Famous Mistakes

Author : Carolyn Keene
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781481485517

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Famous Mistakes by Carolyn Keene Pdf

Nancy and her friends are out to find a comedian’s saboteur in this seventeenth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. Nancy’s boyfriend, Ned, has recently started his own podcast called NedTalks and he just got his big break. Up and coming comedian Brady Owens has agreed to sit down for an interview. And this isn’t just any interview; it’s the first interview Brady has given since a video of him lashing out at an audience member went viral. Now people are protesting his shows and calling him violent. Nancy agrees to help out with the technical stuff so Ned can focus on the hard-hitting questions. But when they go to meet the interviewee they find Brady’s hotel room trashed—and no comedian in sight. Luckily, they find Brady unhurt and nothing of monetary value is missing from the room. Only his notebook of new material is gone. Brady says he knows it’s the people who’ve seen the video of him yelling. They think he’s dangerous and doesn’t deserve a platform. He wishes it would all blow over. Nancy disagrees with Brady. She thinks he should apologize to the crowd and admit that he crossed a line. But she recognizes a person in need of help when she sees one and agrees to get to the bottom of this sabotage anyway. Complex social media charts, undercover outfits, and intense button study send Nancy, Bess, George, and Ned on a wild ride through River Heights to uncover the truth. But nothing is what it seems in this game of comedic timing. Can Nancy find the culprit before it’s too late?

Author : Crispin Boyer
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781426325489

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Famous Fails! by Crispin Boyer Pdf

This fun book of quirky failures and famous flops will keep kids laughing while they learn the importance of messing up in order to get it right. Science, architecture, technology, entertainment -- there are epic fails and hilarious goof-ups from every important field. Silly side features help to analyze the failures: "Lesson Learned," "It Could be Worse ," "Losing Combinations," and a "Fail Scale" help readers navigate the different kinds and scopes of the mistakes made. Read to learn what went wrong, what went right, and what kids can learn from each failed attempt.

Author : Scott Mautz
Publisher : AMACOM
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-18
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780814438237

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Find the Fire by Scott Mautz Pdf

Wouldn’t you love to feel as engaged and energized as you were on day one? The key is to quit waiting for it to happen and take control of the process yourself. Once upon a time, you probably learned the thrill of a good day’s work and were inspired to work harder and accomplish more. Then the honeymoon ended, burnout set in, and you began going through the motions uninspired.? In Find the Fire, discover how you can shake off the malaise and dial up the motivation. Whether you're wrestling with fear, disconnectedness, boredom, lack of creative outlets, overwhelm, or other issues, you will find applicable insights, exercises, inspiring stories, checklists, and more as you learn about the nine forces that drain inspiration. In this compelling book, you will learn how to: reconnect with your coworkers and managers, boost your self-confidence and personal presence, and how to stay in control during tough times. Discover how to empower yourself, not waiting for others to fill that need, and how you can still produce work you’re proud of, even after many years of performing the same tasks. You’ve probably been asking yourself lately what inspires you now. But the more applicable question is, how did you lose the inspiration you once had in the first place? Learn to find that again.

Author : Charlotte Foltz Jones
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780399552021

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Mistakes That Worked by Charlotte Foltz Jones Pdf

The greatest discoveries are made outside the classroom! Learn all about mistakes that changed the world with this collection of the strange stories behind everyday inventions! It's no accident that you'll love this book! SANDWICHES came about when an English earl was too busy gambling to eat his meal and needed to keep one hand free. POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious when a customer complained that his fried potatoes weren’t thin enough. Coca-Cola, Silly Putty, and X rays have fascinating stories behind them too! Their unusual tales, and many more, along with hilarious cartoons and weird, amazing facts, make up this fun-filled book about everyday items that had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. And don't miss Eat Your Words about the fascinating language of food! “A splendid book that is as informative as it is entertaining . . . a gem.” —Booklist, Starred Review

Author : Daniel Cohen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-24
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781590773475

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Great Mistakes by Daniel Cohen Pdf

Great mistakes make great reading! No area of human endeavor is immune to human error, as these stories of mistakes throughout history clearly show. Some of these mistakes are foolish or funny. Others are serious, terrifying or disastrous. Some are famous. Others are not well known. All of them are marvelously entertaining. Here is the amusing story of a triple double play, the little-known truth about the awesome angle of the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the harrowing tale of the man who was hanged twice. The famous and colorful mayor of New York, Fiorello La Guardia, once said, “I don’t make many mistakes, but when I make one, it’s a beaut.” Everyone makes mistakes—mayors, presidents, kings, generals, police officers, judges, scientists, explorers, millionaires, baseball players, parents and students. So remember when you make a mistake, you are not alone! You are in the company of some of the most powerful and smartest people in history!

