Town Compass® presents Funk & Wagnalls Biography Encyclopedia 2004 Handheld Edition. This version features 7,868 records; use the built-in Index and Search features to find what you're looking for quickly. Whether you are an educator, student, scholar or casual learner, you will find this encyclopedia fast, comprehensive and valuable.

The Encyclopedia contains:

• Full-color Cover Page, Storage Card Compatibility, Searchable Records

• Biographies By Subject:
  • Geography (164 biographies), from Luigi Amedeo Duca d'Abruzzi to Sir George Hubert Wilkins
  • History (2,591 biographies), from Abbas I to Muhammad Zia Ul-Haq
  • Language/Literature (1,207 biographies), from Jeppe Aakjaer to Stefan Zweig
  • Life Sciences (354 biographies), from Alfred Adler to Hans Zinsser
  • Performing Arts (769 biographies), from George Abbott to Pinchas Zukerman
  • Physical Sciences (595 biographies), from Gerardus 't Hooft to Vladimir Kosma Zworykin
  • Religion/Philosophy (779 biographies), from Aaron to Huldreich Zwingli
  • Social Sciences (431 biographies), from Grace Abbott to John Peter Zenger
  • Sports (215 biographies), from Hank Aaron to Babe Didrikson Zaharias
  • Visual Arts (763 biographies), from Hugo Alvar Henrik Aalto to Francisco de Zurbarán