The 142nd annual edition of this standard reference book of information on people of influence and interest in all fields. It contains more than 28,000 biographies, 100 of which are new entries. Tens of thousands of ammendments have also been made. It contains information about people from all walks of life, from all over the world - the arts and sciences, business and finance, the church, the civil service, education, entertainment and sport, government, the law, local government, the media, medicine, professional institutions and the trade unions.