Your Passport to the World

Alison's Adventures

Explore our wonderful world alongside one of the most interesting and inspiring adventurers of our day!

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.

Driven by Alison Teal’s unique life experiences, this book features her firsthand accounts of adventure in well-known locations, like the Taj Mahal, to far-off places, like the Lost Island of the Fire Walkers. Travel the world through unbelievable photography and get to know this Female Indiana Jones through stories close to her heart, like those from her Home Sweet Grass Shack in Hawaii and of her conservation efforts in the Maldives.

The Nitro Circus Annual

A behind the scenes guide to the world's biggest action sports extravaganza

Go behind the scenes of world's biggest and most exhilarating action sports showcase - Nitro Circus. 
 
Born in a garage in Utah with just a video camera and some extraordinary, dare-devil stunts, Nitro Circus has exploded to become the world’s biggest producer of action sports entertainment, including television shows and show-stopping, adrenaline-charged live events. Nitro Circus’s crew of top action-sports athletes attempt the best and boldest tricks in motocross, BMX, scooter, skating and dirt biking, including record-breaking feats and, often, epic spills – there are no limits! 
 
From biographies of top athletes and tales of the most astonishing sporting skills, to the story of how it all started, this is the tell-all, must-have guide for every action sports fan. With stunning photography and behind-the-scenes guides, you will find tips and tricks straight from the legends themselves, including founder and action sports legend Travis Pastrana. So sit back and immerse yourself in the world's most exhilarating, extreme, show-stopping sports!

Ripley’s Fun Facts and Silly Stories 2020

A tour through the world of weird from the team behind Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!, featuring games and puzzles for young Ripley's fans and all-new facts and feats

Featuring extraordinary new Believe It or Not! stories, puzzles, and games, young Ripley’s fans will love the Fun Facts &amp; Silly Stories Activity Annual 2020. 
 
Aimed at kids ages 7–10, the Fun Facts &amp; Silly Stories will delight kids who love the weird, the wild and the wonderful! Jam-packed with exclusive content not found in any other Ripley’s book, this year's activity annual contains fantastic stories, eye-popping photographs and engrossing activities for kids. The stunning photos and bright, colourful page design will engage young readers and encourage them to learn more about our weird and wonderful world.

Incredibly Hard to Believe. Undeniably True!

Ripley’s 100 Best Believe It or Nots

A compendium celebrating 100 years of Ripley's and containing the most extraordinary facts and stories from the last century

Ripley’s has spent 100 years compiling strange-but-true facts from around the world. Now, the most extraordinary stories from the last century are brought together in a single colourful volume. 
 
Featured Believe It Or Not stories include: 
 
· The chicken that lived for months without its head 
· The man who swallowed seven swords at once 
· The jockey who died while riding his horse – but won the race anyway 
 
With spectacular photos throughout, 100 Best Believe It Or Not Stories is a must-have for any Ripley’s fan. 
 
Incredibly hard to believe. Undeniably true!

Ripley’s Time Warp

A rollercoaster ride through the moments, inventions and people that you would never believe happened at the same time in history.

Ripley’s Time Warp reveals the most bizarre parallel events in world history. Drawing on remarkable tales from around the globe, Time Warp uncovers incredible moments that you’d never believe happened at the same time. Did you know . . . 
 
· Nintendo was founded in 1889: the same year the Eiffel Tower was built? 
· The last guillotining in France was in 1977: the same year the first Star Wars movie was released? 
· The world’s oldest light bulb has been on since 1901: the same year Australia was founded? 
 
An enthralling dive into the most mind-boggling moments in world history, Time Warp shows that sometimes past and present collide in the most unexpected ways . . .

Ripley’s Odd Is Art

A beautifully-illustrated compendium of the most remarkable works of art in the Ripley’s collection

From paintings by an artist with no arms or legs to sculptures made entirely of salt, Odd Is Art uncovers some of the most fascinating and unbelievable pieces of art from the Ripley’s Believe It or Not! collection. 
 
Designed as an elegant art book that draws on the eclectic one-of-a-kind Ripley’s archives and exhibits, Odd Is Art is a visually stunning book that will delight and amaze art lovers and Ripley fans alike.

Ripley’s Undoubtedly Odd

Another celebration of the weird and wacky from Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Are you ready to dive into the curious world of Ripley’s? In Undoubtedly Odd, the team behind the international bestseller Ripley’s Believe It or Not! return with another incredible selection of mind-boggling stories, jaw-dropping facts and awe-inspiring pictures. It is the perfect gift for young readers who are thrilled by the weirder and grosser side of the Ripley’s world.

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Every year Ripley's Believe It or Not! storms the bestseller list as it unveils the latest collection of weird but true stories, bite-size, jaw-dropping facts, and amazing photographs gathered from all over the world. 
 
This year...<ul><li>Gasp at the paddle-steamer made entirely out of ice</li><li>Discover the whereabouts of the volcano that blasts out gold</li><li>Meet Fedy, the cross-eyed cat, who has 400,000 followers on Instagram</li><li>Visit the city of Chefhaouen in Morocco, where every building is painted blue</li><li>Shudder at the Australian mosquito that sucks blood from frogs' nostrils</li></ul>And much, much more! 
 
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! is perfect for: 
<ul><li>Gifting moments: whether it’s a kids stocking filler or an adult Secret Santa, give the gift of interesting facts this Christmas</li><li>Readers young and old: Got a trivia mad niece? Or a pub-quiz-going father-in-law? Either way, this is sure to delight readers of all ages!</li><li>Those with curious minds!</li></ul> 
No Christmas can possibly be complete without Ripley's, the bestselling annual full of weird and but true stories and facts to delight both kids and adults! 
 
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Praise for Ripley's Believe It Or Not! 
 
'My grandson loves it — packed with weird and wonderful facts and vivid pictures that spark his curiosity!' 
 
'Another brilliant Ripley’s! Stunning visuals and unbelievable facts for every curious mind.' 
 
'A family favourite — every year!' 
 
'Fun, fascinating, and a little gross — a hit with kids and adults alike!' 
 
'A Christmas morning must — pure excitement every year!'

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