{"product_id":"2026200012743-secondhand-i-could-have-kicked-myself","title":"I Could Have Kicked Myself","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Very good\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome gaffes are too good to forget — and I Could Have Kicked Myself is a glorious monument to the most spectacular blunders, miscalculations, and howlers in modern history. Compiled and written by the celebrated broadcaster David Frost and Michael Deakin, this wickedly entertaining collection chronicles the moments when politicians, business tycoons, military commanders, and public figures of every stripe got it spectacularly, undeniably wrong — from catastrophic investment decisions to famously misguided predictions about the future.\n\nIllustrated with sardonic wit by William Rushton, whose sharp pen perfectly complements the dry, knowing tone of the text, the book presents a richly comic tapestry of human fallibility. Beyond the laughs, it argues something quietly profound: that even the most powerful and celebrated minds are not immune to breathtaking error. Published by the esteemed Andre Deutsch, I Could Have Kicked Myself endures as a sharp-edged reminder that history's greatest confidence is often the prelude to its greatest embarrassment — leaving the reader to wonder, with gleeful unease, who will be next.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130988503259,"sku":"2026200012743-SECONDHAND","price":30.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/709cfbea-f511-4ffe-b189-0ad5926fef4e.png?v=1786593742","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012743-secondhand-i-could-have-kicked-myself","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}