Does the hypothesis 'It is not at once apparent why the book is styled an  almanac,  but that is  there is no other book I know of that contains as much diverse information about American writers as this one.' logically conflict with the premise 'The book is extremely thorough and well written. '
It is not at once apparent why the book is styled an  almanac,  but that is  there is no other book I know of that contains as much diverse information about American writers as this one.###The book is extremely thorough and well written. 