Tom Ripley is quietly living a life of luxury at his chateau at Villeperce & as ever is keeping one step ahead of the law
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Following hot on the heels of last years best-selling edition Ripleys Believe It or Not! 2012" offers an entirely new compendium of bizarre facts & features in a stunning new design including a section on the wacky & amazing feats of the Olympic games past & present & an 8-page pull-out featuring Ripleys first ever odditorium which opened in 1933. For the legions of dedicated Ripleys fans & anyone else on the planet who loves unbelievable facts & jaw-dropping images the latest annual in the bestselling series is a feast of delights. Meet the man who chews molten lead the cat that can predict death the vending machine that dispenses live crabs & the artist who paints portraits with burger grease. Intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who feature in the book spotlight their achievements & reveal their motivations & informative Ripleys Research boxes give the scientific explanation behind some of the most incredible tales such as how people have turned their fingers into magnets." ...

For the legions of dedicated Ripleys fans & anyone else on the planet who loves the unbelievable the latest annual in the bestselling series is a feast of delights. Following hot on the heels of last years best-selling edition Ripleys Believe It or Not! 2013" offers an entirely new compendium of bizarre facts & features including the largest crocodile ever captured the village in China where three million snakes are bred each year & the national sport that uses a headless goat as a ball! As well as the jaw-dropping images & strange stories are intriguing interviews with some of the astounding individuals who feature in the book informative Ripleys Research boxes mind-boggling lists fascinating black & white photos from the Ripley archive submissions from Ripley fans around the world
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Packed full of fascinating facts & strange tales about utterly unbelievable but totally true stories this new book celebrates the incredible & the bizarre in our world today. Ripleys Incredibly Strange" is a 384-page extravaganza with a wealth of extraordinary images & interviews with many of the amazing individuals featured in the book. Be shocked & amazed at the extraordinary feats & incredible tales. Marvel at the wedding dress made from cream cakes the artist whos a horse the man who traded a paperclip for a house & even a knitted Ferrari! Illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs this book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder aspects of our planet & its inhabitants." ...

One for the grown-ups this quirky new Ripleys book is filled with bizarre & hilarious Believe It or Not" stories trivia & lists
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Packed full of fascinating facts & strange tales about unbelievable but totally true stories this new book celebrates the remarkable & the bizarre in our world today. Ripley's Utterly Crazy!" is a 384-page extravaganza featuring a wealth of breathtaking images & amazing individuals. Be shocked & amazed at the extraordinary feats & incredible tales. Marvel at the Electric Man who can power lightbulbs & fry fish with his bare hands a jet-powered bar stool a man with bright blue skin & cats that glow in the dark! Illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs this book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder aspects of our planet & its inhabitants." ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Twenty years have passed since Stefan Salvatore last saw his brother Damon. Now living in a remote town in England Stefan is finally able to start over. But when news from London reaches Stefan of a brutal killer on the loose who goes by Jack the Ripper Stefan suspects that the murders are the work of a vampire...his brother. Full of dark shadows & surprising twists the fourth book in the Stefan's Diaries series raises the stakes for the Salvatore brothers as they face new loves old treacheries & unimaginable threats. ...

Who was Inspector Frederick Abberline the lead detective in the Jack the Ripper case? Why did he & his fellow policemen fail to catch the most notorious serial killer of Victorian England? What was he like as a man as a professional policeman one of the best detectives of his generation? & how did he investigate the sequence of squalid bloody murders that repelled
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- contemporaries & has been the subject of keen controversy ever since? Here at last in M.J. Trows compelling biography of this pre-eminent Victorian policeman are the answers to these intriguing questions. Abberlines story gives us insight into his remarkable career into the routines of Victorian policing & into the Ripper case as it was seen by the best police minds of the day.

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