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From heroic George Washington to dastardly Richard Nixon, the Oval Office has been occupied by larger-than-life personalities since 1789. However, the President of the United States is only human--and oftentimes far from perfect. This third Epic Fails title explores the lives, legacies, and failures of some of America's commanders in chief. Illustrations.

From heroic George Washington to the dastardly Richard Nixon, the oval office has been occupied by larger-than-life personalities since 1789. The position comes with enormous power and responsibility, and every American president thus far has managed to achieve great things. However, the President of the United States is only human-and oftentimes far from perfect. While some men suffered through only minor mishaps during their time in office, ...

In this second installment of the Epic Fails series, readers will learn about the many failures that made up the Space Race, paving the way for humanity's eventual success at reaching the stars. Illustrations.

In this second installment of the Epic Fails series, explore the many failures that made up the Race to Space, paving the way for humanity's eventual success at reaching the stars.Today, everyone is familiar with Neil Armstrong's famous words as he first set foot on the moon: "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." He made it look easy, but America's journey to the moon was anything but simple. In 1957, when the Soviet Union laun...

Taking a humorous and unexpected view of history, the Epic Fails series explores the surprising stories behind groundbreaking discoveries, voyages, experiments, and innovations. This first installment chronicles the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation. Illustrations.

A hilarious nonfiction look at two of history's most epic "failures": the Wright brothers, whose countless crashes ultimately led to groundbreaking success.Although Orville and Wilbur Wright are celebrated today as heroes for their revolutionary contributions to science and engineering-they are acknowledged as the first men to successfully achieve powered, piloted flight-their success was hard-earned. (Spoiler alert: there were a lot of nosedi...

In the fourth installment of the Epic Fails series from authors Erik Slader and Ben Thompson and illustrator Tim Foley, The Age of Exploration: Totally Getting Lost introduces readers to an international cast of trailblazers and details every mutiny, wrong turn, and undiscovered city of gold.Christopher Columbus is one of the most famous explorers of all time, but he was neither the first nor last adventurer to ever stumble upon a great discov...

In this fourth installment of the Epic Fails series, the authors introduce readers to an international cast of trailblazers and details every mutiny, wrong turn, and undiscovered city of gold behind the age of exploration. Illustrations.