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Call Number: 920.03 ENC
ISBN: 0787652830
Comprehensive set of encyclopedias focusing on world-known individuals living and dead.
Current Biography Yearbook
Call Number: 920 CUR
ISBN: 0824209885
Contains biographies of living (at the time of publication) newsmakers and influencers of all walks of life.
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| InfoPlease Biography Almanac | 30,000+ Biographies |
| Multnomah County Library Biography Information | Very large collection of pre-evaluated websites containing information about famous people past and present. |
| Biography Center | Numerous ways to search for biographical information. |
| The History Channel | Biography resources through the History Channel. |
| Academy of Achievement | Biographical information about many famous individuals. |
| Distinguished Women | Biographical information about many famous women past and present. |
| Hyperhistory Persons Index | Good biographical index for many hard to find individuals. |
| Island of Freedom | Good biographical index for many philosophers, religious people, composers, and artists. |
| Time Magazine | A selection of Time Magazine's most important people. |
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