Murphy's Law

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Penguin, 2003 - Humor - 210 pages
For more than a quarter of a century, Murphy's Law has provided the last word on things going wrong. Positive thinking is all very fine when the world is treating you right, but when things go awry, it's Murphy's Law that comes up with the goods-the pithy revelations and undeniable truths that document our limitless potential for misplaced insight, hopeless wit, and pessimistic wisdom.

This special anniversary collection features the best of Murphy's Law--plus new 21st-century entries proving that with advances in technology, even more can go wrong.

For example:

No matter what goes wrong, there is always somebody who knew it would.

Anything is easier to take apart than to put together.

For every action, there is an equal and opposite criticism.

The less you do, the less can go wrong.

Everybody lies, but it doesn't matter since nobody listens.

From inside the book

Contents

CYBERMURPHOLOGY
92
ECONOMURPHOLOGY
113
SOCIOMURPHOLOGY
131
ROADSMANSHIP
153
LEGAL MURPHOLOGY
169
MURPHOLOGY AND THE ARTS
186
TRANSCENDENTAL MURPHOLOGY
207
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Arthur Bloch is the author of the Murphy's Law books, which have been published in more than 30 countries and have sold millions of copies worldwide. Since 1986 he has been producer/director of the Thinking Allowed public television series, featuring interviews with many of the world's leading scholars and researchers in areas of personal and spiritual development, philosophy, psychology, and the frontiers of science. Bloch also runs Hypersphere Design, an internet design company. He lives in Oakland, California with his wife, Barbara

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