Born to be Riled" is a collection of hilarious vintage journalism from Jeremy Clarkson. Jeremy Clarkson it has to said sometimes finds the world a maddening place. & 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 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
- & then puts the boot in. Among other things he explains: why Surrey is worse than Wales; how crossing your legs in America can lead to arrest; the reason cable TV salesmen must be punched; that divorce can be blamed on the birth of Jesus. Raving politicians pointless celebrities ridiculous personalities & the Germans all get it in the neck together with the stupid the daft & the ludicrous in a tour de force of comic writing guaranteed to have Jeremys postman wheezing under sackfuls of letters from the easily offended. Praise for Jeremy Clarkson: " Brilliant.. .laugh-out-loud". (" Daily Telegraph"). " Outrageously funny.. .will have you in stitches". (" Time Out"). Number-one bestseller Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars current affairs & anything else that annoys him in his sharp & funny collections. " Clarkson On Cars" " Dont Stop Me Now" " Driven To Distraction" " Round the Bend" " Motorworld" & "I Know You Got Soul" are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App i Clarkson: The Book of Cars can be downloaded on the App Store. Jeremy Clarkson because his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. Since then he has written for the " Sun" & the " Sunday Times". Today he is the tallest person working in British television & is the presenter of the hugely popular " Top Gear"."