This annual collector`s item is packed with bold, vivid photographs coupled with lively commentary. Tragedies and triumphs.... heartaches and heart-throbs.... celebrities and sweethearts.... newsmakers and newcomers. Featuring the Best Worst Dressed, Most Beautiful, and Most Intriguing lists of the past year. Go behind the scenes with your favorite celebrities and relive the year`s most extraordinary stories through more than 200 sensational photos!

Looks at celebrities who have made news during 2001.

Contains photographs of celebrities from films, television, and music that show how they have changed over the course of their lives and careers up to 2008.

Now in its 150th edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: www.statesmansyearbook.com.