Meet William, a devout underachiever. He enters life as the firstborn of identical twin boys. It is the last time he will beat his overachieving brother Clive, or anyone else for that matter, at anything. This is Williams manifesto for the underachiever. It is the chronicle of a lifetime of failurepart diary and part handbook for self-defeat. At once corrosively funny and surprisingly tender, An Underachievers Diary is a classic tale of perverse perseverance.From the Trade Paperback edition.