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.”
From the best-selling World Almanac and American Mensa®, a New Must-Have Collection of All-New Puzzles! Whether you're at home, on a plane, or relaxing in a beach-side lounge chair, these travel-themed puzzles from World Almanac and American Mensa will take any true puzzle fan on a real trip! These delightful puzzles range from easy to head-scratchingly hard, providing a relaxing reset in simpler puzzles even after harder puzzles leave the solver stumped. World championship puzzle constructor David Millar's eye-catching challenges promise that no puzzle fan will walk away bored, unchallenged, or unsatisfied. With deduction and spatial reasoning-based puzzles, symbol and logic twisters, word challenges, and memorization games, there is guaranteed to be something for every puzzle enthusiast!
Think you're a genius? Take this test and find out! A collection of ingenious puzzles designed to delight even the most devious mind, Brilliant Brain Teasers is sure to whip your gray matter into shape. From maddening Mondrians to complex cryptomath, these challenges work both the left and right sides of your brain, and everything in between. Starting out slowly, Brilliant Brain Teasers warms up those thinking muscles before gradually descending into mind-boggling, multistep logic puzzles that will have your brain muscles burning. If you intend to keep your wits sharp, then grab a pencil, a timer, crack open this book, and start weaving your way through the maze of riddles, enigmas, and brain teasers, keeping score as you go. By the end, you'll know how big your brain is (or isn't), and how much fun it is to exercise your mind.
Explain away your bad at-bats and imperfect pitches—and have your friends laugh at the same time! In Baseball's Best Excuses, author Joshua Shifrin takes a witty approach in helping baseball players make sense of their worst days on the diamond. The next time a player leads his or her team in defeat, he or she can always explain the woeful performance with “The guy batting after me is terrible.” Or after a bad pitching outing, players might try to explain the mishap with, “I couldn’t control my fastball." Shifrin has crafted loads of funny—but all-too-real—excuses for pros and amateurs alike. Examples include: The pitcher was taking too much time between pitches. The fans behind home plate were distracting. I’m not used to the dimensions in this park. The manager had me playing out of position. And many more! Whether you want to motivate the amateur in your life or laugh away embarrassing mistakes in your own game, Baseball's Best Excuses is a must-read. Complete with laugh-out-loud full-color cartoons, this book makes for the perfect gift.
A lavishly illustrated celebration of green witchcraft—romance, mythology, and folklore that are sure to enchant your inner witch!
Why Restaurants Matter is a heartfelt plea—told by the unlikeliest of restaurateurs—for the warmth of the hearth, the unifying spirit of hospitality, and the power of public eateries to build community.
The perfect gift for the senior in your life looking to increase function, improve energy, decrease joint pain, and enhance cognition!
In The Complete Guide to Allergies, author and allergist Dr. Catherine Quéquet explores the world of the most common allergies and introduces readers to the strangest and newest allergies that have impacted large numbers of the population in recent years.
A witty and concise look at the beginnings of English history, when the nation consolidated after clashes between the Saxons and invading Vikings--now in paperback! In 871, three of England's four kingdoms were overrun by Vikings, the ruthless, all-conquering Scandinavian raiders who terrorized early medieval Europe. With the Norsemen murdering one king with arrows and torturing another to death by ripping out his lungs, the prospects that faced the kingdom of Wessex were bleak. Worse still, the Saxons were now led by a young man barely out of his teens who was more interested in God than fighting. Yet within a decade Alfred-the only English king known as the Great-had driven the Vikings out of half of England, and his children and grandchildren would unite the country a few years later. This period, popular with fans of television shows such as Vikings and The Last Kingdom, saw the creation of England as a nation-state, with Alfred laying down the first national law code, establishing an education system and building cities.Saxons vs. Vikings also covers the period before Alfred, including ancient Britain, the Roman occupation, and the Dark Ages, explaining important historical episodes such as Boudicca, King Arthur, and Beowulf. Perfect for newcomers to the subject, this is the second title in the new A Very, Very Short History of England series. If you're trying to understand England and its history in the most informative and entertaining way possible, this is the place to start.
