The People's Almanac

"The People's Almanac" was a series of books published in the 1970s and 1980s by Irving Wallace, the novelist responsible for co-authoring the series "The Book of Lists". The format of the almanac departs from a conventional almanac and included many obscure facts, lists and esoteric knowledge. It, as well as the "Book of Lists" series, is considered a forerunner of Internet websites such as Wikipedia.

The Almanac contained one list that was reprinted in the "Book of Lists": the nine breeds of dogs that "bite the most." In order theywere: The German shepherd ("police dog"); the chow; the poodle; the Italian bulldog; the fox terrier; the crossed chow, the Airedale; the Pekingese; and the crossed German shepherd. (The authors noted that Dobermans and mongrels did not make the list.)

External links

* [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiSignifica A proposed People's Almanac in Wiki format]
* [http://www.trivia-library.com/ Selections from the Almanac series published with permission of the authors]