Born To Be Riled

Synopsis

<p><b><i>Born to be Riled </i>is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson. </b></p><p> </p><p> 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.</p><p> </p><p> 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. </p><p> </p><p> Among other things, he explains:</p><p> </p><p> . Why Surrey is worse than Wales</p><p> . How crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest</p><p> . The reason cable TV salesmen must be punched </p><p> . That divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus</p><p> </p><p> 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. </p><p> </p><p> <b>Praise for Jeremy Clarkson:</b></p><p> </p><p> 'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></p><p> 'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' <i>Time Out</i></p><p> </p><p> Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars, current affairs and anything else that annoys him in his sharp and funny collections. <i>Clarkson On Cars</i>, <i>Don't Stop Me Now</i>, <i>Driven To Distraction</i>, <i>Round the Bend</i>, <i>Motorworld</i> and <i>I Know You Got Soul </i>are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App<i> iClarkson: The Book of Cars</i> can be downloaded on the App Store.</p><p> </p><p> Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the <i>Rotherham Advertiser</i>. Since then he has written for the<i> Sun</i> and the <i>Sunday Times</i>. Today he is the tallest person working in British television, and is the presenter of the hugely popular Top Gear.</p>