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- catalog abstract "Here is a book that will allow you to laugh at yourself, and, more important, laugh at other people. Neil Steinberg happily explores the many fascinating facets of failure, and writes about them in unique if sometimes twisted ways. Here you will encounter the horrifying Dickensian ritual of the National Spelling Bee, how products like toaster eggs get on the market, the quest for the perfect Shiny New Bike, doomed brainiacs, slightly dim British mountaineers, the poor sap who really invented the telephone, the shocking truth about Isaac Newton, and many other interesting failures, famous and obscure.".
- catalog alternative "Complete and utter failure.".
- catalog contributor b6789619.
- catalog created "c1994.".
- catalog date "1994".
- catalog date "c1994.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1994.".
- catalog description "Here is a book that will allow you to laugh at yourself, and, more important, laugh at other people. Neil Steinberg happily explores the many fascinating facets of failure, and writes about them in unique if sometimes twisted ways. Here you will encounter the horrifying Dickensian ritual of the National Spelling Bee, how products like toaster eggs get on the market, the quest for the perfect Shiny New Bike, doomed brainiacs, slightly dim British mountaineers, the poor sap who really invented the telephone, the shocking truth about Isaac Newton, and many other interesting failures, famous and obscure.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [255]-258).".
- catalog extent "xi, 258 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Complete & utter failure.".
- catalog identifier "0385472919 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Complete & utter failure.".
- catalog issued "1994".
- catalog issued "c1994.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Doubleday,".
- catalog relation "Complete & utter failure.".
- catalog subject "302.5 20".
- catalog subject "Failure (Psychology) Humor.".
- catalog subject "PN6162 .S826 1994".
- catalog title "Complete & utter failure : a celebration of also-rans, runners-up, never-weres, and total flops / Neil Steinberg.".
- catalog title "Complete and utter failure.".
- catalog type "Humor. fast".
- catalog type "text".