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1、MoreHeroicFailuresOfcourse,somepeoplearesuccessful—clever,unusualpeoplelikeEinstein,Mozart,StevenSpielberg.Butthisbookisnotforthem...Howbadlycanpeopledothings,iftheyreallytry?InTheBookofHeroicFailuresyoumettheworld’sworsttourist—MrNicholasScotti,themanwholandedinNewY
2、orkandthoughtitwasRome.YoureadabouttheuselessnessofMrR.E.deBruycker,thespywhogavetheenemymoreinformationthanhegotfromthem.YoureadaboutthefamousMrPhilipMcCutchcon,themanwithoneeyeandonelegwhobecameoneoftheworld’spoorestthieves.Thesearesomeofthegreatestfailuresofalltim
3、e,peoplewhohavebeenbetteratdoingthingsbadlythananyoneelseintheworld.Theyaremorethanordinaryfailures—theyareheroes.Now,inMoreHeroicFailures,youcanreadmoregreatexamplesofhownottodoanythingright.TherearetheBritishfootballplayerswholost21-0toSVWMainzofGermany.Thereistheg
4、reatNorwegian,MrTeigan,singeroftheworstEuropeanSongShowsongof1978.AndDrBrianRichardsofDeal,England,oneoftheunluckiestloverstherehaseverbeen.StephenPilewroteTheBookofHeroicFailuresin1979andsaidimmediately,“Iwillneverwriteanotherbookaboutfailures.”Soonafterthat,hewrote
5、MoreHeroicFailures.MrPiledecidednevertobecomeawritermanyyearsago,notlongbeforehebeganwritingfornewspapersandwrotehisfirstbook.HelivesinRichmond,apartofLondon.HeoncetriedtoliveoutsideofLondon,butfailed.Heisunabletodoagreatmanythings.OTHERTITLESINTHESERIESLevel1Level4G
6、irlMeetsBoyTheBoysfromBrazilTheHenandtheBullTheBreathingMethodTheMedalofBrigadierGerardTheDangerDetectiveWorkLevel2TheDoll'sHouseandOtherStoriesTheBirdsDraculaChockyFarfromtheMaddingCrowdDon'tLookNowFarewell,MyLovelyEmilyGlitzTheFoxGonewiththeWind,Part1TheGhostofGcnn
7、yCastleGonewiththeWind,Part2Grandad'sElevenTheHouseofStairsTheLadyintheLakeTheLockedRoomandOtherMoneytoBurnHorrorStoriesPersuasionTheMillontheFlossTheRailwayChildrenTheMosquitoCoastTheRoomintheTowerandOtherThePictureofDorianGhostStoriesGrayStrangersonaTrainSimplySusp
8、enseWhiteFangTreasureIslandUndertheGreenwoodTreeLevel5TheBabyPartyandOtherStoriesLevel3TheBodyBlackBeautyTheFirmTheBlackCatandOther
