{"product_id":"murphys-law-complete-mandarin-humour","title":"Murphy's law: Complete by Arthur Bloch (mandarin humour)","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"837\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"138\" data-end=\"154\"\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"154\" data-end=\"157\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"184\"\u003eThe Complete Murphy’s Law\u003c\/em\u003e is a witty and endlessly quotable collection that gathers humorous axioms and corollaries rooted in human folly and everyday misfortune. Built around the famous adage “If anything can go wrong, it will,” the book presents dozens of variations such as “Nothing is as easy as it looks,” “Left to themselves, things tend to go from bad to worse,” and even “Silverman’s Paradox: If Murphy’s Law can go wrong, it will.”These clever, tongue-in-cheek observations offer a comedic lens on life’s unpredictable mishaps, making the book both a source of dry humor and a strangely comforting reminder that chaos is universal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"1574\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"844\" data-end=\"864\"\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"867\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArthur Bloch\u003c\/strong\u003e (born January 1, 1948) is an American writer and humorist best known for popularizing Murphy’s Law through a long-running, bestselling series of books.First published in 1977 as \u003cem data-start=\"1096\" data-end=\"1149\"\u003eMurphy’s Law and Other Reasons Why Things Go WRONG!\u003c\/em\u003e, with the word \u003cem data-start=\"1165\" data-end=\"1172\"\u003ewrong\u003c\/em\u003e humorously printed upside-down on the cover, this became the inaugural installment of his “Murphology” series.\u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"ms-1 inline-flex max-w-full items-center relative top-[-0.094rem] animate-[show_150ms_ease-in]\" data-testid=\"webpage-citation-pill\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Beyond his writing, Bloch produced and directed the PBS series \u003cem data-start=\"1384\" data-end=\"1402\"\u003eThinking Allowed\u003c\/em\u003e from 1986 to 2002, and has explored satirical humor through self-help parody with works like \u003cem data-start=\"1496\" data-end=\"1536\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eHealing Yourself with Wishful Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Best of used books","offers":[{"title":"Used","offer_id":44276716339457,"sku":"2EX57RV0I-Used","price":150.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0421\/4299\/0495\/products\/ArthurBloch.jpg?v=1627236519","url":"https:\/\/bestofusedbooks.com\/products\/murphys-law-complete-mandarin-humour","provider":"Best Of Used Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}