Dumb books by dumb authors

Sometimes authors try to make money by selling books that make stupid predictions about the future. When the future doesn't turn out as planned, the authors look like the idiots they are.

Reading a post on David Lereah Watch got me thinking of some of the dumb prediction books out there. Here are a few noted offenders, in chronological order:

• The Great Depression of 1990 by Ravi Batra, 1987

• Dow 36,000 by James K. Glassman and Kevin A. Hassett, 1999
  

• Why the Real Estate Boom Will Not Bust — And How You Can Profit From It by David Lereah, 2006
  

• A Bound Man: Why We Are Excited About Obama and Why He Can't Win by Shelby Steele, 2007

If you think of any others, please add them to the comments.