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The Original "Tell All" Book Turns 100
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New Providence, N.J. - August 17, 1999 - The first and still the foremost of its kind, this year Marquis Who's Who in America® is celebrating its 100th anniversary as the single-source biographical reference volume about our nation's highest achievers and contributors. The directory doesn't provide the same kind of intimate details and alleged truths that fill our current celebrity tell-all books and magazines - we're talking just the straight and simple facts about the most noteworthy living Americans.
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Where was Harry Truman born? What did Johnny Carson do before The Tonight Show? Where did Madeleine Albright go to school? For 100 years, Americans have been picking up the Marquis Who's Who in America directory to find out these and other biographical facts on people they want to know about. Since it was launched by Chicago newspaper publisher Albert Nelson Marquis in 1899, this single-source reference book has provided key information about hundreds of thousands of leaders, decision-makers and innovators from every significant field.
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"Who's Who in America is not only an indispensable reference volume for journalists, researchers and librarians, it holds a special place in our culture," said Randy Mysel, vice president and publisher of Marquis Who's Who®, based in New Providence, New Jersey. "From the beginning, Who's Who in America profiled people who had made their own names for themselves - not because of wealth or family lineage as was the European way - and so embodied the American spirit of independence and ideals of hard work."
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By chronicling the lives of influential people over the past century, Marquis Who's Who provides an intriguing overview of our nation's history and the people who helped shape it. The fact that Henry Ford, Joni Mitchell and Arnold Schwarzenegger have all been in the pages of Who's Who in America reflects the rich and changing cultural diversity of America. "The most amazing aspect of Who's Who in America is that it is as relevant today as it was when Albert Marquis created it one hundred years ago. The names of high-achieving politicians, professionals and entertainers may change, but the need for information about them remains vital," said Mysel.
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Marquis also publishes Who's Who in The World®, Who Was Who in America®, Who's Who in Finance and Industry®, Who's Who in American Law®, Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare®, Who's Who in Science and Engineering®, Who's Who of American Women®, and several other titles.
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Contact:
Michael Noerr
Marquis Who's Who
1-800-473-7020 (ext. 1044)
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