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How Hard Can It Be?: The World According to Clarkson Volume 4 (World According to Clarkson 4) [Paperback]

Jeremy Clarkson
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Book Description

26 May 2011 World According to Clarkson 4

How Hard Can It Be? is the fourth hilarious volume in Jeremy Clarkson's The World According to Clarkson series.

How hard can it be:

To build a power station without upsetting the eco-mentalists?

To seek world domination if you've been hit the ugly stick?

For the Met Office to get yesterday's weather right?

In volume four of The World According to Clarkson, Jeremy Clarkson pours scorn on the nonsensical, the dumb, the idiotic and the plain foolish in his continuing quest to discover where exactly we've all gone wrong.

Along the way he ponders:

Whether conquering France might solve the immigration problem

What happens when you ignore proper warning labels

What would happen if we turned the internet off

Often controversial, frequently scathing but always funnier than James May, Jeremy Clarkson shows us how we could so easily make the world a better place.

'Brilliant . . . laugh-out-loud' Daily Telegraph

'Outrageously funny . . . will have you in stitches' Time Out

Number-one bestseller and presenter of the hugely popular Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson writes on cars, current affairs and anything else that annoys him in his sharp and funny collections. Born To Be Riled, Clarkson On Cars, Don't Stop Me Now, Driven To Distraction, Round the Bend, Motorworld, and I Know You Got Soul are also available as Penguin paperbacks; the Penguin App iClarkson: The Book of Cars can be downloaded on the App Store.


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How Hard Can It Be?: The World According to Clarkson Volume 4 (World According to Clarkson 4) + For Crying Out Loud: The World According to Clarkson Volume 3: v. 3 (World According to Clarkson 3) + And Another Thing: The World According to Clarkson: v. 2
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Product details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin (26 May 2011)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 014104876X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141048765
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 33,393 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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About the Author

Jeremy Clarkson began his writing career on the Rotherham Advertiser. He now writes for the Sun and the Sunday Times and is the tallest person working in British television.

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Clarkson at his Best 5 Nov 2010
Format:Kindle Edition
I bought this book as my holiday read a couple of weeks ago; I was really looking forward to lying on my sun bed chuckling away to myself. I must say I was slightly disappointed, this is definitely not Clarkson at his best. Not as witty or as sharp as usual, and I thought he had chosen some strange subjects to deride. Saying all that he is still one of my favorite authors, and I agree with 99% of what he says. Looking forward to his next offering.
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18 of 21 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Silly kindle price 18 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I like JC and have no doubt that this book will be similar to his previous volumes.

But how on earth can the publishers even think they can justify an e-book price so much higher than the paper price. I'll just borrow a copy from my excellent local library.
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17 of 20 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars More of the same 17 Oct 2010
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Being a dyed in the wool Clarkson fan this tome was always going to meet my expectations. Politically incorrect as always and written with true tongue in cheek humour. I would vote for him as President.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Agree with Kindle buyers - A rip off 10 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
I agree with the previous buyers or would be buyers who own Kindles. This is a total rip off by the publishers. Although it would be convenient on Kindle and I must admit I have bought more books than ever now because of ease and convenience I will wait for the old Car Boot sales to start and buy second hand refusing to buy any from Amazon where the publisher sets the price.
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20 of 24 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Kindle Edition too expensive. 29 Jan 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
At the time of writing the Kindle Edition is more than double the price of the paperback and more than three times the cheapest new price for the hardcover. So let's see:

No printing costs.
No packing costs.
No distribution costs.
Can't be copied.
Can't be lent.
Can't be re-sold used.

And yet mysteriously over-priced... someone is having their cake and eating it... and having bonus cake.
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23 of 28 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't buy on Kindle - part of price fixing scam 26 Dec 2010
By Rosey Lea TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Kindle Edition
If you've loved the previous Clarkson column compilation books you'll probably love this.. although, even for a hardnosed fan like me, the law of diminishing returns is starting to appear, with columns not feeling quite so fresh and witty as before.

But please don't buy this on Kindle. It's MASSIVELY overpriced and part of an e-book price fixing scam currently being played out by a number of publishers. It's tough to enjoy a book when you've been utterly ripped off when buying it.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Sample only - and a short sample it is too! 29 Sep 2011
Format:Kindle Edition
I generally like Clarkson's tv output and what I read of his For Crying Out Loud wasn't bad, so I gave this a whirl. The sample, having a very large font, is quite short with only about three articles reproduced from his newspaper column some years ago. I found them much the same as in the other book, but they were slightly more reasoned and well-observed in gist if equally absurd in tone (especially with the article on rebuilding the hospital). I can't say I laughed much, but then I guess the book is more about making a point than comedy per se. I'd give this about 3.1 stars, so it just has the edge over For Crying Out Loud.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By A. Marczak TOP 1000 REVIEWER VINE™ VOICE
Format:Paperback
The first thing to say about this book is this: if you don't like Clarkson the TV persona, you won't like this book. If you do like Clarkson off the telly, then you will like this book.

The second thing to say is that this book is a collection of articles written for the Sunday Times over the course of 2009. So if you read his column, you've read this book.

Having covered these two points, I'd say that I enjoyed this collection just as much as the three previous volumes. This is the selection from 2009, which means that they are gradually becoming more current. There are quite a few references to Shannon Matthews, David Cameron and Gordon Brown, and provided you haven't been on the moon for the last three years, these articles should relate to events you can remember.

As with the other books, they are great in small doses, as all articles are basically the same length.

Recommended reading for fans of Clarkson, and one to avoid if you are not.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
4.0 out of 5 stars Clarkson at his best, or worse, depending on your viewpoint
Jezza is like Marmite. If you like his sense of humour you will love this book, but if not you will hate his biased view on life. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Burl
4.0 out of 5 stars Either you like him or you don't.
Clarkson is loudmouthed and self-opinionated, and he knows it. What he is not, in my opinion, is boorish. He sounds off about various subjects with insight and humour. Read more
Published 3 months ago by MarkP
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Clarkson
This is a great read, clarkson at his very best and you cannot help but wants to keep reading.

As always expected, fast dispatch, accurate delivery & as described. *****
Published 6 months ago by Mr. Jml Hallewell
5.0 out of 5 stars Sure its excellent
If you like reading and your into top gear then this would be one for you, its a book so it cant really go wrong.
Published 6 months ago by Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars xmas gift
was an xmas gift and I am told was a good read and enjoyed by the receiver it was just Jeremy
Published 6 months ago by kadist
5.0 out of 5 stars As un-pc and un-putdownable as ever
Jeremy Clarkson - the man who comes out and says the things that a lot of us are thinking but don't have the courage to say. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Debbie L
3.0 out of 5 stars The World According to Clarkson
I enjoyed reading this book because it brings out the side of Jeremy Clarkson that is funny but still knowledgable of cars and other vehicles. Read more
Published 12 months ago by Daniel K
5.0 out of 5 stars HHCIB Volume 4
Bought as a gift so havent read it yet had a quick look through it and it looks as funny as Volumes 1 to 3.
Published 13 months ago by Liz
2.0 out of 5 stars How hard is he trying?
Full of bluff and bluster masquerading as opinion, with the occasional pithy insight, but often merely offensive and juvenile - the logical end of a personalised Nietzschean ethic. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Matthew Hosier
5.0 out of 5 stars bargainhunter
Any clarkson fan would love this. Worth reading! I bought it for a gift and had a little read, then couldn't put it down.
Published 15 months ago by bargainhunter
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