Overview
Did you hear the one about the canal builder who forgot canals need water? The battle where everyone ran away? Or the boat made of ice, and the town that mixed up time? How about the shovel invented for soldiers with a hole in it? Colossal Canadian Failures is a lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes the eccentrics, the failures, the misguided, and the just plain overoptimistic who never met an idea they could resist, no matter how crazy. From engineering blunders to business and political failures and more, Colossal Canadian Failures provides a muchneeded ego boost for anyone who thinks they've said oops one too many times.
Full Product Details
Author: Randy Richmond ,
Tom Villemaire
Publisher: Dundurn Press
Imprint: Dundurn Press
ISBN: 9781550029048
ISBN 10: 1550029045
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 01 September 2002
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
. ..a lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes or the just plain misguided who never met an idea they couldn't resist--The Telegram (St. John's, NF) (11/11/2002) . ..Colossal Canadian Failures provides a much-needed ego boost for anyone who thinks they've said 'oops' one too many times. --National Post (12/21/2002) . ..a fiesta of fabulous flops. --The Beaver (now Canada's History) June/July 2003 . ..a light-hearted look at plans and dreams that sounded better in theory than they were in practice. --London Free Press (11/14/2002) An all-round good read. --Packet and Times (Orillia, ON) (12/07/2002) a fiesta of fabulous flops. --The Beaver (now Canada's History) June/July 2003 a fiesta of fabulous flops. An all-round good read. --Packet and Times (Orillia, ON) An all-round good read. Colossal Canadian Failures provides a much-needed ego boost for anyone who thinks they ve said 'oops' one too many times. --National Post a light-hearted look at plans and dreams that sounded better in theory than they were in practice. --London Free Press a lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes or the just plain misguided who never met an idea they couldn't resist--The Telegram (St. John's, NF) a light-hearted look at plans and dreams that sounded better in theory than they were in practice.--London Free Press a lighthearted look at Canada's unsung heroes or the just plain misguided who never met an idea they couldn't resist--The Telegram (St. John's, NF) An all-round good read.--Packet and Times (Orillia, ON) a fiesta of fabulous flops.--The Beaver (now Canada's History) June/July 2003 Colossal Canadian Failures provides a much-needed ego boost for anyone who thinks theyve said 'oops' one too many times.--National Post
An all-round good read. --Packet and Times (Orillia, ON) (12/07/2002)
Author Information
Randy Richmond is a newspaper reporter and author of The Orillia Spirit, published by Dundurn Press in 1996. He lives with his wife and three children in London, Ontario, where he gets inspiration for stories about failure from looking at his home improvement projects. Tom Villemaire is a newspaper reporter and editor and a freelance writer. He lives alone in Balaclava, Ontario, and, at times when she permits, with his girlfriend in Toronto. A failed astronaut and garbage man, Villemaire lowered his sights and settled upon writing as a career.
