{"product_id":"9781789296938","title":"A Short History of the World in 50 Failures","description":"Author: Ben Gazur\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781789296938\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Michael O'Mara Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Apr 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 288 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the failures, mistakes and missed opportunities that shaped history in this new entry in the bestselling series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n From the botched attempt to create a life-extending elixir that produced gunpowder, to the unsuccessful stint in medical school which 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 so often been shaped by failures of all magnitudes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n In\u003cb\u003e fifty bite-sized chapters\u003c\/b\u003e spanning \u003cb\u003ethousands of years\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Short History of the World in 50 Failures\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\n Whether it’s the pharaoh Akhenaten’s misplaced attempt to found a new religion or Napoleon’s doomed invasion of Russia, discover\u003cb\u003e a fascinating collection of outsized tales and historical snafus \u003c\/b\u003ethat created the world as we know it today.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46521311101086,"sku":"TLD-9781789296938","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781789296938.jpg?v=1771300637","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781789296938","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}