{"product_id":"9781035411306","title":"Yardsticks for Failure : A journey down the sinkhole of not getting stuff done","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Graham, Ivo \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 22\/05\/2025,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 288 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781035411306,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter coming last by quite such a distance on Taskmaster Series 15, and seeing his emotional frailties laid bare in a series of memes of him with his head in his hands, Ivo Graham is adapting to an increasingly irreversible reputation as a man better known for his chaos than his comedy. Yardsticks For Failure is an exquisite map of the brain behind the breakdowns; a deep dive into the various facepalms of Ivo's recent past, and a live diary of his unravelling present, where his solution to the general bedlam of his life has been to pile his plate higher than ever before. Longer-term resolutions of rest and relaxation can wait; in the meantime he's trying to host the greatest club night of all time, run a Sub-3 marathon while pushing a wheelchair, and put his heart on the line in a show unlike anything he's ever done before. Can these dreams become a reality, or will they just become more yardsticks for failure?A gleeful glimpse behind the grubby curtain of stand-up comedy, via friendship and films, fatherhood and Funkytown, this book is a feast for anyone who's ever been enthralled or appalled by Ivo's cursed politeness, squandered promise, or serial prank-victimhood; for anyone battling to get their own life inbox to zero; for anyone who's ever set fire to a diary, lost their mind over a quiz, or pegged it through a station for the last train home. Yardsticks For Failure is a unique self-examination from one of the most eloquent writers and worriers of his generation. Ivo almost certainly won't achieve everything he sets out to, but it's going to be a hell of a ride.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43571791790124,"sku":"9781035411306","price":22.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781035411306.jpg?v=1719469107","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781035411306","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}