Autobiography: arts & entertainment

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Book Cover:  How to Make Gravy
A memoir in a hundred songs – classy storytelling from Australia's most prodigious singer-songwriter. Buy the App
A memoir in a hundred songs – classy storytelling from Australia's most prodigious singer-songwriter. Buy the App
Published: 21/09/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781926428222
RRP: $49.95
Book Cover:  Piano Lessons
By Anna Goldsworthy

'This impressive debut will surely mark Anna Goldsworthy's arrival as an Australian writer to be reckoned with.'   The Age

In this remarkable memoir, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her first steps towards a life in music, from childhood piano lessons with a local jazz muso to international success as a concert pianist. As she discovers passion and ambition, and confronts doubt and disappointment, she...

'This impressive debut will surely mark Anna Goldsworthy's arrival as an Australian writer to be reckoned with.'   The Age

In this remarkable memoir, Anna Goldsworthy recalls her first steps towards...

Published: 27/06/2011
Format:
ISBN: 9781863955355
RRP: $22.95
Book Cover:  I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me
A hilarious love letter to the hater in us all
A hilarious love letter to the hater in us all
Published: 05/06/2012
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742536040
Book Cover:  How to Make Gravy
Published: 22/09/2010
Format: Digital
ISBN: 9781742531441
Book Cover:  Girl Walks into a Bar . . .: Comedy Calamities, Dating Disasters, and a Midlife Miracle
By Rachel Dratch

'Rachel Dratch . . . I know that name . . .Yes, that's right, she was hilarious on Saturday Night Live!'

'Yeah! I haven't seen her on TV in a while. So . . . what happened to her?'



'Rachel Dratch . . . I know that name . . .Yes, that's right, she was hilarious on Saturday Night Live!'

'Yeah! I haven't seen her on TV in a while. So . . . what happened to her?'



Published: 09/05/2012
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9781592407118
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  My Place
My Place begins with Sally Morgan tracing the experiences of her own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague hints and echoes begin to emerge, hidden knowledge is uncovered, and a fascinating story unfolds – a mystery of identity, complete with clues and suggested solutions.

My Place begins with Sally Morgan tracing the experiences of her own life, growing up in suburban Perth in the fifties and sixties. Through the memories and images of her childhood and adolescence, vague...
Published: 01/01/1988
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780949206312
RRP: $24.95
Book Cover:  Life and Laughing: My Story
By Michael McIntyre

MICHAEL McINTYRE  has become Britain's biggest comedy star. His debut stand-up DVD, Live & Laughing, was the fastest selling of all time, only to be eclipsed by his second, Hello Wembley, that sold over 1.4 million copies and was the 2009 Christmas number one. He hosts his own BAFTA nominated BBC1 series, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow, and won the British Comedy Award for Best Live Stand-up...

MICHAEL McINTYRE  has become Britain's biggest comedy star. His debut stand-up DVD, Live & Laughing, was the fastest selling of all time, only to be eclipsed by his second, Hello Wembley, that...

Published: 22/12/2010
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780718155810
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Citizen Cannes: The Man Behind the Festival
By Gilles Jacob

This autobiography presents the profile of a man who has spent more than half a century living and breathing world cinema – a passion which the press has acknowledged by giving him various nicknames such as 'Monsieur Cinema', 'Mister Cinema', or better still, 'Citizen Cannes'.

This autobiography presents the profile of a man who has spent more than half a century living and breathing world cinema – a passion which the press has acknowledged by giving him various nicknames...

Published: 15/08/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780714861906
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Far out Isn't Far Enough: Life in the Back of Beyond
By Tomi Ungerer

Suddenly fed up with city life and New York, Tomi Ungerer and his wife Yvonne, set out in search of a simpler life. They ended up on an isolated peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada. The nearest town was two miles away and it was three years before they had a road to the house built, so it offered them the chance to create a totally different life for themselves.

Suddenly fed up with city life and New York, Tomi Ungerer and his wife Yvonne, set out in search of a simpler life. They ended up on an isolated peninsula in Nova Scotia, Canada. The nearest town was two...

