Chambers Biographical Dictionary - Rilegato

Chambers

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ISBN 10: 0550106936 ISBN 13: 9780550106933

Casa editrice: Hodder & Stoughton, 2011

Riassunto

First published in 1897, this unique reference work contains more 18,000 biographies?more than any other reference work of its type The ninth edition of this indispensable resource has been thoroughly updated and remains wide-ranging and international in scope, offering concise, authoritative, and illuminating entries on individuals from Alexander the Great to Frank Zappa, and from Barack Obama to Osama Bin Laden.

Su questo libro

Recensione:

Chambers Biographical Dictionary is quite easily the best reference book in the world (Sunday Telegraph)

Simply all you need to know about anyone (Fay Weldon)

Incomparably the best (The Sunday Times)

Some people leave a deeper footprint in the sands of time than others. In these pages we have access to their particular stories and identities. It is a rich cornucopia of life experience (Dame Joan Bakewell)

L'autore:

Meticulously researched and expertly written, the highly acclaimed Chambers range has been at the forefront of presenting knowledge and learning in an engaging and accessible way since it was first established in the 19th century.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Hodder & Stoughton
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0550106936
• ISBN 13: 9780550106933
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 1663