The World According to Clarkson - Jeremy Clarkson

The World According to Clarkson was first published in 2004 and contains with in it articles that first appeared in Jeremy Clarkson's Sunday Times column between 2001 and 2003. The topic of these articles varies incredibly and this is what makes the book so interesting to read. Now if you are aware of Jeremy Clarkson, which I'm sure, most people are, he is often to be found ranting about something or another. If it isn't why flying First Class doesn't exist or why we should forget the Euro and simply concentrate on getting a universal socket then it's something to do with record breakers or why Health and Safety men are a pain in the backside. Now ...

Probably like most people I first became aware of Jeremy Clarkson through the excellent TV programme Top Gear, a show that is not just for petrol heads as it is also one of the funniest programmes on TV as well given some of the stunts and challenges they do. In the show he is the arrogant, opinionated alpha male with a hearty dislike of Europe, foxes, anything environmentally friendly and French cars. Oh and political correctness. In addition to his TV work he also writes a newspaper column and is an author of a number of books. Apart from the toilet reading on offer at my sister house this was the first Clarkson book that I have read and I was interested to ...

Jeremy Clarkson is probably most known for presenting 'Top Gear'. Also a writer and broadcaster, he has written columns for both the Sunday Times and The Sun. 'The World According To Clarkson' is a collection of his columns from 2001 to 2003. Written for the Sunday Times the book follows Jeremy as he writes from various countries across Europe and the world on subjects that range from the British weather, to why he'd like to be a German, to why he shouldn't be allowed to look after his kids. Clarkson's style of writing is easy to read, at the same time being witty, tongue-in-cheek and entertaining. I found myself laughing out loud on more than one ...