Editorial Reviews
Edsel B. Ford II
"Every leader's nightmare -- his and her worst predictions recorded for posterity. Still, if read with some charity for the predictors, this is an amusing and enlightening resource book."
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A funny collection of serious statements that did not come true... I laughed at nearly every page... Small wonder bacteria steak or plankton-burgers didnt catch on! Or how about houses built on turntables to catch the morning/afternoon sun? Pills to cure phobias? Disposable clothes? Flying houses that migrate with the seasons? Man will never fly is a familiar phrase, but did you know that the Wright brothers father, an Episcopalian bishop, said so?... There is pathos in Bad Predictions as well, like the prospector that sold his claim in South Africa for $20, a claim that turned out to contain 70% of the worlds supply of gold... Struggling authors will be entertained by the muddle-headed editors who intoned: Your book will never sell who then saw that work make millions for another publisher. Even Stephen King was so crushed when his first novel, Carrie, was rejected, that he hid it in a drawer for 10 years. Sports fans will enjoy the chapter on what was said about great athletes. Inventors will be exposed to new (old) ideas. Trivia nuts will learn a wealth of new material. In short, theres something in this book for almost everyone. Highly recommended.
Bad Predictions
Bad Predictions,Laura Lee,Elsewhere Press (MI),0965734595,Body, Mind & Spirit / Prophecy,Forecasting,Future Studies,General,Humor,Quotations, American,Reference,Body, Mind & Spirit,Forecasts,History,Prophecy
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