{"product_id":"successful-failure-kevin-fredericks-9780593735671","title":"Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author and viral stand-up star Kevin Fredericks (aka KevOnStage) turns his most cringe-worthy moments into comedy gold, sharing how the most embarrassing failures of his life put him on the path to success.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a kid, Kevin Fredericks noticed something useful: If he made people laugh, the grown-ups would let him stay up late. In church plays, his commitment to the role of Goliath led to a busted lip, and the audience couldn't get enough. He dreamed of becoming a performer, of finding that big break that would launch him into the bright lights of pop culture fame. But as he soon found, the road to the life we want is longer, weirder, more embarrassing, and more entertaining than we think it will be. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSuccessful Failure, \u003c\/i\u003ethe NAACP Image Award-winning comedian recounts\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehilarious stories and sincere insight from his adventures (and misadventures) trying to make it in life. From performing under an alias to avoid getting fired from his suit-and-tie day job to breaking a chair onstage and quitting stand-up for six months, from pooping his pants on a bus next to his future wife to starting a clothing line called Dreams Don't Die (they sure do if the merch doesn't sell), Kevin reminds readers that while we might not be The Rock, Warren Buffett, or Kevin Hart, we're all out here trying, and that's okay. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLaugh-out-loud in one moment and perceptive in the next, \u003ci\u003eSuccessful Failure \u003c\/i\u003eis a wild ride from one of America's funniest comics and a sendup of our ideals around hustle culture and success.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kevin Fredericks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593735676\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593735671\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Convergent Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/23\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Kevin Fredericks","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46806911582463,"sku":"9780593735671","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b18dcb6b-2421-4847-ad7d-011f7c3e2756.jpg?v=1745378061","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/successful-failure-kevin-fredericks-9780593735671","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}