When even his friends refer to him as 'a balding, bug-eyed opportunist with the looks of a beach ball, the charisma of a glove-puppet and an ego the size of a Hercules supply plane,' the odds of Toby Young scoring - in any sense - appear to be slim. But then How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, his memoir about failing to take Manhattan. Abacus. UK. Año 2006.