With Every Mistake is a collection of Gwynne Dyer's articles published between September 11, 2001 and the Iraqi election in 2005.

With Every Mistake
AuthorGwynne Dyer
GenreNon-fiction, Political
PublisherRandom House of Canada
Publication date
25 October 2005
Publication placeCanada
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages405 (Hardcover 1st edition)
ISBN0-679-31402-4 (Hardcover 1st edition)
OCLC60797988

The articles are interspersed with commentary from Dyer which includes discussion of the issues, reflections on the Canadian publishing environment, and self-criticism for the things that he got wrong.

The title is taken from the Beatles' song, "While My Guitar Gently Weeps", by George Harrison: "With every mistake, we must surely be learning."

Contents

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  1. "A Long Way in a Short Time"
  2. "Just Walking Down the Road, Minding My Own Business...2001, pre-9/11"
  3. "The Suddenly...September 11-December 21, 2001"
  4. "The Uslims: Malevolent, Mysterious and Probably Crazy"
  5. "Meanwhile, in Another Part of the Forest..."
  6. "Axis of Evil: The Subject Has Changed January–December 2002"
  7. "Israel and Palestine: The Long Run"
  8. "South Asia: Dangerous, But Getting Better"
  9. "Invading Iraq: The Reason Why"
  10. "The State of Europe"
  11. "Miscellany I"
  12. "Iraq: Vanishing WMD, Rising Resistance"
  13. "Catastrophes Old and Pending"
  14. "Africa's Travails"
  15. "Iraq: Shia Pressure, American Abuse, Sunni Revolt"
  16. "The Lost Continent"
  17. "East Asian Games"
  18. "Iraq and Terrorism: A Sense of Proportion"
  19. "The Fate of Israel"
  20. "The Rich and the Poor"
  21. "Miscellany II"
  22. "We Must Surely be Learning"

Release details

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  • 2005, Canada, Random House Canada ISBN 0-679-31402-4, Pub date 25 October 2005, Hardback
  • 2006, Canada, Vintage Canada ISBN 0-679-31403-2, Pub date 10 October 2006, Paperback

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