Presenting some 235 biographical profiles of the people making international news and history, this Yearbook focuses on individuals outside the U.S. Coverage includes people from the same wide range of professions and pursuits as covered by Current Biography monthly.  Averaging 2,500 words in length and written in a lively, entertaining style, each profile includes:

• Subject’s full name, with preferred form or pseudonym and pronunciation guide.

• Birth date.

• Field or profession.

• Objective account of the subject’s life and career.

• Subject’s own views, attitudes, and opinions.

• Observations of journalists, colleagues, and associates.

• A bibliography for easy access to additional information.

• A recent photograph.

◘ 575 pp.
◘ January 2007
◘ ISBN 978-0-8242-1075-5
◘ $180
◘ $200 (outside U.S. and Canada)  

A sampling of just some of the fascinating people covered in Current Biography International Yearbook 2006 (complete list):

Sports

• Hyun-Soo Ahn, Korean Skater

• Franz Beckenbauer, German Soccer Player

• Li Na, Chinese Golfer

• Amir Khan, British/Pakistani Boxer

• Henrik Lundqvist, Swedish Hockey Player

• JanicaKostelic, Croatian Skier

Literature

• Svetlana Alexievich, Belerusian Writer

• Henning Mankell, Swedish Mystery Writer

• Almudena Grandes, Spanish Novelist

• Nick Laird, Irish Poet

• Laura Restrepo, Colombian Novelist

Music

• Arctic Monkys, British Band

• Ian Bostridge, British Opera Singer

• Goran Bregovic, Serbian Composer

• Matthius Goerne, German Opera Singe

• Rain; Korean Pop Star

• Enrico Rava, Italian Trumpeter

Business

• Luca di Montezemolo, Italian, Head of Ferrari

• Li Yifei, Chinese, Head of MTV

• Lakshmi Mittal, Indian, CEO of Mittal Steel Co.

• Jean Paul Guerlain, French Perfumer

• Harumi Kurihara, Japanese “Martha Stewart”

Arts& Entertainment

• John Abraham, Indian Actor

• Jin Xing, Chinese Ballerina

• Ricky Gervais, British Actor & Producer

• Jorge Furtado, Brazilian Filmmaker

• David Jones, Scottish Video-Game Creator

Politics, Society & Government

• Felipe Calderon, President of Mexico

• Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq

• Norine Kaleeba, Ugandan AIDS Activist

• Hassan Nasrallah, Lebanese Hezbollah Leader

• Yoweri Musevini, President of Uganda

• Princess Sayako of Japan

Science

• Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng, Chinese Astronauts

• Simon Baron-Cohen, British Autism Expert

• Wendelin Werner, German Mathematician

• Margaret Cox, British Forensic Scientist

• George Ellis, South African Cosmologist

• Francisco Salzano, Brazilian Genetics Expert

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 20,000 photos.

Current Biography 1940–Present
Offers convenient online searching of more than 25,000 profiles and obituaries.