{"product_id":"already-good-enough-justin-lampert-9781969709579","title":"Already Good Enough: The Tuesday Manifesto","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if your greatest act of rebellion was simply being yourself?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarry Shuttlewick has achieved something remarkable: a life of perfect, sustainable contentment. He drives the 8:15 bus to Hillcrest Primary. He makes tea at precisely the right temperature. Every morning, he waves at Mrs. Pemberton, and every morning, she waves back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's not exciting. It's not extraordinary. It's just... enough.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfortunately, \"enough\" has attracted attention.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Department of Ordinary Affairs has questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Barry's sensible beige trousers are mysteriously replaced with aggressive purple sequins, his bus develops \"mood enhancement\" capabilities, and the neighbourhood children start speaking in Elizabethan English, he realises that someone has decided his community needs improving-whether they want it or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe optimisation has begun. And it's only going to get worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome battles are worth fighting precisely because they look unwinnable.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmed with nothing but a stubborn belief that ordinary is enough, Barry assembles the most unlikely resistance movement in British history: a retired lollipop lady with organisational skills, a shopkeeper mourning his alphabetised newspapers, an eight-year-old boy who refuses to stop believing in dinosaur \"butt brains,\" and a three-hundred-year-old civil servant dragon named Reginald who wears a bowler hat and has developed opinions about municipal drainage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether, they'll discover that the most revolutionary thing you can do in a world obsessed with improvement is simply refuse to be improved.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA hilarious and heartwarming satirical comedy for anyone who's ever been told they have \"unrealised potential.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlready Good Enough: The Tuesday Manifesto\u003c\/i\u003e is a celebration of ordinary life, ordinary people, and the extraordinary courage it takes to decide that who you already are is exactly who you're supposed to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouglas Adams (\u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTerry Pratchett (\u003ci\u003eDiscworld\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJasper Fforde (\u003ci\u003eThursday Next\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone who's ever felt exhausted by self-improvement culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeadpan British humour\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbsurdist bureaucracy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dragon with excellent infrastructure opinions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cat who takes his job very seriously\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eZero hustle culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe most ordinary hero you'll ever root for\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Some gestures are worth making even when no one is watching. Especially when no one is watching.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Justin Lampert,Alistair Finch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 196970957X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781969709579\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lampert \u0026amp; Sons Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Justin Lampert","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172441235711,"sku":"9781969709579","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/already-good-enough-justin-lampert-9781969709579","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}