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Failosophy: A Handbook For When Things Go Wrong
Written by Elizabeth Day
Narrated by Elizabeth Day
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of How to Fail and Magpie
‘Elizabeth Day has revolutionised the way we see failure’ Stylist
‘A beautiful timely and humane book’ Alain de Botton
‘Most 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.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
Release dateOct 1, 2020
ISBN9780008420406
Author
Elizabeth Day
Elizabeth Day is the author of Scissors, Paper, Stone and Home Fires. She is an award-winning journalist who has worked for the Evening Standard, the Sunday Telegraph and the Mail on Sunday, and who is now a feature writer for the Observer. She grew up in Northern Ireland, and currently lives in London, with her husband. @elizabday www.elizabethdayonline.co.uk
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Sep 16, 2023
This was a quick read-up after I finished "How to Fail", and I enjoyed this short(er) book a lot too. If you have read "How to Fail", you might find this one a repetition, and some of the stories will sound almost annoyingly familiar. Nevertheless, this is a great rehearsal of what Elizabeth Day stands for, and her ideas are bright, her narration is clear and you feel like she's always by your side, rooting for you.
A feel-good read!2 people found this helpful