Ripley's Unbelievable Stories For Guys
Ripley's Unbelievable Stories For Guys

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Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 177

ISBN-13: 160991046X

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Ripley's Believe it or Not for guy's who think they know everything! One for the grown-ups, this quirky new Ripley’s book is filled with bizarre and hilarious "Believe It or Not!" stories, trivia and lists— perfect for any fan of the unusual, and the ideal Father’s Day gift. Some of the utterly stupefying stories within include: • Joseph Puyol, professional farter and highest paid entertainer in 19th-century France • the craziest true CIA plots • a divorce settlement that included a kidney • the college student jailed for insulting a horse • Iceland’s penis museum • the gambler who broke Monte Carlo • a man who removed his own appendix The perfect gift for the man in your life. This title will engage its audience with stories, facts and charts that men can relate to. This title takes the unbelievable and strange facts that Ripley's is known for and expands upon these stories to make a fun and entertaining book for men. Did you know that military hot-air balloons and submarines were used in the American Civil War? Did you know that the Japanese Earthquake shortened a day? What about before Madoff? What was the first ponzi scheme? How about the craziest true plots of the CIA? This title will engage an adult male audience with all the unique and fun stories that Ripley's is famous for.

Ripley's Unbelievable Stories for Guys
Ripley's Unbelievable Stories for Guys

Author: Robert LeRoy Ripley

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2012-06

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1847946925

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One for the grown-ups, this quirky new Ripley's book is filled with bizarre and hilarious 'Believe It or Not!' stories, trivia and lists - perfect for any fan of the unusual, and the ideal Father's Day gift. Some of the utterly stupefying stories within include: - The craziest true CIA plots, including the cat secret agent and the pigeon guided missile - A gambler who broke Monte Carlo - The secret US nuclear launch codes that were reportedly set at '00000000' for 16 years during the Cold War. - A man who successfully removed his own appendix while on an Antarctic expedition

A Curious Man
A Curious Man

Author: Neal Thompson

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2013-06-06

Total Pages: 411

ISBN-13: 1448184371

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One of the most successful entertainment figures of his time, Robert Ripley’s life is the stuff of a classic American fairy tale. Bucktoothed and hampered by shyness, Ripley turned his sense of being an outsider into an appreciation of the weird and wonderful. He sold his first cartoon to LIFE magazine at eighteen, but it was his wildly popular ‘Believe It or Not!’ radio shows that won him international fame, and spurred him on to search the globe’s farthest corners for bizarre facts, human curiosities and shocking phenomena. Ripley delighted in making preposterous declarations that somehow turned out to be true – such as that Charles Lindburgh was only the sixty-seventh man to fly across the Atlantic or that ‘The Star Spangled Banner’ was not the USA’s national anthem. And he demanded respect for those who were labelled ‘eccentrics’ or ‘freaks’ – whether it be E. L. Blystone, who wrote 2,871 alphabet letters on a grain of rice, or the man who could swallow his own nose. By the 1930s, Ripley possessed a wide fortune, a private yacht and a huge mansion stocked with such oddities as shrunken heads and medieval torture devices. His pioneering firsts in print, radio and television tapped into something deep in the American consciousness – a taste for the titillating and exotic, and a fascination with the fastest, biggest, wackiest and weirdest – and ensured a worldwide legacy that continues today. This compelling biography portrays a man who was dedicated to exalting the strange and unusual – but who may have been the most amazing oddity of all.

Ripley Under Ground
Ripley Under Ground

Author: Patricia Highsmith

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2008-09-17

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 0393344746

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"Ripley is an unmistakable descendant of Gatsby, that 'penniless young man without a past' who will stop at nothing."—Frank Rich Now part of American film and literary lore, Tom Ripley, "a bisexual psychopath and art forger who murders without remorse when his comforts are threatened" (New York Times Book Review), was Patricia Highsmith's favorite creation. In these volumes, we find Ripley ensconced on a French estate with a wealthy wife, a world-class art collection, and a past to hide. In Ripley Under Ground (1970), an art forgery goes awry and Ripley is threatened with exposure; in The Boy Who Followed Ripley (1980), Highsmith explores Ripley's bizarrely paternal relationship with a troubled young runaway, whose abduction draws them into Berlin's seamy underworld; and in Ripley Under Water (1991), Ripley is confronted by a snooping American couple obsessed with the disappearance of an art collector who visited Ripley years before. More than any other American literary character, Ripley provides "a lens to peer into the sinister machinations of human behavior" (John Freeman, Pittsburgh Gazette).

