Annus Horribilis: A Chronicle of Comic Mishaps

Mistakes, mishaps, cock-ups -- they just aren't given the recognition they deserve. They make life interesting and human beings (some more than others) have a genuine flair for them. So why does history only record the world's dull and worthy achievements? Annus Horribilis sets the record straight by celebrating good old-fashioned failures. From the man whose spectacular escape from prison was spoiled when he was eaten by a crocodile to the husband who choked to death on his own wife, via several exploding whales, numerous celebrity meltdowns and countless predictions that proved to be wholly inaccurate, Annus Horribilis proves once and for all, that there's no success like failure.

Title - Annus Horribilis: A Chronicle of Comic Mishaps

Edition -

Author - Sam Jordison

ISBN 13 - 9780719524707

Imprint - John Murray Publishers Ltd

Publisher - John Murray Press

Date Published - 01/11/2007

Prize -

No. of pages - 288

Binding Type - Hardback

Dimensions - 138 x 28 x 203mm

Weight - 410 g

Languages - English