All the people you'll ever want to know about.
"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.
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