TY - BOOK TI - Chambers biographical dictionary SN - 9780550102003 (hbk.) U1 - R 920.02 PY - 2007/// CY - Edinburgh PB - Chambers KW - BIOGRAPHY N1 - Previous ed.: 2002 N2 - "Since its first publication in 1897, Chambers Biographical Dictionary has been the most comprehensive, reliable and readable single-volume dictionary available. This eighth edition has been extensively updated and includes more than 18,000 entries, of which over 600 are new. Wide-ranging and international in scope, it gives unrivalled coverage of all areas of human achievement, including sport, the arts, music, film, politics and literature."--BOOK JACKET ER -