May on Motors

'I WORRY THAT HE THINKS HE DOESN'T NEED FRIENDS BECAUSE HE'S GOT FANS INSTEAD' JEREMY CLARKSON

May's collection of articles is full of inventive...exercises, honestly retold. It makes for a nice read.

I worry that he thinks he doesn't need friends because he's got fans instead.

A great book to dip into, pore over on a Sunday afternoon or leave in the smallest room in the house.

James May is co-presenter of Top Gear on BBC Two alongside Jeremy Clarkson and Richard Hammond. He has a regular column in Top Gear magazine and is a weekly columnist for The Daily Telegraph. He lives in London.

Best known as the third presenter in the unholy trinity that is Clarkson, Hammond and May on Top Gear, James May has lived, breathed and dreamt about cars his entire life. 
There is something about cars that stirs up intense feelings in people - how it makes them look to the outside world, how it makes them feel about themselves, how it looks to their girlfriends or their mates, or their neighbours. These feelings are humorously described in May on Motors, as James takes us on the road and looks at the cars that have shaped him, his world and the ordinary people of Britain. 
In May on Motors, James has brought together his most controversial and amusing pieces to make a brilliant collection that will amuse and inspire all car enthusiasts.

Notes from the Hard Shoulder

Top Gear presenter James May returns in style with another collection of classic motoring journalism

I worry that he thinks he doesn't need friends because he's got fans instead

Best known as one third of the Top Gear trio, James May has lived, breathed and dreamt about cars his entire life. He has written about them over several years in a large number of periodicals. His pieces have appeared in Car magazine, the Scotsman, Country Life and the Daily Express, and he writes regular columns in Top Gear magazine and the Daily Telegraph.

Top Gear presenter and columnist for the Daily Telegraph James May brings together another brilliant collection of his most controversial and humorous writing. 
 
From tales of motoring adventures through India, Russia and Iceland, to classic articles on essential subjects such as driving songs and haunted car parks, these gems from the number one car connoisseur will take readers on a motoring journey that will amuse and entertain in equal measure.

Oz Clarke

James May

An inspiring introduction to French wine with a unique travel angle, tied in to a primetime 6-part BBC2 series, Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure brings us French wine made simple. 
 
Oz Clarke - award-winning writer, critic and committed Francophile - is one of the world's leading authorities on French wine. James May - overgrown boy racer , Top Gear presenter and journalist - knows nothing about wine and loathes what he calls 'wine ponces'. In Sideways style, they travel through the regions of France for 6 weeks. Oz teaches James about wine with the aim of turning him into a top sommelier, while the pair eat together, get drunk together and sometimes have to sleep together for a few nights under canvas. 
 
 Divided by region, Oz and James's Big Wine Adventure cuts through the fear and snobbery that surround French wine, providing an informative, entertaining and accessible guide to the French regions and their wines. 
Beautifully illustrated with over 80 landscape photographs and location shots, it is full of useful information on wine-making, wine culture, regions and tips on how to seek out the best the French vineyards have to offer.

James May

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