{"product_id":"successful-failure-lessons-learned-flat-on-my-face-paperback","title":"Successful Failure: Lessons Learned Flat on My Face - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Fredericks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeing successful is no laughing matter . . . unless the road there is littered with flops, fool's errands, fizzles, and straight-up failures--from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling co-author of \u003ci\u003eMarriage Be Hard\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I'm so happy Kev failed, because these stories will set so many free from perfection!\"--Tabitha Brown, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFeeding the Soul\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKevin Fredericks (aka KevOnStage) is a viral stand-up star, an NAACP Image Award-winning comedian, the founder of KevOnStage Studios, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author, and a superstar on social media. But his path to success wasn't always smooth. As a kid, Kevin 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 comedian recounts hilarious 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Fredericks\u003c\/b\u003e is an NAACP Image Award-winning comedian, the founder of KevOnStage Studios, and a superstar on social media. He is the co-author, with his wife, Melissa, of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller \u003ci\u003eMarriage Be Hard. \u003c\/i\u003eHis work and commentary have been featured by \u003ci\u003eGood Morning America, Complex, Ebony, Newsweek, The Daily Beast, \u003c\/i\u003eand MSNBC\u003ci\u003e.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 23, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45103216394319,"sku":"9798217169948","price":37.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/3083\/3487\/files\/jXWL_6rz4x9798217169948.webp?v=1776370381","url":"https:\/\/lumaryon.com\/products\/successful-failure-lessons-learned-flat-on-my-face-paperback","provider":"Lumaryon Universal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}