Driven to Distraction

Author: Jeremy Clarkson

Brace yourself, Clarkson's back.

And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters …). Or he would, if there weren't so many things competing for his attention first. So much to get off his chest. The world according to Clarkson is a perplexing place, filled with thorny subjects like:

  • The prospect of having Terry Wogan as president
  • Why you'll never see a woman driving a Lexus
  • The unforeseen consequences of inadequate birth control
  • Why everyone should spend a weekend with a digger

Fearless, independent, surprising and laugh-out-loud funny, Driven to Distraction is full-throttle Clarkson at his best; a unique look at the joys, absurdities and frustrations of modern life. With wheels. Buckle up, get comfortable, and hold on tight. There's no one who writes about cars like Jeremy . . .

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Book Cover:  Driven to Distraction

Brace yourself, Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable disasters …). Or he would, if there weren't so many things competing for his attention first. So much to get off his chest. The world according to Clarkson is a perplexing place, filled...

Brace yourself, Clarkson's back. And he'd like to tell you what he thinks about some of the most awe-inspiring, earth-shatteringly fast and jaw-droppingly gorgeous cars in the world (alongside a few irredeemable...

Published: 09/07/2010
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141044200
RRP: $26.95

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Book Cover:  Motorworld
Jeremy Clarkson gets under the skin of 12 countries by looking at the cars people drive and how they drive them. Hilarious travel writing.
Jeremy Clarkson gets under the skin of 12 countries by looking at the cars people drive and how they drive them. Hilarious travel writing.
Published: 01/08/2004
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141017877
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover:  Round the Bend
What's it like to drive a car that's actively trying to kill you? This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels.
What's it like to drive a car that's actively trying to kill you? This and many other burning questions trouble Jeremy Clarkson as he sets out to explore the world from the safety of four wheels.
Published: 31/10/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780718158415
RRP: $29.95
Book Cover:  Born to be Riled

Jeremy Clarkson, it has to be 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 Born to be Riled, Clarkson takes a look at the world through his windscreeen, shakes his head at what he sees – and then puts the boot in.

Jeremy Clarkson, it has to be 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...

Published: 05/02/2007
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ISBN: 9780141028996
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Book Cover: The World According to Clarkson Volume One

Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works – and being Jeremy Clarkson he's not about to voice them quietly, humbly and without great dollops of humour.

In The World According to Jeremy Clarkson , he reveals why is it that:

Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit. And as a result, he's got one or two things to tell us about how it all works – and being Jeremy...

Published: 04/07/2005
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Book Cover:  How Hard Can It Be?
Jeremy Clarkson had a dream . . . A world where the nonsensical made sense, the idiotic was abolished and the sheer bloody brilliant was embraced. In How Hard Can It Be? our hero embarks on a quest to set the world to rights. Again.
Jeremy Clarkson had a dream . . . A world where the nonsensical made sense, the idiotic was abolished and the sheer bloody brilliant was embraced. In How Hard Can It Be? our hero embarks on a quest to set the world to rights. Again.
Published: 24/06/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141048765
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Book Cover:  For Crying Out Loud: The World According to Clarkson Volume 3

'Cars take a back seat as Clarkson grumpily lets rip . . . the man has a point!'   Zoo

The publication of The World According to Clarkson in 2004 launched a multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon. But to no avail.  

Jeremy's one man war on crimes against common sense has not yet been won. And out hero's still scratching his head at the madness of it all.   But it's not all bad.  ...



'Cars take a back seat as Clarkson grumpily lets rip . . . the man has a point!'   Zoo

The publication of The World According to Clarkson in 2004 launched a multi-million copy bestselling phenomenon...

Published: 26/06/2009
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141038124
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover:  Don't Stop Me Now
Jeremy Clarkson knows there's more to life than cars. There is, after all, a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered. So, before he gets on with the job in hand, he'd like to take some time out to consider the bigger picture.
Jeremy Clarkson knows there's more to life than cars. There is, after all, a whole world out there just waiting to be discovered. So, before he gets on with the job in hand, he'd like to take some time...
Published: 30/06/2008
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ISBN: 9780141026114
RRP: $26.95
Book Cover:  I Know You Got Soul
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Jeremy Clarkson loves machines. But it's not just any old bucket of bolts, cogs and bearings that puts that rings his bell. In fact, he's scoured the length and breadth of the land, plunged into oceans and taken to the skies in search of those rare machines with that elusive certain something.
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Jeremy Clarkson loves machines. But it's not just any old bucket of bolts, cogs and bearings that puts that rings his bell. In fact, he's scoured the length and...
Published: 31/07/2006
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ISBN: 9780141022925
RRP: $26.95
Published:26/10/2009
Format:Paperback, 432 pages
RRP:$32.95
ISBN-13:9780718155735
ISBN-10:0718155734
Publisher:Penguin UK
Subjects: - Humour(208)

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