Current Biography Yearbook 2002

Current Biography Yearbook 2002 presents an updated, alphabetically arranged cumulation of the 204 biographies that appeared in the monthly issues of Current Biography in a single hardcover volume. In addition, Current Biography Yearbook 2002 presents a complete cumulation of the year’s obituaries, a cumulated index for articles and obituaries published in the current decade, and a classification of the subjects of articles by their professions. A sturdy library binding and acid-free paper make this investment last.

◘ 683 pp.
◘ 2003
◘ ISBN 0-8242-1026-3
◘ $160
◘ $195 (outside U.S. and Canada)

Here’s a sampling of just some of the fascinating people covered in Current Biography Yearbook 2002:

Arts & Entertainment

Stan Winston, Makeup artist and
special-effects designer
William Eggleston, Photographer
Bernie Mac, Comedian and actor
Tina Fey, Head writer for and actress, Saturday Night Live
Business & Industry
Sophia Collier, Entrepreneur
Richard Grasso, Chairman and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange
William B. Harrison, Jr., CEO of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Architects

Literature

Jonathan Safran Foer, Writer
Mark Bowden, Writer and journalist
Nelson DeMille, Writer
John Sandford, Crime novelist

Music

Yolanda Adams, Gospel singer
India Arie, Singer and songwriter
La India, Salsa singer
Charles Lloyd, Jazz saxophonist

Politics & Government

Michael Gerson, Chief Speechwriter for President George W. Bush
Richard Cheney, Vice President of the United States
Michael Bloomberg, New York City Mayor
Richard Myers, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

Sports

Bill Belichick, New England Patriots Coach
Bob Broeg, Sportswriter and sportscaster
Grant Hill, Basketball player with the Orlando Magic
Ty Murray, Rodeo performer

Science

Ken Alibek, Microbiologist and
bio-warfare expert
Leon R. Kass, Bioethicist
Meave Leakey, Paleontologist
Didier Queloz, Astrophysicist

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 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.

"Current Biography Yearbook remains an excellent resource for finding substantial biographies of prominent people."
—Lawrence Looks at Books

Fill Gaps in Your Current Biography Yearbook Collection!

Yearbooks are available from
1940

Also Available

Current Biography International Yearbook
An annual publication that focuses exclusively on people of international prominence outside the U.S.