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Mistakes That Worked (40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be)

Some "mistakes" are the best inventions. This book provides the stories to 40 such inventions - including chocolate chip cookies, velcro, aspirin and Post-Its.

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Educator on 2/16/2005
Mistakes That Worked is a fun book that I would recommend for younger scholars. The book does not touch upon perfectionism as much as I would have liked it too. However, the book does make many good points and emphasizes how mistakes are essential in life. Charlotte reports, "Intelligence is not to make no mistakes. But quickly to see how to make them good."
Educator on 1/18/2005
This is an entertaining and trivia-filled resource. It's especially thought-provoking for students with perfectionist tendencies, or anyone afraid of making a mistake.
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