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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.
A unique, colorful view of Victorian London when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured "the Great Stink" across one hot summer
Janusz Korczak devoted himself to the care of orphans in the Warsaw Ghetto after the Nazi occupation of Poland. This volume constitutes his grimly inspiring ghetto diary, and is accompanied by a new introduction by Betty Jean Lifton, the author of a biography of Korczak.
The second edition of A Woman's Dilemma: Mercy Otis Warren and the American Revolution updates Rosemarie Zagarri's biography of one of the most accomplished women of the Revolutionary era.
"A totally fresh account of Du Bois and why his life and legacy remain as vital as ever."--
This text refers to more than 300 Welsh graves and discusses not so much about the graves themselves but about the people buried in them. It provides potted biographies of the individuals involved and offers some intriguing juxtapositions.
The secret life of the man who reshaped Russia
Presents the work of Guaman Poma, a native Andean born after the fall of the Incas, who protested against Spanish rule.
The Kuczynskis were a German-Jewish family of active anti-fascists who worked assiduously to combat the rise of Nazism before and during the course of the war.
Dr Chaloner considers economic history to be a branch of what the French call the historical sciences. In this collection of essays, first published in 1963, he provides... Læs mere
Susan Doran describes and analyses the process of the Elizabethan Reformation, placing it in an English and a European context. She examines the religious views and policies of the Queen, the making of the 1559 settlement and reforms.
An interdisciplinary examination of Walt Disney and his empire. Examining Disney at a time of expansion with new mall stores and theme parks, these essays look at its domestic cultural production and global politics.
This memoir by a Soviet labour-camp survivor concentrates not on camp life, but on life and work after his release. The story is told chronologically, from his exit from the camp system in 1935 to the German invasion of Russia in World War II.