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Top Gear's James May is back with his hilarious and controversial opinions on ...just about everything. As well as writing about his first love, cars, James has a go at political correctness, the endless rules and regulations of daily life, the internal combustion engine and traffic wardens.... read more

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When I'm in power, there are going to be some changes around here, I can tell you.

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Introduction

1. May's Britain, a broad sunlit upland
2. Italian engine, charismatic, would like to meet small Japanese car for shed frolics
3. Old things - not as good as they once were
4. How not to drive like an Italian
5. The rot stops here
6. Join the police and look really stupid
7. A postcard from France, part I
8. The strange case of the missing Panda
9. If the car fits, wear it
10. Thank you for buying an unfinished car
11. Is there a doctor in the garage?
12. Trust me, I was a choirboy
13. The seed of despair
14. Cheese grater, plug, wheel. It's obvious
15. When you have finished reading, you may hang up
16. Citröen Ooh La La
17. A postcard from France, part II
18. Dogs should be able to buy their own biscuits
19. The incredible disappearing road
20. What Audi could learn from Jesus
21. Maxing the Veyron - a piece of cake
22. The double-ended sword of motoring progress
23. Mercedes Benz forever
24. One good thing came out of the 1970s
25. Out of date and out of mind
26. Rubbish in, rubbish out
27. A postcard from France, part III
28. The pointy end of motorcycle purchasing
29. The case for cat-nav
30. Driving is easy, and that's just as well
31. That North Pole nonsense
32. A brief history of history
33. Give me a car, not a cuddle toy
34. We are not amused
35. A load of horse's arse
36. Porsche - taste the difference
37. A postcard from France, part IV
38. The future of motor racing, and it's cheap
39. Cars are rubbish
40. Er, cars are great
41. Brochure rage, part I
42. Old bag dies after 25 years as my friend
43. Triples all round
44. Rolls-Royce - no longer a car for clowns
45. A modernist's guide to the Goodwood Revival
46. How the small car will save the car
47. Eee I 'ad one of them - best bike ever
48. The queen of clean
49. Motoring holiday spoiled by tasteless curtains
50. A balance view on the irrelevance of handling
51. First class super saver day return - by Fiat
52. How the three-day week improved your car
53. Mercedes Benz, now you're just being silly
54. The curse of carbon
55. The two most boring men in Britain
56. Small electrical fault, would suit enthusiast
57. Brochure rage, part II
58. The Bentley in outer space
59. Cars for art's sake
60. The domestic cooker - an underrated appliance
61. The coupé that doesn't cheer
62. The difficulty of going nowhere
63. Why we should take heart from car makers
64. The car - what were they thinking of?
65. James Bond would like to thank his sponsors
66. Harley-Davidson, hardly appropriate
67. The biggest spanner in the world
68. Brown must go
69. I saw the light, and I saw that it was poor
70. Australians singing in shower - world will end
71. Once more, with feeling
72. No jam tomorrow

Index

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  1. James May (Author)

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  • May on Motors
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