{"product_id":"fifteen-minutes-of-shame-how-a-twitter-mob-nearly-ruined-my-life-9781637556597","title":"Fifteen Minutes of Shame: How a Twitter Mob Nearly Ruined My Life","description":"\u003cp\u003eWarren Buffet once said that all it takes is five minutes to ruin a reputation. For Des Hague, it only took forty-two seconds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 2014, Hague's life was a bona fide rags-to-riches success story. After nearly twenty years of steadily climbing the corporate ladder, he had risen from living in the back of a fish-and-chips shop to becoming the CEO of one of the top hospitality providers in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a video surfaced on Twitter of him kicking a dog in an elevator, everything changed. A mob formed on social media that spread like wildfire. Despite expressing deep regret for his actions, he was forced to resign from his job, and his family was threatened.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhat the mob didn't know was that the person depicted in the short video clip was the exact opposite of who Hague really was--a man who had survived a childhood of physical and sexual abuse, spent decades building a loving family and a high-flying career, and raised millions to fight child homelessness. Though ultimately there was little harm to the dog, his life was nearly destroyed in a few short days by thousands of people he had never met.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eFifteen Minutes of Shame\u003c\/i\u003e, Hague tells the inspiring story of how he overcame the odds to find improbable success and not only reveals the person behind the forty-two-second clip but makes a compelling argument against the dangers of embracing cancel culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amplify Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781637556597\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.21lbs","brand":"Des Hague","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096255004853,"sku":"9781637556597","price":23.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_90ca4731-7ae4-4ae6-99bf-148b2b361528.jpg?v=1692804369","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fifteen-minutes-of-shame-how-a-twitter-mob-nearly-ruined-my-life-9781637556597","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}