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Ripley Publishing has a huge collection of amazing books packed with every conceivable item within the universe of Believe It or Not!. Our fabulous annuals have hundreds of pages in multiple categories of the odd and incredible. Always new, always weird and 100% true. Dive inside our books, including previews into our latest book Strikingly True!, and get online exclusive prices when you buy any Ripley title.
Fandomania
Christina Meyers of Fandomania took a trip through Strikingly True and she definitely liked what she saw. Here’s an excerpt from her reveiw: I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I was to find this year’s Ripley’s book in my mailbox. It wasn’t just me either. My husband ...
Riding the Rapids
Inside Strikingly True, page 94. Glen Nevis, a river valley in western Scotland, is home to an light-hearted annual river rafting race. Rather than any fancy equipment, participants use air mattresses (often called “lilos” in the UK) to ride the rapids and go over one of Scotland’s highest waterfalls. ...
Robot Parade!
All of our Ripley’s Twists are now out as ebooks, including Twists Mighty Machines. Open Mouths Sharper than a steak knife and bigger than a dagger, the teeth of the immense hunter dinosaurs were immense weapons. Other dinosaurs had broad, flat teeth that were able to crush bones to powder. ...
Lizardmania!
Saturday, October 29, 2011 · 2 Comments
Lizardman Live! Erik Sprague, the Lizardman, took a trip from his home in the US to the Ripley’s museum in London to celebrate the release of Strikingly True! Click the image banner for the video interview. We love Eric! Strikingly True features incredible people such as Lucky Diamond Rich ...
Armed to the Teeth
All of our Ripley’s Twists are now out as ebooks, including Twists Dinosaurs. Open Mouths Sharper than a steak knife and bigger than a dagger, the teeth of the immense hunter dinosaurs were immense weapons. Other dinosaurs had broad, flat teeth that were able to crush bones to powder. Plant-eaters ...
Toe Talk
Strikingly True in the news. Denny Calloway of Woodbury, N.J. makes a brief appearance in Strikingly True on page 7. An accident in a bakery left him with a bizarrely shaped toe. Here’s part of his interview with the New Jersey Star Ledger. Twenty-three years ago, he was delivering 24 ...
Deep Drawings
Tuesday, October 25, 2011 · 2 Comments
Inside Strikingly True, page 221. Check out the talented pseudo-3D art of Fredo. Strikingly True features incredible people such as Lucky Diamond Rich and his completely tattooed body, unusual animals like the giant deep-sea isopod, and one-of-a-kind works of art including Rev Mayer’s blood paintings. Discover All of Ripley’s ...
Paws For Consideration
Inside Strikingly True, page 64. Extra fingers is a condition known as polydactyly. It’s not uncommon for a cat to have an extra claw or two. They’re all over the place in Key West, so in the United States, some people call them Hemingway cats after author, adventurer and Key ...
Light It Up
Friday, October 21, 2011 · 1 Comment
Inside Strikingly True, page 18. Tim Cockeril, aka The Great Inferno, happily gargles with molten lead until it cools and hardens into solid metal in his mouth. During the day, Tim is a zoologist at Cambridge University in the U.K. When he is not working in the lab, or trekking ...
Reviewed by Books & Movies
Carrie Katzmiller of Books & Movies took a look at Strikingly True and liked what she saw. From her review: It is a happy day in our house when a new Ripley’s book arrives. I do have three boys, ages 13, 12, and 9, after all. But, to be honest, ...
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