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100 1 $aSmith, Martin J.,$d1956-
245 10 $aOops :$b20 life lessons from the fiascos that shaped America /$cMartin J. Smith and Patrick J. Kiger.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarper Collins,$c©2006.
300 $axviii, 286 pages ;$c24 cm
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504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 $aExplores twenty dramatic failures, miscues, and complications that have shaped modern-day America, from technological disasters to sports promotions run amok, and reveals the important life lessons of such calamities.
505 0 $aRead the fine print : the eroto-utopians of upstate New York (John Humphrey Noyes) -- Accentuate the positive : how Thomas Edison invented trash talk -- Beware solutions that create new problems : the global underarm deodorant disaster -- Bad results trump good intentions : kudzu, a most tangled tale -- Ignore the past at your peril : the preposterous collapse of "Galloping Gertie" -- Persistence can outweigh talent : the screeching diva (Florence Foster Jenkins) -- Choose the right partner : the Kaiser-Hughes flying boat -- Beware of unproven technologies. : the lingering reek of "Smell-O-Vision" -- Convenience isn't always enough : the paper dress -- Dubious notions seduce even the brightest minds : the U.S. psychic friends program -- Understand the market : the 1967 Jimi Hendrix-Monkees concert tour -- Desperation is the cradle of bad ideas : the Cleveland Indians' ten-cent beer night -- Sweat the details : the sixty-story John Hancock guillotine -- Cultural norms resist radical change : male fashion 's fabulous faux pas (the polyester leisure suit) -- Think long term : the abbreviated reign of "Neon " Leon Spinks -- Know "helpful" from "annoying" : Clippy--Microsoft's relentless software irritant -- Beware the profiting prophet : the Y2K scare -- Don't mess with success : the XFL's quick takedown -- Occasionally look up from your workbench : the quixotic quest for the flying car -- The Bonus chapter : fiascoes that failed to qualify for Oops.
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700 1 $aKiger, Patrick J.
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