Geoff Tibballs Books

The book explores the various joys and advantages of aging, highlighting moments of gratitude that come with life experience. It reflects on everyday occurrences, such as securing a bus seat or the fleeting nature of worries, showcasing how these seemingly small events contribute to a richer, more appreciative perspective on life as one grows older. Through a positive lens, it encourages readers to embrace the benefits of aging and recognize the beauty in their everyday experiences.

An illustrated collection of oddities that are sure to shock the reader

A compendium of incredible and bizarre facts, stories, interviews and features, presented in a stunning new design, this book also offers access to Ripley's fully integrated Web site featuring astounding video clips.

This book tells the stories behind some of the world's most disastrous financial mistakes, from the collapse of business empires, like DeLorean, through huge corporate errors like New Coke an the Ford Edsel down to smaller yet still embarrassing business bloopers.

Ripley's Believe it or Not for guys who think they know everything! One for the grown-ups, this quirky new Ripley’s book is filled with bizarre and hilarious "Believe It or Not!" stories, trivia and lists— perfect for any fan of the unusual, and the ideal Father’s Day gift. Some of the utterly stupefying stories within include: • Joseph Puyol, professional farter and highest paid entertainer in 19th-century France • the craziest true CIA plots • a divorce settlement that included a kidney • the college student jailed for insulting a horse • Iceland’s penis museum • the gambler who broke Monte Carlo • a man who removed his own appendix The perfect gift for the man in your life. This title will engage its audience with stories, facts and charts that men can relate to. This title takes the unbelievable and strange facts that Ripley's is known for and expands upon these stories to make a fun and entertaining book for men. Did you know that military hot-air balloons and submarines were used in the American Civil War? Did you know that the Japanese Earthquake shortened a day? What about before Madoff? What was the first ponzi scheme? How about the craziest true plots of the CIA? This title will engage an adult male audience with all the unique and fun stories that Ripley's is famous for.

Packed with embarrassing anecdotes, true stories, jokes, sayings – all the wonderful and cringeworthy things dads do and say that make us all sigh and laugh in equal measure.

A chronicle of the lives - public and private - of the key characters in the first four series of television's Soldier Soldier. The book details their history as seen on the screen, and goes back even further to their childhood and teenage years. It also contains interviews with cast members.

More than eight decades after the most famou s sinking of all time, interest in the Titanic tragedy remai ns strong. This book will tell the story of the ship, from i ts inception to its sinking, continuing the story to the pre sent day. '

Following hot on the heels of last year's best-selling edition, Ripley's Believe It or Not! 2010 offers a whole new feast of bizarre facts and fiends - all guaranteed to fascinate, surprise and amaze. Marvel at the ice man, who survived Everest's 'Death Zone' in just a pair of shorts; try not to scream in fright at the living zombie, covered head to toe in ghoulish tattoos; steel your stomach against the sight of cockroach and caterpillar sushi; and praise the heroic pet parrot who saved a family from their burning home. Illustrated throughout with extraordinary colour photographs, this fascinating book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the stranger aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.

Containing over ten thousand entries, arranged by topic and fully indexed, here is a giant new collection of witticisms, wisecracks, and comic proverbs for the 21st century. Whether stuck for a bon mot for an after-dinner talk, struggling to put the finishing touches to a wedding speech, or simply looking for a source of amusement and enlightenment, The Mammoth Book of Comic Quotes provides the ideal reference. Entries range from insults, put-downs, gags and one-liners, to homespun philosophy, comic proverbs, movie quotes and graffiti. Among the contributors featured are Woody Allen, Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke, Winston Churchill, Will Rogers, Jay Leno, P.G. Wodehouse, Bill Cosby, W.C. Fields, Oscar Wilde, Spike Milligan, Groucho Marx, George Bernard Shaw - and many more.