Download or read book The World s Worst Mistakes written by Kathlyn Gay and published by Enslow Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2016-12-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: History books tend to celebrate the successes, the geniuses, and the breakthroughs that have made our world what it is today. But what about the mistakes? This book examines the blunders and the goof-upsboth miniscule and colossal in scalemany of which have been lost to history. Readers of The Worlds Worst Mistakes will find humor in the story of the priest who married a bride to her grooms best man and cringe at the poor fool who thought he actually purchased the White House. They also will learn about mistakes that changed the course of history, like the sinking of the Titanic, the Exxon Valdez disaster, and the weapons of mass destruction that started a war but didnt exist. Sidebars, a glossary, and books and websites in the further reading section are also included.
Download or read book The World s Worst Disasters and Mistakes written by and published by Bounty Books. This book was released on 2014-08-25 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For every success in the history of the world, there has also been a mistake. For every breakthrough, a blunder, and for every genius, a blunderer. This astonishing collection of tales makes fascinating and compulsive reading. From wrongful imprisonments and a near-fatal prison shoot-out resulting from mistaken identity, together with a catalogue of tragic human errors leading to disasters the whole world mourns, this collection pulls together the world's gravest errors. These accounts of natural disasters, human error and major catastrophes give an absorbing insight into the slip-ups of the last century.
Download or read book Big Mistakes written by Michael Batnick and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2018-05-22 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Must-Read for Any Investor Looking to Maximize Their Chances of Success Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments explores the ways in which the biggest names have failed, and reveals the lessons learned that shaped more successful strategies going forward. Investing can be a rollercoaster of highs and lows, and the investors detailed here show just how low it can go; stories from Warren Buffet, Bill Ackman, Chris Sacca, Jack Bogle, Mark Twain, John Maynard Keynes, and many more illustrate the simple but overlooked concept that investing is really hard, whether you're managing a few thousand dollars or a few billion, failures and losses are part of the game. Much more than just anecdotal diversion, these stories set the basis for the book's critical focus: learning from mistakes. These investors all recovered from their missteps, and moved forward armed with a wealth of knowledge than can only come from experience. Lessons learned through failure carry a weight that no textbook can convey, and in the case of these legendary investors, informed a set of skills and strategy that propelled them to the top. Research-heavy and grounded in realism, this book is a must-read for any investor looking to maximize their chances of success. Learn the most common ways even successful investors fail Learn from the mistakes of the greats to avoid losing ground Anticipate challenges and obstacles, and develop an advance plan Exercise caution when warranted, and only take the smart risks While learning from your mistakes is always a valuable experience, learning from the mistakes of others gives you the benefit of wisdom without the consequences of experience. Big Mistakes: The Best Investors and Their Worst Investments provides an incomparable, invaluable resource for investors of all stripes.
Download or read book The World s Worst Medical Mistakes written by Martin Fido and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s Worst Sailor written by Stephen D. (Doc) Regan and published by Outskirts Press. This book was released on 2022-10-20 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: S.D. “Doc” Regan, writer of maritime and nautical affairs, ineptly taught himself to sail upon his retirement as a professor and university dean. His original dinghy provided ample opportunity to capsize, founder on rocks, end up on the lee shore, and embarrass the alleged scholar in front of large crowds. Despite his scholarly papers and books, Doc sardonically proffers a humorous voyage through his trials and tribulations manning the helm. Described as the “worst sailor still alive to tell the tale”, Doc and his dinghy, ZONONA, and his West Wight Potter, GENNY SEA, have plied the lakes, rivers, and ponds of Iowa and Minnesota creating an inundation of laughable experiences. Boat builders and skilled sailors shake their heads and mutter that no one is THAT stupid. Always considered a bit of a class clown, Regan has baffled nuns, teachers, professors, and academia with his humor and self-deprecation. He has regaled many dock-side bars with his hilarity and wit as well as university gatherings. He is often sought as a speaker, especially by military and veteran groups. Doc has written “In Bitter Tempest: the biography of Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher”, “Pioneering Spirit: the history of Upper Iowa University”, and multitude of naval historical articles ironically because his doctorate and specialty is educational psychology to which he has written two dozen professional papers.
Download or read book The World s Worst Jokes written by Victoria Fremont and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2011-11-02 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When is a car not a car? When it turns into a driveway. Why was the math book so sad? It had too many problems. Jokesters from 8 to 80 will love regaling friends and relatives with these and 58 other zany teeth-gritters. Accompanied by Larry Daste's amusing illustrations.
Download or read book 100 Mistakes that Changed History written by Bill Fawcett and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2010-10-05 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Collected in one volume, here are backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of the world. From the Maginot Line to the Cuban Missile Crisis, history is filled with bad moves and not-so-bright ideas that snowballed into disasters and unintended consequences. This engrossing book looks at one hundred such tipping points. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The Caliphs of Baghdad spend themselves into bankruptcy. The Aztecs greet the Conquistadors with open arms. Mexico invites the Americans to Texas-and the Americans never leave. And the rest is history...
Download or read book Tiny Blunders Big Disasters written by Jared Knott and published by . This book was released on 2020-10-20 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How often does it happen that a single tiny mistake causes an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think! Readers of Jared Knott's book, Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters, will be amazed at the little things that changed history in a bit way. Here are a few examples:A single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed the outcome of a presidential election and led directly to a major war. A soldier accidentally kicks a helmet off of the top of a wall and causes an empire to collapse. A small mechanical device several inches long fails to function, which changes the outcome of WWII and leads to the death of millions of people. A man fails to gather his army in time to defend against an attack because of the temptation of opium and a young slave woman. And many more!Hypnotic and addictive, these well-researched, factual stories will keep you turning pages far past your bedtime. Human weakness at it very worst at critical moments. This book is the "Butterfly Effect" in human history reviewed.
