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by - written on 09/11/09 (Useful, 6 readings)
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I'm going to base this review on the premise that anyone who reads it is already familiar with who Richard Hammond is, so will avoid any biographical details or cover his other publications and focus entirely on this book. First off this book consists of Richards own personal account of various 'Topgear' challenges which have occurred over the years, along with an account of a documentary he performed in outlining the career of Eval Knieval. The first story covers his own account of his journey to the north pole with a team of working dogs. If you've seen the episode you'll be familiar with the race he had with his two topgear colleages. In this ... Read the complete review
by - written on 29/04/09 (Very useful, 81 readings)
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Whilst he had already gained some attention by hosting Sky One's "Brainiac: Science Abuse" and BBC 2's "Top Gear", what really brought Richard Hammond to the public's attention was a serious crash whilst driving a jet propelled car whilst filming the latter back in 2006. The outpouring of public support, both emotional and financial surprised even him and the book he and his wife Mindy wrote about the accident and his recovery was the best selling non-fiction book of 2007. Since then, millions have followed his every action. Thanks in part to his affable nature next to the grumpy old men of Jeremy Clarkson and James May, "Top ... Read the complete review
by - written on 14/01/09 (Very useful, 252 readings)
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---------------------------------- Who is Richard Hammond? ---------------------------------- Born in Birmingham in 1969, Richard Hammond thought he found his calling when working for a few local radio stations, and then moved into television; it wasn't in 2002 that he finally became well known across the country, as he became 1/3 of the Top Gear team. I'm sure everyone has heard of Richard Hammond, not just from his TV show, but for the fact that he nearly died almost 2 years ago now in a high speed crash, which caused quite a bit of brain damage, and the whole country (well the people that liked him) were glued to the news trying to ... Read the complete review
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