Travel through history and around the world to learn about the
greatest mistakes, blunders, and bloopers of all time! Everyone
makes mistakes and nearly everyone likes to know about them,
especially when made by someone else! The Worst Blunders of All
Time: Shocking Tales from Pandora's Box to Putin's Invasion
presents some of our most notable blunders, from the silly to the
consequential, from ancient history to current events. It offers
the pleasure of Schadenfreude and of an easy-going reading
experience, as well as--here and there--some learning
opportunities. The reader will see when relatively big things have
gone wrong and couldn't be called back, such as iconic, mythical
blunders like Pandora opening that troublesome box and Eve taking
her ill-advised bite, to great historical oops such as Napoleon's
invasion of Russia in 1812, as well as some less monumental but
nonetheless exemplary mistakes, such as the "Curse of the Bambino,"
when the Boston Red Sox sold Babe Ruth--at the time, a pitcher--to
the New York Yankees. These and other exemplary oops are presented
in a light-hearted way, with some exceptions being catastrophic,
current catastrophes, such as Trump's egregious mishandling of the
COVID-19 pandemic. Author David P. Barash will take readers from
the tragic to the whimsical, with the latter represented by, for
example, "Wrong Way Corrigan," an early twentieth century aviator
who thought he was flying nonstop from New York to California, but,
confused by a heavy fog, ended up in Ireland. Pointing out these
and other mistakes will be an exercise in Monday morning
quarterbacking and 20-20 hindsight. Thus, The Worst Blunders of All
Time shall "backstrapolate" looking in the rear-view mirror at
mistakes made by others. The Worst Blunders of All Time is neither
an advice book nor a series of cautionary tales. It's an easy and
accessible read, especially useful as therapy in these difficult
times. However, its nonetheless accurate and informative, giving
rise to some potentially useful take-home messages, keyed to its
material. Ideally, we should all benefit from our own mistakes,
making lemonade out of lemons, while also following Eleanor
Roosevelt's advice: "Learn from the mistakes of others. You cannot
live long enough to make them all yourself."
General
Imprint: |
Sky Pony Press
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2023 |
Authors: |
David P Barash
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Dimensions: |
228 x 152mm (L x W) |
Format: |
Hardcover - With printed dust jacket
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Pages: |
216 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5107-7635-7 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5107-7635-4 |
Barcode: |
9781510776357 |
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