The Experts Speak : The Definitive Compendium of Authoritative Misinformation
Language: English
Published by Pantheon Books, New York, 1984
- First Edition
- Softcover
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New York: Pantheon Books, 1984. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. Illustrated. Not price clipped (9.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. A fascinating (and often humorous) look at what the so-called experts don't know. For example: the president of Digital Equipment Corporation declared in 1977 "there is no reason for any individual to have a computer in their home." . First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. xxiv, 391pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.
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- Title
- The Experts Speak : The Definitive Compendium of Authoritative Misinformation
- Author
- Cerf, Christopher; & Victor Navasky; (Christopher Power, Research Director)
- Publisher
- Pantheon Books, New York
- Publication year
- 1984
- Condition
- Near Fine condition
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0394713346
- ISBN 13
- 9780394713342
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition.
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- Humor
Who said the following?
-- "The one thing I won't let happen to me is I won't let a ball go through my legs".(1)
-- "640K ought to be enough for anybody".(2)
-- "Bill Clinton will lose to any Republican nominee who doesn't drool on stage".(3)
When first published in 1984, The Experts Speak was hailed by Time magazine as "irreverent, unfair and subversive", and over the years it has proven to be the ultimate resource for skeptics. Since then, we've lived through such monumental world events as the Gulf War, the Iran-contra scandal, and the O. J. Simpson trial, fostering the need to examine once more those sure things that turned out to be dead wrong.
Whether it's business or technology, the arts, the environment, or politics, The Experts Speak documents thousands of examples of expert miscalculation, misunderstanding, egregious prognostication, and boo-boos, all systematically cataloged, footnoted, and set straight.
This is a perfect gift for students of all ages, and sure to remain the lie-detector of record for years to come.
(1) Bill Buckner, Red Sox, first baseman, prior to the 1986 World Series
(2) Bill Gates, Microsoft, 1981
(3) Wall Street Journal editorial, October 1995
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Review
Brilliantly organized, using the categories of Adler's "Outline of Knowledge," The Experts Speak will educate the naive and entertain the cynical with its thousands of well-documented quotes by wise men and women, from Aristotle ("The brain is an organ of minor importance") to Albert Einstein ("There is not the slightest indication that [nuclear]energy will ever be obtainable"). Concise, well-written descriptions of the events that actually happened--usually at variance with informed opinion--add to the dry humor. If you've always wanted to be a self-assured talking head, The Experts Speak will make you anauthority on definitive misinformation. --Rob Lightner
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