Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography

Author: Mary K. Mannix

Publisher: American Library Association

Published: 2015-01-14

Total Pages: 387

ISBN-13: 0838912958

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Profiling more than 1400 print and electronic sources, this book helps connect librarians and researchers to the most relevant sources of information in genealogy and biography.


Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre

Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre

Author: Daniel Meyer-Dinkgrafe

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2003-05-20

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 1134767870

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Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre is a lively and accessible biographical guide to the key figures in contemporary drama. All who enjoy the theatre will find their pleasure enhanced and their knowledge extended by this fascinating work of reference. Its distinctive blend of information, analysis and anecdote makes for entertaining and enlightening reading. Hugely influential innovators, household names, and a whole host of less familiar, international figures - all have their lives and careers illuminated by the clear and succinct entries. All professions associated with the theatre are represented here - actors and directors, playwrights and designers. By virtue of the broad range of its coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary World Theatre offers a unique insight into the rich diversity of international drama today.


International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004

International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004

Author: Europa Publications

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 644

ISBN-13: 9781857431797

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Accurate and reliable biographical information essential to anyone interested in the world of literature TheInternational Who's Who of Authors and Writersoffers invaluable information on the personalities and organizations of the literary world, including many up-and-coming writers as well as established names. With over 8,000 entries, this updated edition features: * Concise biographical information on novelists, authors, playwrights, columnists, journalists, editors, and critics * Biographical details of established writers as well as those who have recently risen to prominence * Entries detailing career, works published, literary awards and prizes, membership, and contact addresses where available * An extensive listing of major international literary awards and prizes, and winners of those prizes * A directory of major literary organizations and literary agents * A listing of members of the American Academy of Arts and Letters


Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing

Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing

Author: Jane Eldridge Miller

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2019-07-23

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 1136214305

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Unique in its breadth of coverage, Who's Who in Contemporary Women's Writing is a comprehensive, authoritative and enjoyable guide to women's fiction, prose, poetry and drama from around the world in the second half of the twentieth century. Over the course of 1000 entries by over 150 international contributors, a picture emerges of the incredible range of women's writing in our time, from Toni Morrison to Fleur Adcock- all are here. This book includes the established and well-loved but also opens up new worlds of modern literature which may be unfamiliar but are never less than fascinating.


Who's Who in the World, 1995

Who's Who in the World, 1995

Author: Marquis Who's Who

Publisher:

Published: 1995-12

Total Pages: 1590

ISBN-13: 9780837911137

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This single volume affords instant access to more than 35,000 individual biographies of the people whose activities are shaping today's world. Among those profiled are prominent government figures, high-ranking military officers, leaders of the largest corporations in each country, heads of religious organizations, pioneers in science & the arts & many more.