The World's Worst Disasters and Mistakes

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Publisher : Bounty Books
ISBN 13 : 9780753727942
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (279 download)

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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.

Devastation!

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Publisher : DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
ISBN 13 : 9780789435187
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (351 download)

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Book Synopsis Devastation! by : Lesley Newson

Download or read book Devastation! written by Lesley Newson and published by DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley). This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Easy-to-follow explanations help you understand the underlying causes of all types of disasters.

The World's Worst Mistakes

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Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 0766083683
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (66 download)

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Book Synopsis The World's Worst Mistakes by : Kathlyn Gay

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-ups—both miniscule and colossal in scale—many of which have been lost to history. Readers of The World’s Worst Mistakes will find humor in the story of the priest who married a bride to her groom’s 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 didn’t exist. Sidebars, a glossary, and books and websites in the further reading section are also included.

The World's Worst Cars

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ISBN 13 : 9781840137514
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Book Synopsis The World's Worst Cars by : Craig Cheetham

Download or read book The World's Worst Cars written by Craig Cheetham and published by . This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text takes a detailed look at motoring mistakes - old and new - and asks questions like: why did they ever reach the showroom? What went wrong? Who bought these cars? Featuring 150 of the cars we love (and love to hate), this text celebrates the world's worst cars in all their flawed glory.

The World's Worst Historical Disasters

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ISBN 13 : 9789810828486
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (284 download)

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Book Synopsis The World's Worst Historical Disasters by : Chris McNab

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WRONG

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199322198
Total Pages : 291 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Book Synopsis WRONG by : Richard S. Grossman

Download or read book WRONG written by Richard S. Grossman and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents an analysis of major economic crises over the past two hundred years.

Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

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ISBN 13 : 9781735972909
Total Pages : 458 pages
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Book Synopsis Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters by : Jared Knott

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.

What Went Wrong

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ISBN 13 : 9781588165459
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (654 download)

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Book Synopsis What Went Wrong by : William Hayes

Download or read book What Went Wrong written by William Hayes and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combining original reporting with dramatic photographs and detailed illustrations, Popular Mechanics presents a look at the science behind the most devastating events in the past 100 years - including San Francisco’s 7.8 earthquake in 1906, the Gulf oil spill, the Apollo 13 Space Mission, and Hurricane Katrina. Each chapter includes a fact-filled section with practical advice on surviving various disasters, natural and man-made.

Atlas of History's Greatest Disasters and Mistakes

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Publisher : Park Lane Press
ISBN 13 : 9781906969110
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (691 download)

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Book Synopsis Atlas of History's Greatest Disasters and Mistakes by : Tim Cooke

Download or read book Atlas of History's Greatest Disasters and Mistakes written by Tim Cooke and published by Park Lane Press. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title features 50 fascinating stories of human error and natural disaster. Insightful essays explain why things went wrong, and the effect they had on the people concerned.

Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes]

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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1389 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (16 download)

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Book Synopsis Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes] by : Mitchell Newton-Matza

Download or read book Disasters and Tragic Events [2 volumes] written by Mitchell Newton-Matza and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 1389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Salem Witch Trials of 1692 to the Sandy Hook school massacre of 2012, this two-volume encyclopedia surveys tragic events—natural and man-made, famous and forgotten—that helped shape American history. Tragedies and disasters have always been part of the fabric of American history. Some gave rise to reactions that profoundly influenced the nation. Others dominated public consciousness for a moment, then disappeared from collective memory. Organized chronologically, Disasters and Tragic Events examines these moments, covering both the familiar and the obscure and probing their immediate and long-term effects. Unlike other works that concentrate on a particular type of disaster, for example, weather- or medicine-related tragedies, this two-volume encyclopedia has no such limits. Its entries range from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes, to civic disturbances, environmental disasters, epidemics and medical errors, transportation accidents, and more. The work is a perfect supplement for history classes and will also prove of great interest to the general reader.

The World's Worst Disasters of the Twentieth Century

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Publisher : Conran Octopus
ISBN 13 : 9780706419382
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (193 download)

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Book Synopsis The World's Worst Disasters of the Twentieth Century by : Octopus Publishing Group

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Megacatastrophes!

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1780740271
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (87 download)

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Book Synopsis Megacatastrophes! by : David Darling

Download or read book Megacatastrophes! written by David Darling and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-04-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Acerbic dark humour meets hardcore science in this mind-boggling exploration of the nine worst ways the world could end Which will get us first? The supervolcano in Yellowstone National Park? An asteroid hurtling through outer space? Black holes from CERN gobbling up the solar system? An army of deranged nanobots? Or – who knows – alien invasion? Armed with lavish illustrations and their one-of-a-kind “Catastrophometer”, Dr David Darling and Dr Dirk Schulze-Makuch introduce the disasters you never saw coming, unpicking the science that makes them genuine possibilities, and providing everything from survival tips to danger ratings. So sit back, face the inevitable, and discover the delights of the nine oddest ways the world could end.

There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136084827
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (36 download)

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Book Synopsis There is No Such Thing as a Natural Disaster by : Gregory Squires

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Disasters

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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1466815213
Total Pages : 239 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis Disasters by : Brenda Z. Guiberson

Download or read book Disasters written by Brenda Z. Guiberson and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2010-06-08 with total page 239 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Natural and man-made disasters have the power to destroy thousands of lives very quickly. Both as they unfold and in the aftermath, these forces of nature astonish the rest of the world with their incredible devastation and magnitude. In this collection of ten well-known catastrophes such as the great Chicago fire, the sinking of the Titanic, and hurricane Katrina, Brenda Guiberson explores the causes and effects, as well as the local and global reverberations of these calamitous events. Highlighted with photographs and drawings, each compelling account tells the story of destruction and devastation, and most especially, the power of mankind to persevere in the face of adversity.

Tragedies of American History

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Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0452283000
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Book Synopsis Tragedies of American History by : Ace Collins

Download or read book Tragedies of American History written by Ace Collins and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2003-05-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A century of great American disaster stories, from the Johnstown Flood of 1889 to America's first commercial jet crash. In this gripping collection of tragic moments from our nation's past, Ace Collins tells the gripping real-life tales of men, women, and children trapped in situations beyond their control. Culled from documents, interviews with key participants, and news stories of the day, Tragedies of American History chronicles the harrowing human drama of individuals facing life at its most extreme. Infused with danger and immediacy, these stories place readers in the middle of harrowing circumstances as they unfold. Putting a human face on these tragic events, Collins offers keen insights into people's thoughts, fears, and emotions as they battle against the forces of nature and human error. From the Galveston Hurricane of 1900 to the Coconut Grove Fire of '42 . . . from the Great Nashville Train Wreck of 1918 to 1953's Waco Tornado, here are the famous as well as the forgotten events that illustrate our will to survive in the face of certain doom.

World's Worst Aircraft

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ISBN 13 : 9781282511422
Total Pages : pages
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The Daily Disaster

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Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780439384735
Total Pages : 64 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (847 download)

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Book Synopsis The Daily Disaster by : Cormac O'Brien

Download or read book The Daily Disaster written by Cormac O'Brien and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 2002 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A chronological account of the world's biggest disasters in a newspaper format, plus activities and facts about each time period.