Can You Make This Thing Go Faster?

336 pages. The hilarious new collection of stories and observations from Jeremy Clarkson - setting our off-kilter world to rights with thigh-slapping wit once again These days, you might know him better as a tractor-driving Gentleman Farmer, but Jeremy Clarkson wasn't always a horny-handed son of the soil.Not at a ll . . .Back in the day Jeremy was far more likely to be found gunning ar ound the world in a haze of burnt rubber and petrol fumes. But life as a globe-t rotting petrol-head also meant he was forced endure more than his fair share of foolishness, frustration and downright bafflement. And, while Jeremy may not a p atient man, you have to ask why anyone should have to consider issues as diverse and perplexing as: The downsides of relaxing in a bath of crude oil Why fishing is for people who hate their kids Whether there are noise-can celling headphones with the power to silence James May Why saving the plane t means soggy paper straws and no more children What to do about the ramble r who stole his marrowBut as puzzling and exasperating as life on the roa d often seemed to be, you could always count on Jeremy to set the world to right s with a rare wit and unique understanding. And at full throttle. Just don't exp ect it to all go smoothly . . .Praise for Clarkson:'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out'Very funny . . . I cracked up laughing on the tube' Evening Standard.…