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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

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Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

By: Jared Knott
Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby
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The small things that had great historical consequences....

How often does a single tiny mistake cause an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think! Listeners of Jared Knott’s book Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters will be amazed at the little things that changed history in a big way. Here are a few examples:

  • A single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed the outcome of a presidential election and led directly to a major war.
  • A soldier accidentally kicked a helmet off of the top of a wall and caused an empire to collapse.
  • A small mechanical device several inches long failed to function, which changed the outcome of WWII and led to the deaths of millions of people.
  • A man failed to gather his army in time to defend against an attack because of the temptation of opium and a young slave woman.
  • And many more!

Hypnotic and addictive, these well-researched, factual stories will keep you listening far past your bedtime. Showing human weakness at its very worst in critical moments, this book is the “butterfly effect” in human history reviewed.

©2020 Jared Knott (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing World
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It would help if the narrator could at least pronounce English words correctly, let alone foreign words. Several times mispronounciation was jarring.
A relativly interesting historical review, unfortunately peppered with the authors US centric political bias. I would have been more impressed, if he realised that right wing US political opinions are not history.
Some of what was written seemed to stray away from the theme, however overall was very good. I was impressed with analysis of racism being contributing factors in conflicts. Jared, should've, perhaps, incliued Woodrow Wilsons dismissal of the letter written to him in 1920 seeking US help for decolonisation of Indo China, wriiten to him by Ngyuen Ai Quoc (or as we came to know him - Ho Chi Minh). The Vietnam war could have been avoided, if the USA had stood by its avowed principles and taken him seriously.

Intersting but flawed

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An interesting and remarkable look at history and the minor incidents that impacted world events

Fascinating stuff!

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Really interesting with lots of historical stories to keep you buffs out there entertained, fantastic

A great listen

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Taking this a step further and pondering what might have been had the blunder not happened is half the fun of this book. I enjoyed these insights into key historical events.

An interesting take on history

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Loved it. What a masterpiece! There is something for each reader to take away and apply personally.

Applicable!

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