
“Continues to shine as one of the best biographical reference sources for major figures
in American life and culture.”
- American Reference Books Annual
Current Biography Yearbook
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A compilation of over 200 up-to-date, contemporary profiles of accomplished and rising stars of politics, industry, entertainment and the arts from the U.S. and around the world.
H.W. Wilson's Current Biography Yearbook combines a full year of the monthly magazine Current Biography into a single, permanent record. It has been delivering up-to-date biographies of men and women of contemporary importance since 1940. Current Biography is renowned for its unfailing accuracy, insightful selection and the wide scope of influence of its subjects.
Current Biography Yearbook offers ongoing access to the important personalities of today:
- Includes the day's most talked-about and influential people.
- A remarkably wide range of professions
- Obituaries, where appropriate, of figures profiled in previous yearbooks.
- A complete index listing all those profiled in the current year.
- Multiple photos accompany most of the entries. Now Printed in Full Color.
Profiles are approximately 2,500 words and include biographical statistics and a bibliography for easy access to additional information. Photographs accompany many of the entries.
Free Online Access Included with Purchase to the Salem Press/Grey House Platform, your readers will be able to search through the biographies of those profiled. An unlimited number of simultaneous users and remote access included.
Variety
Here’s a sample of the wide variety of notable figures featured in the 2024 Yearbook: Politician Eva Aariak, Singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, Cricketer Chamari Athapaththu, Singer and actor Halle Bailey, Author and activist Jennifer Finney Boylan, Businessperson Shou Zi Chew, Textile artist Melissa Cody, Actor Charlie Day, Actor Colman Domingo, Blues singer Angelique Francis, Romance novelist Jasmine Guillory, Science fiction writer Hugh Howey, Artistic gymnast Jake Jarman, Installation artist and filmmaker Isaac Julien, Football player Travis Kelce, Soccer player Thembi Kgatlana, Cartoonist and author Maia Kobabe, Politician Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila, Professional arm wrestler Devon Larratt, Artistic gymnast Sunisa Lee, Chef and food writer J. Kenji López-Alt, Actor and filmmaker Natasha Lyonne, Infectious disease specialist Jeanne Marrazzo, Video game designer and director Hidetaka Miyazaki, Freediver Herbert Nitsch, Microbiologist Natalia Pasternak Taschner, Filmmaker S. S. Rajamouli, Speed skater Suzanne Schulting, Mathematician Maryna Viazovska, Evolutionary geneticist Eske Willerslev, Cartoonist Gene Luen Yang among many others. The variety of talents and experience featured is remarkable and inspiring. All written in the informative, accurate, and lively style that has helped to make H.W. Wilson the first name in biographies.
Sources
This title is an invaluable source for researchers, teachers, students, and librarians. Current Biography Yearbook draws information from newspaper and magazine articles, books, the Internet, observations of journalists and associates, and occasionally person interviews or questionnaires completed by the subjects. This resource presents biographical information in a lively style that makes for entertaining as well as informative reading.