Full name: The Book of Heroic Failures: The Official Handbook of the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain

Author: Stephen Pile Year: 1979 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Humor, Non Fiction, History Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780708819081 0708819087

Stephen Pile is a Renaissance Man, equally unable to do a vast range of activities. The Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain Western civilization is obsessed with success, even though most of us have a genuine flair for the exact opposite. Three years ago Stephen Pile decided to do something about it: he formed the Not Terribly Good Club of Great Britain. To get into the Club you had to be not terribly good at something and preferably downright awful. Members addressed the Club on the things they did worst or couldn't do at all. Sometimes they would give displays and win standing ovations. Over the years they held appalling musical evenings, art exhibitions and so on until the membership grew from 20 to 200. The book contains an application form for membership. Similar books: Dave Barry Turns 50 by Dave Barry Dave Barry's Money Secrets by Dave Barry The Return of Heroic Failures by Stephen Pile Homes and Other Black Holes by Dave Barry The World of Karl Pilkington by Karl Pilkington Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary by Jeff Foxworthy Dave Barry's Gift Guide to End All Gift Guides by Dave Barry Dave Barry is not Taking this Sitting Down! by Dave Barry Bizarre World by Bill Bryson How Hard Can It Be? by Jeremy Clarkson Afterliff by John Lloyd Stuff White People Like by Christian Lander Dave Barry Talks Back by Dave Barry No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem! by Jeff Foxworthy Whiter Shades of Pale by Christian Lander The Ultimate Book of Heroic Failures by Stephen Pile The Mother Tongue: English And How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson Comedy at the Edge by Richard Zoglin After the Funeral by Edwin Murphy Shit my History Teacher DID NOT tell me! by Karl Wiggins