The People's Almanac

The People's Almanac is a series of three books compiled in 1975, 1978 and 1981 by David Wallechinsky and his father Irving Wallace.

[1] In 1973, Wallechinsky became fed up with almanacs that regurgitated bare facts.

He worked alone for 12 months before being joined by his father for a further year of research.

Special sections include ones on natural and man-made disasters, "Footnote People in World History," biographies of fictional characters (such as Superman), past predictions by psychics—both correct and incorrect, and predictions for the years 1975 and on.

Odd and unexplained happenings (such as the Devil's Footprints) are also discussed, though authoritative references are generally not given.