Robert Bechtle
Robert Bechtle is a photorealist painter.
Rat bikes
Rat bikes are motorcycles that have fallen apart over time but been kept on the road and maintained for at little or no cost by employing kludge fixes.
Rats of Shah Dola
Rats of Shah Dola are children or adults suffering from microcephaly, exploited as beggars at the shrine of Shah Dola. They have sloping foreheads, narrow faces which have a rodent quality.
Rai stones
Rai stones are large, circular stone disks carved out of limestone in the island of Yap, Micronesia. Locals have used these stones as a form of unusual currency.
Riddle of the Sands
Published in 1903, Erskine Childers's The Riddle of the Sands predicted the threat of war with Germany and was so prescient in its identification of the British coast's defensive weaknesses that it influenced the siting of new naval bases. The writing is gripping and it's a marvel that Childers manages to make the minutiae of sailing and navigation so engrossing. Although Riddle was an instant bestseller, Childers never wrote another novel, concentrating instead on military strategy manuals before entering politics and eventually becoming a fervent Irish nationalist.
Remy Charlip
Remy Charlip was a dancer and children's books author.
Rolling Homes
Rolling Homes is a 70s book with photos of handmade houses on wheels.
Rudolf Wanderone
Rudolf Wanderone was an American professional pocket billiards player, best known as "Minnesota Fats". In spite of the fact that he never won a major pool tournament, he was perhaps the most publicly recognized pool player in the United States – not only as a player, but also as an entertainer.
Rollie Free
Rollie Free was a motorcycle racer who broke the American motorcycle land speed record in 1948. He was prone to wearing a bathing suit.
Rondo Hatton
Rondo Hatton was an American actor who had a brief, but prolific career playing thuggish bit parts in many Hollywood B-movies. He was known for his brutish facial features which were the result of acromegaly.