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Renowned Olympic historian David Wallechinsky is NBC's radio commentator on the Olympics and the author of many best-selling reference books. He has appeared on a number of television shows. He currently splits his time between Santa Monica, California, and the South of France. (Bowker Author vis mere Biography) vis mindre

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The People's Almanac (1975) 442 eksemplarer
Book of Lists #3 (1983) 249 eksemplarer
The People's Almanac #3 (1981) 188 eksemplarer
Significa (1983) 54 eksemplarer
Midterm Report (1986) 31 eksemplarer
Winter Olympics: 1994 Edition (1984) 10 eksemplarer
Laughing Gas (1973) 10 eksemplarer
Class Reunion '65 (1987) 8 eksemplarer
The Man 4 eksemplarer
Almanaque de lo insólito (1900) 2 eksemplarer
Almanaque de lo insólito (1978) 2 eksemplarer
Facts (1979) 2 eksemplarer
The Knowledge Book (2008) 1 eksemplar

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This encyclopedia looks at the sexual habits, deviations and quirks of nearly 200 famous, notorious or otherwise distinguished people from all walks of life. Each entry describes the subject's fame and achievements, and within this context examines their sexual activities. The entries are preceded by over 50 lists of sexual characteristics in which the subjects of the biographies are listed under such headings as mother-fixated, masochists and sadists, and endurance and staying power. Characters featured include Henry VIII, Napoleon Bonaparte, Catherine the Great, Marilyn Monroe, Janis Joplin and Mozart.… (mere)
 
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CalleFriden | 2 andre anmeldelser | Mar 15, 2023 |
Interesting book of what became of a typical California class. Some went to Vietnam, etc.
 
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kslade | Dec 8, 2022 |
The People's Almanac #3 by David Wallechinsky (Bantam 1981) (031.02). Here's the third collection of outstanding and absolutely useless trivia. I read it cover to cover, and it's great fun to browse. My rating: 7.5/10, finished 1983 David Ward https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/609999.The_People_s_Almanac_3
 
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fhanq | 2 andre anmeldelser | Mar 13, 2022 |
The Books of Lists and People's Almanacs by the Wallace/Wallechinsky family were my favourite books growing up in the 1980s, although in those days of my callous youth many of the references went way over my head.

I didn't enjoy The People's Almanac 2 to the extent of its predecessors (a long section on "nations and their rulers" had me wanting to skip a few pages) but there was still much to like, including the entries on buried treasure and footnote people in world history.

There have been many imitators of the Books of Lists and People's Almanacs but none yet that match the originals.
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