{"product_id":"failosophy-9780008420413","title":"Failosophy","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Fail and MagpieElizabeth Day has revolutionised the way we see failure' StylistA beautiful timely and humane book' Alain de BottonMost failures can teach us something meaningful about ourselves if we choose to listen''In Failosophy Elizabeth Day brings together all the lessons she has learned, from conversations with the guests on her award-winning How to Fail podcast, from stories shared with her by readers and listeners, and from her own life, and distils them into seven principles of failure.Practical, reassuring and inspirational, these principles offer a guide through life's rough patches. From failed exams to romantic break-ups, from career setbacks to confidence crises, from navigating anxiety to surviving loss, Failosophy recognises, and celebrates, the fact that failure connects us all. It is what makes us human.With insights from Malcolm Gladwell, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Lemn Sissay, Frankie Bridge, Nigel Slater, Emeli Sande, Alain de Botton, Mabel, Fearne Cotton, Meera Syal, Dame Kelly Holmes, Andrew Scott and many, many more, Failosophy is the essential handbook for turning failure into success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003e‘A beautiful timely and humane book. If there's one philosophy the world needs more of right now, it's \u003cem\u003eFailosophy\u003c\/em\u003e’\u003c\/strong\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003e Alain de Botton\u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A pragmatic and pocket-sized guide to failure – how to cope with it and what to learn from it … \u003cstrong\u003ea must read\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eGlamour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘\u003cstrong\u003eThe timing of this guide couldn’t be better \u003c\/strong\u003e- as we’ve navigated all of the stresses that come with the pandemic – and Day’s advice is both practical and reassuring.\u003cstrong\u003e It really is okay to fail\u003c\/strong\u003e’ \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eWitty and likeable\u003c\/strong\u003e … thoughtful and probing' \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e             \u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eHow to Fail\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e           \u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘A book full of wisdom, humour, humility, tenderness and heart. Elizabeth Day’s beautiful, reassuring stories and observations are a guide to self-compassion, a celebration of all things imperfect and will galvanise you to try, try again’ Dolly Alderton, author of \u003cem\u003eEverything I Know About Love\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e'\u003cem\u003eHow To Fail \u003c\/em\u003ehas rapidly become my essential companion in this over-competitive, demanding world. By turns profound, witty, and extremely reassuring, Elizabeth Day's sublime deconstruction of the myth of 'success' – and the journey to find our own markers of contentment – is a life-changing gift to us all.' Jessie Burton, author of \u003cem\u003eThe Muse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e'Brilliant Elizabeth Day, who you could probably trust to talk eloquently about anything' \u003cem\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Brilliant … Covering everything from job rejections to failed IVF attempts, this podcast will make you feel better about life when things aren’t going to plan’ \u003cem\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Funny and insightful' \u003cem\u003eGrazia\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'It’s really quite special' \u003cem\u003eRed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Whip-smart celebrations of things going, well, wrong' \u003cem\u003eEmerald Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e'Listening to this show is cathartic; failure is a constant experience shared by so many, and being open is not a bad thing’ \u003cem\u003eBuzzFeed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e           \u003cp\u003e‘Tender and insightful, as well as acerbically funny’ \u003cem\u003eReader’s Digest\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48863975801175,"sku":"9780008420413","price":8.54,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780008420413.jpg?v=1722269839","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/failosophy-9780008420413","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}