Mooney, Julie.
Ripley's believe it or not! encyclopedia of the bizarre, amazing, strange, inexplicable, weird, and all true! / Ripley's believe it or not! Encyclopedia of the bizarre, amazing, strange, inexplicable, weird and all true! Encyclopedia of the bizarre by Julie Mooney and the editors of Ripley's believe it or not! - New York : Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2002. - 318 pages : illustrations (some color) ;
Includes index.
Contents: Chapter 1 Abilities & achievements -- Chapter 2 Accidents & disasters -- Chapter 3 Agriculture & sustenance -- Chapter 4 Animals & insects -- Chapter 5 Anthropology & archaeology -- Chapter 6 Agriculture -- Chapter 7 Art -- Chapter 8 Beauty, grooming, and hygiene -- Chapter 9 Beliefs & superstitions -- Chapter 10 Birth -- Chapter 11 Body and mind -- Chapter 12 Business & advertising -- Chapter 13 Clothing, jewelry, & fashion -- Chapter 14 Coincidences -- Chapter 15 Communication -- Chapter 16 Contests & prizes -- Chapter 17 Customs & etiquette -- Chapter 18 Death -- Chapter 19 Entertainment -- Chapter 20 Environments -- Chapter 21 Exploration & discovery -- Chapter 22 Family life -- Chapter 23 Feats & stunts -- Chapter 24 Food & drink -- Chapter 25 Games & pastimes -- Chapter 26 Geography -- Chapter 27 Geology & Natural phenomena -- Chapter 28 Government & politics -- Chapter 29 Habits & eccentricities -- Chapter 30 Hobbies & crafts -- Chapter 31 Holidays, festivals & celebrations -- Chapter 32 Illusions -- Chapter 33 Inventions -- Chapter 34 Labor -- Chapter 35 Language -- Chapter 36 Law -- Chapter 37 Lies, scams & hoaxes -- Chapter 38 Literature -- Chapter 39 Love & marriage -- Chapter 40 Mail & postage -- Chapter 41 Manufacturing, retail & products -- Chapter 42 Medicine -- Chapter 43 Models, miniatures & replicas -- Chapter 44 Money & Finance -- Chapter 45 Music & dance -- Chapter 46 Names -- Chapter 47 Objects -- Chapter 48 Occult -- Chapter 49 Photography -- Chapter 50 Plants, trees & fungus -- Chapter 51 Prophecies -- Chapter 52 Puzzles & riddles -- Chapter 53 Records -- Chapter 54 Religion & philosophy -- Chapter 55 Royalty & nobility -- Chapter 56 Science & technology -- Chapter 57 Sports -- Chapter 58 Time -- Chapter 59 Travel & transportation -- Chapter 60 The unexplained -- Chapter 61 Vacation & tourism -- Chapter 62 Weapons & warfare -- Chapter 63 Weather
English
1579123996 [hardbound]
2001056633
Curiosities and wonders.
Ripley's believe it or not! encyclopedia of the bizarre, amazing, strange, inexplicable, weird, and all true! / Ripley's believe it or not! Encyclopedia of the bizarre, amazing, strange, inexplicable, weird and all true! Encyclopedia of the bizarre by Julie Mooney and the editors of Ripley's believe it or not! - New York : Black Dog & Leventhal : Distributed by Workman Pub. Co., c2002. - 318 pages : illustrations (some color) ;
Includes index.
Contents: Chapter 1 Abilities & achievements -- Chapter 2 Accidents & disasters -- Chapter 3 Agriculture & sustenance -- Chapter 4 Animals & insects -- Chapter 5 Anthropology & archaeology -- Chapter 6 Agriculture -- Chapter 7 Art -- Chapter 8 Beauty, grooming, and hygiene -- Chapter 9 Beliefs & superstitions -- Chapter 10 Birth -- Chapter 11 Body and mind -- Chapter 12 Business & advertising -- Chapter 13 Clothing, jewelry, & fashion -- Chapter 14 Coincidences -- Chapter 15 Communication -- Chapter 16 Contests & prizes -- Chapter 17 Customs & etiquette -- Chapter 18 Death -- Chapter 19 Entertainment -- Chapter 20 Environments -- Chapter 21 Exploration & discovery -- Chapter 22 Family life -- Chapter 23 Feats & stunts -- Chapter 24 Food & drink -- Chapter 25 Games & pastimes -- Chapter 26 Geography -- Chapter 27 Geology & Natural phenomena -- Chapter 28 Government & politics -- Chapter 29 Habits & eccentricities -- Chapter 30 Hobbies & crafts -- Chapter 31 Holidays, festivals & celebrations -- Chapter 32 Illusions -- Chapter 33 Inventions -- Chapter 34 Labor -- Chapter 35 Language -- Chapter 36 Law -- Chapter 37 Lies, scams & hoaxes -- Chapter 38 Literature -- Chapter 39 Love & marriage -- Chapter 40 Mail & postage -- Chapter 41 Manufacturing, retail & products -- Chapter 42 Medicine -- Chapter 43 Models, miniatures & replicas -- Chapter 44 Money & Finance -- Chapter 45 Music & dance -- Chapter 46 Names -- Chapter 47 Objects -- Chapter 48 Occult -- Chapter 49 Photography -- Chapter 50 Plants, trees & fungus -- Chapter 51 Prophecies -- Chapter 52 Puzzles & riddles -- Chapter 53 Records -- Chapter 54 Religion & philosophy -- Chapter 55 Royalty & nobility -- Chapter 56 Science & technology -- Chapter 57 Sports -- Chapter 58 Time -- Chapter 59 Travel & transportation -- Chapter 60 The unexplained -- Chapter 61 Vacation & tourism -- Chapter 62 Weapons & warfare -- Chapter 63 Weather
English
1579123996 [hardbound]
2001056633
Curiosities and wonders.