A curious man : the strange & brilliant life of Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley / Neal Thompson.

Recounts the life of the enigmatic cartoonist-turned-eccentric-millionaire whose wealth and fame were built from his extensive collection of exotic curiosities and offers insight into his final years spent on a private island.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Thompson, Neal
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Crown Archtype, [2013], ©2013. New York : Crown Publishers, 2013.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Ripley, Robert L. > (Robert LeRoy), > 1890-1949. Journalists > United States > Biography. Publishers and publishing > United States > Biography. Curiosities and wonders > Biography. Biographies. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical. BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Editors, Journalists, Publishers. REFERENCE / Curiosities & Wonders.
Genre:	Biography. Biographies.
Physical Description:	421 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits, facsimiles, photographs ; 25 cm
Variant Title:	Strange and brilliant life of Robert "Believe it or not" Ripley.
Other Uniform Title:	Believe it or not (Radio program)
Format:	Book

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