{"product_id":"a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-failures-9781789296938","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Failures","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\"A Short History of the World in 50 Failures\" explores how failures, mistakes, and missed opportunities have shaped history, featuring a collection of outsized tales and historical snafus that created the world as we know it today. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 05 December 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExplore the failures, mistakes, and missed opportunities that have shaped history in this captivating new entry in the bestselling series. From the botched attempt to create a life-extending elixir that produced gunpowder to the unsuccessful stint in medical school that led to a career in naturalism for Charles Darwin, to the missile detection system malfunction that almost sparked a nuclear war, the course of human history has often been shaped by failures of all magnitudes. In fifty bite-sized chapters spanning thousands of years, A Short History of the World in 50 Failures details how the world as we know it has been defined by plans gone awry, opportunities not seized upon, and schemes that were always fated to end in catastrophe. Whether it's the pharaoh Akhenaten's misplaced attempt to found a new religion or Napoleon's doomed invasion of Russia, discover a fascinating collection of outsized tales and historical snafus that created the world as we know it today. Other books in the series include A Short History of the World in 50 Places, A Short History of the World in 50 Animals, A Short History of the World in 50 Books, and A Short History of the World in 50 Lies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 318g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 139 x 186 x 29 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781789296938\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ben Gazur","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46939979088122,"sku":"9781789296938","price":7.92,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1733510899238_book.jpg?v=1733833491","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/a-short-history-of-the-world-in-50-failures-9781789296938","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}