A Complete and Utter Failure
Author | : Neil Steinberg |
Publisher | : Main Street Books |
Total Pages | : 276 |
Release | : 1995-10 |
ISBN-10 | : 0385479700 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780385479707 |
Rating | : 4/5 (707 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis A Complete and Utter Failure by : Neil Steinberg
Download or read book A Complete and Utter Failure written by Neil Steinberg and published by Main Street Books. This book was released on 1995-10 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steinberg joyfully explores the many fascinating facets of failure, from pointless failure (a brief history of several very dumb attempts to climb Mount Everest) to product failure (Reddi-Bacon, smokeless cigarettes, and Baby Jesus dolls) to institutionalized failure (the National Spelling Bee, in which 8,999,999 children out of 9,000,000 fail in an excruciatingly public and humiliating fashion).