Author : Edwin L Battistella
Publisher : OUP USA
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780195367126

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Do You Make These Mistakes in English? by Edwin L Battistella Pdf

In the early 1900s, the language of America was becoming colloquial English-the language of the businessman, manager, and professional. Since college and high school education were far from universal, many people turned to correspondence education-that era's distance learning-to learn the art of speaking and writing. By the 1920s and 1930s, thousands of Americans were sending coupons from newspapers and magazines to order Sherwin Cody's 100% Self-correcting Course in the English Language, a patented mail-order course in English that was taken by over 150,000 people.Cody's ubiquitous signature advertisement, which ran for over forty years, promised a scientifically-tested invention that improved speaking and writing in just 15 minutes a day. Cody's ad explained that people are judged by their English, and he offered self-improvement and self-confidence through the mail.In this book, linguist Edwin Battistella tells the story of Sherwin Cody and his famous English course, situating both the man and the course in early twentieth century cultural history. The author shows how Cody became a businessman-a writer, grammatical entrepreneur, and mass-marketer whose ads proclaimed "Good Money in Good English" and asked "Is Good English Worth 25 Cents to You?" His course, perhaps the most widely-advertised English education program in history, provides a unique window onto popular views of language and culture and their connection to American notions of success and failure. But Battistella shows Sherwin Cody was also part of a larger shift in attitudes. Using Cody's course as a reference point, he also looks at the self-improvement ethic reflected in such courses and products as the Harvard Classics, The Book of Etiquette, the Book-of-the-Month Club, the U.S. School of Music, and the Charles Atlas and Dale Carnegie courses to illustrate how culture became popular and how self-reliance evolved into self-improvement.

Author : Michael Batnick
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119366416

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Big Mistakes by Michael Batnick Pdf

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.

Author : Mario Livio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2014-05-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439192375

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Brilliant Blunders by Mario Livio Pdf

"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"--

Author : Anthony King,Ivor Crewe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-09-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781780746180

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The Blunders of Our Governments by Anthony King,Ivor Crewe Pdf

With unrivalled political savvy and a keen sense of irony, distinguished political scientists Anthony King and Ivor Crewe open our eyes to the worst government horror stories and explain why the British political system is quite so prone to appalling mistakes.

Author : Steve Young
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1931290199

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Great Failures of the Extremely Successful by Steve Young Pdf

From the worlds of business, science, entertainment, sports, education, politics and the arts come inspirational, often humorous but always helpful, reflections from those who refused to let defeat stop them on their road to victory.

Author : Jerzy Pogonowski
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2024-05-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783643913104

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Essays on Mathematical Reasoning by Jerzy Pogonowski Pdf

This volume contains four essays which may attract the attention of those readers, who are interested in mathematical cognition The main issues and questions addressed include: How do we achieve understanding of mathematical notions and ideas? What benefits can be obtained from mistakes of great mathematicians? Which mathematical objects are standard and which are pathological? Is it possible characterize the intended models of mathematical theories in a unique way?

Author : Bill Fawcett
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 401 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9781101443675

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100 Mistakes that Changed History by Bill Fawcett Pdf

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...

Author : John Duncan Davies
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : WISC:89038155024

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Famous Failures and Structural Safety: Inaugural Lecture Delivered at the University College of Swansea on December 4, 1973 by John Duncan Davies Pdf

Author : Alfred S. Posamentier,Ingmar Lehmann
Publisher : Prometheus Books
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-08-13
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781616147488

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Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics by Alfred S. Posamentier,Ingmar Lehmann Pdf

Two veteran math educators demonstrate how some "magnificent mistakes" had profound consequences for our understanding of mathematics' key concepts. In the nineteenth century, English mathematician William Shanks spent fifteen years calculating the value of pi, setting a record for the number of decimal places. Later, his calculation was reproduced using large wooden numerals to decorate the cupola of a hall in the Palais de la Découverte in Paris. However, in 1946, with the aid of a mechanical desk calculator that ran for seventy hours, it was discovered that there was a mistake in the 528th decimal place. Today, supercomputers have determined the value of pi to trillions of decimal places. This is just one of the amusing and intriguing stories about mistakes in mathematics in this layperson's guide to mathematical principles. In another example, the authors show that when we "prove" that every triangle is isosceles, we are violating a concept not even known to Euclid - that of "betweenness." And if we disregard the time-honored Pythagorean theorem, this is a misuse of the concept of infinity. Even using correct procedures can sometimes lead to absurd - but enlightening - results. Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science.

Author : Stephen Walker,Akan Malici
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2011-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804774994

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U.S. Presidents and Foreign Policy Mistakes by Stephen Walker,Akan Malici Pdf

In this book, the authors offer a map for diagnosing foreign policy mistakes and a compass for steering clear of them.