A CURIOUS MAN : THE STRANGE & BRILLIANT LIFE OF ROBERT "BELIEVE IT OR NOT" RIPLEY
by Neal Thompson

Believe it or not, I did not finish this book. I only made it to page eighty and called it quits. LeRoy Robert Ripley was a cartoonist who became famous and a millionaire by showcasing oddities. His early life and how he was always sketching were the best parts. As soon as he started to become successful by working at a major rag and then being sent to Europe for several months at a time, I was no longer interested. There's way too many details, too many extraneous characters, and too much redundancy.
Not recommended.