The up side of down : why failing well is the key to success

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Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-290) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Failure is fundamental -- The virtuous society -- The experimenters -- Accidents, mistakes, failures, and disasters -- Crisis -- Admitting you have a problem -- Getting unstuck -- Blame -- Punishment -- Forgiveness -- Coda.
Summary, etc.:	"If you want to succeed in business and in life, Megan McArdle argues in this hugely thought-provoking book, you have to learn how to harness the power of failure. McArdle has been one of our most popular business bloggers for more than a decade, covering the rise and fall of some the world's top companies and challenging us to think differently about how we live, learn, and work. Drawing on cutting-edge research in science, psychology, economics, and business, and taking insights from turnaround experts, emergency room doctors, venture capitalists, child psychologists, bankruptcy judges, and mountaineers, McArdle argues that America is unique in its willingness to let people and companies fail, but also in its determination to let them pick up after the fall. Failure is how people and businesses learn. So how do you reinvent yourself when you are down? Dynamic and punchy, McArdle teaches us how to recognize mistakes early to channel setbacks into future success"--