Biographies & True Stories Books

Sidebar Sidebar Sidebar
  • Jackson Haines Jackson Haines
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Jackson Haines

    "Ryan's journalistic ability to unearth historical details and mix them into a compelling story is first-class! While balancing accuracy and fairness, he reveals a man whose life demonstrated enormous talent and creativity, celebrity and human frailty."...
    $33.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Green Apple Tree The Green Apple Tree
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Green Apple Tree

    In the summer of 1963, in the rugged heart of Texas Hill Country, three teenage boys roamed wild-pushing boundaries, testing fate, and soaking in the tall tales of weathered old men who'd seen too much. For Thomas, Pete, and Bennett, it was a summer of...
    $36.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Phil the Pug Phil the Pug
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Phil the Pug

    Phil the Pug - Born to Be a LegendThe legend continues... bigger zoomies, bolder snacks, and even more Phil-powered mischief await!Following up on the wildly entertaining Phil the Pug - The Puppy Chronicles, our favourite pug is back-and...
    $76.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • "The Ballad of Blood and Power" "The Ballad of Blood and Power"
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    "The Ballad of Blood and Power"

    One of the most tragic political assassinations in Soviet history occurred on December 1, 1934-the murder of Sergei Kirov, First Secretary of the Leningrad Communist Party Organization. His death, like a bolt from the blue, shook the entire country. A...
    $30.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • ALL THE MEADOWS WIDE ALL THE MEADOWS WIDE
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    ALL THE MEADOWS WIDE

    Sean Vernon was on his way to a pursuing a career in music as a singer/songwriter. Setting the poems of Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, Shakespeare and Yeats to music and performing his own original songs at both intimate and large venues, his career was...
    $27.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Who's the killer? Who's the killer?
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Who's the killer?

    من القاتل؟أحدث إصدار لصاحب السمو الشيخ الدكتور سلطان بن محمد القاسمي، حاكم الشارقة، حيث يكشف سموه عن حقيقة مقتل اثنين من الزعماء العرب، وهما الإمام عبد العزيز بن محمد آل سعود، أمير الأحساء، والسيد سلطان بن أحمد، إمام عُمان.ويستدل سموه على الحقيقة من خلال...
    $10.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • My Father is Police Lah! My Father is Police Lah!
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    My Father is Police Lah!

    Eight years old and growing up in Colonial Singapore, enjoying all the elite privileges that came with having a Colonial senior police officer father. Rowena Hawkins and her immigrant family from Ceylon, were living the 1960s Singapore dream - a large...
    $38.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Love Beach Brews (Love Beach Novella Collection) Love Beach Brews (Love Beach Novella Collection)
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Love Beach Brews (Love Beach Novella Collection)

    3 Sizzling Beachy Romances!Summer with a Brother's Best FriendReece Baylor is back home for the summer...and working for her brother's best friend. Her very off-limits brother's best friend. It's nothing short of complicated, especially because Isaac...
    $37.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • BRILLIANT MINDS, IGNORANT MINDS BRILLIANT MINDS, IGNORANT MINDS
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    BRILLIANT MINDS, IGNORANT MINDS

    Brilliant Minds, Ignorant Minds is a gripping and thought-provoking debut novel by Vernon M. O'Garra that shines a light on the systemic racism Black professionals face in the American healthcare system and beyond. Based on real-life experiences,...
    $65.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, The 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President Of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson Of  Prince Alemayehu Tewodros, Son Of Emperor King Tewodros II Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, The 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President Of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson Of  Prince Alemayehu Tewodros, Son Of Emperor King Tewodros II
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, The 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President Of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson Of Prince Alemayehu Tewodros, Son Of Emperor King Tewodros II

    Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, The 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President Of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson Of Prince Alemayehu Tewodros, Son Of Emperor King Tewodros II. Author Biopic Journey from America, Israel, France and...
    $523.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, the 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson of Prince Alemayehu, Son of Emperor King Tewodros II Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, the 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson of Prince Alemayehu, Son of Emperor King Tewodros II
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, the 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson of Prince Alemayehu, Son of Emperor King Tewodros II

    Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, Sean Alemayehu Tewodros Giorgis, the 9Mind Spiritual Soul Prince President of General George Giorgis Washington, Great Grandson of Prince Alemayehu, Son of Emperor King Tewodros II. Author Biopic from America, Israel,...
    $506.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • محمد الماغوط- رسائل الجوع والخوف محمد الماغوط- رسائل الجوع والخوف
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    محمد الماغوط- رسائل الجوع والخوف

