Ripley's Believe It or Not! Enter If You Dare!

by Ripley's, Believe It or Not!

• ISBN13: 9781893951631
• ISBN10: 1893951634
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-08-10
• Publisher: Ripley Entertainment Inc

Summary

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 pink dolphin, the student no bigger than her school bag, an island of lost dolls, and sword swallowing feats past and present. A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also offers access to our fully-integrated website featuring astounding video clips. Icons throughout the book direct the reader to the clips on the website, where they can see some of our subjects in action. There are intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who are featured in the book spotlight their achievements and reveal more about what motivates them. A dramatic eight-page gatefold section presents some extraordinary true tales about vampires, and how these fiends have been dispensed with in the past. Two additional 4-page pullouts feature life-size images that will astound you. Informative "Ripley's Research" boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book, such as the girl who is a fraction of the size of her school friends. "Ripley's Reveal" spreads give an insight into the world of some of the Ripley performers--past and present--that feature in the book. Gallery spreads contain multiple images focusing on particular subjects such as Ripley's waxwork heads, Mona Lisa replicas made from replica materials. Additional black and white Ripley archive photographs feature throughout the book, and miscellaneous lists are also scattered throughout.

Author Biography

Ripley Publishing, based in the UK, is the publishing arm of Ripley Entertainment Inc., 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 anexciting material to fill the Believe It or Not! series of books published each year.

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