The (Incomplete) Book of Failures: The Official Handbook of the Not-Terribly-Good Club of Great Britain

by Stephen Pile and Pile

Book Overview

A very funny book ! Pile has gathered here the cream -- or, rather, the glorious dregs -- of the best stories of abominable failure. Here, for example, is the story of the Most Unsuccessful Tourist,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525475893
• ISBN13: 9780525475897
• Release Date: October 1979
• Publisher: E.P. Dutton
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 0.1" x 0.1"

Customer Reviews

Incompetence: The Real Talent of the Human Race

This is the funniest book I own, and I re-read it frequently. It has an amazing cumulative effect--you start out with smiles, and a few pages later you're wiping away tears, rendered speechless and almost breathless with laughter. Mr. Pile's prose style is brilliant. His awe in the face of breathtaking human incompetence (which he claims "separates us from the animals")is inspirational. Buy this book.

THIS BOOK IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK.

After reading this book,you would think that your underachievemedents aren't unique,since there are lots of "crazy" but "special" failures which are written in this book.

One of the funniest books ever written!

I can't say enough good things about this book. Perhaps the 'English as she is wrote' section is the most side-splitting text ever! I refer back to the book frequently, and tell everyone about it.

If you need several hundred good laughs.......

If you need several hundred good laughs, you need the Incomplete Book of Failures. Chronicled here for all time are the spectacular underachievements of idiots of all ages, nationalities, and backgrounds. Well worth a two to six month wait! Complete with erata list