15 Best biography books like A Sense of Balance by John Howard

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A Sense of Balance

By: John Howard

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future. In the years…

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1. Seven Deadly Wonders (Jack West Jr, #1)

By: Matthew Reilly

4.23

Format: 510 pages, Mass Market Paperback

AN ANCIENT SECRET . . . A TEAM OF HEROES . . . THE ADVENTURE OF A LIFETIME A legend of the ancient … read more

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2. Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)

By: Jane Harper

3.24

Format: 0 pages, Hardcover

Five women go on a hike. Only four return. Jane Harper, the New York Times bestselling author of Th… read more

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  • australia
  • audiobook

3. The Road to Ruin: How Tony Abbott and Peta Credlin Destroyed Their Own Government

By: Niki Savva

3.82

Format: 254 pages,

Kevin Rudd was given no warning, but even he lasted longer than Abbott. Julia Gillard had plenty of… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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4. Orthodoxy

By: G.K. Chesterton

4.11

Format: 528 pages, Paperback

Chesterton (The Man Who Knew Too Much) capped his brilliant literary career with this exploration o… read more

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  • nonfiction

5. Against the Odds: An Autobiography

By: James Dyson

3.32

Format: None pages, Paperback

The maverick inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner recounts how he succeeded against the odds to b… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
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6. The Tournament

By: Matthew Reilly

3.50

Format: 296 pages, Paperback

The year is 1546. Europe lives in fear of the powerful Islamic empire to the East. Under its charis… read more

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7. The Patriarch: The Remarkable Life and Turbulent Times of Joseph P. Kennedy

By: David Nasaw

4.30

Format: 543 pages, Hardcover

In this magisterial new work The Patriarch, the celebrated historian David Nasaw tells the full sto… read more

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8. The Practice of the Presence of God

By: Brother Lawrence

4.32

Format: 95 pages, Paperback

Alternative cover edition of ISBN 0883681056 can be found here Brother Lawrence was a man of hum… read more

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  • nonfiction
"We ought not to be weary of doing little things for the love of God, who regards not the greatness of the work, but the love with which it is performed."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"We must know before we can love. In order to know God, we must often think of Him; and when we come to love Him, we shall then also think of Him often, for our heart will be with our treasure."

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

" Prayer is so simple. It is like quietly opening a door and slipping into the very presence of God. There, in the stillness, to listen to His voice, perhaps in petition or only to listen. It matters …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

"That with him the set times of prayer were not different from other times: that he retired to pray, according to the directions of his Superior, but that he did not want such retirement. nor ask for …"

-Brother Lawrence, The Practice of the Presence of God

9. The Knowledge of the Holy

By: A.W. Tozer

3.98

Format: 240 pages, Paperback

The Knowledge of the Holyby popular evangelical author and Christian mystic A.W. Tozer illuminates … read more

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10. The Pursuit of Holiness

By: Jerry Bridges , Jim Fay , Foster W. Cline

3.91

Format: 434 pages, Paperback

"Be holy, for I am holy" commands God to His people. But holiness is something that is often missed… read more

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11. Making It So

By: Patrick Stewart

4.33

Format: 469 pages, Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir from iconic, beloved actor and living legend Sir Patrick Stewart! From h… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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12. Peril

By: Bob Woodward

4.09

Format: 512 pages, Kindle Edition

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden presidency. Th… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Graham said, "I can get an affidavit tomorrow saying the world is flat."

-Bob Woodward, Peril

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13. What Really Happened in Wuhan: The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research

By: Sharri Markson

4.19

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

Walkley Award-winning journalist, Sharri Markson is the Investigations Editor at The Australian and… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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14. A Waiter in Paris: Adventures in the Dark Heart of the City

By: Edward Chisholm

4.05

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

An evocative portrait of the underbelly of contemporary Paris as seen through the eyes of a young w… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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15. Bulldozed: Scott Morrison’s Fall and Anthony Albanese’s Rise

By: Niki Savva

4.21

Format: 320 pages, ebook

‘I don’t hold a hose, mate.’ Scott Morrison, 20 December 2019, on the Black Summer bushfires ‘It’s… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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16. Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

By: Arnold Schwarzenegger

4.14

Format: 288 pages, Hardcover

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The seven rules to follow to realize your true purpose in life—di… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"The fact that I had such vivid impressions and expectations at all is the reason I got there in the first place."

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

"The beauty of pain, not only is it temporary...is it tells you when you begin to give enough of yourself in pursuit of your dreams. If the work hasn't hurt or cost you anything, or at least made you …"

-Arnold Schwarzenegger, Be Useful: Seven Tools for Life

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17. The Diary of a CEO: The 33 Laws of Business and Life

By: Steven Bartlett

4.19

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

A galvanizing playbook for success from Steven Bartlett, one of the world’s most exciting entrepren… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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18. The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

By: Grace Tame

3.98

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

Grace Tame has never walked on middle ground. From a young age, her life was defined by uncertai… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
"I learned something about the commodification of trauma that day [Tame's appearance on the ABC's Q&A programme], which is that you have to take things into your own hands. If you don't speak, people …"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I survived being Australian of the Year because I knew already that it wouldn't be a true reflection of my worth. I knew it would be ugly, at least in part. I came equipped with a glimpse of fame tha…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

