Ever wanted to know how many Jeremy Clarksons tall the London Eye is? What about how to say the name of the volcano James May drove up? Or if there are any foods Richard Hammond will actually eat? For a reasonable price all this knowledge & more can be yours... This is a trivia treasure trove of top tens utterly useless information funny facts & other random Top Gear stuff. ...

Ambitious but Rubbish" reveals the off-camera secrets behind some of " Top Gear's" most memorable creations. From the challenge of turning a Reliant Robin into a rocket & the genesis of the Hammerhead-i Eagle Thrust electric car to the complexities of building a caravan airship & the inspiration for destruction-testing a Toyota Hilux this book is packed with the previously untold stories behind dozens of classic TV moments. " Top Gear" has never shied away from trying to answer questions no one has even thought to ask. Questions like ' Can you make a convertible people carrier?' ' Can you cross the Channel in a pick-up?' & ' Can you turn a combine harvester into a snow plough?'. " Ambitious but Rubbish" reveals how those insane ideas came about with remarkable tales of ingenious invention & idiotic engineering. This book is essential reading for any " Top Gear" fan & a terrific insight into the creation of the world's biggest car show. It's also a terrifying window into the minds of Jeremy Clarkson Richard Hammond & James May. Don't say you weren't warned about that last one." ...

Join Jeremy Clarkson James May Richard Hammond & everyones favourite weirdo in white the Stig in this annual celebration of all things Top Gear. With marauding motorcars extreme adventures & puzzles packed with POWER! this book should be in pole position for any Top Gear fans Christmas stocking! ...

Join Jeremy Clarkson James May Richard Hammond & everyones favourite weirdo in white the Stig in this annual celebration of all things Top Gear. With marauding motorcars extreme adventures & puzzles packed with POWER! this book should be in pole position for any Top Gear fans Christmas stocking! ...

Ever since Karl Benz first powered up his Patent-Motorwagen in 1885 man has salivated & swooned over automobiles. & none more so than the motoring fanatics at Top Gear who have test-driven critiqued & worshipped some of the best cars in motoring history. While many have fallen short of Top Gear's exacting standards others have triumphed proving so damn cool they're Sub Zero. In this unique bible of motoring coolness Top Gear's Matt Master recounts the stories behind history's greatest cars from pre-war vintage motors to the supercars of the future pairing stunning Top Gear photography & rarely seen archive photographs with expert commentary. He'll break down the technology behind these incredible machines & place each car in the context of its time with anecdotes & analysis that explain just what's so cool about each one. From the quintessential British luxury of the Bentley Brooklands to the Italian sex appeal of the Bizzarini Strada the old Hollywood glamour of the Chrysler Airflow to the futuristic lines of the Aston Martin Bulldog via Steve Mc Queen's Ford Mustang & James Dean's doomed Porsche Spyder this will be social history as much as car worship. The only book like it on the market this is the evolution of cool Top Gear-style; the definitive guide to the undisputed coolest cars on the planet. ...

The Top Gear presenters do talk a lot of rubbish. Ever wondered what on earth James May is talking about when he rattles on about engines & physics & stuff? Or what the gibberish coming out of Jeremy's mouth really means? Or how to pronounce Richard Hammond's favourite cars? The Stigtionary will explain all those tricky things for you with hilarious definitions of words & phrases from the BBC show. ...

Caryl Churchill: A dramatist who must surely be rated among the half-dozen best now writing...a playwright of genuine audacity & assurance able to use her considerable wit & intelligence in ways at once unusual resonant & dramatically riveting Benedict Nightingale New Statesman Ms Churchill is one of our best writers...her play is brilliantly conceived with considerable wit to illuminate the underlying deep human seriousness of her theme Bryan Robertson Spectator Set in the early Thatcher years Top Girls is a serminal play of the modern theatre revealing a world of womens experience at a pivotal moment in British history. Told by an eclectic group of historical & modern characters in a continuous conversation across ages & generations Top Girls was hailed as the best British play ever by a woman dramatist (Guardian). Commentary & notes by Bill Naismith & Nick Worrall ...

Has city slicker Julia met her match in a rugged Montana cowboy? t's not only Julia's professional acumen that has men quaking in their shoes
- she also has a taste for keeping men in line after office hours. With an impressive collection of whips & high heels to her name she sure has some kinky ways of showing affection. But Julia's been searching all her life for a man who won't be tamed too quickly
- & when she meets rugged dude rancher Zach on a business get-together in Montana she thinks she might have found him. He may be a simple countryman but he's not about to take any nonsense from an uppity city woman like Julia. Zach's full of surprises: where she thinks he's tough he turns out to be gentle; when she's confident she's got this particular cowboy broken in he turns the tables on her. Underneath the big sky of Montana has the steely Julia finally met her match?

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The Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces is a classic Italian cook book that has sold over a million copies & been translated into 12 languages. For this charming addition Diane Seed has fully revised the recipes with several delicious & easy recipes. With flavours bursting from the simplest ingredients authentic Italian pasta dishes can make home cooking truly sensational. The scent of torn basil leaves; the sizzle of pan-fried prawns; the sight of an olive-studded spaghetti alla puttanesca: pasta sauces invigorate all the senses. In this definitive collection Diane Seed shares the one hundred best sauce recipes she has encountered in 40 years of living eating & cooking in Italy. Infinitely varied it

Includes:: specialities from regions across Italy & classic recipes weve come to love that are both delicious & economical plus a few extra-special dishes that are perfect for occasions. Top One Hundred Pasta Sauces is an indispensible selection that is as wide-ranging as Italian culture itself. Trusted by cooks for over 25 years its sensational yet simple recipes are an essential ingredient in every kitchen.

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Test your code-breaking skills with this fascinating & TOP SECRET code book from the Scouts! Inside youll find everything you ever wanted to know about a variety of clever codes plus lots of activities to help you improve your code-breaking skills. You can even have a go at creating your own codes so you can send secret messages to your friends! ...