About the book: 2009 / The true story of America's most famous loser! The whole truth about a real gentleman who tried to conquer New York. For five years, he was thrown out of all the glossy magazines... He became a nongrata person in all bars and clubs... All the famous models and starlets refused to meet with him... He was even kicked out from Society of Anonymous Alcoholics! For what?! For the inimitable English humor! With what jokes does he manage to alienate the rich and famous inhabitants of New York? Toby Young is a renowned British journalist and theater critic who contributes to Spectator and GQ magazines. The international bestseller How to Lose Friends and Make Everyone Hate You was the basis for the film of the same name starring Gillian Anderson, Kirsten Dunst and Simon Pegg..