The Secrets of Story
The Secrets of Story

Author: Matt Bird

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2016-11-01

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1440348235

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You've just boarded a plane. You've loaded your phone with your favorite podcasts, but before you can pop in your earbuds, disaster strikes: The guy in the next seat starts telling you all about something crazy that happened to him--in great detail. This is the unwelcome storyteller, trying to convince a reluctant audience to care about his story. We all hate that guy, right? But when you tell a story (any kind of story: a novel, a memoir, a screenplay, a stage play, a comic, or even a cover letter), you become the unwelcome storyteller. So how can you write a story that audiences will embrace? The answer is simple: Remember what it feels like to be that jaded audience. Tell the story that would win you over, even if you didn't want to hear it. The Secrets of Story provides comprehensive, audience-focused strategies for becoming a master storyteller. Armed with the Ultimate Story Checklist, you can improve every aspect of your fiction writing with incisive questions like these: • Concept: Is the one-sentence description of your story uniquely appealing? • Character: Can your audience identify with your hero? • Structure and Plot: Is your story ruled by human nature? • Scene Work: Does each scene advance the plot and reveal character through emotional reactions? • Dialogue: Is your characters' dialogue infused with distinct personality traits and speech patterns based on their lives and backgrounds? • Tone: Are you subtly setting, resetting, and upsetting expectations? • Theme: Are you using multiple ironies throughout the story to create meaning? To succeed in the world of fiction and film, you have to work on every aspect of your craft and satisfy your audience. Do both--and so much more--with The Secrets of Story.

Ripley's RBI 02: Dragon's Triangle
Ripley's RBI 02: Dragon's Triangle

Author: Ripley's Believe It Or Not!

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-12-06

Total Pages: 125

ISBN-13: 1609910346

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Join the RBI—a group of teen agents with special gifts—on a series of action-packed adventures as they travel the world! The coast of Japan is being terrorized by a mysterious creature. The RBI are sent to investigate sightings of red glowing eyes that peer out of sea mists and an enormous beast that breathes fire and tramples cars. A trip to Japan reveals a bizarre inventor and stories of a slumbering sea dragon. Is their mission linked to the old legend of the “Dragon’s Triangle” and its tales of disappearing ships?

Saving Audie
Saving Audie

Author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 080273457X

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Follows a survivor of the Michael Vick dog-fighting ring, the black pit bull terrier pup eventually named after World War II hero Audie Murphy, as he get socialized, undergoes surgery, trains in agility, and becomes a coach for other dogs.

Find You in the Dark
Find You in the Dark

Author: Nathan Ripley

Publisher: Text Publishing

Published: 2018-04-02

Total Pages: 363

ISBN-13: 1925626458

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A chilling debut thriller in the vein of Dexter and The Talented Mr Ripley. Martin Reese has a hobby: he digs up murder victims. He buys stolen police files on serial killers, and uses them to find and dig up missing bodies. Calls in the results anonymously, taunting the police for their failure to do their job. Detective Sandra Whittal takes that a little personally. She’s suspicious of the mysterious caller, who she names the Finder. Maybe he’s the one leaving the bodies behind. If not, who’s to say he won’t start soon? As Whittal begins to zero in on the Finder, Martin makes a shocking discovery. It seems someone—someone lethal—is very unhappy about the bodies he’s been digging up. Hunted by a cop, hunted by a killer. To escape and keep his family safe, Martin may have to go deeper into the world of murder than he ever imagined. Nathan Ripley is the pseudonym of Naben Ruthnum, a winner of Canada’s prestigious Journey Prize for best short story published by an emerging writer. He lives in Toronto. ‘[Ripley’s] tight prose and masterly manipulation pay dividends.’ SAWeekend ‘One heck of an addictive thriller. Find You in the Dark by Nathan Ripley is an original, inventive take on what happens when you go looking where you shouldn’t.’ Jennifer Hillier, author of Jar of Hearts and Wonderland ‘Detective Sandra Whittal is inspirational in her single-minded focus and toughness...Ripley’s dialogue shines.’ Abbey’s Bookshop ‘Chillingly believable...An impressive debut novel.’ BookMooch ‘The overall story depicting a murderer’s manipulation and depravity is engrossing.’ Library Journal ‘An absorbing read.’ Good Reading ‘A deeply disturbing read, with vivid scenes and complex psychology, Find You in the Dark lingers long after the last page has been devoured...An addictive debut.’ Toronto Star ‘Well planned and executed, Nathan Ripley brings a unique and fresh voice to the crime thriller genre.’ Real Book Spy ‘...a chilling and disquieting debut thriller...You’ll stay up all night with this one.’ Criminal Element ‘A fun, yet disturbing, work.’ Medium ‘Dexter fans will enjoy the creepy vibe.’ Publishers Weekly ‘This debut thriller by the pseudonymous Ripley (Journey Prize winner Naben Ruthnum) is highly recommended for fans of Lee Child and C.J. Box.’ Library Journal ‘This is a novel with a most unique premise...Find You in the Dark is a well-written, if sometimes gruesome tale of one man’s determination...It’s a chilling story of a man who could’ve conceivably become a serial killer pitted against one who actually is.’ New York Journal of Books ‘Massively entertaining, with a lovely dollop of weirdness...Delicious.’ Northern Crime