A Kangaroo book
Description
A collection of more strange and unusual facts and events.
How the series evolves
Books in this Series
Ripley's Believe it or not! 14th series
A collection of more strange and unusual facts and events.
Talking to myself
"This memoir cuts across worlds, years and the vast spectrum of people that Terkel has known, from workers to famous stars, from Nobel Prize winners to ordinary folk ... Terkel uses some of the methods that have made his radio programs so famous. He cuts from a visit to Chief Luthuli in South Africa to a memoir of the McCarthy period, from growing up among the petty gangsters of Chicago in the thirties to confronting the bigger gangsters of our political life in the sixties, from acting in a radio soap opera to discussing film with Fellini ..."
War year
Describes the experiences of a nineteen-year-old American soldier during his tour of duty in Vietnam in 1968.
Code name "Zorro"
Reveals details of King's assasination and presents premise that the killing had was sanctioned on a high government level.
Boulder Dam
Lynn Weston, a rich man's son, proves his manhood with the rough crew building the Boulder Dam but the real trouble starts when gangsters plan to blow the Dam sky-high!
The Man of the Forest
Accidentally overhearing a plot to kidnap the niece of a prominent rancher as she arrives from the East, Milt Dale springs into action. He comes out of his splendid isolation to protect Helen and her kid sister, Bo. Leading them away from man-made danger, exposing them to unaccustomed rigor on mountain trails, Dale imparts his rugged philosophy. Beyond the forest, Beasley and Snake Anson are still waiting to carry out their evil plot.