Steinberg joyfully explores the many fascinating facets of failure, from pointless failure (a brief history of several very dumb attempts to climb Mount Everest) to product failure (Reddi-Bacon, smokeless cigarettes, and Baby Jesus dolls) to institutionalized failure (the National Spelling Bee, in which 8,999,999 children out of 9,000,000 fail in an excruciatingly public and humiliating fashion).
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Steinberg joyfully explores the many fascinating facets of failure, from pointless failure (a brief history of several very dumb attempts to climb Mount Everest) to product failure (Reddi-Bacon, smokeless cigarettes, and Baby Jesus dolls) to institutionalized failure (the National Spelling Bee, in which 8,999,999 children out of 9,000,000 fail in an excruciatingly public and humiliating fashion).
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This book is a compilation of diverse subjects he's done extensive research on and humorously written about. I actually laughed out loud. If you like Bill Bryson and Garrison Keillor's humor, you'll also like Neil Steinberg. He's as good a writer as they are.
Think Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone? Maybe not. Ever hear of "Toaster Eggs" or wonder what it's like to climb the radio towers on top of the John Hancock building in Chicago? Neil will tell you, and in a very funny way too. Keep it on the nightstand by the bed for nuggets of insightful humor to dip into after a bad day.
