Ripley's Twists bring a fun, engaging and uniquely Ripley's approach to a whole range of topics, from the human body to space. Each title blends stunning full-colour photographs and illustrations with clear explanations and extraordinary facts that are guaranteed to inform and to entertain.

In Extreme Earth you will find:

- Key information - everything from shocking earthquakes to caves bigger than office blocks

- Intriguing bite-size facts - the Himalayas were formed about 45 million years ago

- Real-life stories - like the Indonesian volcano Krakatoa, which killed over 36,000 people and destroyed 165 villages in 1883. The eruption could be heard from over 4,500 miles away in Sri Lanka

- 'Big word alert' glossaries - clear and straightforward explanations of difficult words such as 'precipitation'

- Stunning photographs and detailed diagrams