All posts tagged "memoir"
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818Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her Mind, by Barbara Lipska
This is a moving true account of the incredible journey through mental illness and back by neuroscientist Barbara Lipska when she discovered she had three tumours on her brain.
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1.3KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Andy Warhol A to Z: The Life of an Icon from Adman to Zeitgeist, by Steve Wide
The third encyclopedia in Steve Wide's A to Z series of celebrity biographies focuses on iconic pop artist Andy Warhol, featuring the locations, images and people of his life.
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2.6KAdelaide HillsBook Review: So What Does A Conductor Do? by Nicholas Braithwaite
An autobiography of Nicholas Braithwaite’s formative years before intricately tracing almost three-decades of his professional career, from 1963 until 1991.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Last Snake Man, by John Cann with Jimmy Thomson
Every Sunday for almost a century, John Cann's family ran the famous snake show in a pit at La Perouse. This is the memoir of the last of those snake men.
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2.4KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Dear World, by Bana Alabed
It started with a single tweet: “I need peace.” This is the true recollection of a Syrian girl’s experience of war and her plea for peace that went viral on social media.
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1.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Scrappy Little Nobody, by Anna Kendrick
The comical memoir of Academy Award-nominated actor and singer, Anna Kendrick, who recounts her social awkwardness when growing up and then becoming a star.
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981Books & LiteratureBook Review: Forever Horatio: An Actor’s Life, by Edmund Pegge
Edmund Pegge is one of those actors you've probably never heard of, but you're sure to know his face from an active film and television career that spans decades.
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2.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Seventh Circle, by Rob Langdon
A former South Australian soldier's autobiography of events leading up to and during his seven year imprisonment in Afghanistan's worst prison, Pol-e-Charkhi.
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1.7KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: The Mad Mosaic, by Gael Elton Mayo
A relaunch of Australian-born Gael Elton Mayo’s 1983 memoir who, at the age of 8, was sent away to school and never again lived at home with their parents.
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792Books & LiteratureBook Review: Writing True Stories, by Patti Miller
Writing True Stories asks ‘What is it like for anyone to be in the world?’ and explores answers through practical advice and lots of writing exercises.
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3.1KBooks & LiteratureBook Review: Note to Self, by Connor Franta
The second memoir by 24 year old 'social influencer' Connor Franta, who has made a name for himself on social media and YouTube.
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791Books & LiteratureBook Review: A Forger’s Tale, by Shaun Greenhalgh
The autobiography of a self-taught forgerer who fooled experts for decades with this forgeries of watercolour paintings, sculptures and ancient ornaments.
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802Books & LiteratureBook Review: Trouble Tomorrow, by Dr Terry Whitebeach & Sarafino Enadio
Based on a true story, a 16yo Sudanese boy is forced to flee civil war, where he learns to put aside tribal conflicts to survive and eventually joins a revolutionary UN peace program in a Kenyan refugee camp.
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1.0KBooks & LiteratureAudiobook Review: Lion: A Long Way Home, by Saroo Brierley
The autobiography of Saroo Brierley, lost at age 5 in India and adopted by Australian parents. As a young adult, Saroo begins to piece together his fragmented memories to find his birth family.
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634Books & LiteratureAudiobook Review: So, Anyway… by John Cleese
John Cleese reads his own memoir about the first 30 years of his life and the birth of his career and most famous works: Monty Python and Fawlty Towers.
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565Books & LiteratureBook Review: The Pigeon Tunnel, by John le Carré
The Pigeon Tunnel is not an autobiography but rather, a random collection of reminiscences from the life of author, John le Carré.
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993Books & LiteratureBook Review: Down the Dirt Roads, by Rachael Treasure
The memoir of Rachael Treasure, who discovered inner strength and a passion for sustainable living after her marriage broke down and she lost almost everything.
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4.2KEntertainmentInterview: Saroo & Sue Brierley, authors of ‘Lion’
The extraordinary biographical film, Lion, opens in cinemas today, and we caught up with Saroo & his mum for a chat about the film, their life, and what it's like seeing themselves depicted on screen.
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773Books & LiteratureBook Review: D*A*A*S – Their Part in My Downfall, by Paul Livingston
Livingston’s book covers the careers of the Doug Anthony All-Stars just as well as his own, with interviews, photos and candour.
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859Books & LiteratureBook Review: Richard Maurovic Shaping Life, by Jennifer Palmer and Maggie Watson
A book about artist Richard Maurovic, exploring his works, life, influences and interests, telling of his migrant origins and the accident that changed his life.
