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The Hill Times: Best Books of 2017 Successful Canadians write about failure, and how it got them where they are today. What does it mean to fail? To some of the most successful Canadians, it was a rite of passage, a stepping stone to greater things, or even a brilliant source of inspiration. Olympic golds, successful businesses, pioneering medical advances - all came about after a series of missteps and countless attempts. Canadian Failures gathers ten experts from the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors and academia, all of whom have grappled with failures and success throughout their lives. Their powerful argument: that Canada, and Canadians, must be willing to learn from failure if we hope to succeed. With Chapters By ... astronaut Robert Thirsk Olympic gold medalist, wrestler Erica Wiebe Chair of OpenText and of the National Research Council, Tom Jenkins co-founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festival, Andy Nulman ... and others at the top of their fields.Product Identifiers
PublisherDundurn Group LTD
ISBN-139781459740433
eBay Product ID (ePID)238722591
Product Key Features
Number of Pages232 Pages
Publication NameCanadian Failures: Stories of Building Toward Success
LanguageEnglish
SubjectEngineering & Technology, Science, Evolution, Management
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorAlex Benay
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height216 mm
Item Weight319 g
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Country/Region of ManufactureCanada
Title_AuthorAlex Benay