Book description
Born to be Riled is a collection of hilarious vintage
journalism from Jeremy Clarkson.
Jeremy Clarkson, it has to 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 this collection of classic columns, first published in 1999,
Jeremy takes a look at the world through his windscreen, 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
. 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 the ludicrous, in a tour de force of comic
writing guaranteed to have Jeremy's postman wheezing under sackfuls of
letters from the easily offended.
Praise for Jeremy Clarkson:
'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph
'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out
Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars, current
affairs and anything else that annoys him in his sharp and funny
collections. Clarkson On Cars, Don't Stop Me Now,
Driven To Distraction, Round the Bend,
Motorworld and I Know You Got Soul are also available as
Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App iClarkson: The Book of Cars
can be downloaded on the App Store.
Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the Rotherham
Advertiser. Since then he has written for the Sun and the
Sunday Times. Today he is the tallest person working in
British television, and is the presenter of the hugely popular Top Gear.
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
