The Experts Speak

The new and updated version of a classic reference work brings the history of distortions errors half-truths and outright lies into the information age.<P>Who said the following?<BR>-- The one thing I won't let happen to me is I won't let a ball go through my legs.(1)<BR>-- 640K ought to be enough for anybody.(2)<BR>-- Bill Clinton will lose to any Republican nominee who doesn't drool on stage.(3)<P>When first published in 1984 The Experts Speak was hailed by Time magazine as irreverent unfair and subversive and over the years it has proven to be the ultimate resource for skeptics. Since then we've lived through such monumental world events as the Gulf War the Iran-contra scandal and the O. J. Simpson trial fostering the need to examine once more those sure things that turned out to be dead wrong.<P>Whether it's business or technology the arts the environment or politics The Experts Speak documents thousands of examples of expert miscalculation misunderstanding egregious prognostication and boo-boos all systematically cataloged footnoted and set straight.<P>This is a perfect gift for students of all ages and sure to remain the lie-detector of record for years to come.<P>(1) Bill Buckner Red Sox first baseman prior to the 1986 World Series<P>(2) Bill Gates Microsoft 1981<P>(3) Wall Street Journal editorial October 1995