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Current Biography International Yearbook 2003 presents some 200 biographical profiles of individuals outside the U.S.,
Current Biography International Yearbook covers figures from the same wide
range of professions and pursuits as Current Biography monthly.
Averaging 2,500 words in length and written in a lively, entertaining
style, each profile includes:
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Subject’s full name with indication of any preferred
form or pseudonym, and a pronunciation guide where necessary.
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Birth date.
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Field or profession.
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Objective account of the subject’s life and career.
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Subject’s own views, attitudes, and opinions.
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Observations of journalists, colleagues, and
associates.
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A bibliography for easy access to additional
information.
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One or more photographs.
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600 pp.
◘ 2004
◘ ISBN 0-8242-1042-5
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$160
◘ $195 (outside U.S. and
Canada)
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A sampling of just some of the fascinating people
covered in Current Biography International Yearbook 2003 (complete
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Arts & Entertainment
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Steve Bell, British political cartoonist
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Raúl Corrales, Cuban photographer
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Ali G, British comedian
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Business & Industry
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Li Kai-shing, Chinese entrepreneur
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Yun Jong Yong, South Korean CEO of Samsung
Electronics
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Carlos Slim Helù, Mexican financier
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Science
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Daniel M. Pauly, Canadian biologist
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Susan Greenfield, British pharmacologist
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Film and Theater
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Gabriel Garćia Bernal, Mexican actor
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David Gulpilil, Australian (Aboriginal) actor/dancer
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Samira Makhmalbaf, Iranian film director
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Literature
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Ferreira Gullar, Brazilian poet
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Alexander McCall Smith, Scottish/Zimbabwean writer
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Music
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Chava Alberstein, Israeli folk musician
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Gilberto Gil, Brazilian singer and songwriter
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Kazem al-Sahir, Iraqi pop singer
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Politics & Government
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Peter Medgyessy, Prime Minister of Hungary
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Levy Mwanawasa, President of Zambia
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Mwai Kibaki, President of Kenya
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Religion
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Pope Shenouda III, Egyptian Coptic Christian Pope
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Lodi Gyari, envoy of the Dalai Lama
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Sports
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Ole Einar Bjørndalen, Norwegian biathlete
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El Hadji Diouf, Senegalese soccer player
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Michael Schumacher, German Formula One racer
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Tamura Ryoko, Japanese judo champion
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Social Activism
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Saad Eddin Ibrahim, Egyptian sociologist/human rights
activist
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Sompop Jantraka, Thai children's activist
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Zackie Achmat, South African AIDS activist
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Also of Interest
Current Biography
Monthly Magazine
Published monthly except in December (11 issues per year), this classic
magazine presents from 18 to 20 profiles per issue.
Current Biography Yearbook
An annual hardcover cumulation of all the biographies published in the 11
monthly issues—about 220 profiles in total.
Current Biography
Cumulated Index: 1940-2005
Your guide to 66 years worth of biographies: indexes all the profiles and
obituaries published from 1940 through 2005 in a single alphabet.
Current Biography is also available online!
Current Biography Illustrated
All the in-depth coverage of the Current Biography monthly, in a
searchable database! More than 25,000 articles on figures 1940 to the
present, plus over 19,500 photos.
Current Biography 1940–Present
Offers convenient online searching of more than 25,000 profiles and
obituaries.
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"This new guide matches the quality of the
original in every way and will increase the depth of biographical
collections."
—Lawrence Looks at Books |
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