"Nearby Stars" will be discussed in the context of the sample of stellar
neighbors within 10 parsecs of the Sun. The prevalence of companions found
for all types of stars in the sample will be reviewed, with special attention
to the low-mass secondaries. Observational techniques effective at detecting
companions with separations of 0 to 1000 AU will be included. Characterization
of the lowest mass objects known, specifically near the stellar/substellar break,
will be discussed in detail. It will be pointed out just how far we have yet
to go in order to detect directly any planet orbiting these stars.
