Prepare to Be Shocked

by Ripley Entertainment Inc.

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

Genres: Nonfiction

256 pages, Hardcover

First published August 5, 2008

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Reviews

[Spencer]

Ripleys believe it or not Is a truly shocking book, with many weird and amazing feats that people have done inside.It truly shows you what people can do if they put their minds to work and there is some truly incredible stuff in this book.
This book is about the weird and amazing things that people can do and the things that people have accomplished. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes to be amazed and shocked at weird things. I liked how all of the things in the book are all different and special in their own way. I did not dislike anything about the book.

[Ryan Compton]

It's good, it just has a lot of fun and cool facts.

[Kiki]

This book was like any other Ripley’s Believe it or not book, weird, amazing, different, cool, funny, exciting, etc. If you haven’t read any of the Ripley believe it or not books, I suggest you do. They are really good and fun to read.

2014-Summer-Reading-Review

[Arath]

what men its eats glass for lunch dinner and breafkeast

[Frida]

this book has stuff that is imposible to do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Justin]

Well, wish they would say what is true and what is not!

[Derandius Mcdonald]

uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.Thee book is the cool

[Aravind Venkat]

Amazing things and discoveries......

[Cristopher]

The book shows things that you would never imagine like a man who cooked a fish with the electricity in his body

[Kelly☆]

That book is awesome!!!

[mason s.]

Good book with lots of facts.

[Nicole Sandford]

Very informative about facts you would never think of. Great read for grade 5 or 6's.

[Bill Turner]

Thia is the 2008 edition just 9 more and i will be caught up. Please no-one tell me how the next nine books end.