In the flash-forwards of the "Parks and Recreation" finale, what is the title of the best-selling business book Tom Haverford writes?

In the flash-forwards of the “Parks and Recreation” finale, Tom Haverford writes the best-selling business book “Failure: An American Success Story.”

The book emerges after Tom’s restaurant expansion collapses. He carefully builds a chain of Tom’s Bistro locations, but the business is devastated when the United States runs out of beef. Tom loses his restaurants, his money and much of the swagger that defines him.

His eventual comeback turns failure itself into a business philosophy. “Failure: An American Success Story” presents seven types of successful people, represented by characters such as Andy, April, Ben, Leslie, Ron, Donna and Tom. Tom becomes a best-selling author and motivational speaker, complete with a major speaking tour.

The title is deliberately ironic but also captures one of the show’s recurring ideas: failure does not have to be the end of ambition. It is not “Treat Yo Self,” which is a slogan and lifestyle concept associated with Donna and Tom, nor is it connected to Entertainment 720.