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A Curious Man: The Strange and Brilliant Life of Robert "Believe It or Not!" Ripley
By Thompson, Neal
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- 9780385366373
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Starred Review on September 15, 2013 | Audio
Thompson's (Hurricane Season) well-researched title winningly covers Robert Ripley's personal life and career. Ripley (1890–1949) grew up shy and stammering owing to protruding buckteeth, a lifelong condition that affected him in many ways, from wariness of women to overreliance on alcohol. Young Ripley was an inveterate doodler and avid baseball player, though, and after a sympathetic teacher allowed him to substitute descriptive drawings for regular...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
