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Title: How They Choked

Subtitle: Failures, Flops, and Flaws of the Awfully Famous

Author: Georgia Bragg

Narrator: L. J. Ganser

Format: Unabridged

Length: 4 hrs and 2 mins

Language: English

Release date: 06-30-14

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 14 votes

Genres: History, World

Publisher's Summary:

Over the course of history, famous people made mistakes that were so monumental they could never escape them, no matter how brilliant their successes! Ferdinand Magellan is credited as the first man to sail around the world...but he only actually made it halfway. His terrible treatment of everyone he met cut his life journey short. Queen Isabella of Spain is remembered for financing Columbus' expeditions - and for creating the Spanish Inquisition. J. Bruce Ismay commissioned the unsinkable marvel of the sea, the Titanic - and then jumped the line of women and children to escape death on a lifeboat. Listeners will be fascinated well past the final curtain and will empathize with the flawed humanity of these achievers. Famous successful "failures" include:

Members Reviews:

Fascinating take on historical fails

Written with humor and historical accuracy. Loved the writing, narration and the stories. Write more!