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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.
If I Am Right, and I Know I Am provides a powerful portrait of the pioneering Danish scientist Inge Lehmann (1888–1993) while guiding readers through the fascinating history of earth science.
"Pleasure of imagination.... I a geologist have illdefined notion of land covered with ocean, former animals, slow force cracking surface &c truly poetical."—from Charles Darwin's Notebook M, 1838 The early nineteenth century was a golden age for...
This biography of Niels Stensen, the anatomist, geologist and bishop better known as "Nicolaus Steno", covers his family and background and his work in anatomy and geology and his spiritual journey. Includes Steno's scientific papers in original language.
The book describes Lal's journey from subsistence farming to global fora, discussing his soil-centric approach to global issues, including climate change and sustainable development.
Sweden's Enlightenment genius and his lessons for a world in crisis
Tells the story of a decades-long habitat restoration project in southwestern New Mexico. Rancher-owner A. Thomas Cole explains what inspired him and his wife, Lucinda, to turn their retirement into years dedicated to hard work and renewal.
Mary Anning lived 200 years ago. Despite all odds, she became a successful fossil hunter and is now heralded as a leading figure in the... Læs mere
This 1999 book is a scholarly yet accessible biography of a pioneering dinosaur hunter and scholar. Gideon Mantell discovered the Iguanodon and several... Læs mere
This is the first complete biography of James Hutton, the father of modern geology, who was also a man of immensely wide-ranging intellectual achievements and one of the Scottish Enlightenment’s brightest stars.
Triumphs and disasters in the deep sea This is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet.
Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been underappreciated.... Læs mere