The Book of Lists

Copyright

First published in the United States in 1977 by William Morrow

UK edition first published in Great Britain in 2004 by Canongate Books Ltd, 14 High Street, Edinburgh, EH1 1TE

This digital edition first published by Canongate Books in 2009

Copyright © David Wallechinsky and Amy Wallace, 2004

The moral rights of the authors have been asserted

Every effort has been made to gain permission for works quoted, however, the authors will be happy to rectify any omissions in future editions. Please contact them at viciousgnu@aol.com

British Library Cataloguing-in-Publication Data

A catalogue record for this book is available on request from the British Library

ISBN 978-1-84767-667-2

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