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Biografier giver dig adgang til ægte livsfortællinger og skæbner, der har sat deres præg på verden. Her finder du bøger om både nulevende og historiske personer - fra de magtfulde til de misforståede, fra kendte navne til hverdagens helte. Vores udvalg rummer inspirerende historier om mod, passion og vilje, hvor virkelighedens stemmer får plads. Uanset om du søger en biografi med indhold til samlingen, en rørende gave eller blot ønsker at læse om mennesker, der har ændret verden, er der masser at vælge imellem. Find din næste biografi hos WilliamDam.dk og oplev fortællinger, der berører og sætter sig fast.
Sojourner Truth: Prophet of Social Justice provides a concise biography of this important figure, integrating her religious life in ways that shed light on Truth’s work and the religious movements of her day.
A beautifully written account of the intellectual friendship between two commanding figures of Western letters and the early environmental movement - Wallace Stegner and Bernard Devoto.
This is a study of Spanish American autobiography from its beginnings in the post-colonial nineteenth century to the present day. Spanish... Læs mere
The Cambridge Dictionary of American Biography is a comprehensive biographical reference of Americans, both living and dead. Containing over 8900 brief biographies, the book covers all careers and all of the history of the United States, from colonial times to the present day.
This book describes the family dynamic, educational process and environments - Arkansas, Oxford, Washington, DC - which produced this remarkable man. It delves into his complex... Læs mere
Described by the Washington Post as an 'elegant absorbing book', Peter Conn's critically acclaimed biography retrieves from the footnotes of literary and cultural... Læs mere
A comprehensive overview of Brazilian history during the Vargas dictatorship.
This biography of the American composer Charles Ives (1874–1955) clarifies the complexity of the man and his music. Ives's music is uniquely autobiographical, and Feder's straightforward discussion of the music itself illuminates the narrative.
J. William Fulbright was the longest serving and most powerful chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. This abridgement of Woods' prize-winning biography of Fulbright presents the full story of his role as one of the leading congressional opponents of the Vietnam War.
Based on archival sources, this 1999 book is a biography about the career of this major Wall Street figure. Charles Merrill... Læs mere
Alan Houston seeks to bring clarity to our understanding of Benjamin Franklin's political thought by making available a... Læs mere
This collection of work is an analysis and investigation into Maxine Greene, the most important philosopher of education in the United States today. The book opens and concludes with Greene's own autobiographical statements.