# Amy Wallace > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amy_Wallace > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Amy_Wallace.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Wallace > Source revision: 1339301953 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For Journalist Amy Wallace, co-author of [Nobody's Girl](/source/Nobody's_Girl_(memoir)): A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice, see [Virginia Giuffre](/source/Virginia_Giuffre). American writer (1955–2013) Amy Wallace Born Amy Deborah Wallace (1955-07-03)July 3, 1955 Los Angeles, California, U.S.[2] Died August 10, 2013(2013-08-10) (aged 58)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S. Occupation Writer Period 1976–2013 Notable works The Book of Lists, Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda Spouse Josef Marc Relatives Irving Wallace and Sylvia Kahn (parents) David Wallechinsky (brother) **Amy Wallace** (July 3, 1955 – August 10, 2013) was an American writer. She was the daughter of writers [Irving Wallace](/source/Irving_Wallace) and Sylvia Wallace and the sister of writer and populist historian [David Wallechinsky](/source/David_Wallechinsky). She was co-author of the bestselling book *[The Book of Lists](/source/The_Book_of_Lists)* (1977). ## Career Wallace is best known for her books of lists, with topics that ranged from the rare, curious and unusual to crime and horror. In 1977, she lived in Berkeley on her brother's [commune](/source/Intentional_community) and during school breaks, worked with him and their father on what was to become a bestseller, *[The Book of Lists](/source/The_Book_of_Lists)*. The book ran to three versions. Wallace used the lists format in two other books: *The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists* with [Handsome Dick Manitoba](/source/Handsome_Dick_Manitoba) (2007) and *The Book of Lists: Horror* (2008) co-written with [Del Howison](/source/Del_Howison) and her boyfriend Scott Bradley (b. 1972). She also wrote *The Prodigy*, a biography of [William James Sidis](/source/William_James_Sidis), published in 1986, and an erotic novel, *Desire* (1990). ## Personal life Wallace was married for seven years to the musician Josef Marc. She dedicated her biography of [William James Sidis](/source/William_James_Sidis#Bibliography), *The Prodigy*, to him. They divorced in 1986. In 1990 she entered a relationship with anthropologist [Carlos Castaneda](/source/Carlos_Castaneda), which she wrote about in her memoir, *Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda,* published in 2003. The book was the first to reveal the private life of Castaneda, and detailed his hitherto mysterious "inner circle" of women who lived with him on a closed compound.[3] ## Death Wallace died of a heart condition in August 2013, aged 58.[4] ## Bibliography - *[The Book of Lists](/source/The_Book_of_Lists)*. William Morrow, 1977. (with [Irving Wallace](/source/Irving_Wallace) and [David Wallechinsky](/source/David_Wallechinsky)) - *The Two: The Story of the Original Siamese Twins*. [Simon & Schuster](/source/Simon_%26_Schuster), 1978. (with Irving Wallace) - *The Psychic Healing Book*. [Delacorte Press](/source/Delacorte_Press), 1978. (with Bill Henkin) - *The Book of Lists #2*. [William Morrow](/source/William_Morrow_and_Company), 1980. (with Irving Wallace, David Wallechinsky and Sylvia Wallace) - *[The Book of Predictions](/source/The_Book_of_Predictions)*. William Morrow, 1980. (with David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace) - *The Intimate Sex Lives of Famous People*. Delacorte, 1981. (with Irving Wallace, David Wallechinsky and Sylvia Wallace) - *The Book of Lists #3*. William Morrow, 1983. (with David Wallechinsky and Irving Wallace) - *Significa*. Dutton, 1983. (with Irving Wallace and David Wallechinsky) - *The Prodigy: A Biography of [William James Sidis](/source/William_James_Sidis), America's Greatest Child Prodigy*. Dutton, 1986. - *Desire*. Houghton Mifflin, 1990. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0395519519](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0395519519) - *The Book of Lists: The '90s Edition*. Little, Brown, 1993. (with David Wallechinsky) - *Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda*. North Atlantic Books, 2003. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-58394-076-6](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-58394-076-6) - *The New Book of Lists*, 2005. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [1-84195-719-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84195-719-4). (with [David Wallechinsky](/source/David_Wallechinsky)) - *The Official Punk Rock Book of Lists*. [Backbeat Books](/source/Backbeat_Books), 2007. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-0879309190](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0879309190). (with [Handsome Dick Manitoba](/source/Handsome_Dick_Manitoba)) - [*The Book of Lists: Horror*](https://web.archive.org/web/20140417094239/http://www.harpercollins.com/browseinside/index.aspx?isbn13=9780061705175). Harper, 2008. (with [Del Howison](/source/Del_Howison) and Scott Bradley) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Crew, Adrienne (August 16, 2013). ["Amy Wallace, RIP – Native Intelligence"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130820003216/http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2013/08/amy_wallace_rip.php). Laobserved.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.laobserved.com/intell/2013/08/amy_wallace_rip.php) on August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Amy Deborah Wallace, Born 07/03/1955 in California"](http://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/amy_deborah_wallace_born_1955_5715999). CaliforniaBirthIndex.org. July 3, 1955. Retrieved August 28, 2013. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Amy Wallace, *Sorcerer's Apprentice: My Life with Carlos Castaneda.* North Atlantic Books, 2003. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [978-1-58394-076-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-58394-076-1) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["PASSINGS: Lee Thompson Young, Amy Wallace, Cedar Walton"](http://www.latimes.com/obituaries/la-me-passings-20130820,0,7851581.story). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013. ## External links - [Amy Wallace at Goodreads](http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/99049.Amy_Wallace) - [Amy Wallace at Library Thing](http://www.librarything.com/author/wallaceamy) - [Amy Wallace RIP](https://archive.today/20130818083855/https://feralhouse.com/amy-wallace-rip/), Feral House blog v t e Irving Wallace Selected books Fiction The Prize (1962) The Man (1964) The Seven Minutes (1969) The Word (1972) The Fan Club (1974) The R Document (1976) The Second Lady (1980) The Seventh Secret (1986) The Celestial Bed (1987) Nonfiction The People's Almanac (1975) The Book of Lists (1977) The Book of Predictions (1981) Films Screenplays Jive Junction (1943) That's My Baby! (1944) (story only) The West Point Story (1950) (also story) Meet Me at the Fair (1953) Desert Legion (1953) Split Second (1953) (also story) Gun Fury (1953) Bad for Each Other (1953) The Gambler from Natchez (1954) Jump into Hell (1955) (written by) Sincerely Yours (1955) The Burning Hills (1956) Bombers B-52 (1957) The Big Circus (1959) Adaptations The Chapman Report (1962) The Prize (1963) The Seven Minutes (1971) The Man (1972) Children David Wallechinsky Amy Wallace v t e Carlos Castaneda Books The Teachings of Don Juan A Separate Reality Journey to Ixtlan The Art of Dreaming People Taisha Abelar Florinda Donner Amy Wallace Related "El Viaje Misterioso de Nuestro Jomer (The Mysterious Voyage of Homer)" "Like Dreamers Do" Neoshamanism Winds of Nagual Authority control databases International ISNI GND FAST WorldCat National United States Italy Czech Republic Netherlands Korea Israel People DDB Other Yale LUX --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Amy Wallace](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Wallace) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amy_Wallace?action=history)). 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