Download or read book Brilliant Blunders written by Mario Livio and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-05-27 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--
Download or read book From Prayers to Players written by Irwin Brown and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2018-09-19 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Prayers to Players was written with the hope that black men would see beyond what is obvious with their physical eyes and into the world where the answers really are""the spiritual realm. It is the realm of the spirit where too many black men are deficient. Spiritual deficiencies lead to mental (thought) deficiencies because right and wrong begin in the spiritual realm. Put another way, what we hold in our hearts lead to what transpires in our lives. Our belief systems are based on negative information perpetuated by our own people. Not only is the negative information perpetuated but it is acted upon as truth. Our "truths" are at odds with the truths of the Lord; this is to our detriment. Our truths have led to and continue to lead to mass incarceration of black men, young and old. Our truths have led to and continue to lead to the mass murders of black men and teenagers at the hands of other black men and teenagers. Our truths have led to and continue to lead to single-parent homes and poverty. Our truths have led to impregnating black women we do not love and bear children we do not take responsibility for. Our truths do not allow us to take responsibility for ourselves, but it does allow us to blame other people for our mistakes and shortcomings. We fight an enemy, physically who is spiritually based; therefore, we cannot see "him", the devil. From Prayers to Players is not a condemnation of black men; it is meant to be a spiritual awakening for black men. It is not a denial of racism, but racism is a flammable liquid that we, black men, provide a match to. Put another way, if someone else provides the flammable liquid, racism could not ignite without us putting a match to it, (we are responsibility too). Most of our racism is aimed at ourselves; our self-perception is in agreement with demonic influences. A lack of self-love leads to a lack of love for others. Men, through God, must be willing to lead and mentor other black men. If we mentor men through God, black people will follow.
Download or read book Disaster written by Eleanor Cardell and published by Flash Points. This book was released on 2017-08 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the causes and consequences of four of the greatest man-made disasters in history.
Download or read book Applied Helping Skills written by Leah Brew and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2016-06-23 with total page 453 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With its practical, experiential approach, the Second Edition of Applied Helping Skills: Transforming Lives covers the basic skills and core interventions needed to begin seeing clients. By approaching therapy as an art rather than from a prescriptive diagnostic position, this text encourages readers to look at every situation differently and draw from their embedded knowledge to best serve the individuals in their care. Authors Leah Brew and Jeffrey A. Kottler weave humor and passion into their engaging prose, effectively conveying their excitement and satisfaction for doing helping work.
Download or read book One Life at a Time written by Leah Brew and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2003-04-17 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Refreshing, highly practical, and student-centred, this dynamic text covers all the basic skills and core interventions helpers-in-training need to know in order to begin seeing clients. Kottler and Brew use a broad model of helping to acquaint students with a myriad of clinical styles in a variety of settings. Case examples, first-person accounts, homework assignments, and a series of reflective exercises illustrate how to apply these skills to the helper's own life and in working with others ... One Life at a Time. Important features of this text include: * Approaches to assessment and diagnosis of client problems * Attention to needs of individuals within diverse social, ethnic, and cultural contexts * Vital background information of the major conceptual frameworks * Useful self-monitoring techniques * Numerous aspects of building and maintaining relationships * Practical ways to maintain progress and evaluate results
Download or read book Motivational Murder written by Bobby Hoffman and published by Attribution Press. This book was released on 2017-04-15 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivational Murder is an essential hands-on guide for current or aspiring leaders. Regardless whether you are running a household, a small business, or a multi-national organization, this book offers practical and simple strategies to boost your leadership intelligence. You will learn easy-to-implement methods based on human motivation research from the fields of psychology, education, business, athletics, and neuroscience.
Download or read book The World s Work written by and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 884 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of our time.
Download or read book The World s Commercial Products written by William George Freeman and published by Morang. This book was released on 1907 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s Worst Networker written by Timothy M. Houston and published by Houston-CB Group Inc. This book was released on 2011-01-29 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They are everywhere! You can find them at trade shows and the business card exchanges. They attend conferences and seminars, and they have infiltrated networking groups around the world. Chances are you have encountered them or have been their victim. Maybe you're one of them and don't even know it! These are The World's Worst Networkers. Bestselling author and professional speaker, Tim Houston and several of the world's leading experts on business networking and relationship building take an uncensored look at the way some people conduct their business networking, online and offline. Their stories, experiences and the true confessions about these nightmares of networking will teach you exactly how NOT to network! You will learn: How to Beware and be aware of the 11 people on The Most Unwanted List at every networking event. How to spot and avoid the 8 Environmental Disasters who attend specific networking events and situations. Who are the Online Outlaws and how to deal with them in real life as well as on social media. The true stories (and some true confessions) about how to go from being a Networking Mess to a Success. Featuring contributions by bestselling authors Dr. Ivan Misner, New York Times Bestselling author of 25+ books and founder of BNI, the world's largest and greatest business referral organization Bob Burg, speaker and author of The Go-Giver and Endless Referrals Susan RoAne -- speaker and author of the 1 Million+ best seller How to Work a Room(R) Robyn Henderson - Australia's "Networking Strategist", speaker and author of How to Master Networking Jan Vermeiren - the World's 1st Certified LinkedIn Trainer. Author of Let's Connect and How to REALLY use LinkedIn ...and many more business people and experts from around the world.
