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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.
Den 29. maj 1953 stod de første mennesker, newzealandske Edmund Hillary og nepalesiske Tenzing Norgay, på toppen af verdens højeste bjerg, Mount Everest. Siden har... Læs mere
A pioneering marine biologist takes us down into the deep ocean to understand bioluminescence, the language of light that helps life communicate in the darkness, and what it tells us about the future of life on Earth.
All courageous attempts by man to reach the summit of Everest by heading up the northern side from Tibet had failed. But in 1951 Edmund Hillary joined an expedition to find a new route up... Læs mere
\u201cLet's go!\u201d With that, the boyish, grinning Yuri Gagarin launched into space on April 12, 1961, becoming the first... Læs mere
Acclaimed historian Natalie Zemon Davis's accessible and dramatic biography was widely hailed as a masterpiece and tells the story of Leo Africanus, a sixteenth-century Moroccan who embodies the rich and complex exchanges between Europe and Africa during the Renaissance.
A collection of 15 of the most highly prized traits shared by those who have scaled mountains and traversed tundras, proposing how these could be applied to your own life. These are compelling accounts of the life and times of celebrated explorers.
An extensively revised edition of Tim Jeal's classic biography published to mark the bicentenary of the great explorer
On 8 June 1924, George Leigh Mallory and Andrew 'Sandy' Irvine were last seen climbing towards the summit of Everest. In 1999, Conrad Anker found the... Læs mere
Of all the games mountaineers play, the hardest – and cruellest – is climbing the fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres in winter.... Læs mere
A brilliant telling of the history of the common seaman in the age of sail, and his role in Britain's trade, exploration, and warfare