书目

Ripley'sSearchfortheShrunkenHeads:andOtherCuriosities

内容简介

****"Ripley’sSearchfortheShrunkenHeads"isanevocativepotpourriofthejourneysanddiscoveriesmadebyRobertRipleyinthe1920sand1930s.ItfeaturesthehighlightsofthosedaringescapadesinwhichhesetoffonthemerestwhiffofarumorthatsomethingexoticanduniquewastheretobefoundinPanang,orthePhunjab,oreasternPersia.Withhisdrawings,cartoons,doodles,andmemorabilia,thebookputsinanatmosphericcontextthestrangeandbizarreworldthatunfoldedbeforeRipley’sgaze..Fromlakesofsoda&bridgesofbloodtotheshrunkenheadsthemselves,Ripley'sdiscoveriesarelaidoutforyoutoexploreinfantasticthree-dimensionaldetailinthisextraordinarybook.

作者简介

RobertRipley,founderoftheworldfamousRipley’sBelieveItorNot!cartoonstrip,books,museums,andradioandTVshows,traveledtomorethan200differentcountriesinhislifetime,inarelentlessquestforoddpeople,places,andthings.FromhumbleoriginsinturnofthecenturyCalifornia,hebecameoneofthebestknownandmostsuccessfulAmericansofhisgeneration.Hisowntravelswererecordedinnewspapercolumnsthatwerereadaroundtheworld,and,asshowninthisbook,provideafascinatinginsightintoatimewhensuchjourneyswerehighlyunusual,magicalandmysterious.

丛书

RipleysBelieveItOrNot

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