The Little Book of Failure - Marc Blake, ebook, ebook.1400, Temp 3
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//-->Crombie JardinePUBLISHING LIMITEDwww.crombiejardine.comThis edition was first published byCrombie Jardine Publishing Limited in 2006Copyright © 2006, Crombie Jardine Publishing LimitedAll rights are reserved. No part of this publication may bereproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in anyform or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying,recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission ofthe publisher.ISBN 1-905102-76-3Written by Marc BlakeCover design by Stewart FerrisPrinted and bound in the United Kingdom byWilliam Clowes Ltd, Beccles, SuffolkCONTENTSFOREWORD ........................................................ 6SEVEN SPINS ON FAILURE ............................... 8FICTIONAL FAILURE ICONS ............................ 10YOU ARE FAILING IN YOUR JOB WHEN… ..... 12FAILURE QUOTE ............................................... 15FAILURE ICON #1 VINCENT VAN GOGH ........ 16FAILURE FACT .................................................. 18PRODUCTS THAT FAILED ................................ 20TOP TEN FAILURE NAMES .............................. 27FAILURE ICON #2 GUY FAWKES ..................... 28WHEN YOU ABSOLUTELY KNOW THATFAILURE IS ON ITS WAY .......................... 30FAILURE QUOTE ............................................... 32HOW TO FAIL IN… POLITICS ........................... 33HOW TO FAIL IN… SPORTS ............................ 37FAILED PLANET… PLUTO ............................... 41FOOT IN MOUTH! .............................................. 43GOD’S FAILURES: EXTINCT ANIMALS ANDBIRDS ......................................................... 47MORE PRODUCTS THAT FAIL ......................... 48THAT LOOKS SHIT: FASHION FAILURES ........ 52FAILURE ICON #3 GEORGE BEST .................. 56PATRON SAINTS OF FAILURE ......................... 59HOW TO FAIL IN… JOB INTERVIEWS ............. 60HOW TO FAIL IN… BUSINESS ......................... 65FAILED SMOKER ............................................... 71FAILED ASSASSIN ............................................ 72FAILED ASTRONAUT ........................................ 74HOW TO FAIL AT HUSBANDRY......................... 75NOT SO FAMOUS SIBLINGS. ........................... 79HOW TO FAIL AT… PARENTING ...................... 80FAILED ASSASSIN #2 ....................................... 84TOP TEN CAREERS FOR FAILURES .............. 87CREATIONS THAT DON’T CUT IT… ................ 95FAILURE ICON #4 EDDIE “THE EAGLE”EDWARDS .................................................. 98FAILURE QUOTE ............................................. 101FAILED MOUNTAINEER .................................. 102FAILED PRODUCT: NEW COKE ..................... 104FAILURE ICON # 5 PRINCE CHARLES ......... 108FAILED CRIMINALS… ..................................... 111SPORT FAILURE ............................................. 115FAILURE ICON #6 GAZZA .............................. 116ABOUT THE AUTHOR ..................................... 121’Tis a lessonyou should heedTry, try againIf at first youdon’t succeedTry, try again.(W.E. Hickson 1830-1870)
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