{"product_id":"bad-days-in-historyisbn-9781426218072","title":"Bad Days in History","description":"National Geographic author Michael Farquhar uncovers an instance of bad luck, epic misfortune, and unadulterated mayhem tied to every day of the year. From Caligula's blood-soaked end to hotelier Steve Wynn's unfortunate run-in with a priceless Picasso, these 365 tales of misery include lost fortunes (like the would-be Apple investor who pulled out in 1977 and missed out on a $30 billion-dollar windfall), romance gone wrong (like the 16th-century Shah who experimented with an early form of Viagra with empire-changing results), and truly bizarre moments (like the Great Molasses Flood of 1919).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Think you’re having a bad day? Trust us, it gets worse.\"The facts of this passing parade of perfidious knaves, nasty poltroons, incompetent liars and just some unlucky folk who slipped on bygone banana peels make for leisurely reading—and it's surely a story to be continued.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A catalog of historical anecdotes in which the historical agents experienced very bad days indeed.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Library Journal \u003c\/i\u003eMichael Farquhar, a former writer and editor at \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, is the bestselling author of numerous books, including the critically acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBehind the Palace Doors \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSecret Lives of the Tsars\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the popular Penguin \"Treasury\" series: \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Royal Scandals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Great American Scandals\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Treasury of Deception,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Treasury of Foolishly Forgotten  Americans\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Washington, D.C.","brand":"National Geographic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300870967525,"sku":"NP9781426218072","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781426218071_eb35b37a-3d65-4260-88cc-01f3a1d68028.jpg?v=1730746170","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/bad-days-in-historyisbn-9781426218072","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}