
Irving Wallace
19 March 1916 – 29 June 1990
193 works in the book catalog catalog
Biography
Irving Wallace was an American bestselling author and screenwriter. His extensively researched books included such page-turners as The Chapman Report (1960), about human sexuality; The Prize (1962), a fictional behind-the-scenes account of the Nobel Prizes; The Man, about a black man becoming president of the U.S. in the 1960s; and The Word (1972), about the discovery of a new gospel.<sup>1</sup>
Most-read books

The second lady
1 · 1980 · 74 want to read

The fan club
5 · 1975 · 42 want to read

The seventh secret
5 · 1986 · 39 want to read

The Fan Club
5 · 1974 · 36 want to read

The nympho and other maniacs
1971 · 25 want to read

The Three Sirens
3 · 1963 · 20 want to read

The Seven Minutes
1969 · 17 want to read

The Prize
1962 · 13 want to read

The seven minutes
1969 · 13 want to read

The Word
1 · 1972 · 13 want to read

The Celestial Bed
4 · 1987 · 9 want to read

The Man
4 · 1964 · 12 want to read

The miracle
4 · 1984 · 7 want to read

The plot
1967 · 7 want to read

The R document
4 · 1976 · 6 want to read

The prize
1962 · 6 want to read

The seven minutes : a novel
n.d. · 6 want to read

The People's almanac #2
1978 · 7 want to read

The pigeon project
1 · 1980 · 4 want to read

The Sunday gentleman
1976 · 6 want to read

The People's almanac presents the Book of predictions
1981 · 4 want to read
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The Book of Lists #2 [Special Kimble Edition]
1980 · 3 want to read

The Plot
3 · 1968 · 3 want to read

The People's almanac presents The book of lists
1977 · 2 want to read