How They Choked

How They Choked
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Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages : 226
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ISBN-10 : 9781547614523
ISBN-13 : 1547614528
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Book Synopsis How They Choked by : Georgia Bragg

Download or read book How They Choked written by Georgia Bragg and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2023-06-27 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes, epic failures even lead to super successes . . . sometimes they become deep dark secrets. But remember-to fail is human, to laugh about our shortcomings divine. From Montezuma II's mistaking a conqueror for a god to Isaac Newton turning from science to alchemy to J. Bruce Ismay's jumping the lifeboat line on the Titanic, How They Choked knocks fourteen famous achievers off their pedestals to reveal the human side of history. Successful “failures” include: Marco Polo Queen Isabella of Spain Montezuma II Ferdinand Magellan Anne Boleyn Isaac Newton Benedict Arnold Susan B. Anthony George Armstrong Custer Thomas Alva Edison Vincent Van Gogh J. Bruce Ismay “Shoeless Joe” Jackson Amelia M. Earhart


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