{"product_id":"doomed-to-repeat-pb-paperback","title":"Doomed to Repeat PB - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Fawcett\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Those who forget history are doomed to repeat it.\"\u003c\/em\u003e And so we have. Time and again, mankind has faced down problems, but have often failed to take the hard-earned knowledge into the next battle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoomed to Repeat\u003c\/em\u003e is a collection of essays, edited by Bill Fawcett, that illuminates some of the problems we've faced repeatedly throughout history, including Islamic jihad, terrorism, military insurgencies, inflation and the devaluation of currency, financial disasters, ecological collapses, radical political minorities like the Nazis and Bolsheviks, and pandemics and epidemics like the Black Death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith more than 35 chapters of the Groundhog Days of world history, both infamous and obscure, \u003cem\u003eDoomed to Repeat: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Lessons of History We've Failed to Learn\u003c\/em\u003e is chock-full of trivia, history, and fascinating looks at the world's repeated mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn engrossing and fact-filled compendium of timeless lessons we keep forgetting--over and over and over . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is said that those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it. And so we have. Time and again humankind has overcome great turmoil only to ignore hard-earned wisdom at the very worst moment. Borrowing more from \u003cem\u003eGroundhog Day\u003c\/em\u003e than D-day, Bill Fawcett illuminates some of the predicaments, both infamous and obscure, that have vexed us for centuries--and just may explain many of today's global conflicts. Through fourteen chapters, \u003cem\u003eDoomed to Repeat\u003c\/em\u003e is chock-full of trivia, historical oddities, and fascinating insights into our most popular mistakes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLearn about: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e What really stops terrorists\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e How inflation and recession helped set the stage for the Nazis to take power\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e What really ended the Great Depression and whether it could work today\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e What history predicts for the final results of the Arab Spring\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e Swine flu, bird flu, and the chances of another worldwide plague\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 7.98 x 5.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744758075455,"sku":"9780062069061","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/b19c0c99736e256575ad533d0b160c09.webp?v=1765169345","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/doomed-to-repeat-pb-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}