false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180359286m/1030220.jpg 1030220 4 Jeremy Clarkson, the opinionated motoring journalist, has something to say on just about everything, not just cars, in this collection of his columns from both <I>Top Gear Magazine</I> and <I>The Sunday Times</I>.<p>Whether you love or loathe him, <I>Born to be Riled</I> makes for an entertaining and lively read as Clarkson vents his anger and frustration at, among other things, Sunday drivers, caravans and politicians. Even places are not safe from his poisonous tongue, with Surrey, Birmingham and Norfolk being on the receiving end of some particularly venomous rants.<p> Clarkson's views on cars and motoring make for interesting reading but do tend to speak to the more initiated enthusiast than the casual driver and analogies and comparisons are often lost on all but the most technically minded car fanatic.<p> However, Clarkson writes with joyous wit and even when his arguments seem a little shaky, you can't help but find yourself nodding in agreement or realising that he is riled by all the things in life that you are--being stuck behind a caravan on a country back road or the drink-driving laws in this country. In much the same way as Bill Bryson chronicles life's daily woes and pitfalls with a scathing sense of humour, so Clarkson speaks for a silent majority who are secretly incensed by a million and one things everyday of their lives, but are just a little too British to say anything.<p> In this book, Clarkson has become the common man's champion and when he is fighting for the cause with this much humour and wit, long may he remain in that position. --<I>Jonathan Weir</I> 1016477 1999 Born to Be Riled total:80|5:15|4:23|3:33|2:8|1:1| 80 283 130 1 1030220 0141028998 9780141028996 80 1 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180359286m/1030220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1030220.Born_to_Be_Riled 0 0 false Fri Oct 02 03:36:21 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 03:36:21 -0700 2009 1030220 0141028998 9780141028996 80 1 3.54 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180359286m/1030220.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1030220.Born_to_Be_Riled 0 0 false Tue Dec 08 10:28:43 -0800 2009 Tue Dec 08 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