Author: Robert LeRoy Ripley
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517494660
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A collection of facts about unusual people, animals, plants, events, and places.
Ripley's Giant Believe it Or Not!
Author: Robert LeRoy Ripley
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517494660
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A collection of facts about unusual people, animals, plants, events, and places.
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
ISBN: 9780517494660
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A collection of facts about unusual people, animals, plants, events, and places.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Prepare To Be Shocked
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 268
Book Description
An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader.
100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Author: Robert Ripley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847948489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Celebrate a century of the weird, the eccentric and the amazing with 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! From humble beginnings in 1918, Ripley has become the world's best-known brand when it comes to incredible-but-true facts. Now, the most remarkable stories from 100 years of adventures have been brought together in this colourful compendium. Its pages contain the most fascinating and surprising stories from a century of Ripley, including: - The fascinating true story of the original Mr Ripley, who built a global business from his love of unusual stories - Awe-inspiring fold-out pages that bring the Ripley story alive in three dimensions - Never-before-seen images of the oddest objects from the depths of the Ripley archive Spectacular, surprising and inspiring at turns, 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder side of the last century . . .
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781847948489
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
Celebrate a century of the weird, the eccentric and the amazing with 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! From humble beginnings in 1918, Ripley has become the world's best-known brand when it comes to incredible-but-true facts. Now, the most remarkable stories from 100 years of adventures have been brought together in this colourful compendium. Its pages contain the most fascinating and surprising stories from a century of Ripley, including: - The fascinating true story of the original Mr Ripley, who built a global business from his love of unusual stories - Awe-inspiring fold-out pages that bring the Ripley story alive in three dimensions - Never-before-seen images of the oddest objects from the depths of the Ripley archive Spectacular, surprising and inspiring at turns, 100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not! is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder side of the last century . . .
A Curious Man
Author: Neal Thompson
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448184371
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
One of the most successful entertainment figures of his time, Robert Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Bucktoothed and hampered by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation of the weird and wonderful. He sold his first cartoon to LIFE magazine at eighteen, but it was his wildly popular ‘Believe It or Not!’ radio shows that won him international fame, and spurred him on to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, human curiosities and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making preposterous declarations that somehow turned out to be true – such as that Charles Lindburgh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was not the USA’s national anthem. And he demanded respect for those who were labelled ‘eccentrics’ or ‘freaks’ – whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 2,871 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s, Ripley possessed a wide fortune, a private yacht and a huge mansion stocked with such oddities as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices. His pioneering firsts in print, radio and television tapped into something deep in the American consciousness – a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, wackiest and weirdest – and ensured a worldwide legacy that continues today. This compelling biography portrays a man who was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual – but who may have been the most amazing oddity of all.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1448184371
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 411
Book Description
One of the most successful entertainment figures of his time, Robert Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Bucktoothed and hampered by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation of the weird and wonderful. He sold his first cartoon to LIFE magazine at eighteen, but it was his wildly popular ‘Believe It or Not!’ radio shows that won him international fame, and spurred him on to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, human curiosities and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making preposterous declarations that somehow turned out to be true – such as that Charles Lindburgh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was not the USA’s national anthem. And he demanded respect for those who were labelled ‘eccentrics’ or ‘freaks’ – whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 2,871 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s, Ripley possessed a wide fortune, a private yacht and a huge mansion stocked with such oddities as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices. His pioneering firsts in print, radio and television tapped into something deep in the American consciousness – a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, wackiest and weirdest – and ensured a worldwide legacy that continues today. This compelling biography portrays a man who was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual – but who may have been the most amazing oddity of all.
Ripley's Believe It or Not!
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609910419
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Facsimile of the original 1929 book. From the original 1929 promotion, Robert Ripley describes the land where rain has fallen for a million years; here he talks with you about the Ever-Standing Men and the Upside-Down Men of Benares. Sport enthusiasts will prick up their ears at the queer tales told by the man who it is said can answer more questions on sports than any other living man. All these stores, all these marvelous adventuring into the countries of the fantastically true are lavishly illustrated with a multitude of those vivid cartoons which are followed eagerly every night in the New York Evening Post and more than 100 other newspapers. You will find your old favorites-and some new puzzlers which Mr. Ripley has uncorked now for the first time. Believe It Or Not this volume contains a thousand new things under the sun!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1609910419
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
Facsimile of the original 1929 book. From the original 1929 promotion, Robert Ripley describes the land where rain has fallen for a million years; here he talks with you about the Ever-Standing Men and the Upside-Down Men of Benares. Sport enthusiasts will prick up their ears at the queer tales told by the man who it is said can answer more questions on sports than any other living man. All these stores, all these marvelous adventuring into the countries of the fantastically true are lavishly illustrated with a multitude of those vivid cartoons which are followed eagerly every night in the New York Evening Post and more than 100 other newspapers. You will find your old favorites-and some new puzzlers which Mr. Ripley has uncorked now for the first time. Believe It Or Not this volume contains a thousand new things under the sun!
