23 A compilation of 200 up-to-date, contemporary profiles of accomplished and rising stars of politics, industry, entertainment, and the arts from the United States and around the world. H.W. Wilson’s Current Biography Yearbook combines a full year of the monthly magazine into a single, permanent edition. Since 1940, Current Biography has delivered up-to-date biographies of men and women of contemporary importance and is renowned for its unfailing accuracy, insightful selection, and the wide scope of influence of its subjects. Current Biography Yearbook offers ongoing access to the important personalities of today: • Includes the day’s most talked-about and influential people • A remarkably wide range of professions • Obituaries, where appropriate, of figures profiled in previous yearbooks • A complete listing of all those profiled in the current year Profiles are approximately 2,500 words and include biographical statistics and a bibliography for easy access to additional information. Photographs accompany many of the entries. VARIETY Here’s a sample of the wide variety of notable figures featured in the 2018 Yearbook: actor Sterling K. Brown, animator and director Nora Twomey, astronaut Joseph Acaba, astrophysicist Natalie Batalha, author Lisa Ko, baseball player Aaron Judge, biologist David G. Haskell, biophysicist Jacques Dubochet, chess player Sabina-Francesca Foisor, cinematographer and director Reed Morano, comic book writer Brian K. Vaughan, cross- country skier Jessica Diggins, ecologist Suzanne Simard, economist Robert J. Gordon, educator Emily Graslie, entrepreneur Mina Lux, figure skater Alina Zagitova, football player Nick Foles, geneticist Michael Rosbash, golfer Hideki Matsuyama, journalist Ronan Farrow, mathematician Yves Meyer, painter Amy Sherald, photographer Olivia Locher, physicist Clifford V. Johnson, poet Bao Phi, rapper Logic, runner Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, screenwriter Lena Waithe, singer Khalid, snowboarder Red Gerard, software engineer Susan Fowler, violinist Damien Escobar, … among many others! SOURCES An invaluable source for researchers, teachers, students, and librarians, Current Biography Yearbook draws information from newspaper and magazine articles, books, the internet, observations of journalists and associates, and occasionally personal interviews or questionnaires completed by the subjects. This resource presents biographical information in a lively style that makes for entertaining as well as informative reading. SUBSCRIBE Current Biography Yearbook is available in one-, two-, and three-year subscriptions: • One Year: $199/year • Two Years: $175/year (Save $48) • Three Years: $160/year (Save $117) Current Biography Yearbook 2018 2016 H.W. WILSON www.hwwilsoninprint.com H. W. Wilson Published & Distributed by Grey House Publishing 2018 Edition DECEMBER 2018 One Volume; 750 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-641-2 List Price: $199 Upcoming Edition: 2019 Edition DECEMBER 2019 One Volume; 750 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-642-9 List Price: $199 Current Biography Current Biography Cumulated Index, 1940-2017 The Current Biography Cumulated Index makes it easy to find biographies of individuals profiled from the first edition published in 1940. With both a Name Index and an Index by Profession, this time-saving tool will quickly direct researchers to the Yearbook in which the biography appears. A must-have source for all subscribers to Current Biography! DECEMBER 2017 One Volume; 1,100 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-206-3 List Price: $199 New Edition! New Edition! H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com Make Sure Your Current Biography Collection is Complete! Backlist volumes are available for purchase going back to 2000!