Review: Jeremy Clarkson Books
Motorworld, The World According to Clarkson and Don’t Stop Me Now
Oct 1, 2008
Love him or loathe him, nobody could ever accuse Jeremy Clarkson of being a fence-sitter. Through his regular columns in the Sunday Times and his role as co-presenter on the popular BBC Two motoring program Top Gear, he has found a wide audience for his opinions.
Clarkson’s eight published books, covering both his Sunday Times motoring columns, his Sunday Times column as well as new material include:
- Motorworld (originally published by BBC Books in 1996)
- Clarkson’s Hot 100 (Virgin, 1997)
- Planet Dagenham (Andre Deutsch Ltd., 1998)
- Clarkson on Cars (Penguin, 2004)
- The World According to Clarkson (Penguin, 2005)
- I Know You Got Soul (Penguin, 2006)
- And Another Thing: The World According to Clarkson Volume 2 (Penguin, 2007)
- Born to be Riled (Penguin, 2007)
- Don’t Stop Me Now (Penguin, 2008)
Motorworld
Based on the 1995 BBC Two series Clarkson’s Motorworld, Jeremy travels to eleven countries looking at the car culture that exists in different parts of the world. From the luxury car manufacturers of Italy to the dying car capital of the world, Detroit, Clarkson looks at the ways in which the car has become an integral part of many world cultures. A travel guide for petrolheads and car aficionados.
The World According to Clarkson
Taken from his Sunday Times columns from 2001 to 2003, The World According to Clarkson is basically Clarkson doing what he does best – giving an opinion. From long haul flights (“you can either die of deep vein thrombosis or you can die of cancer … Both options are better than surviving.”) to football hooligans to growing older, Clarkson has something to say on almost any topic.
Don’t Stop Me Now
A book for real car lovers, Don’t Stop Me Now contains a selection of Clarkson’s Sunday Times motoring columns from 2003 to 2006. With each chapter containing a review of a new release car, fans of both sportscars and everyday runarounds will be able to find something to entice. As always, Clarkson’s turn of phrase is what elevates his car editorials to more than just a run-down of specs. The Fiat Panda “waves its arms about and shouts, much like a waiter in an Italian restaurant”. The Porsche Carrera GT is so light “you’d feel guilty driving it after a big lunch.”
About Jeremy Clarkson
Originally from Doncaster in South Yorkshire, Jeremy Clarkson began his career in journalism at the Rotherham Advertiser. He first joined BBC Two’s Top Gear in 1988, but it was in the show’s second format in 2002, when he was joined by co-presenters James May and Richard Hammond, that Top Gear brought Clarkson international fame.
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