Marina and the Treasure Chest
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609913304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
How much trouble could one little octopus get into exploring all by herself? Join Marina as this curious little octopus stumbles upon some treasure and just a little trouble! The newest picture book from Ripley’s features fun and engaging stories around another Ripley’s Aquarium mascot, this time Marina the Giant Pacific Octopus. Filled with expressive illustrations, silly situations, and lovable characters, kids and parents alike will be charmed by this little girl’s adventure!
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609913304
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
Book Description
How much trouble could one little octopus get into exploring all by herself? Join Marina as this curious little octopus stumbles upon some treasure and just a little trouble! The newest picture book from Ripley’s features fun and engaging stories around another Ripley’s Aquarium mascot, this time Marina the Giant Pacific Octopus. Filled with expressive illustrations, silly situations, and lovable characters, kids and parents alike will be charmed by this little girl’s adventure!
Ripley's Giant Believe it Or Not
Author: Robert Le Roy Ripley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Curiosities and wonders
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Spy School Project X
Author: Stuart Gibbs
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534479503
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines - traveling by car, train, boat and plane - to track Murray Hill down before Ben's cyber enemies can find him"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1534479503
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
"Superspy middle schooler Ben Ripley races against time and across state lines - traveling by car, train, boat and plane - to track Murray Hill down before Ben's cyber enemies can find him"--
LEGO Elves: Dragon Adventures
Author: LADYBIRD
Publisher: Ladybird Books
ISBN: 9780241272527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
It's time for Emily Jones to return to Elvendale for another enchanted adventure. This time there are some new faces along the way - and not always friendly ones! Help defeat Ragana, the evil Elf Witch, as Emily battles to rescue Elvendale's dragons from her clutches. Solve fun puzzles and read stories to join the magic, and there's an exclusive animal miniset to collect too! The latest activity book from the popular Elves range, Dragon Adventures is perfect for young LEGO fans.
Publisher: Ladybird Books
ISBN: 9780241272527
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
It's time for Emily Jones to return to Elvendale for another enchanted adventure. This time there are some new faces along the way - and not always friendly ones! Help defeat Ragana, the evil Elf Witch, as Emily battles to rescue Elvendale's dragons from her clutches. Solve fun puzzles and read stories to join the magic, and there's an exclusive animal miniset to collect too! The latest activity book from the popular Elves range, Dragon Adventures is perfect for young LEGO fans.
Ripley's Believe It Or Not! Strikingly True
Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910006
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The newest title in the Ripley's Annual series is a compendium of new and bizarre stories, pictures and interviews all of which are packaged nicely within a vibrant red foil and lenticular cover. For the legions of dedicated Ripley’s fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in our bestselling series is a feast of delights. Be amazed at a portrait made from 200,000 dead ants, the man who traversed the English Channel by holding onto a bunch of balloons, and the single human hair featuring paintings of all 42 American presidents. A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also drives readers to Ripley’s fully interactive website. There are intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who are featured in the book that spotlight their achievements and reveal more about what motivates them. A dramatic eight-page gatefold sections presents Ripley’s first ever odditorium, which showcased sideshow performers and was built for the World’s Trade Fair in 1933. This features a selection of choice memorabilia including Robert Ripley’s original annotated list of performers. Informative “Ripley’s Research” boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book, such as how people have turned their fingers into magnets. A section on the Olympic games, past and present, highlights the wacky as well as the amazing feats that have taken place at the height of sporting achievement. Additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book, and miscellaneous lists are also scattered throughout. This year specially commissioned photographic features will also appear in the book.
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
ISBN: 9781609910006
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The newest title in the Ripley's Annual series is a compendium of new and bizarre stories, pictures and interviews all of which are packaged nicely within a vibrant red foil and lenticular cover. For the legions of dedicated Ripley’s fans, and anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts and jaw-dropping images, the latest annual in our bestselling series is a feast of delights. Be amazed at a portrait made from 200,000 dead ants, the man who traversed the English Channel by holding onto a bunch of balloons, and the single human hair featuring paintings of all 42 American presidents. A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also drives readers to Ripley’s fully interactive website. There are intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who are featured in the book that spotlight their achievements and reveal more about what motivates them. A dramatic eight-page gatefold sections presents Ripley’s first ever odditorium, which showcased sideshow performers and was built for the World’s Trade Fair in 1933. This features a selection of choice memorabilia including Robert Ripley’s original annotated list of performers. Informative “Ripley’s Research” boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book, such as how people have turned their fingers into magnets. A section on the Olympic games, past and present, highlights the wacky as well as the amazing feats that have taken place at the height of sporting achievement. Additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book, and miscellaneous lists are also scattered throughout. This year specially commissioned photographic features will also appear in the book.