    رسائل الجوع والخوف للكاتب عيسى الماغوط كتابٌ استثنائي يأخذ القارئ في رحلة عميقة وحميمية، يكشف من خلالها الوجه الإنساني الحقيقي والمعذَّب للشاعر السوري الكبير محمد الماغوط، عبر مجموعة من الرسائل الشخصية والشهادات التأملية التي تتداخل فيها الذكريات...
    $27.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Collection Care Collection Care
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Collection Care

    This open access book compiles the contributions of the conference Collection Care: New Challenges in Environmental Monitoring, Risk Assessment and Risk Management. The conference held within the framework of the EU’s Horizon2020 CollectionCare...
    $111.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • A Drumstick for Thanksgiving Please A Drumstick for Thanksgiving Please
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    A Drumstick for Thanksgiving Please

    Frank's debut literary work fulfills a thirty-year-old promise he made to his father, a World War II fighter pilot. A Drumstick for Thanksgiving Please chronicles realities of life in the 1940s, not only for the faithful US Air Force pilots, but also of...
    $36.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Brave New Weird, Volume Three Brave New Weird, Volume Three
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Brave New Weird, Volume Three

    The Most Important Meal of the Day...is Weird.Why so glum, friend? Are you feeling fatigued? Logy? Knackered?Do you require sustenance? A boost of energy to reinvigorate your existence?We have good news for you, then:The Bravest, the Newest, the Weirdest...
    $38.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Image coming soon
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Conservation Confidential

    Conservation Confidential recounts the wild path Mitch Friedman took from radical Earth First! activist engaging in controversial protests to the founder and longtime director of Conservation Northwest. The book documents challenges, success...
    $56.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Mysterious Christmas Complete Collection Mysterious Christmas Complete Collection
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Mysterious Christmas Complete Collection

    Containing 11 gripping, tense, heart-wrenching short stories exploring the nastiest parts of human behavior, from theft to murder to mayhem, throw in some of the "lesser" darkness that humans can provide during the holidays, and read all about them in...
    $28.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Battle for the M62 Battle for the M62
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Battle for the M62

    From the smoky terraces of the post-war North West to the glitz of the Premier League and Champions League nights, Battle for the M62 tells the complete story of English football's most iconic rivalry. Spanning over a century of history, this book...
    $44.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • North London Forever North London Forever
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    North London Forever

    In the heart of England's capital, two clubs stand just four miles apart-yet they are separated by a century of animosity, ambition, and unforgettable moments. North London Forever is the definitive chronicle of the Tottenham Hotspur-Arsenal rivalry,...
    $44.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Royal Blue Royal Blue
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Royal Blue

    Spanning more than 150 years, Royal Blue: The Complete History of Reading Football Club offers the definitive account of one of England's oldest and most enduring football institutions. From its founding in 1871 to the modern challenges of the 21st...
    $44.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Fostering to Adoption Fostering to Adoption
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Fostering to Adoption

    Fostering to Adoption is a deeply moving and unflinchingly honest memoir that takes readers inside the heart of one family's extraordinary journey through the UK foster care system. Written by Mark Moorhouse, a dedicated foster parent, the book blends...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • JUST PLAIN ORDINARY JUST PLAIN ORDINARY
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    JUST PLAIN ORDINARY

    Life story - how my life changed from the unexceptional to extraordinary This is a true account of my life as a young professional photographer who then became a commercial Fraud Investigator, specialising in the Detection and Prevention of Theft, Fraud...
    $63.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Ochoa Family The Ochoa Family
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Ochoa Family

    History remembers Escobar. It forgot the men who made him. - Meet The Ochoa FamilyLong before the world knew Pablo Escobar, the Ochoa brothers were quietly constructing the foundation of a cocaine empire that would shake the globe. The...
    $39.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Carlos Lehder Carlos Lehder
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Carlos Lehder

    From a turbulent childhood to becoming one of the most powerful and flamboyant drug traffickers in history, this gripping biography explores the life of Carlos Lehder, co-founder of the infamous Medellín Cartel.Follow his journey from...
    $39.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Man - King of Mind, Body & Soul Man - King of Mind, Body & Soul
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Man - King of Mind, Body & Soul

