Oops: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes That Shaped America - Couverture rigide

Smith, Martin J.; Kiger, Patrick J.

 
9780060780838: Oops: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes That Shaped America
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ISBN 10 : 0060780835 ISBN 13 : 9780060780838
Editeur : Harper, 2006

Synopsis

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Americans' failures are as spectacular as their successes: bridges that collapse; flying cars that crash; sports promotions run amok; deodorant that nearly destroyed the earth; and even failures that failed to happen!

Veteran journalists Martin J. Smith and Patrick J. Kiger select twenty miscues, goofs, complications, and failures that shaped modern America and reveal the life lessons these gaffes teach, including:

  • Accentuate the Positive: How Thomas Edison Invented Trash Talk
  • Understand the Market: The 1967 Monkees–Jimi Hendrix Concert Tour
  • Desperation Is the Cradle of Bad Ideas: Cleveland Indians' Ten-Cent Beer Night
  • Sweat the Details: The Sixty-Story John Hancock Guillotine

Enriched by handy clip-'n'-save "Recipes for Disaster," Oops proves that when it comes to failure, truth is stranger than fiction!

Revue de presse

"A terrific read." (Richard Lederer, author of A Man of My Words)

"Oops is a hilarious look at human ingenuity gone horribly wrong." (Will Shortz, Crossword Editor, the New York Times)

"Oops is a shockingly funny, fascinating, and intelligent book that the reader can't put down. It's a magnificent discovery." (Lynne Cox, New York Times bestselling author of Swimming to Antarctica)

"A playful look at 20 gargantuan gaffes in American history" (Daily Breeze)

"Life is full of bad ideas, and Oops explores the best of the worst." (Sacramento Bee)

". . .as informative as it is entertaining." (Publishers Weekly)

"Informative, entertaining, and. . .educational" (Los Angeles Times)

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Éditeur
Harper
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0060780835
ISBN 13 
9780060780838
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
304
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780060780845: Oops: 20 Life Lessons from the Fiascoes That Shaped America

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0060780843 ISBN 13 :  9780060780845
Editeur : Harper Paperbacks, 2007
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