How to Not Make the Same Mistake Once

by Barry Farber

Barry Farber never gave a single thought to educational theory until, at the age of twenty-two, he saw how the U.S. Army taught new recruits not to stand behind a bazooka when it was being fired. In... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1569801320
• ISBN13: 9781569801321
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: UNKNO
• Length: 108 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.5" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Brilliant ...

... it should be on the summer reading list for 10th graders. How can I tell? As a high school teacher I experienced pretty much story in the book. Indeed, I could add one story Mr. Farber has not mentioned (probably because as a gentleman he cannot experience it). One fine day I came to school with a new haircut, at least 7 inches shorter than on the previous day. You probably guessed it: at least one dozen students asked me if I had a haircut. I was tempted to say "No, space-aliens abducted me and I had to pay them with my hair so not to be taken to Pluto." I did not, which Mr. Farber would praise as not saying something unnecessarily rude. But, I am guilty of not considering these students as the "little Einsteins" of their respective classes. There was really no offensive to the question, but it was not smart either. In his book, Barry Farber teaches you how to be smart about life. He addresses a wide range of issues useful to the job-seeker, the future CEO, the respectable spouse, and the secretary. The reader will find himself/herself caught of having done the one or other mistake and laughing hysterically because one of Mr. Farber's fables tells the very story the reader has experienced the day before. I cannot possible imagine anybody for whom this book is not interesting to say the least, enriching for others. Getting back to my opening statement - this book should be mandatory for students. The benefit for the students would be greater than if they read "the Great Gatsby".