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(More customer reviews)I enjoyed this book. It's a humorous look at what a man thinks about turning 40. While not as riveting as Hammond's account of his jetcar crash ("My Story: On the Edge"), it's still a fun read. Some of the annecdotes are going to make you cringe a little in embarrassment for him, and his prose can be overly wordy and tedious at times, but he's an engaging writer and you know what you're reading comes from inside.
For those of you not familiar with the BBC weekly car show "Top Gear," Richard Hammond is a one-time radio jockey and car fanatic who joined the program as a presenter in 2003. The show is a mix of car reviews, car challenges, road trips, and celebrity interviews and has become a worldwide phenomenon (except in the US). The three presenters are surprisingly famous, particularly after one of them (Hammond) almost died driving a jet-powered car in 2006. He wrote a book (mentioned above) about recovering from the resulting brain damage and the effect it had on him and his family.
Both books are worth reading. Hammond's also written a third book (chronologically between these two) about his experiences on "Top Gear." I'm looking forward to that one.
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More of the wry, honest, and often hilarious chronicles of Richard Hammond—TV presenter, adventurer, and general drawer of the Short Straw. Continuing whereAs You Doleft off, Did I Say That? focuses on just a few of the many hair-raising stunts, expeditions, and encounters experienced by Richard Hammond over the last eventful year.
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