David Wallechinsky

The Book of Lists refers to any one of a series of books compiled by David Wallechinsky, his father Irving Wallace and sister Amy Wallace. Each book contains hundreds of lists on unusual or obscure topics, for example: Famous people who died during sexual intercourse The world's greatest libel suits People suspected …

If you're a fan of The Book of Lists or The People's Almanac, you'll love this book. (The very accurate subtitle is "History with the Boring Parts Left Out.") Like those earlier tomes, this one attains the very weird status of being a reference work you could read from cover to cover--and will want to. The section on …

The Book of Lists refers to any one of a series of books compiled by David Wallechinsky, his father Irving Wallace and sister Amy Wallace. Each book contains hundreds of lists on unusual or obscure topics, for example: Famous people who died during sexual intercourse The world's greatest libel suits People suspected …