Ultimate Book Of Heroic Failures

Product Description

Anyone can be a success but it takes real & original genius to foul up big time. These are the all-time greats Gods in our field of study surreal artists who spurn mere drab success (Im a winner Lord Sugar) to explore the vast magical life-enhancing possibilities of getting it wrong. Any of us could make a mistake but these great souls can turn the simplest everyday task into a scene of jaw-dropping wonder. These are the immortals. Stephen Pile President of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain & author of the number-one bestseller The Book of Heroic Failures" takes us on an all-new & mind-bendingly hilarious tour to celebrate the most spectacular & absurd failures of the last twenty-five years. Failure is everywhere. There are 235 stories in total spread from the Outer Hebrides to America Ireland Australia Europe & Africa. The Syrian entry for example holds the world all-comers record as the driver who got most lost under Sat-nav direction (5000 miles). From the most driving test failures (959) the worst war correspondent (reporting from a broom cupboard) the worst robbery (when two different sets of bank robbers struck simultaneously) & the worst mugger (who left his victim $250 better off) to the holidaying rugby team of fifty-somethings from Dorchester who due to a mis-translation ended up playing the top team from Romania live on state TV this is the ultimate book to make you feel better about yourself & the world around you."