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Book Overview
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes, epic failures even lead to super successes . . . sometimes they become deep dark secrets. But remember-to fail is human, to laugh about our shortcomings divine. From Montezuma II's mistaking a conqueror for a god to Isaac Newton turning from science to alchemy to J. Bruce Ismay's jumping the lifeboat line on the Titanic , How They Choked knocks fourteen famous achievers off their pedestals to reveal the human side...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:080273488X
ISBN13:9780802734884
Release Date:May 2014
Publisher:Walker Childrens
Length:208 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 7.3" x 10.3"
Age Range:10 to 14 years
Grade Range:Grades 5 to 9