An entertaining and practical guidebook for twenty-first century readers. What do Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, Albert Einstein and Amitabh Bachchan have in common? They are all success stories, but they also failed spectacularly. 21 Fantastic Failures brings to you the real-life stories of icons from the fields of business, science, technology, politics, sports, literature, art, film, TV and music, highlighting the points in their lives where each of them failed but, undeterred, decided to pick themselves up and forge ahead. The decisions they made in those moments converted their setbacks into triumphs and etched their names in history. Covering biographical details, trivia and learnings from the way each figure tackled failure, the lessons within the book can be applied to not just professional but also personal spheres. Every chapter is presented in a simple, entertaining way to serve as a practical guidebook for twenty-first century readers. Contains chapters on: Amitabh Bachchan • The Beatles • Richard Branson Julia Child • Walt Disney • Thomas Edison Albert Einstein • Lady Gaga • Vincent van Gogh Steve Jobs • Michael Jordan • Nelson Mandela Lionel Messi • Elon Musk • Colonel Sanders Dr. Seuss • Steven Spielberg • Ratan Tata • Vera Wang Serena Williams • Oprah Winfrey