Murphy's Law

Murphy's Law

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Summary

Murphy's Law - popularly known as Sod's Law - with acknowledgements to Parkinson's Law and the Peter Principle - explains the truth of man's existence: that if anything can go wrong, it will. In three volumes of murphology, Arthur Bloch has provided the only comfort possible - laughter - for all those who have ever been exasperated by things going wrong, with a set of rules offering a wise and witty view of the human predicament in the cosmos.

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  • Arthur Bloch holds up a rickety umbrella to defend himself against slates dislodged by tornadoes ... and is ... very funny
    Punch

About the author

Arthur Bloch

Arthur Bloch is an American writer and the author of the Murphy's Law books. Since 1986 he has been the producer and director of the Thinking Allowed PBS television series.
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