    What if you realized that every facet of your life-from your relationships to your success-is fundamentally shaped by the thoughts you entertain?James Allen's insightful exploration highlights the pivotal role mindset plays in determining our outcomes...
    $26.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • James Allen's Book of Meditations James Allen's Book of Meditations
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    James Allen's Book of Meditations

    What if a few minutes each day could spark profound personal change-leading you toward clarity, harmony, and purpose?In this beautifully curated collection, James Allen offers succinct meditations designed to uplift and refocus your mind. Adapted for...
    $49.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Unbelievably Believable Unbelievably Believable
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Unbelievably Believable

    In her first memoir, Dr. Joyce Hightower openly shares what has not been an easy life. Included are her experiences in international healthcare, being a single mother and grandma, founding a non-profit, and striving to be a whole person daily. The...
    $36.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Through the Gates of Goodness Through the Gates of Goodness
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Through the Gates of Goodness

    What if dedicating yourself to virtue could unlock a life of immeasurable peace, prosperity, and joy?James Allen's heartfelt exploration demonstrates how living by the highest moral standards fosters profound inner change. Adapted for contemporary...
    $26.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Les Facettes d'une immigration déchirante Les Facettes d'une immigration déchirante
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Les Facettes d'une immigration déchirante

    En 2013, French Boy quitte son pays pour l'Europe, emportant avec lui des rêves immenses et des attentes bouleversantes. Entre illusions perdues et réalités poignantes, il navigue à travers un monde qui semble vouloir lui refuser une place. Dans cette...
    $70.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Life in the Sky Life in the Sky
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Life in the Sky

    Fraser Green is having the time of his life. Staying at lavish five-star hotels in India, jetting to Tokyo to redesign presentations for Japanese media tycoons, and racking up frequent flyer points on business trips from Singapore to Seoul, while...
    $29.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • The Tale Gets Longer The Tale Gets Longer
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    The Tale Gets Longer

    John (Jack) Alexander is back in the second instalment of his debut autobiographical trilogy. Through Jack's unique lens, step back into rural Australia in the 60s through the recounting of an honest and memorable life full of excitement, hard times and...
    $30.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Beyond the Tasman - A Train Driver's Journey to Australia Beyond the Tasman - A Train Driver's Journey to Australia
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Beyond the Tasman - A Train Driver's Journey to Australia

    When the golden age of steam was fading in New Zealand, Mike Adams knew it was time for a new adventure. With diesel engines taking over and the government shifting its focus to road transport, he and fellow train drivers set their sights across the...
    $90.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • When We Were on Fire When We Were on Fire
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    When We Were on Fire

    An honest, deeply relatable memoir about coming of age in evangelical culture-and finding a way forward."A book to savor to the very last page." -Publisher's Weekly (starred review)"A brilliant debut." -Anne Bogel, host of the What Should I Read Next?...
    $46.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • They Called Me Dede They Called Me Dede
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    They Called Me Dede

    In "They called me Dede" Lowell E. Kennedy delivers a riveting journey of how a man and his wife are thrust into a unknown world of poverty and hunger. They soon realize they must rely on each other to fulfill the mission God has called them to as...
    $19.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Way Back to Health Way Back to Health
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Way Back to Health

    Kelley Skoloda was the healthiest person she knew--until the day she became a cancer patient. During her first, routine colonoscopy--without having experienced any symptoms--Kelley received a shocking diagnosis: colon cancer. Based on the true story of...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Glory, Grit and Greatness Glory, Grit and Greatness
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Glory, Grit and Greatness

    Discover the Grit Behind the Glory of AmericaJoin author Stephen Carr on a journey through America's forgotten past in Glory, Grit and Greatness: Great Americans Fading From Our Memory. Bringing history to life with vivid prose, the author has...
    $49.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • You Have a Kind Face You Have a Kind Face
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    You Have a Kind Face

    You Have a Kind Face is a collection of true, firsthand accounts of what a career in firefighting can be like. Over the course of twenty-six years in the fire service, Joel has seen more than a few strange situations and difficult calls. From fighting...
    $35.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Book of Old Ladies Book of Old Ladies
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Book of Old Ladies

