{"product_id":"100-mistakes-that-changed-history-backfires-and-blunders-that-collapsed-empires-crashed-economies-and-altered-the-course-of-our-world-paperback","title":"100 Mistakes that Changed History: Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Collected in one volume, here are backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And the rest is history...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a professor, teacher, corporate executive, and college dean, and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003e100 Mistakes That Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 More Mistakes that Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e101 Stumbles in the March of History\u003c\/i\u003e. His company, Bill Fawcett \u0026amp; Associates, has packaged more than 250 titles for virtually every major publisher. He is also one of the founders of Mayfair Games, a board and role-play gaming company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.05 x 8.15 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978243997997,"sku":"9780425236659","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/BXbx7uC_Tc9780425236659.webp?v=1775801231","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/100-mistakes-that-changed-history-backfires-and-blunders-that-collapsed-empires-crashed-economies-and-altered-the-course-of-our-world-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}