When you need to source accurate information on the past history, achievements and current activities of leading world figures, from heads of state to sporting greats, Europa's The International Who's Who 2015 provides the answer. Published annually since 1935, The International Who's Who 2015 is your source for hard-to-find biographical details on over 25,000 of the world's most prominent and influential personalities. Each year, all the featured personalities are given the opportunity to update their entry, providing new information on education, artistic achievements, leisure interests, awards, contact details and much more. Also available online at www.worldwhoswho.com, featuring thousands of click-through web links and email addresses, and advanced search functions enabling users to search by name, nationality, place and date of birth and by profession.

The South Carolina Encyclopedia Guide to South Carolina Writers expands the range of writers included in the landmark South Carolina Encyclopedia. This guide updates the entries on writers featured in the original encyclopedia and augments that list substantially with dozens of new essays on additional authors from the late eighteenth century to the present who have contributed to the Palmetto State's distinctive literary heritage. Each profile in this concise reference includes essential biographical facts and critical assessments to place the featured writers in the larger context of South Carolina's literary tradition. The guide comprises 128 entries written by more than sixty-nine literary scholars, and it also highlights the sixty-nine writers inducted thus far into the South Carolina Academy of Authors, which serves as the state's literary hall of fame. Rich in natural beauty and historic complexity, South Carolina has long been a source of inspiration for writers. The talented novelists, essayists, poets, playwrights, journalists, historians, and other writers featured here represent the countless individuals who have shared tales and lore of South Carolina. The guide includes a foreword by George Singleton, author of two novels, four short story collections and one nonfiction book, and a 2010 inductee of the South Carolina Academy of Authors.

Esta obra contiene la biografia del poeta Ruben Dario, Padre del Modernismo; un analisis de su obra realizada por el poeta chileno Francisco Contreras, profundo conocedor de la literatura europea en general y de la francesa en especial. Ademas, contiene la genealogia del linaje Diaz de Mayorga, familia a la que pertenecio Ruben Dario, y sus descendientes directos hasta hoy dia, acompanada con mas de 500 fotografias de su familia, amigos, poetas que influyeron en su vida y en su obra. Una iconografia de la revista Mundial de la que su director; varios ensayos sobre la obra de Dario, entre ellos del poeta chileno Gonzalo Rojas, Gabriela Mistral, Osvaldo Bazil, Guillermo Diaz-Plaja, Maurice Bowra, Arturo Torres-Rioseco, Luis Cernuda, Ernesto Mejia Sanchez; la carta-prologo de Juan Valera; un extenso ensayo del intelectual y escritor Luis Alberto Cabrales, entre otros. Una breve cronologia de su vida y las publicaciones de sus obras; un poema del chileno Emilio Galan: Apologetica de Azul y una extensa bibliografia. Fotos ineditas de los descendientes de Dario y de la familia de su nuera argentina, casada con su hijo primogenito, Ruben Dario Contreras; genealogia de Rafaela Contreras Canas, esposa de Dario. En esta obra, el lector puede encontrar informacion fundamental de su vida, de su obra, de su familia y el discurso del sacerdote y poeta Azarias H. Pallais, pronunciado en las honras funebres de Dario, en la ciudad de Leon, Nicaragua.

Si c'est a la porte de l'eglise de Bagira que j'entrevis pour la premiere fois la haute stature de Valentin Bashige, c'est qu'il en etait un fidele assidu. Peu bavard, serieux dans son maintien, le visage presque austere, c'etait un chretien convaincu, reconnu et respecte comme tel. Apres une longue carriere militaire, il exercait alors avec sagesse la charge de juge de paix au tribunal coutumier. Cette longue carriere dans ce qu'on appelait alors la "Force Publique" l'avait fait beaucoup voyager, d'un bout a l'autre du Congo, au Rwanda, au Burundi et, meme, durant la guerre, sous commandement belge, jusqu'en Abyssinie, l'actuelle Ethiopie. Il en parlait peu, mais de ces experiences parfois douloureuses, du cotoiement de populations differentes, venait sans doute ce regard profond et reflechi qu'il portait sur les gens et sur le monde.

Increasingly, academic communities transcend national boundaries. "Collaboration between researchers across space is clearly increasing, as well as being increasingly sought after," noted the online magazine "Inside Higher Ed" in a recent article about research in the social sciences and humanities. Even for those scholars who don't work directly with international colleagues, staying up-to-date and relevant requires keeping up with international currents of thought in one's field. But when one's colleagues span the globe, it's not always easy to keep track of who's who--or what kind of research they're conducting. That's where Intellect's new series comes in. A set of worldwide guides to leading academics--and their work--across the arts and humanities, Who's Who in Research features comprehensive profiles of scholars in the areas of cultural studies, film studies, media studies, performing arts, and visual arts. "Who's Who in Research: Visual Arts" includes concise yet detailed listings include each academic's name, institution, biography, and current research interests, as well as bibliographic information and a list of articles published in Intellect journals. The volumes in the Who's Who in Research series will be updated each year, providing the most current information on the foremost thinkers in academia and making them an invaluable resource for scholars, hiring committees, academic libraries, and would-be collaborators across the arts and humanities.

Did you know that Alan Alda, Hawkeye of M*A*S*H, was an Army gunnery officer in the Korean War? Or that gourmet cook Julia Child served with the OSS -- the predecessor of the CIA-in World War II? Or that Yankee Hall of Famer Yogi Berra participated in the D-Day landing at Normandy? These, and hundreds more fascinating facts make The Military Hall of Fame a fun-filled book that makes history come alive in an unexpected way.