    This is a book that champions older women's stories and challenges the limiting outcomes we seem to hold for them. The Book of Old Ladies introduces readers to thirty stories featuring fictional "women of a certain age" who increasingly become their...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Image coming soon
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Series Collide, Volume 2

    Murder and magic and lawyers? Oh my! ...and even a kidnapped dog (named Wicked). Explore the storytelling shadows in Series Collide Volume 2. With tales that will take a reader from dark to light, but not necessarily to a happy ending...
    $73.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom

    Navigating My Way to Spiritual Freedom is for people who feel restrained in life and are looking to find calm in a stormy world. There are many insights that Lynn shares within each of the 27 chapters as she reveals how she managed to reach spiritual...
    $63.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Mastering The Battle of Belief Mastering The Battle of Belief
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Mastering The Battle of Belief

    Are you struggling to be happy? Are you not content with life? Do you find that you fight to be positive? Mastering the battle of belief gives you insight into how to turn that around and why it's important to do so.Physically everything consists of only...
    $63.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Diverse Pathways Diverse Pathways
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Diverse Pathways

    This book offers a wide-ranging, detailed, and pleasant portrait of the author's multiple interests and experiences in growing up and reaching hundreds of thousands of people on three continents. He is known through his television documentaries, books,...
    $48.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Shadow of a Monster Plane Shadow of a Monster Plane
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Shadow of a Monster Plane

    This collection of 19 short stories is a memoir of a simple middle-class life in Tokyo, Japan, that was turned into a harsh struggle for survival under air attacks by hordes of American bombers during the Second World War. Roughly covering the years of...
    $31.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • An Inexact Science of the Heart An Inexact Science of the Heart
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    An Inexact Science of the Heart

    A collection of essays covering a wide range of topics: family, memoir, teaching writing, drawing and talent, friendship, spiritual and political formation, community, the soul, pilgrimage,, loyalty, theatre, and the enigma of healing.
    $37.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added
  • Three Lives, A Long Holiday and A Steel Elephant Three Lives, A Long Holiday and A Steel Elephant
    Add to Cart The item has been added

    Three Lives, A Long Holiday and A Steel Elephant

    This is my memoir. It is also my personal history of Emergency Exit Arts from 1980 to 2007, where I was Co-Artistic Director from 1991 to 2007. It was the largest theatre and arts company in the UK committed to outdoor and spectacular shows.This book is...
    $58.00

    Add to Cart The item has been added

Biographies & True Stories | Inspirational Real Life Stories & Books Based on True Events Australia

Discover a powerful collection of inspirational real life stories books and famous Australian biographies to read on BookLoop. Whether you're fascinated by historical figures, inspired by sports legends, or drawn to heroic survival stories, our collection will move you, challenge you, and stay with you.

What's Hot in Biographies & True Stories

Our current bestsellers include gripping true story books for adults, emotionally rich memoirs of survival, and books based on true events Australia. Readers are loving titles that explore abuse survival, war stories, and memoirs of personal growth.

Search in Biographies & True Stories

Use our extensive categories to browse Biographies, Memoirs, True Stories, Diaries, and more.

Popular in Biographies & True Stories

Bestselling Books

One Day at a Time

There Must Be More

The Eyes of Gaza

Till Death Do Us Part

Always Home, Always Homesick

Frog

My Next Breath

Your Story, Mum

Behind the Badge

Fahrenheit-182

Australian Political Memoirs

Delve into the lives of Australia’s most influential figures with historical and political biographies, including biographies about world leaders and Australian prime ministers.

Sport Biographies

From tennis courts to footy fields, explore sports biographies that chronicle the triumphs, defeats, and grit behind athletic greatness.

Literary Biographies

Get a peek behind the scenes of your favourite writers’ lives with biographies and autobiographies of writers.

True Stories of Heroism

Experience best non-fiction survival stories that showcase bravery in the face of disaster, violence, and impossible odds. Browse the full collection here.

Australian Stories

Read authentic accounts from everyday Australians and icons alike with true stories and memoirs set in Australia.

Travel Writing

Step into the shoes of global wanderers, explorers, and nomads with adventurer biographies and their tales of lands unknown.

Film and TV Tie Ins

Explore books that inspired major films and series—perfect for fans of adaptations and real-life dramas.

True War and Combat Stories

Relive gripping accounts from the front lines in true war and combat stories that bring history to life.

More in Biographies & True Stories

Explore niche topics in biography: