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Weighing in at a hefty 1,170 pages, this addictive reference volume supplies brief lives of more than 30,000 men and women--the famous, the not-so-famous, and the downright obscure. Coverage of the non-English speaking world is particularly comprehensive. And thanks to the helpful pronunciation guidelines, names like Domitius Ahenobarbus and Abu al-Faraj alIsbahani will soon roll trippingly from the reader's tongue. The lives of over 34,000 men and women from around the world are celebrated in a dictionary reference which includes birth information, career highlights and profiles, and over 300 new entries in a revised edition. Highly recommended!