Quentin Tarantino: A Graphic Biography by Michele Botton
$45.00 NZD
Category: Biography | Series: BioGraphics Ser.
Unofficial and unauthorised. "When people ask me if I went to film school I tell them, 'No, I went to films'" From the set of 1993's Pulp Fiction, to a bar room meeting with Robert Rodriguez and an inspirational lunch with Leonardo di Caprio, this unique graphic novel takes us across a series of Holl ...Show more
A Face for Picasso : Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome by Ariel Henley
$24.99 NZD
Category: Biography
I am ugly. There's a mathematical equation to prove it. At only eight months old, identical twin sisters Ariel and Zan were diagnosed with Crouzon syndrome -- a rare condition where the bones in the head fuse prematurely. They were the first twins known to survive it. Growing up, Ariel and her sister en ...Show more
Don't! - Misadventures of a Sword Guy by Michael Craughwell
$49.99 NZD
Category: Biography
Larger Than Life Swords - and Larger Than Life Injuries Micheal Craughwell's homemade weapons were an overwhelming success the moment they hit the Internet, from his replica of Cloud Strife's sword to his infamous Pride Month-themed Big Gay Sword. His road to success was far from straightforward, th ...Show more
The Silver River: A memoir of family - lost, made and found - from the Midnight Oil founding member, for readers of Dave Grohl, Tim Rogers and Rick Rubin by Jim Moginie
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A moving and inspiring memoir of families lost and rediscovered, by a founding member of legendary band Midnight Oil. For fifty years, songwriter, guitarist and keyboard player Jim Moginie was a driving force behind the startling rise and global success of one of Australia's most powerful, influential a ...Show more
Space: A thrilling human history by Britain's beloved astronaut Tim Peake by Tim Peake
$40.00 NZD
Category: Biography
The first human history of space travel - from the Apollo missions to our journey to Mars - by Britain's beloved astronaut *Available for Pre-order Now* From bestselling author and astronaut Tim Peake, the captivating story of humans in space. Only 628 people in human history have left Earth. In Space- ...Show more
What Have We Here: Portraits of a Life by Billy Dee Williams
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
WHAT HAVE WE HERE? follows Billy Dee Williams from his childhood growing up in Harlem to his days on Broadway and in Hollywood before landing the role in George Lucas' space opera that would win him everlasting fame.Over a 60-year career spanning Broadway, music, movies, and television, Billy's tales an ...Show more
Saxophone Colossus - The Life and Music of Sonny Rollins by Aidan Levy
$39.99 NZD
Category: Biography
**Winner of the American Book Award (2023)****Longlisted for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award (2023)**The long-awaited first full biography of legendary jazz saxophonist and composer Sonny Rollins Sonny Rollins has long been considered an enigma. Known as the "Saxophone Colossus," he is widely ac ...Show more
My Mother and I by Ingrid Seward
$38.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A vivid and revealing portrait of the real relationship between King Charles III and his mother, by the esteemed royal biographer, Ingrid Seward - perfect for fans of the popular Netflix TV series The Crown.The relationship between the late monarch and her son, the King, has long been a subject of fasci ...Show more
Oscar Piastri The Rookie: In the Driver's Seat with the Next F1 Legend by Andrew van Leeuwen
$40.00 NZD
Category: Sport
A riveting account of motorsport phenom Oscar Piastri's first season in Formula 1, The Rookie charts his meteoric rise through the ranks to become McLaren's chosen young gun and takes us behind the scenes in his mission to triumph in the do-or-die world of the Fastest Show on Earth. The meteoric rise of ...Show more
Enzo Ferrari: The definitive biography of an icon by Luca Dal Monte
$39.99 NZD
Category: Sport | Reading Level: near fine
Soon to be an AppleTV+ series, Enzo uncovers a wealth of new facts about the origins, ambitions, and private life of Enzo Ferrari.Drawing on years of original research conducted in Italy and abroad, this book lays bare the hidden aspects of Ferrari's career. From his earliest failed business ventures, t ...Show more
Do Let's Have Another Drink: The Singular Wit And Double Measures Of Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother by Gareth Russell
$27.99 NZD
Category: Biography
A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that Lady Mountbatten was being buried at sea, the Queen Mother replied cheerfully. ‘Dear old Edwina, she always did like to make a splash!’ During her lifetime, ...Show more
In the Streets of Tehran - Woman, Life, Freedom by Nila; Poupeh Missaghi
$32.99 NZD
Category: Biography
INSIDE IRAN'S NEW REVOLUTION I've stopped pulling up my scarf to cover my hair when I pass by the guards. I know that nothing can stop one of them from raising his gun and targeting me. But this is for the greater good. Following the death of Mahsa-Jina Amini in September 2022, the angry cries of th ...Show more