by Annabella as a young woman & revised in later years, provides a delightfully accurate & often witty picture… Saber más sobre este artículo

Remember, New York, 1993. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Fair. Gathered in this anthology are the personal testimonies of twenty women who survived the darkest period in Jewish history. Their authentic & candid stories provide a window to the routines of daily life under the Nazi regime, bringing to light the remarkable paradox faced by those… Saber más sobre este artículo

2015. Softcover. Good Condition. This powerful, unforgettable and uplifting story is one part wrenching family memoir, and one part inspirational journey towards healing and forgiveness - but most of all, it's an unputdownable journey through one family's tragedy and how they refused to let it define them. On the day of Rebecca Poulson's 33rd birthday,… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hachette, Sydney, 2017. Edition Unstated. Good Condition. An inspiring true story of resilience, tenacity and a promise that fuelled one woman's fight for life.Four days after her fiftieth birthday celebrations, Julie Randall suffered a very sudden and severe seizure at work. Out of the blue she went from a fit, healthy, fun-loving wife and mother… Saber más sobre este artículo

Self published, Australia, 2010. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. ...Rick's story describes the horrors of his first internment camp where unfriendly & often drunk guards added to the fear & misery, then relief of being shipped along with other POW's on the former cunard luxury liner Queen Mary to Australia, the far more gagreeable conditions… Saber más sobre este artículo

Allen & Unwin, Sydney, 2001. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. The behind-the-scenes story of a rock 'n' roll legend. An elemental force present at the creation of Australian rock 'n' roll, Johnny O'Keefe converted incredible drive, a tremendous flair for showmanship and a comic spirit into status as this country's first rock star, and, two… Saber más sobre este artículo

Craftsman House, Australia, 1990. Edition Unstated. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. Lloyd Rees (1895-1988) was one of the most revered artists in Australia & produced some of the most distinguished landscape paintings ever seen in this country.... Size: 250mm - 350mm. 176 pages. Remnants of old price label on the rear cover.. Heavy foxing front/rear pages, but… Saber más sobre este artículo

Random House, Australia, 2003. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. This book is not merely a reflection of a distinguished legal career from one of Australia's most respected & longest-serving barristers, but an overview of how society, & the law have changed over the last five decades." Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm-240mm. 310 pages. Remnants of old… Saber más sobre este artículo

Lester-Townsend Publishing, Sydney, 1989. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Fair Condition. George Daldry was a fitness phenomenon. He has been teaching health & fitness for over 30 years & is living proof that his methods work. It's a simple plan that has led some of Australia's sporting champions, men & women of business & politicians to believe… Saber más sobre este artículo

SBS (Random House), Sydney, 2002. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. A Fascinating account of a great sporting life and an insider's look at the byzantine world of soccer politics. The essential Australian story of the World Game - Bob Carr Johnny Warren received an MBE (1973), ASM (2000) Centenary Medal (2001), OAM (2003) and the… Saber más sobre este artículo

2020. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. The icon and legend at last tells his story his way -- without the boring bitsPaul Hogan first appeared on Australia's screens in 1971 as a 'tap-dancing knife thrower' on TV talent show New Faces. The then father of four and Sydney Harbour Bridge rigger from Granville did it as a… Saber más sobre este artículo

Harper Collins, Australia, 2001. Later Edition. Softcover (Stiff Boards). Good Condition. Freedom is the only thing worth living for. While I was doing that work I used to think that it didn't matter if I died, because without freedom there was no point in living." - Nancy Wake Trade Paperback. Size: 180mm-250mm. 310 pages. Covers… Saber más sobre este artículo

Wiley, United States, 2007. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. The definitive biography of history's most fearsome and famous pirate Of all the colorful cutthroats who scoured the seas in search of plunder during the Golden Age of Piracy in the early eighteenth century, none was more ferocious or notorious than Blackbeard. As unforgettable as his… Saber más sobre este artículo

2014. Hardcover. Good Condition/Good. The compelling and inspirational story of the rags to riches life of Kerry Stokes, a remarkable Australian.Kerry Stokes is a remarkable Australian. Not because he is one of Australia's wealthiest and most powerful people, but because of what he overcame to get there and because he has endured when others didn't.… Saber más sobre este artículo

2005. Softcover. Good Condition. In the early twentieth century, a young Australian woman became one of the highest paid and most adored Hollywood and vaudeville stars of the day. Her name was Annette Kellerman.Born into a musical family in suburban Sydney in 1886, Annette's first love was performing. Yet when she took up swimming to… Saber más sobre este artículo

Victory Books, Melbourne, 2010. As Stated In The Title. Softcover. Good Condition. Mick Gatto. Gambler. Underworld veteran. Melbourne gangland survivor. Mick Gatto in his bestselling autobiography finally reveals the man behind the headlines. Gatto's unique position - of knowing all the players in the Gangland Wars but not being involved in drug trafficking - gave… Saber más sobre este artículo

Hachette, Sydney, 2021. Edition Unstated. Softcover. Good Condition. Lisa Millar has spent her whole life showing up, getting things done and making things happen. As a child growing up in country Queensland, she dreamed of a big life. Working as a foreign correspondent gave her that, but italso meant confronting the worst that humanity can… Saber más sobre este artículo