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Oops!: A Stupefying Survey of Goofs, Blunders & Botches, Great & Small [Paperback]

Paul Kirchner (Author)


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Book Description

February 1996
An entertaining study of human screw-ups, blunders, and stupidity includes such monumental goofs as the CIA's bizarre attempts to assassinate Castro, remarks that cost politicians their jobs, and a tiny mathematical error that destroyed a space probe.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 189 pages
  • Publisher: General Pub Group (February 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1881649717
  • ISBN-13: 978-1881649717
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,977,548 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Paul Kirchner was born in New Haven, Connecticut, in 1952. He attended the Cooper Union in New York City. He has worked in the comic book field, writing and illustrating stories for High Times, DC Comics, Marvel Comics, and other publishers. His illustrations have appeared regularly in the New York Times and Wall Street Journal. He has done design and packaging work for several toy companies, including Mego, Coleco, Ideal, and Tyco. He illustrated all but one of Col. Jeff Cooper's books. In recent years he has illustrated mainly for the advertising industry and written books for Paladin Press.

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