They Got it Wrong!

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THE GUINNESS DICTIONARY OF REGRETTABLE QUOTATIONS
• 'I'm sorry Mr Kipling, you don't know how to use the English language'
• ALL SAVED FROM TITANIC AFTER COLLISION -New York Evening Sun
• 'Robert Maxwell's death is a great loss to the world of publishing. He was the one man you could rely on in times of trouble'
• 'Reagan doesn't have the presidential look' - United Artists casting director, 1964
They Got it Wrong is an entertaining collection of incorrect prediction, bad advice, self-destructive criticism, false analysis and famous last words. From Lord Kelvin in 1904 - 'X-rays are a hoax' - to Decca Records' rejection of the Beatles in 1962 - 'Groups of guitars are on the way out' - to John Major in 1993 - 'Something that I was not aware that happened suddenly turned out not to have happened' - They Got it Wrong exposes the experts -politicians, journalists, pundits, critics, military men, scientists and many others - and leaves them with egg on their faces.
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Fülszöveg

m*qi—
THE GUINNESS DICTIONARY OF REGRETTABLE QUOTATIONS
• 'I'm sorry Mr Kipling, you don't know how to use the English language'
• ALL SAVED FROM TITANIC AFTER COLLISION -New York Evening Sun
• 'Robert Maxwell's death is a great loss to the world of publishing. He was the one man you could rely on in times of trouble'
• 'Reagan doesn't have the presidential look' - United Artists casting director, 1964
They Got it Wrong is an entertaining collection of incorrect prediction, bad advice, self-destructive criticism, false analysis and famous last words. From Lord Kelvin in 1904 - 'X-rays are a hoax' - to Decca Records' rejection of the Beatles in 1962 - 'Groups of guitars are on the way out' - to John Major in 1993 - 'Something that I was not aware that happened suddenly turned out not to have happened' - They Got it Wrong exposes the experts -politicians, journalists, pundits, critics, military men, scientists and many others - and leaves them with egg on their faces.
They Got it Wrong is an alternative quotation book whose compelling and diverting linking theme makes it ideal for browsing. It will almost certainly be a bestseller - but don't quote that. As a general once remarked in the US Civil War -They couldn't hit an elephant at this dist- '
Also published by Guinness:
• The Guinness Dictionary of Poisonous Quotes
• 'I Said it My Way':The Guinness Dictionary of
Humorous Misquotations.
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