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Chambers Biographical Dictionary Paperback

On sale

26th April 2013

Price: £30

Selected:  Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780550106414

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“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.”

Dame Joan Bakewell


Discover the most authoritative, entertaining and fascinating range of biographies in a single volume; from princes and presidents to artists, actors and authors. An historical tour de force and a joy to browse, The Chambers Biographical Dictionary includes everyone from Anne Frank to Kim Jong Il via Calvin Klein and Charles Dickens

Reviews

Sunday Telegraph
Chambers Biographical Dictionary is quite easily the best reference book in the world
Fay Weldon
Simply all you need to know about anyone
The Sunday Times
Incomparably the best
Dame Joan Bakewell
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