{"product_id":"100-mistakes-that-changed-history-backfires-and-blunders-that-collapsed-empires-crashed-economies-and-altered-the-course-of-our-world-9780425236659","title":"100 Mistakes That Changed History: Backfires and Blunders That Collapsed Empires, Crashed Economies, and Altered the Course of Our World","description":"\u003cb\u003e Collected in one volume, here are backfires and blunders that collapsed empires, crashed economies, and altered the course of the world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From the Maginot Line to the Cuban Missile Crisis, history is filled with bad moves and not-so-bright ideas that snowballed into disasters and unintended consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This engrossing book looks at one hundred such tipping points. Japan bombs Pearl Harbor. The Caliphs of Baghdad spend themselves into bankruptcy. The Aztecs greet the Conquistadors with open arms. Mexico invites the Americans to Texas-and the Americans never leave. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And the rest is history...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bill Fawcett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.15h x 5.05w x 1.05d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780425236659\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett \u003c\/b\u003ehas been a professor, teacher, corporate executive, and college dean, and is the author or coauthor of more than a dozen books, including \u003ci\u003e100 Mistakes That Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e100 More Mistakes that Changed History\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003e101 Stumbles in the March of History\u003c\/i\u003e. His company, Bill Fawcett \u0026amp; Associates, has packaged more than 250 titles for virtually every major publisher. He is also one of the founders of Mayfair Games, a board and role-play gaming company.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44185082003571,"sku":"9.78043E+12","price":36.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_31156e2c-1369-4834-988e-9045e4fb1a02.jpg?v=1767099972","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/100-mistakes-that-changed-history-backfires-and-blunders-that-collapsed-empires-crashed-economies-and-altered-the-course-of-our-world-9780425236659","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}