100 Years of Ripley's Believe It Or Not!
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-5291-1954-1 (ISBN)
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 . . .
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 . . .
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 12 to 18 years
Dimensions
Height: 6 mm
Width: 3 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5291-1954-1 (9781529119541)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robert Leroy Ripley was an American cartoonist who created and developed the world-famous Ripley's Believe It or Not! cartoon strip in the years after the First World War. He travelled the globe in search of unusual objects and stories, and built up an extraordinary collection of everything from shrunken heads to dinosaur eggs and iron maidens. These are now exhibited in Ripley museums around the world. The Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an annual international top-ten bestseller.