"I frowned at Scott Morrison deliberately because, in my opinion, he has done and assisted in objectively terrible things. No matter what your politics are, the harm that was caused under his governme…"

-Grace Tame, The Ninth Life of a Diamond Miner

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19. Aftermath: Life in the Fallout of the Third Reich, 1945–1955

By: Harald Jähner

4.09

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Germany, 1945: a country in ruins. Cities have been reduced to rubble and more than half of the pop… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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20. Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy

By: Henry Kissinger

4.23

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Henry Kissinger analyses how six extraordinary leaders he has known have shaped their countries and… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
"Well before the end of the 20th century however print had lost its former dominance. This resulted in, among other things, a different kind of person getting elected as leader. One who can present hi…"

-Henry Kissinger, Leadership : Six Studies in World Strategy

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21. Lawrence of Arabia

By: Ranulph Fiennes

4.26

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

Pre-order the authoritative, illuminating biography of T. E. Lawrence - the man who inspired the ic… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • audiobook
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22. Rage

By: Bob Woodward

4.17

Format: 475 pages, Hardcover

An unprecedented and intimate tour de force of original reporting on the Trump presidency from Bob … read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
"Trump is the wrong man for the job."

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Cohn offered one more argument against steel tariffs. "We're not a steel-producing nation. We're a good-producing nation. If we increase the price of steel, out goods become overprices and we can't c…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Many foreign policy leaders had said that Trump gave Kim (Kim Jong Un, dictator of North Korea) too much by agreeing to meet without formal, written conditions. "So, have you given Kim too much power…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

"Kushner said that Scott Adam's approach could be applied to Trump's recent February 4 State of the Union speech when he had claimed, "Our economy is the best it has ever been." The economy was indeed…"

-Bob Woodward, Rage

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23. Cobalt Blue

By: Matthew Reilly

3.59

Format: 216 pages, Hardcover

For 35 years, the United States and Russia each had their own superhero. Three days ago, America… read more

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  • audiobook
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24. Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present

By: Fareed Zakaria

4.23

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The CNN host and best-selling author explores the revolutions—past and present—that define the pola… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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25. American Kill Switch (End of Days, #3)

By: John Birmingham

4.04

Format: None pages, Audiobook

Why do some societies collapse into lawless savagery while others prove resilient and lasting? O… read more

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  • audiobook
Cover of The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Full Story by Sebastian Payne

26. The Fall of Boris Johnson: The Full Story

By: Sebastian Payne

3.72

Format: 282 pages, ebook

Boris Johnson was touted as the saviour of the country and the Conservative Party, obtaining a huge… read more

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  • politics
  • biography
  • nonfiction
  • audiobook
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27. Banks

By: Grantlee Kieza

4.25

Format: 496 pages, Hardcover

Lust, science, adventure - Joseph Banks and his voyages of discovery The extraordinary life of one… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • biography
  • australia
  • audiobook
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28. A Sense of Balance

By: John Howard

3.96

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

On how our sense of balance has defined us as a nation and will safeguard our future. In the years… read more

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  • biography
  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
  • audiobook
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29. Highway to Hell: Climate Change and Australia's Future

By: Joëlle Gergis

4.40

Format: 122 pages, Kindle Edition

What will the climate crisis mean for Australia? What is the price of our inertia?Australia is in p… read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
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30. Plagued

By: Simon Benson

2.90

Format: 452 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the inside story of Australia’s two years of hell, when the country was besieged by crisis … read more

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  • politics
  • nonfiction
  • australia
"The government insists that the many shall not be placed in danger for the few and that EVERYONE SHALL WEAR A MASK. Those who are not doing so are not showing their independence - they are showing th…"

-Simon Benson, Plagued

"Morrison was acutely aware of the limitations of the country's constitutional power-sharing arrangements. For example, he was worried about the potential for massive civil disobedience against health…"

-Simon Benson, Plagued

"A declaration under section 475 [of the Biosecurity Act would give] Hunt as Health minister exclusive and extraordinary powers. He, and only he, could personally make directives that overrode any oth…"

-Simon Benson, Plagued

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31. The Secret

By: Alexandra Smith

3.36

Format: 262 pages, Paperback

Gladys Berejiklian was Australia's rockstar premier. The first woman to lead NSW, she steered the s… read more

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  • politics
  • biography

17 Top audiobook books like A Sense of Balance by John Howard

Transform Your Habits

Force of Nature (Aaron Falk, #2)

Jane Harper

3.24

Transform Your Habits

Making It So

Patrick Stewart

4.33

Transform Your Habits

Peril

Bob Woodward

4.09

Transform Your Habits

What Really Happened in Wuhan: The Cover-Ups, the Conspiracies and the Classified Research

Sharri Markson

4.19

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8 Top fiction books like American Kill Switch (End of Days, #3) by John Birmingham

Transform Your Habits

The Hunted (Trackers #2)

Nicholas Sansbury Smith

4.20

Transform Your Habits

The Thin Dead Line (The Line Book 1)

Shane Gries

4.40

Transform Your Habits

Beachhead (Aggressor #2)

F.X. Holden

4.55

Transform Your Habits

Swarm: The hit series continues (The Aggressor Series Book 3)

F.X. Holden

4.60

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