Murphy's Law and Other Reasons Why Things Go Wrong [Paperback]

Arthur Bloch (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Price/Stern/Sloan Publishers, Inc.; First Edition edition (March 1, 1978)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0843104287
• ISBN-13: 978-0843104288
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,019,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Arthur Bloch is the author of the Murphy's Law books, which have been published in more than 30 countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Since 1986 he has been producer/director of the Thinking Allowed public television series, featuring interviews with many of the world's leading scholars and researchers in areas of personal and spiritual development, philosophy, psychology, and the frontiers of science. Bloch also runs Hypersphere Design, an internet design company. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife, Barbara.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A classic, December 12, 2001

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This review is from: Murphy's Law and Other Reasons Why Things Go Wrong (Paperback)

This book is legendary. With humor and wit it explains in "layman's terms" the laws which govern the mishaps and mayhem in our lives! For example, did you know that the probability of a piece of toast falling butter side DOWN onto the floor is in direct proportion to the value of the rug which it lands on? The "laws" are too funny and all too true. You'll find yourself quoting from this book!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important project management tool, July 11, 2011

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This review is from: Murphy's Law and Other Reasons Why Things Go Wrong (Paperback)

Murphy's Law is commonly cited as "Anything that can go wrong, will." Most people are familiar with this saying, at least to the point of recognizing it if you quote it.

What you may not realize that this simple law is only the tip of the Murphological philosophy. From this seemingly humble beginning has sprung a host of corollaries, postulates, and theories that encompass the Murphy way of life.

In "Murphy's Law and Other Reasons Why Things Go Wrong", author Arthur Bloch painstakingly documents the numerous versions of the law and its axioms, and breaks them down into easy-to-reference sections suitable for all occasions. No matter what your line of work and no matter how FUBAR your project has become, there is a Murphyism to explain how it got that way.

This invaluable reference belongs on every manager's bookshelf.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Murphy's Law Books, June 25, 2010

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Again I bought this for my father. He loves a giggle and an easy read. This one was all of these things!