The Penguin International Dictionary of Contemporary Biography

The Penguin International Dictionary of Contemporary Biography
Author: Edward Vernoff
Publisher: Viking Adult
Total Pages: 1018
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN:

"This essential reference contains more than 6,050 lively biographies of notable men and women - living and dead - who have made significant contributions to modern lives. This rich storehouse of knowledge encompasses every important category of human endeavor, including politics, literature, religion, philosophy, the arts and sciences, business, feminism, journalism, sports, cinema, and other aspects of popular culture." --Book Jacket.

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography

Guide to Reference in Genealogy and Biography
Author: Mary K. Mannix
Publisher: American Library Association
Total Pages: 609
Release: 2015
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 083891294X

An excellent starting point for both reference librarians and for library users seeking information about family history and the lives of others, this resource is drawn from the authoritative database of Guide to Reference, voted Best Professional Resource Database by Library Journal readers in 2012. Biographical resources have long been of interest to researchers and general readers, and this title directs readers to the best biographical sources for all regions of the world. For interest in the lives of those not found in biographical resources, this title also serves as a guide to the most useful genealogical resources. 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.

Biography

Biography
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography
ISBN:

Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel García Márquez, 1992-2002

Bibliographic Guide to Gabriel García Márquez, 1992-2002
Author: Nelly S. de Gonzalez
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 530
Release: 2003-08-30
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0313052999

With this latest installment, Nelly Sfeir v. de Gonzalez has completed her triology of bibliographies on Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Born in Colombia in 1927, Garcia Marquez has become one of the most outstanding and influential novelists of the 20th century. He has received numerous awards, including the 1982 Nobel Prize for Literature. His work has generated an enormous amount of scholarship and his writings are part of the curricula taught in most American colleges and universities. This third volume presents a comprehensive annotated bibliography of books, articles, and non-print materials by and about Garcia Marquez published between 1992 and 2002. The first part consists of primary sources by Garcia Marquez, while, the second part brings together entries for secondary sources, including reviews.

The Penguin International Dictionary of Finance

The Penguin International Dictionary of Finance
Author: Graham Bannock
Publisher: Penguin UK
Total Pages: 308
Release: 1999
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

Originally published in 1990 this third revised edition contains up to date explanations of the five main areas of the subject; banking, commodity markets, insurance, money markets, securities markets, and explanations of the key terms used in accounting, finance, investment appraisal, savings and investment, taxation and financial institutions.

The Reception of Northrop Frye

The Reception of Northrop Frye
Author:
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2021-08-31
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1487537751

The widespread opinion is that Northrop Frye’s influence reached its zenith in the 1960s and 1970s, after which point he became obsolete, his work buried in obscurity. This almost universal opinion is summed up in Terry Eagleton’s 1983 rhetorical question, "Who now reads Frye?" In The Reception of Northrop Frye, Robert D. Denham catalogues what has been written about Frye – books, articles, translations, dissertations and theses, and reviews – in order to demonstrate that the attention Frye’s work has received from the beginning has progressed at a geomantic rate. Denham also explores what we can discover once we have a fairly complete record of Frye’s reception in front of us – such as Hayden White’s theory of emplotments applied to historical writing and Byron Almén’s theory of musical narrative. The sheer quantity of what has been written about Frye reveals that the only valid response to Eagleton’s rhetorical question is "a very large and growing number," the growth being not incremental but exponential.

Splendid Seniors

Splendid Seniors
Author: Jack Adler
Publisher: Pearlsong Press
Total Pages: 220
Release: 2007-03-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1597190357

"Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young." So said W. Somerset Maugham, one of the 52 people whose achievements after age 65 are featured in Splendid Seniors: Great Lives, Great Deeds. The inspiring ensemble includes Mary Baker Eddy, who was 86 when she founded the Christian Science Monitor; Alexander Graham Bell, who received a patent for his work on a hydrofoil boat at age 75; Benjamin Disraeli, who became prime minister of England for the second time when he was 70; and Susan B. Anthony, who was past 80 when she founded the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. Splendid Seniors reminds us that creativity, passion & influence can not only flower in later years, but bear delicious fruit. "From Mother Teresa to Alexander Graham Bell, Albert Einstein, Charles de Gaulle, Pablo Picasso, Grandma Moses and many more, Splendid Seniors offers true tales of inspirational deeds as well as memorable quotes from each individual profiled," says Midwest Book Review. "A source of inspiration for seniors everywhere, and proof that greatness, creativity, passion, and intelligence can bloom their brightest with age and experience."

Choice

Choice
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 934
Release: 2002
Genre: Academic libraries
ISBN:

Book Review Index

Book Review Index
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1346
Release: 2003
Genre: Books
ISBN:

Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.