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Ripley's Believe It Or Not!: Prepare to Be Shocked! | 
 enlarge | Creator: Ripley Entertainment
Publisher: Ripley Publishing
Category: Book
List Price: $28.95
Buy New: $12.39
You Save: $16.56 (57%)
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 54758
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.7
Dimensions (in): 11.5 x 9 x 0.3
ISBN: 1893951316
Dewey Decimal Number: 031.02
EAN: 9781893951310
ASIN: 1893951316
Publication Date: August 5, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW COPY, NO UGLY REMAINDER MARKS.
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Product Description
The electrifying holographic cover of Ripley's Believe It or Not! Prepare to be Shocked gives a tantalizing taste of the bizarre and amazing facts and pictures to be found throughout the latest book in Ripley's multi-million-selling series. Among the crazy stories featured is the Electric Man who can power light bulbs and fry fish in his bare hands, a jet-powered bar stool, a man with bright blue skin, and cats that glow in the dark! Seventeen chapters--ranging from Epic Endeavors and Fun Festivals to Fantastic Food and Startling Art--cover an ever-widening group of subjects and stories around which the book is based. Intriguing interviews with astounding individuals spotlight their achievements and reveal more about what makes them tick. Informative `Ripley's Research' boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales in the book, such as why cats are sometimes born with wings, how someone can swallow live snakes, and how snow donuts are actually formed. In addition, miscellaneous lists and other text features are scattered throughout, including a list of competitive eating achievements and a recipe for deep-fried scorpions. And double-page features, entitled `Enter the Vault,' showcase the best of the Ripley archive of black and white photographs of unbelievable people, places, and creatures of the past. Every page will make you gasp with astonishment at the truly unbelievable tales that make up the wonderful world of Ripley's Believe It or Not!
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 Ripley's has succeeded again January 8, 2009
I bought this book for my 10 year old nephew for Christmas. Not only did he love it, but so did his younger sister, his cousins, his parents, and several other family members. This is a must-have item for any family. Each time you look through the book you find different, interesting facts. There is definitley a little something for everyone. Warning: This is not for the boring, unimaginative or weak-stomached individuals.
Ripley's December 29, 2008
This was a Christmas gift for my 12 year old nephew and once he started reading it, he did not put it down for hours. It was well worth the money spent.
Great for older kids! December 26, 2008
Hundreds of pictures in this book. Very interesting and will really shock you. Kids (10-11 y/o) had so much fun getting shocked and grossed out during a sleep over looking at pictures in this book.
Almost impossible to put down once picked up September 6, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Lavishly illustrated with full-color photography on every page, Ripley's Believe It or Not! Prepare To Be Shocked! is a compendium of things amazing and extraordinary, sure to impress readers of all ages and backgrounds. Every two-page spread, half-page focus or thumbnail note covers a different topic so incredulous as to be worthy of the "Believe It or Not!" tagline, from the true story of a crocodile attack survivor who had to have his arm reattached, to a skilled Chinese folk artist who can push a living snake into his mouth and pull it out through one of his nostrils, to unicycle marathons, staggering collections of everything from hot wheels to diseased human brains (exhibited in a museum in Lima, Peru) to a frog trained to ride a miniature motorcycle. Almost impossible to put down once picked up, Ripley's Believe It or Not! is an the perfect gift for the any reader who claims to have seen it all.
 Believe it? Not! August 31, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I was a kid I was fascinated by reading Ripley's Believe it or Not books. What I am "shocked" about now is how the Ripley enterprise has degenerated into a seeming acceptance of all sorts of dubious claims. I confess to not having read this particular book but just reading the product info is enough to tell me it's more of the same. If you enjoy fantasy and don't care much about facts this is probably a good book for you. Just as an example: the Chinese man who can cook fish in his bare hands. Is he somehow anatomically different from other humans? Is there any kind of skeptical analysis of his claims? Or just a breathless reporting of them as if they are true?
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