| Ripley's Believe It or Not! Amusement Park Oddities & Trivia Contributor(s): O'Brien, Tim (Author), Graziano, John (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1893951251 ISBN-13: 9781893951259 Publisher: Casa Flamingo Literary Arts OUR PRICE: $12.34 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2007 Annotation: With more than 350 stories inside its pages, and 50-plus original illustrations by Ripleys official cartoonist John Graziano, this book is dedicated to the bizarre, colorful, and entertaining universe of amusement parks, rides, and attractions. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Travel | Special Interest - Family - Reference | Trivia - Sports & Recreation | History |
| Dewey: 791.068 |
| LCCN: 2007928677 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6" W x 9.04" (0.40 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Ripley's Believe It or Not Amusement Park Oddities & Trivia is an uncanny journey through the weird, wacky, and absolutely true world of amusement parks, rides and attractions Tired of the traditional ho-hum trivia book? Rejoice, here's one that's unique, enjoyable, accurate AND edgy With a bit of history, a bit of trivia and a lot of totally unbelievable facts, this is a first of its kind book for the amusement industry. With more than 350 Believe It or Nots inside its pages, and 50-plus original illustrations by Ripley's official cartoonist John Graziano, nearly half of the book is dedicated to the bizarre, colorful and entertaining universe of amusement parks, rides and attractions. The other half features chapters on the Walt Disney parks, roller coasters, Ferris wheels, carousels, entertainers and park food Nearly 100 different amusement and theme parks, waterparks, attractions, zoos and aquariums are represented in these colorful pages, not to mention the 14 pages packed with astounding roller coaster Believe It or Nots A comprehensive index permits readers to quickly discover the oddities of their favorite park. |