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As You Do: Adventures With Evel, Oliver, and The Vice-President Of Botswana (Hardcover)

by Richard Hammond (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 304 pages
  • Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (18 Sep 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0297855204
  • ISBN-13: 978-0297855200
  • Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 14.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 12,342 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'[Hammond's] prose reveals him as a thoughtful, decent, generous-hearted man. He is capable of humility and his jokes are funny. As You Do is an unpretentious, well-built vehicle with pleasantly surprising extras and more speed and manoeuvrability than you would have thought.' (EVENING STANDARD )

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The wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of a very brave and clever TV presenter, Arctic Explorer and general drawer of the Short Straw. Moving quickly on from the devastating crash that nearly killed him he ranges widely over his life and times: a visit to Glastonbury with James May reminds of him of his early years of playing in a band and how and why he never quite made it as a rock star; the stunts and other perils that come his way like the TopGear North Pole race (why is it Richard who is out in the howling elements in a dog sled whilst the others are in the heated cab of an all-terrain vehicle?), Africa where he falls in love with and repatriates a stray car, and the US (once to be chased by Rednecks in middle America, the other in pursuit of his mad hero Evel Knievel); his passion for cars, what he owns and why and although he loves his wife why it is a toss-up whether he says hello to the wife or the cars first. Balancing home and family with a crazy, peripatetic working life (or not, sometimes), the hamster is well and truly back on the wheel.

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars From Husky's to Harley's via Gloucestershire, 30 Dec 2008
Those looking for an in depth insight into the behind the scenes goings on of Top Gear, or a personal diary from Richard similar to the style of his `on the edge' publication then this book isn't for you. But if what you want is a light read that is easy to dip in and out of when you get a moment, this book is ideal. Light hearted in approach and jovial in tone, it covers the stories of his significant filmed events over the past year and his feelings and thoughts around those challenges. Personally I think Richard went back into the throws of Top Gear too soon and this book does at times show this, particularly with his reactions to certain situations (other peoples I-pod songs and his obsession with his clothing and the colour of his harley rental before meeting Evel for example).

Some say... that Hammond should take heed, slow down and curl up with a cup of coco after his accident. But others like me say good on you Richard for finding the strength to carry on and doing what you love. Without the Top Gear show and people like Richard our world be utterly dominated by back to back soap operas, expensive phone line dancing\singing\'talent' contests and tacky quiz shows. Top Gear and the presenters on it give us some sanity and relief from this mainstream dross, and long may they continue..
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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The cameramen are the real stars!, 21 Sep 2008
Uneven but fascinating to get to know the characters behind the scenes and to find out about the real close relationships with the people you never normally hear about. Very interesting about the North Pole and Botswana but peters out later and loses momentum. For true Top Gear fans only.
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14 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Hammond versus Clarkson, 14 Oct 2008
Read the piece below in the Evening Standard last night and it totally sums up what's great about Hammond and what's so annoying about Clarkson...

On Hammond: ...'there is a world of difference. Hammond may be doing some macho things....but his prose reveals him as a thoughtful, decent, generous-hearted man. He is capable of humility and his jokes are funny. As You Do is an unpretentious, well-built vehicle with pleasantly surprising extras and more speed and manoeuvrability than you would have thought.'

On Clarkson: ...'if Hammond's mind is open, Clarkson's is very firmly closed. The main thing to know is ...he doesn't know about anything except cars...the man knows very, very little, but is sustained by such self-belief that he expects us to applaud him. He wouldn't even be a car: he'd be the kind of noisy moped ridden by a 16-year-old berk outside your window at 2 am. Now imagine that that berk is being paid a small fortune every week to do so by the Sunday Times, and then gets even more money from the public at later date. Aren't there laws against this kind of thing?'

This book is fantastic ride - he does more in a year than I'll ever do in a lifetime! A perfect Christmas gift!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Top Fun from Top Gear man
As a fan of Top Gear I was looking forward to reading lots of behind the scenes titbits. The book delivered on the trip to Botswana and the Arctic Challenge. Read more
Published 9 days ago by Suebecca

4.0 out of 5 stars a very entertaining read
As You Do: Adventures with Evel, Oliver and the Vice-President of Botswana This is a very entertaining and enjoyable read.
Published 12 days ago by E. M. Rowland

5.0 out of 5 stars UTTERLY BRILLIANT
If like me you constantly have at least one book on the go (if not more) then the general level of reading enjoyment hovers on a certain level whereby its worth reading (Or else... Read more
Published 1 month ago by C. Wheeler

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny if you like top gear ... but is the hamster selling out?
This book isn't a follow-on to the book "about that crash", but some ramblings from the diary of a hamster from the end of 2007 to mid 2008 (to meet the Christmas deadline no... Read more
Published 4 months ago by D.Hatcher

4.0 out of 5 stars As You Do
Hooray for the Hamster! Delightful book, by a delightful character. Recommended for all Top Gear fans, and anyone else who loves The Hamster. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mrs. Sally Mabey

1.0 out of 5 stars Not for youngsters!
I gave a copy of 'Hamsters' book to my grandson (14 yrs)for Xmas as he is a great fan and never misses watching Richard in Top Gear. Read more
Published 5 months ago by James A. Cook

5.0 out of 5 stars Unexpected gem
I confess I brought this book after loving the Clarkson books and thinking that the other bloke of top-gear may have something interesting to write about. Read more
Published 6 months ago by L. Hamer

3.0 out of 5 stars as you do, the bits are missing !!!!!
I enjoy Richard Hammond and all he does. However I bought the Audio CD to listen to in the Car and i must say, there is a lot missing. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Paul Richards

3.0 out of 5 stars Why am I annoyed?
Having read and enjoyed Mr. Hammond's previous book,'On The Edge', and being a big Top Gear fan I jumped at this second volume of autobiographical tales. Read more
Published 8 months ago by B. Cooper

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