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Stephen Potter. Stephen Meredith Potter (1 February 1900 – 2 December 1969) was a British writer best known for his parodies of self-help books, and their film and television derivatives.
Learn about Stephen Potter (1900-1969), the author of Gamesmanship and One-upmanship, and his literary and radio works. Find out about his marriages, his collaborations with Joyce Grenfell, and his family.
Stephen Potter has 131 books on Goodreads with 2546 ratings. Stephen Potter’s most popular book is Theory & Practice of Gamesmanship.
Stephen Potter. 3.94. 152 ratings12 reviews. It is hard to maintain a witty equilibrium in the realm of manners in cultured society. If one ignores social conventions, one runs the risk of being perceived as uneducated; however, following all common protocol pegs one as a nerd.
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Stephen Potter wrote an autobiography covering his early years (up to age 20) entitled Steps to Immaturity, published in 1959 by Rupert Hart-Davis. A biography, Stephen Potter, Inventor of Gamesmanship , by Alan Jenkins (ISBN 0 297 77817 X) was published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson in 1980.
USS Stephen Potter (DD-538), a Fletcher-class destroyer, was a ship of the United States Navy. Stephen Potter was commissioned in 1943 and served in the Pacific during World War II. She was then mothballed until 1951 whereupon she saw service in several areas including the Korean War. In 1958 she was placed in reserve, and scrapped in 1973.
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Sep 21, 2021 · Stephen Potter : inventor of gamesmanship. by. Jenkins, Alan, 1914-. Publication date. 1980. Topics. Potter, Stephen, Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography, Humorists, English -- 20th century -- Biography. Publisher. London : Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
