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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.
H. C. Coombs was one of the most influential Australians of the twentieth century. Born in 1906, he is best known as the governor of the Reserve Bank, but the breadth of his activities and his commitment to public life until his death is unsurpassed.
Henry Handel Richardson has been celebrated for her classic Australian novels The Getting of Wisdom and The Fortunes of Richard Mahony yet her own life-story is still to be fully told. This 2004 book is a complete biography and sheds light on the conjecture surrounding her life.
In 1869, After an English defeat in battle in the Taranaki forest, one Maori boy, aged 5, was captured and adopted by the Prime Minister. Educated to become a... Læs mere
James Francis Hogan (1855–1924) wrote several histories of Irish colonisation in Australia. This 1891 publication presents the... Læs mere
In this 1902 published work teacher and historian James Bonwick (1817–1906) recalls his lifelong contribution to the fields of education and historical writing. The... Læs mere
This 1914 biography of Sir Frederick Weld (1823–91) provides an example of a life devoted to the cause of the British Empire. Weld served as Premier of New Zealand, and Governor of Western Australia and of Tasmania, before being promoted to the Straits Settlements in Malaysia.
Published in 1892, this two-volume biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey, the 11th premier of New Zealand. William Lee Rees... Læs mere
Published in 1892, this two-volume biography chronicles the remarkable life and career of Sir George Grey, the 11th premier of New Zealand. William Lee Rees... Læs mere
George Augustus Selwyn (1809–78) was the first Anglican bishop of New... Læs mere
George Augustus Selwyn (1809–78) was the first Anglican bishop of New... Læs mere
This lively eye-witness description of the then fast-disappearing traditional Maori way of life was published in 1863 by the Anglo-Irish... Læs mere
This 1914 publication was the first comprehensive biography of Matthew Flinders (1774–1814), the first explorer to circumnavigate Australia. The leading... Læs mere