In The Best Day of My Life, a housewife and mother describes her extraordinary achievement in becoming one of the first two women to walk to both of the Earth's poles. Gavin and Stacey writer/costar James Corden recalls welcoming his beloved father home from the first Gulf War. Former champion rugby player Phil Greening celebrates avoiding a life of crime and winning his first cap for England. Comedian Alan Carr recounts his nervewracked triumph at The Royal Variety Performance, while Ewen MacIntosh—"Keith" from The Office (UK)—describes the day he won his hilarious supporting role. Alongside the above stories are moving personal testimonies of becoming the youngest man to climb Everest, escaping death in Iraq, recovering from cancer, and being released into the outside world after 13 years of wrongful imprisonment. This collection will enlighten, amuse, and provide the perfect tonic for those days when life just seems to get you down.