Ripley's Believe it or Not! Strikenly True

Awards:   Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Nonfiction-Young Adult) 2011
Author:   Ripley's Believe it or Not ,  Geoff Tibballs ,  Ripley's Believe it or Not
Publisher:   Ice Water Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Volume:   8
ISBN:  

9781609910006


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Format:   Hardback
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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  • Commended for Moonbeam Children's Book Award (Nonfiction-Young Adult) 2011

Overview

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.

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Author:   Ripley's Believe it or Not ,  Geoff Tibballs ,  Ripley's Believe it or Not
Publisher:   Ice Water Press
Imprint:   Ice Water Press
Edition:   Annotated edition
Volume:   8
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 30.00cm
Weight:   1.448kg
ISBN:  

9781609910006


ISBN 10:   1609910001
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   01 August 2011
Recommended Age:   From 13
Audience:   General/trade ,  Young adult ,  General ,  Teenage / Young adult
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us.

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The book rocks a pretty eye-catching red and silver holographic foil cover with lenticular and makes quite the must-have for bored kids looking to see the extremes in human physiology, feats and more . -monstersandcritics.com


The Ripley s empire has recently published Ripley s Believe It or Not: Strikingly True ($28.95, Ripley Publishing), a collection of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews, lists, and features that adds up to hours of entertaining reading -bookviewsbyalancaruba.blogspot.com/


The Ripley's empire has recently published Ripley's Believe It or Not: Strikingly True ($28.95, Ripley Publishing), a collection of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews, lists, and features that adds up to hours of entertaining reading -bookviewsbyalancaruba.blogspot.com/


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Ripley Publishing, the owner of the internationally famous trademark Ripley's Believe It or Not! As world authority on all that is unbelievable, the company offers up its vast archives of the strange and unusual through books, television shows, tourist attractions, motion pictures, merchandise and the worldwide syndication of its daily newspaper cartoon. Ripley researchers across the globe are busy each day digging deep into the world of the odd and bizarre to compile enough fresh an exciting material to fill the Believe It or Not! series of books published each year.

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