The World According to Clarkson: The World According to Clarkson Volume 1 by Jer

Description: The World According to Clarkson by Jeremy Clarkson Reveals why it is that: too much science is bad for our health 70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever; we must work harder to get rid of cricket; and the author likes the Germans (well, sometimes). FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Brilliant comic writing in the vein of Bill Bryson, this is Clarkson on life, the universe, and everything - its not about the cars!Jeremy Clarkson shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson.Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, hes got one or two things to tell us about how it all works; and being Jeremy Clarkson hes not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.In The World According to Clarkson, he reveals why it is that--Too much science is bad for our health-70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of-Hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever-We must work harder to get rid of cricket-He likes the Germans (well, sometimes)With a strong dose of common sense that is rarely, if ever, found inside the M25, Clarkson hilariously attacks the pompous, the ridiculous, the absurd and the downright idiotic, whilst also celebrating the eccentric, the clever and the sheer bloody brilliant.Less a manifesto for living and more a road map to modern life, The World According to Clarkson is the funniest book youll read this year. Dont leave home without it.Brilliant, laugh-out-loud Daily TelegraphOutrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches Time OutVery funny...I cracked up laughing on the tube Evening Standard Notes In this book, one of the countrys funniest comic writers exposes absurdities, celebrates eccentricity and entertains richly along the way. This is a hilarious snapshot of life in the 21st century that will have readers wincing with embarrassed recognition and crying with laughter. Back Cover Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, hes got one or two things to tell us about how it all works - and being Jeremy Clarkson hes not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour. In The World According to Clarkson , he reveals why it is that: - too much science is bad for our health - 70s rock music is nothing to be ashamed of - hunting foxes while drunk and wearing night-sights is neither big nor clever - we must work harder to get rid of cricket - he likes the Germans (well, sometimes) With a strong dose of common sense that is rarely, if ever, found inside the M25, Clarkson hilariously attacks the pompous, the ridiculous, the absurd and the downright idiotic ideas, people and institutions that we all have to put up with at home and abroad, whilst celebrating the eccentric, the clever and the sheer bloody brilliant. Less a manifesto for living and more a road map to modern life, The World According to Clarkson is the funniest book youll read this year. Dont leave home without it. Author Biography Jeremy Clarkson began his career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the Sun, the Sunday Times, the Rochdale Observer, the Wolverhampton Express & Star, all of the Associated Kent Newspapers and Lincolnshire Life. Review Clarkson humorously gives his views on everything from the M25 to Rock Music -- DRIVETRIBEPraise for Clarkson: * - *Brilliant...laugh-out-loud * Daily Telegraph *Very funny...I cracked up laughing on the tube * Evening Standard *Outrageously funny...will have you in stitches * Time Out * Prizes Short-listed for British Book Awards: Book of the Year 2006 Review Text Praise for Clarkson: Review Quote Brilliant...laugh-out-loud Excerpt from Book Another Days Holiday? Please, Give Me a Break According to a poll, the vast majority of people questionedas they struggled back to work last week thoughtthat England should have followed Scotlands lead andmade Tuesday a bank holiday.Two things strike me as odd here. First, that anyonecould be bothered to undertake such research and,second, that anyone in their right mind could think thatthe Christmas break was in some way too short.I took ten days off and by 11 oclock on the first morningI had drunk fourteen cups of coffee, read all thenewspapers and the Guardian and then . . . and then what?By lunchtime I was so bored that I decided to hang afew pictures. So I found a hammer, and later a man cameto replaster the bits of wall I had demolished. Then Itried to fix the electric gates, which work only whentheres an omega in the month. So I went down thedrive with a spanner, and later another man came to putthem back together again.I was just about to start on the Aga, which had brokendown on Christmas Eve, as they do, when my wife tookme on one side by my earlobe and explained that buildersdo not, on the whole, spend their spare time writing, sowriters should not build on their days off. Its expensiveand it can be dangerous, she said. Shes right. We have these lights in the dining roomwhich are supposed to project stars onto the table below.It has never really bothered me that the light seeps outof the sides so the stars are invisib≤ but when you arebored, this is exactly the sort of thing that gets on yournerves.So I bought some gaffer tape and suddenly my life hada purpose. There was something to do.Mercifully, Christmas intervened before I could doany more damage, but then it went away again and oncemore I found myself staring at the day through the wrongend of a pair of binoculars. Each morning, bed and theblessed relief of unconsciousness seemed so far away.I wore a groove in the kitchen floor with endless tripsto the fridge, hoping against hope that I had somehowmissed a plateful of cold sausages on the previous 4,000excursions. Then, for no obvious reason, I decided tobuy a footstool.I took the entire family to the sort of gifty-wifty shopwhere the smell of pot-pourri is so pungent that it makesyou go cross-eyed. Even though the children were lyingon the floor gagging, I still spent hours deliberatelychoosing a footstool that was too small and the wrongcolour so that I could waste some more time taking itback.The next day, still gently redolent of Delia Smithsknicker drawer, I decided to buy the wrong sort ofantique filing cabinet. But after the footstool debacle mywife said no. So it seemed appropriate that I shoulddevelop some kind of illness. This is a good idea whenyou are at a loose end because everything, up to andincluding herpes, is better than being bored. Details ISBN0141017899 Author Jeremy Clarkson Pages 352 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 2005 ISBN-10 0141017899 ISBN-13 9780141017891 Format Paperback Publication Date 2005-05-26 Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Edition 1st Short Title WORLD ACCORDING TO CLARKSON Language English DEWEY 828.91402 Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Subtitle The World According to Clarkson Volume 1 Series The World According to Clarkson UK Release Date 2005-05-26 Alternative 9780141901350 Audience General NZ Release Date 2019-05-29 AU Release Date 2019-05-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:2945221;

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