You Ruined It for Everyone!

Name: You Ruined It for Everyone!
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ISBN: 9781593762889

101 People Who Screwed Things Up for the Rest of Us

Matthew Vincent

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English

Soft Skull Press
01 October 2010

Humour

Energy sources are massively depleted. The government is wasteful and incompetent. The economy is imploding, the environment is toxic, and international terrorism threatens our day-to-day lives. And gum sucks. It just sucks. Who is responsible? Who made our world so dangerous, so unlivable, so stupid?

Matthew Vincent is unafraid to name names. Who's to blame for the three-ounce rule on airplanes? Who came up with the bright idea of branding every single sports stadium? Who made curling an Olympic event? Which pope made celibacy mandatory? Who invented daylight saving time? (Who doesn't hate daylight saving time?)

Here's a book that'll tell you who invented every unnecessary, annoying gadget that plagues modern life and haunts your dreams. It's a book to keep in your bathroom for perusal before you end up having to drink out of your toilet bowl because there's no potable water left in your hemisphere. Here's a book that'll tell you who ruined it for everyone.

By: Matthew Vincent
Imprint: Soft Skull Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 191mm, Width: 191mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 395g
ISBN: 9781593762889
ISBN 10: 1593762887
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 01 October 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Matthew Vincent has a background in architecture and design and has worked on a number of projects ranging from high-end residential and civic projects to branding and product design. He currently works as a freelance designer/ideator at his startup design company, Fluid Figment. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife Mélanie and their daughter Téa.

Reviews for You Ruined It for Everyone!: 101 People Who Screwed Things Up for the Rest of Us

Praise for [you] Ruined It for Everyone! An uproariously funny, ad-hoc cultural history of humanity's ability to ruin just about everything. --Christian Lander, author of Stuff White People Like A terrific resource for the armchair finger pointer. --Joshua Piven, author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook