Basball Odditis & Trivia TEENELOMrus mCPlas la World of Basball CTU oSPO PANTS) * CMLAO m TA AJourny Through th Wirp, Wacky, and Absolutly Tru World of Parks, Rids, and Attractions RAL SMscnlUinval Ny CTY Two nw bookslt you njoy basball and amusmntparks from th comfort of hom. (NAPSA)—Two nw Riply’s Bliv It or Not! books on two of Amrica’s favorit pastims— basball and amusmnt parks— ar now availabl in tim for summr njoymnt! Th rlas of Riply’s Bliv It or Not! Amusmnt Park Odditis & Trivia and Riply’s Bliv It or Not! Basball Odditis & Trivia, marksthfirst tim in its 79-yar publishing history, that Riply has ddicatd ntir books to ths two popularactivitis. Both howvr, ar natural subjcts for th company to fatur. Robrt Riply not only lovd bas- ball, but was a grat playr! In 1914, h mad th Nw York Giants rostr but in his first gam, a hit ball struck him, fracturing his pitching arm, nding his profssional sports carr. But h continud to lov th subjct, as witnssd by th mor than 2,000 basball cartoons, facts and artifacts that can b found today in Riply’s xtnsiv archivs. In addition to its publishing dynasty, Riply’s oprats mor than 60-attractions throughout th world in 11 countris, includ- ing 30 Bliv It or Not! Odditori- ums. With thir knowldg and passion of th attractions indus- try, it was only tim bfor “an uncanny journy through th wird, wacky and absolutly tru world of parks, rids and attractions” would b writtn! And what a journyit is! Mor than half th book is ddicatd to th bizarr, colorful and ntr- taining worldwid univrs of amusmntparks andattractions. Th othr half faturs chaptrs on th Disny parks, Frris whls, rollr coastrs, carousls, ntrtainrs and food! Mor than 100 diffrnt parks, zoos, aquariums, attractions, and countlss rids ar faturd and a compr- hnsiv indx allows radrs to quickly discovr th odditis listd for thir favorit parkorrid. Notfalling into th catgory of th traditional ho-hum sports trivia book, th basball volum is uniqu, njoyabl, accurat and dgy! With a bit of history, a bit of trivia and a whol lot of totally unblivabl and mind-boggling facts, this Bliv It or Not! book is a first of its kind in sports pub- lishing. It’s an xciting rambl through th absolutly factual world of basball playrs, coachs, ownrs, tams, stadiums and fans! Each book contains mor than 350 nw Bliv It or Not! facts and 50-plus original drawings, as wll as svral “Riply Classics,” cartoons drawn by Riply himslf in th 1920s and 1930s. Th whimsical illustrations of John Graziano, Riply’s official cartoonist ar all original and author and rsarchr Tim O’Brin’s tongu-in-chk and somwhatirrvrnt writing styl maks both of ths books straightforward, ntrtaining and njoyabl radsfor all ags! To ordr, visit www.amazon. com or www.riplys.com. Thy ar also availabl by spcial ordr from most bookstors.