Join Karl in his tractor and have a peek at what goes on at the farm and even beyond it!
Do you want to learn the secrets of becoming a great artist? All it takes is following the five simple steps within the pages of this book!
Bake your way through the entire day with James and Tiffany Fraioli’s original recipes for new bakers!
The incredible true story of a British physicist who was an undercover spy for the Soviets. The world first heard of Klaus Fuchs, the head of theoretical physics at the British Research Establishment at Harwell in February 1950 when he appeared at the Old Bailey, accused of passing secrets to the Soviet Union. For over sixty years disinformation and lies surrounded the story of Klaus Fuchs as the Governments of Britain, the United States and Russia all tried to cover up the truth about his treachery. Piecing together the story from archives in Britain, the United States, Russia and Germany, The Spy Who Changed the World unravels the truth about Fuchs and reveals for the first time his long career of espionage. It proves that he played a pivotal role in Britain's bomb program in the race to keep up with the United States in the atomic age, and that he revealed vital secrets about the atom bomb, as well as the immensely destructive hydrogen bomb to the Soviet Government. It is a dramatic tale of clandestine meetings, deadly secrets, family entanglements and illicit love affairs, all set against the tumultuous years from the rise of Hitler to the start of the Cold War.
A religious freedoms activist presents the account of a CDC insider in this detailed examination of vaccine data manipulation and government conspiracy.Vaccine Whistleblower recounts conversations between Dr. William Thompson of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and Dr. Brian Hooker, a chemical engineer and anti-vaccination activist. In these conversations, Thompson relates his story of data manipulation, fraud, and corruption at the highest levels of the CDC. Kevin Barry, president of the religious freedom and anti-censorship nonprofit First Freedoms, examines the implications of Thompson's explosive allegations.According to Thompson, the government rigged research to cover up the link between vaccines and autism. Barry argues that scientific truth and the health of American children have been compromised to protect the vaccine program and the pharmaceutical industry.
A Romeo & Juliet tale for Hamilton! fans.In post-American Revolution New York City, Theodosia Burr, a scholar with the skills of a socialite, is all about charming the right people on behalf of her father-Senator Aaron Burr, who is determined to win the office of president in the pivotal election of 1800. Meanwhile, Philip Hamilton, the rakish son of Alexander Hamilton, is all about being charming on behalf of his libido. When the two first meet, it seems the ongoing feud between their politically opposed fathers may be hereditary. But soon, Theodosia and Philip must choose between love and family, desire and loyalty, and preserving the legacy their flawed fathers fought for or creating their own. Love, Theodosia is a smart, funny, swoony take on a fiercely intelligent woman with feminist ideas ahead of her time who has long-deserved center stage. A refreshing spin on the Hamiltonian era and the characters we have grown to know and love. It's also a heartbreaking romance of two star-crossed lovers, an achingly bittersweet "what if." Despite their fathers' bitter rivalry, Theodosia and Philip are drawn to each other and, in what unrolls like a Jane Austen novel of manners, we find ourselves entangled in the world of Hamilton and Burr once again as these heirs of famous enemies are driven together despite every reason not to be.
Swoon-worthy comfort food inspired by Netflix’s hit Virgin River.
From the editors of the New York Times bestselling World Almanac and Book of Facts comes an all-new collection of large-print challenges to delight and engage every trivia enthusiastFor more than 150 years, The World Almanac has been the authoritative source of information about hundreds of topics for school, library, business, and home––and now it's the source of a fun, fascinating collection of trivia challenges covering history, sports, geography, culture, and more! Beef up your own memory or challenge a friend to solve hundreds of head-scratching trivia queries. Thanks to large, boldface print, trivia enthusiasts can keep their minds sharp and their eyes at ease with this satisfying new collection.
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