Published: 07/04/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780714860770
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Telling Stories
By Tim Burgess

The Charlatans have had three UK Number One albums and seventeen Top Thirty singles. But they've also had to face the imprisonment and death of keyboard player Rob Collins and an accountant who ran off with all their money. Not to mention the rock 'n' roll excesses of singer Tim Burgess.

The Charlatans have had three UK Number One albums and seventeen Top Thirty singles. But they've also had to face the imprisonment and death of keyboard player Rob Collins and an accountant who ran off...

Published: 02/07/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670921287
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: A Passionate Life
By Ita Buttrose
The new edition of Ita Buttrose's autobiography, updated and expanded.
The new edition of Ita Buttrose's autobiography, updated and expanded.
Published: 02/07/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670076543
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  I Hate Everyone...Starting with Me
A hilarious love letter to the hater in us all
A hilarious love letter to the hater in us all
Published: 02/07/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670076932
RRP: $27.99
Book Cover:  Me
Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop stars of our time.
Me is an intimate memoir about the very liberating and spiritual journey of one of the most iconic pop stars of our time.
Published: 29/10/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075607
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover: The Address Book
A funny, moving and unexpected story about one woman's search for home, and the universal desire to find the place you truly belong.
A funny, moving and unexpected story about one woman's search for home, and the universal desire to find the place you truly belong.
Published: 30/05/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780670075485
RRP: $32.95
Book Cover:  Transition: The Story of How I Became a Man
By Chaz Bono
Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male.
Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male.
Published: 01/06/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780525952145
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me
An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today's most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars, Jennifer Hudson.
An honest and inspirational story of dreaming big, winning big, and losing big, by one of today's most-beautiful voices and brightest Hollywood stars, Jennifer Hudson.
Published: 03/02/2012
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780525952770
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Transition: Becoming Who I Was Always Meant to Be
By Chaz Bono

Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male

Chaz Bono's groundbreaking and candid account of a forty-year struggle to match his gender identity with his physical body and his transformation from female to male

Published: 25/07/2012
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780452298002
RRP: $19.99
Book Cover:  Small Man in a Book
By Rob Brydon

Who is the man behind the many voices of Rob Brydon?

Quite unasked, Rob Brydon has invited himself into the living rooms (and occasionally bedrooms) of television-watching households up and down the land.  His warmth and humour have helped turn this multi-award-winning actor, writer, comedian and presenter into one of our favourite entertainers.

But there was a time, a long time, when it looked...

Who is the man behind the many voices of Rob Brydon?

Quite unasked, Rob Brydon has invited himself into the living rooms (and occasionally bedrooms) of television-watching households up and down the land. ...

Published: 30/11/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780241954812
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Pippa Blake:Journey-A Private View on the 10th Anniversary of
By Pippa Blake

On 5 December 2001 New Zealand sporting and adventure hero Sir Peter Blake was killed by bandits at the mouth of the Amazon River. In this intimate account, Sir Peter's wife Pippa offers an intensely personal account of their life together.

Unpublished photographs from her personal albums, behind-the-scenes stories of Sir Peter's sailing adventures, and Pippa's own journal entries and artworks...

On 5 December 2001 New Zealand sporting and adventure hero Sir Peter Blake was killed by bandits at the mouth of the Amazon River. In this intimate account, Sir Peter's wife Pippa offers an intensely...

Published: 11/11/2011
Format: Hardback
ISBN: 9780143566298
RRP: $39.95
Book Cover:  Ray Columbus - The Modfather: life and times of a rock 'n' roll pioneer

One of pioneers of modern music in New Zealand, Ray Columbus began his career in 1959 at the tender age of 17. After more than four decades at the top of the New Zealand entertainment industry as a singer, songwriter, bandleader and TV star, and having hits with such classics as 'She's a Mod' and 'Till We Kissed', Ray is well and truly a household name.

One of pioneers of modern music in New Zealand, Ray Columbus began his career in 1959 at the tender age of 17. After more than four decades at the top of the New Zealand entertainment industry as a singer...

Published: 27/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780143206576
RRP: $35.00

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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