Stories for South Asian Supergirls by Khaira, Raj Kaur
$27.99 AUD
Category: Biography
Through the inspirational stories of 50 famous and under-celebrated women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, South Asian girls will have a chance to dream about lives for themselves that radically differ from the limited narratives and stereotypes written for them by the ...Show more
Stuff Between the Stars: How Vera Rubin Discovered Most of the Universe by Sandra Nickel
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
An inspired biographical picture book about a female astronomer who makes huge discoveries about the mysteries of the night sky and changed the way we look at the universe Vera Rubin was one of the astronomers who discovered and named dark matter, the thing that keeps the universe hanging together. Thro ...Show more
Take Six Girls - The Lives of the Mitford Sisters (Illustrated Edition) by Laura Thompson
$55.00 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: near fine
Writer, countrywoman, Fascist, Nazi, Communist, duchess. Born in that order, they were the Mitford sisters: Nancy, Pamela, Diana, Unity, Jessica and Deborah. The eldest was a razor-sharp novelist of upper-class manners; the second was loved by John Betjeman; the third was a fascist who married Oswald ...Show more
Taylor Swift - A Life in Music by Alice Hudson; Jamie Atkins (Foreword by)
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Want to Know More about Rock and Pop? Ser.
A quick read for anyone who wants to know a little more about the most incredible, talented superstar of her generation. Former country music sensation Taylor Swift is one of the most accomplished singer/songwriters to storm the charts. Talented and gorgeous, Swift is no stranger to winning awards, fro ...Show more
Terry Pratchett: A Life With Footnotes by Rob Wilkins
$35.00 AUD
Category: Biography
The official biography of the award-winning and bestselling author Sir Terry Pratchett, written by Rob Wilkins, his former assistant, friend and now head of the author's literary estate. 'PEOPLE THINK THAT STORIES ARE SHAPED BY PEOPLE. IN FACT, IT'S THE OTHER WAY AROUND.' At the time of his death in 201 ...Show more
The Cat and the Captain by Ruth Taylor
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography
The story of Trim the Cat and Matthew Flinders, who together circumnavigated the coastline of Australia in 1801-03.
The Education of an Idealist by Samantha Power
$32.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Reading Level: very good
Pulitzer-Prize winner Samantha Power is widely known as the moral voice of her generation. A relentless advocate for promoting human rights, she has been heralded by President Barack Obama as one of America's "foremost thinkers on foreign policy." The Education of an Idealist traces Power's extraordinar ...Show more
The Extraordinary Life of Amelia Earhart by Sheila Kanani
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Extraordinary Lives
The story of a pilot who broke records and made history.AMELIA EARHART broke flying records, wrote best-selling books, launched a fashion label and fought for the rights of female pilots everywhere. Her disappearance, in the midst of her attempt to circumnavigate the globe, is one of history's greatest ...Show more
The Extraordinary Life of Nelson Mandela by E. L. Norry
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Extraordinary Lives
The story of the first black president of South Africa. NELSON MANDELA is known for dedicating his life to fighting for equality in South Africa and overthrowing racial segregation. He grew up hearing the elders' stories of his ancestors' fighting in the wars of resistance, and he dreamed of fighting f ...Show more
The Extraordinary Life of Steve Jobs by PUFFIN
$14.99 AUD
Category: Biography | Series: Extraordinary Lives Ser.
The story of a modern creative genius. Ever heard of the iPhone? STEVE JOBS, raised in California, was the co-founder of Apple, creator of the iPhone. He also played a major role in making Pixar what it is today. His technology transformed the way we live, and gave us objects we now cannot imagine livi ...Show more
The Fabulous Bouvier Sisters: The Tragic and Glamorous Lives of Jackie and Lee by Sam Kashner; Nancy Schoenberger
$24.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A poignant, evocative, and wonderfully gossipy account of the two sisters who represented style and class above all else--Jackie Kennedy Onassis and Lee Radziwill--from the authors of Furious Love.When sixty-four-year-old Jackie Kennedy Onassis died in her Fifth Avenue apartment, her younger sister Lee ...Show more
The Girl Who Touched The Stars by Bonnie Hancock
$34.99 AUD
Category: Biography
A gripping account of the record-breaking circumnavigation by iron woman Bonnie Hancock. It took an ocean to learn it's not how fast you paddle but how deep inside you dig. 254 days, 12,700 kilometres, sea sickness, sharks, crocodiles and ocean. Bonnie Hancock broke numerous records on her fastest ever ...Show more