Mark Steel

'A deep, personal, clever and witty book' Michael Rosen | 'Funny, moving, wise and then very funny again' John O'Farrell | 'clear-eyed, humane and engaging' Observer | 'inspiring' GuardianI feel like there’s a leopard in my house, locked in a room. I’ve contacted the leopard authorities and they assure me they are used to dealing with leopards like this, and they have a plan for removing the leopard. It will take a while, though, and once in a while I can hear it growl.And that’s all very reassuring. Even so, several times a day I think to myself: “Hang on, there’s a leopard in my house.”One morning, while shaving, the comedian Mark Steel noticed that one side of his neck seemed larger than the other. After a whistlestop tour of assorted medical professionals, a consultant delivered the ominous words that would define the next months of his life: ‘I’m afraid it’s not good news, Mr Steel’.And so began a journey into the heart of the NHS, as he embarked on the long and uncertain road to cancer recovery via a range of mildly torturous and entirely miraculous treatments. What, if anything, might he learn about himself – and our capacity for coping with life when times get tough – as he becomes part of a club that one in two British people will ultimately join?A frank and funny diary of one man’s rather trying year, this is an unforgettable and uplifting story of getting ill, getting on with it, and getting better.

"If you want to achieve the seemingly impossible, you must read Invincible Success "--Vincent C. Racioppo, PhD, President"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to positively impact and influence others."-- Michelle Calloway, CEO"This is a powerful tool that I wish I would have had years ago."-- Mareo McCracken, Chief Revenue Officer". . . a brilliant blend of storytelling, useful insights, and a continuous focus on helping others succeed."-- Curt Mercadante, Founder, AuthorAs a kid, you may have imagined having special powers. Powers that made you unstoppable, incredible, perhaps even . . . INVINCIBLE. It is time for you to become Invincible again When you are Invincible in your career, you will double your sales, inspire your team, and engage every audience you speak to. All of this, and more, is waiting for you in this book.International keynote speaker and acclaimed sales consultant Mark Steel will equip you with the tools and motivation needed to be Invincible.Invincible Success shares the sales and leadership secrets developed during a 14-year career at Microsoft that led to over $1 billion in sales. Plus, it contains valuable insights from over 90 leaders in top organizations and Fortune 100 companies. You will gain unique strategies acquired from years of experience and research and utilized by top sales teams and leaders to exceed their goals. By following the principles laid out in this book, you WILL empower yourself and others, you WILL be more confident and engaging, and you WILL achieve extraordinary results.With Invincible Success, you will: - Learn the proven process for sales, leadership, and speaking success. - Create real connection and trust with those you serve.- Turn every customer interaction into further momentum.- Avoid obstacles to your progress by using powerful strategies to overcome any challenge.- Discover the key component that wraps itself around everything you do, amplifying your results. This book's unique use of storytelling and repeatable steps makes it engaging and highly useable for anyone with lofty goals and a passion to succeed. Reshape your career and personal life today.When you take your unique offering, combine it with determination and this book's proven process, you will achieve exceptional results and you will be Invincible. When you are Invincible, Success is Inevitable

"If you want to achieve the seemingly impossible, you must read Invincible Success "--Vincent C. Racioppo, PhD, President"This book is a must-read for anyone who wants to positively impact and influence others."-- Michelle Calloway, CEO"This is a powerful tool that I wish I would have had years ago."-- Mareo McCracken, Chief Revenue Officer". . . a brilliant blend of storytelling, useful insights, and a continuous focus on helping others succeed."-- Curt Mercadante, Founder, AuthorAs a kid, you may have imagined having special powers. Powers that made you unstoppable, incredible, perhaps even . . . INVINCIBLE. It is time for you to become Invincible again When you are Invincible in your career, you will double your sales, inspire your team, and engage every audience you speak to. All of this, and more, is waiting for you in this book.International keynote speaker and acclaimed sales consultant Mark Steel will equip you with the tools and motivation needed to be Invincible.Invincible Success shares the sales and leadership secrets developed during a 14-year career at Microsoft that led to over $1 billion in sales. Plus, it contains valuable insights from over 90 leaders in top organizations and Fortune 100 companies. You will gain unique strategies acquired from years of experience and research and utilized by top sales teams and leaders to exceed their goals. By following the principles laid out in this book, you WILL empower yourself and others, you WILL be more confident and engaging, and you WILL achieve extraordinary results.With Invincible Success, you will: -Learn the proven process for sales, leadership, and speaking success. -Create real connection and trust with those you serve.-Turn every customer interaction into further momentum.-Avoid obstacles to your progress by using powerful strategies to overcome any challenge.-Discover the key component that wraps itself around everything you do, amplifying your results. This book's unique use of storytelling and repeatable steps makes it engaging and highly useable for anyone with lofty goals and a passion to succeed. Reshape your career and personal life today.When you take your unique offering, combine it with determination and this book's proven process, you will achieve exceptional results and you will be Invincible. When you are Invincible, Success is Inevitable

On the way to a show in Skipton, in North Yorkshire, I noticed a road sign to a town called Keighley. So later, during the show, I mentioned this, asking the audience, 'Is that your rival town?' And the room went chillingly quiet, until one woman called out with understated menace, 'Keighley is a sink of evil.'

They say that life begins at forty, but for Mark Steel, it all started to go pear-shaped. This book is his brilliant attempt to make sense of it all.

“Thank goodness . . . for Mark Steel. Engagingly lighthearted while clearly thorough, the author has taken the events of the French Revolution and given them a human face, as well as neatly poking fun at the over-pomposity with which our recent historians have dealt with the period.”—The Observer “With Vive La Revolution [Steel] examines the raw material of 1789, not so much in search of laughs as in an attempt to reclaim the first popular revolution from the dry historians.”—Scotsman “A cross between a history of the French Revolution and a spirited defense of the ideals that inspired it.”—The Independent “Steel expertly guides the reader through the philosophies, protagonists, failures and serious legacy of the events of 1789.”—Guardian Vive la Revolution is an uproariously serious work of history. Brilliantly funny and insightful, it puts individual people back at the center of the story of the French Revolution, telling this remarkable story as it has never been told before. For the Haymarket edition, Steel has added a new preface for North American readers and revised the book to address parallel themes in US history.