Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters

Thirty-Nine Tiny Mistakes That Changed the World Forever

By: Jared Knott

Narrated by: Stephen Bowlby

The small things that had great historical consequences....

How often does a single tiny mistake cause an entire civilization to collapse? More often than you think! Listeners of Jared Knott’s book Tiny Blunders/Big Disasters will be amazed at the little things that changed history in a big way. Here are a few examples:

• A single document poorly designed by one single clerk in one single county changed the outcome of a presidential election and led directly to a major war.
• A soldier accidentally kicked a helmet off of the top of a wall and caused an empire to collapse.
• A small mechanical device several inches long failed to function, which changed the outcome of WWII and led to the deaths of millions of people.
• A man failed to gather his army in time to defend against an attack because of the temptation of opium and a young slave woman.
• And many more!

Hypnotic and addictive, these well-researched, factual stories will keep you listening far past your bedtime. Showing human weakness at its very worst in critical moments, this book is the “butterfly effect” in human history reviewed.

©2020 Jared Knott (P)2021 Blackstone Publishing

great read!

great read! worth reading! I would suggest reading this book... because ... its good! you should read good books.

learn from the past

great book/listen, devil is in the details, how the past can repeat itself if we don't learn from it

Great Voice, Lovely American Accent

Please be careful for the devil is indeed in the details. Great Book. Learned a lot of history.

Great Stories

I loved the stories, especially the political ones. some of it's pretty hard to believe and some of it's funny. A lot of it's really not.

I listened to this while changing my room setup.

I listened to this while changing my room setup. The reading performance was easy to follow, the reader was perfect for the material. The book is quite interesting. I was unaware of several of the 'blunders.' Very ebjoyable!