Kriger Patrick J. (EN) — Oops

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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; 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 TalkUnderstand the Market: The 1967 MonkeesJimi Hendrix Concert TourDesperation Is the Cradle of Bad Ideas: Cleveland Indians Ten-Cent Beer NightSweat the Details: The Sixty-Story John Hancock GuillotineEnriched by handy clip-n-save Recipes for Disaster, Oops proves that when it comes to failure, truth is stranger than fiction.