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The World's Greatest Blunders

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Eye-opening tales of infamous real-life blunders.

This book could be a good read for you if you enjoy delving into the intriguing and often unbelievable stories of notable mistakes and failures throughout history. The World's Greatest Blunders offers a fascinating insight into the mishaps that have captivated newspaper headlines globally. From colossal errors in judgment to catastrophic blunders, this book presents a collection of cautionary tales that will leave you both entertained and astounded. Prepare to be amazed at the amazing capacity for human error in our world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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The World's Greatest Blunders

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ISBN: 9781851528707
Authors: Sue Blackhall
Publisher: Hamlyn
Date of Publication: 1997-01-01
Format: Paperback
Goodreads rating: 3.34
(rated by 35 readers)

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Gaffes galore from the world of entertainment, the never-to-be-forgotten 1987 hurricane howler, the canonical con-trick that solved a medieval cash flow problem and still keeps believers on their knees in Turin, the US ex-president's broadcasting bloomers, the Spruce Goose's 1-minute-flight, the Sinclair C5's short run, the Hitler diaries hoax that fooled the wise and worthy, these are among a list of dropped changers resounding worldwide and zippily related here. Wrongful imprisonments and a near-fatal shoot-out resulting from mistaken identity, the heroic failure of Antarctic explorer Captain Scott and the death dice of air race ace Amy Johnson, as well as a catalogue of tragic human errors leading to disasters the whole world mourns, are also recorded.
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Eye-opening tales of infamous real-life blunders.

This book could be a good read for you if you enjoy delving into the intriguing and often unbelievable stories of notable mistakes and failures throughout history. The World's Greatest Blunders offers a fascinating insight into the mishaps that have captivated newspaper headlines globally. From colossal errors in judgment to catastrophic blunders, this book presents a collection of cautionary tales that will leave you both entertained and astounded. Prepare to be amazed at the amazing capacity for human error in our world.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.