Spanish shoemaker Camper made headlines in San Francisco when the company opened its unfinished store to customers, simply calling it “Walk in Progress”.  Customers were invited to draw on the unpainted walls and shoes were displayed on top of packaging containers.  Customers loved it and the most popular message written on the walls was “Keep the store just the way it is.” …

Urban legend has it that when Einstein was on the speaker circuit his faithful driver, Harry, learned his speech word for word.  Einstein’s driver also happened to look like him.  On a whim, at an evening presentation, Einstein and his driver decided to swap places.  Einstein donned the chauffeur’s cap and jacket and sat in the back of the room. …

Recently I received a scathing email about a supposed single misprint in our book.  The writer concluded by saying they were so happy that they had only borrowed the book from the library, rather than purchased it.  OOUCHHHH! Reading the email on the train to work, I felt I was being punched in the guts.  I might even have sworn aloud…OK …