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Every year thousands of books become obsolete. Maps are added to, travel guides add new hotels, and scientists develop new technology. However, there are other times when event happens that changes history or the author just plain gets it wrong. Below are 10 examples of books that didn’t stand the tests of time.
What books do you know of that didn’t stand up to the test of time? Let us know and maybe we'll add your suggestion to the list.
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Jim Carlton – 1977
There may have been a shaky start but after Steve Jobs successes with the Macintosh 128k in the 1980s and company recent successes with the iPod, iPhone, iMac and iTunes I personally think Carlton got it wrong.
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Brooke A. Masters - 2006
In 2006 The Rise of Eliot Spitzer was published describing the ruthless ways in which he cracked down on unethical financial institutions. In 2008 the Fall of Eliot Spitzer was recorded in the newspapers, over his involvement with high price escort services.
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Michael S. Hyatt - 1998
This account outlines an ominous view of how computer systems will be able to deal with the year 2000 problem. Power grids will go dark, 911 call centers descend into chaos, Visa cards die, and the industrialized world is reduced to hunting and gathering in Hyatt's millennium nightmare. In reality the only blackouts that occurred were from one too many glasses of millennium cheer.
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Larry Fox - 1974
Written at the height of his NFL career as a running back the books author Larry Fox could never have predicted OJ’s run from the LAPD in his white bronco almost 20 years later.
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George Allan Connor – 1948
Esperanto was a constructed language developed in the late 1800s, which could supposedly be learned in a fraction of the time taken to learn a traditional language. Much was touted in the early 20th century that Esperanto would alleviate language barrier problems but the concept never took off.
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Montgomery Rollins – 1928
A reference book for the use of those desiring information in the handling of money or the investment thereof, however Black Tuesday’s occurrence the following year makes this edition a little less credible.
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Beth Peters - 1999
Written in 1999 when Britney was the squeaky clean, former Mouseketeer, and children’s role model. Now less then a decade later, she’s still on the front pages but it’s not for her singing.
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Christopher Johnson - 1999
Nearly a decade after being written and there is no hint of Britain dropping the Pound.
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Marci Fredricks – 1985
Published in 1985 Teen Dreams depicts Lowe as the object of young women’s desires, but in 1988 this Brat Pack found himself one of the first celebrities scandalized by a sex tape in which he was, ironically, with a 16 year old girl.
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Henry D. Spalding – 1972
An intimate glimpse into the Presidents private life exposing everything… Except that Watergate thing that he was planning for two years later.
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