Born to be Riled: The Collected Writings of Jeremy Clarkson (平装) 0141028998

在线阅读本书 Jeremy Clarkson, it has to be said, sometimes finds the world a maddening place. And nowhere more so than from behind the wheel of a car, where you can see any number of people acting like lunatics while in control (or not) of a ton of metal. In "Born to be Riled", Clarkson takes a look at the world through his windscreeen, shakes his head at what he sees - and then puts the boot in. Among other things, he explains: why Surrey is worse than Wales; how crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest; the reason cable TV salesmen must be punched; and, that divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus. Raving politicians, pointless celebrities, ridiculous 'personalities' and the Germans all get it in the neck, together with the stupid, the daft and ludicrous in a tour de force of comic writing guaranteed to have Clarkson's postman wheezing under sackfuls of letters from the easily offended. .co.uk Review Jeremy Clarkson, the opinionated motoringjournalist, has something to say on just abouteverything, not just cars, in this collection of hiscolumns from both Top Gear Magazine and TheSunday Times.

Whether you love or loathe him,Born to be Riled makes for an entertaining andlively read as Clarkson vents his anger and frustrationat, among other things, Sunday drivers, caravans andpoliticians. Even places are not safe from his poisonoustongue, with Surrey, Birmingham and Norfolk being on thereceiving end of some particularly venomous rants.

Clarkson's views on cars and motoring make forinteresting reading but do tend to speak to the moreinitiated enthusiast than the casual driver and analogiesand comparisons are often lost on all but the mosttechnically minded car fanatic.

However, Clarksonwrites with us wit and even when his arguments seem alittle shaky, you can't help but find yourself nodding inagreement or realising that he is riled by all the thingsin life that you are--being stuck behind a caravan on acountry back road or the drink-driving laws in thiscountry. In much the same way as Bill Bryson chronicleslife's daily woes and pitfalls with a scathing sense ofhumour, so Clarkson speaks for a silent majority who aresecretly incensed by a million and one things everyday oftheir lives, but are just a little too British to sayanything.

In this book, Clarkson has become the commonman's champion and when he is fighting for the cause withthis much humour and wit, long may he remain in thatposition. --Jonathan Weir--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Jacket Born To Be Riled is a motoring milestone, the best of Jeremy Clarkson's writing in Top Gear Magazine and the Sunday Times. Only the most outrageous diatribes, the sharpest observations and the funniest experiences are included here in this souped-up, turbocharged collection of columns from Britain's most famous motoring journalist. Sit beside him in the passenger seat as he crucifies shoddy cars, stand with him on the soapbox as he lays into the anti-car bureaucrats, and hitch a ride around the world on his filming trips. If this book were a car, it would be a 600 brake horsepower Aston Martin Vantage. Or something else big and noisy.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Jeremy Clarkson made his name presenting a poky motoring programme on BBC2 called Top Gear. He left to forge a career in other directions but made a complete hash of everything and ended up back on Top Gear again. He lives with his wife, Francie, and three children in Oxfordshire. Despite this he has a clean driving licence

出版社	Penguin Books Ltd
作者	BBC Books