A Thousand Blunders

Author : Frank Leonard
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780774842594

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A Thousand Blunders by Frank Leonard Pdf

In A Thousand Blunders, Frank Leonard looks at why the 'Road of a Thousand Wonders' failed to live up to the expectations forecast by company president Charles M. Hays and other senior managers. Not only was the railway built through a sparsely settled region, which generated little immediate traffic, but its economic difficulties were also compounded by the numerous mistakes made by managers at all levels: for example, their failure to respond adequately to labour shortages caused serious delays and prevented the company from proving Prince Rupert as an effective alternative harbour before World War I broke out. For this book, Frank Leonard had access to a wealth of original documents, among them the GTP legal department files, providing him with insights into the decisions that formed the basis for policies in townsites and on Indian reserves. A Thousand Blunders is a provocative account of one of the greatest failures in Canadian entrepreneurial history. Richly detailed and thoroughly documented, it makes an important contribution to the fields of railway and business history, as well as to the study of the history of northern British Columbia.

Author : Horace Edward Henderson
Publisher : iUniverse
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : 9780595162673

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The Greatest Blunders of World War II by Horace Edward Henderson Pdf

Adolph Hitler lost WWII because of his blunders and the U.S. and its allies won WWII in spite of their blunders. Nearly a lifetime of research and study by a veteran of World War II reveals the major political and military errors and mistakes which caused the greatest catastrophe in world history, almost lost the struggle with the greatest evil the world has ever known, failed to end the conflict in a decisive victory for the survival of freedom and democracy, subjected the world to almost half a century of fear and turmoil in the Cold War, and wasted vast world resources on armaments while hundreds of millions of people suffered from hunger, illness and death. This analysis of the major issues and campaigns of World War II concentrates on what went wrong with the conduct of the war which needlessly prolonged its brutal end and reveals how narrow was the margin between victory and defeat.

Author : SC Gupta
Publisher : Arihant Publications India limited
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9788183481373

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English bhasha ke Errors, Mistakes avum Blunders se kaise bachay(E/H) by SC Gupta Pdf

Author : Rob Gray
Publisher : Crimson
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781780592305

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Great Brand Blunders by Rob Gray Pdf

What causes some marketing campaigns to go spectacularly wrong? Why might new product launches, publicity stunts or rebranding exercises be doomed to failure? How can you prevent a social media backlash spiralling out of control? When should you apologise, cut your losses, make a U-turn? Great Brand Blunders takes an informed and at times acerbic look at the worst marketing and social media disasters of all time - and treats them as an amazing learning opportunity. The first book for several years to examine brand failures - and the first with a special focus on social media - Great Brand Blunders offers a mix of entertaining commentary and authoritative advice, and features several first-hand interviews with those involved. A fascinating roll-call of over 150 A-list brands in sticky situations, the book will be required reading not only for professional marketers, academics and students, but for anyone interested in the gritty stories and testing challenges that lie behind the polished brand images marketers hope to present to the public. From awful advertising to ridiculous brand extensions, via misguided sales promotions and ill-conceived social media activity, Great Brand Blunders pulls no punches, putting rash decisions under the microscope and offering advice on how to avoid landing in the same foul mess yourself.

Author : Henry B. Wheatley
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2022-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547127741

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Literary Blunders by Henry B. Wheatley Pdf

DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Literary Blunders" (A Chapter in the "History of Human Error") by Henry B. Wheatley. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Author : Dr. William T. Hornaday
Publisher : Prabhat Prakashan
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2021-01-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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A searchlight on Germany: Germany's Blunders, Crimes and Punishment by Dr. William T. Hornaday Pdf

"The blunders of Germany constitute a spectacle of very much more than passing interest. The questions they raise are by no means academic. The logic of them is as inexorable as Death. They are of vital interest to every freeman, and to every state and nation that sincerely undertakes to conserve the rights of its people. To unhappy Austria, shoved into the war by Germany, they are of life or death interest. A correct view of Germany is now absolutely essential to the future freedom of man!" -an excerpt

Author : Henry Benjamin Wheatley
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-08-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108051996

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Literary Blunders by Henry Benjamin Wheatley Pdf

A collection of comical errors, as funny a record of human folly as when it was first published in 1893.

Author : John George Hargreaves
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1870
Category : Crime
ISBN : BL:A0018612803

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The Blunders of Vice and Folly, and Their Self-acting Chastisements by John George Hargreaves Pdf

Author : Edward H. Bonekemper
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2018-01-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781621577607

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The 10 Biggest Civil War Blunders by Edward H. Bonekemper Pdf

What makes the Civil War so fascinating is that it presents an endless number of "what if" scenarios—moments when the outcome of the war (and therefore world history) hinged on a single small mistake or omission. In this book, Civil War historian Edward Bonekemper highlights the ten biggest Civil War blunders, focusing in on intimate moments of military indecision and inaction involving great generals like Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and William T. Sherman as well as less effective generals such as George B. McClellan, Benjamin Butler, and Henry W. Halleck. Bonekemper shows how these ten blunders significantly affected the outcome of the war, and explores how history might easily have been very different if these blunders were avoided.

Author : Charles Dickens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : English literature
ISBN : NYPL:33433081753760

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All the Year Round by Charles Dickens Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:AH63V1

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The Priestley Memorial at Birmingham, August, 1874 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonymous
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2024-02-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783385363250

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The Priestley Memorial at Birmingham, August, 1874 by Anonymous Pdf

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 632 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11360706

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All the Year Round by Anonim Pdf

Author : Brandi Glanville,Leslie Bruce
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2014-01-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781476707631

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Drinking and Tweeting by Brandi Glanville,Leslie Bruce Pdf

The #1 New York Times bestseller, now in paperback The brutally honest breath of fresh air on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, known for her dramatic divorce, her barely there clothing, and her inability to keep her mouth shut, tells all in this hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir that's "the best piece of celeb literature we've ever come across." (LAWeekly.com) It's impossible not to love Brandi Glanville, the unapologetically filter-free breath of fresh air on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She spills all her secrets in this sassy, raunchy, and compulsively readable #1 New York Times bestselling memoir, dishing about everything from her DUI and her cheating ex to her one-night stands and the secret plastic surgery that made her "seventeen" again. Clear your schedule, grab a comfy seat, your favorite cocktail . . . and maybe a Xanax. #BestAfternoonEver.

Author : Gail Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1890
Category : Bible
ISBN : HARVARD:32044024446494

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A Washington Bible-Class by Gail Hamilton Pdf