{"product_id":"9781621252078","title":"Shit Doesn't Just Happen: Titanic, Kegworth, Custer, Schoolhouse, Donner, Tulips, Apollo 13: The Gift of Failure","description":"Saying \"shit happens\" indicates events are random, have no meaning and there is no accountability or responsibility. It indicates such events could just as easily happen again and there's nothing we can do about them.\u003cp\u003eBullshit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is about catastrophes and how to avoid them, mitigate their effects and learn from them as seen from the perspective of the Masters of Chaos: United States Army Special Forces (Green Berets). Taking the attitude shit happens is negative and is fatal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTitanic: Systematic Failure\u003cbr\u003eKegworth Plane Crash: The Danger of Deferring to Authority and Experts\u003cbr\u003eLittle Big Horn: Leadership Failure\u003cbr\u003eNew London Schoolhouse Explosion: Lack of Focus\u003cbr\u003eThe Donner Party: Social Disintegration\u003cbr\u003eFrom Tulips to the Housing Bubble: Greed Overwhelms Reality\u003cbr\u003eApollo 13: Success Snatched from the Jaws of Catastrophe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bottom line is we can predict and prevent most catastrophes because every one has at least one man made factor, of the 7 cascade events, involved. In other words, we have control over whether shit happens. But it means changing a complacent mindset, getting rid of delusional thinking, and viewing the world around us in a Green Beret way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause shit doesn't just happen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cool Gus Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47031700422896,"sku":"9781621252078","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781621252078_p0.jpg?v=1763859621","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781621252078","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}