Richard Porter

The first and only practical guide on how to become F1 Champion, for the millions of Grand Prix fans who have always dreamed of making it onto the podium. Are you the next Lewis Hamilton? How to be F1 Champion provides you with the complete guide to hitting the big time in top-flight motorsport, starting wiht the basics, including the correct look, how to manage your social media account, the art of champagne spraying and how to wear a massive watch. Then you'll be ready to learn more advanced skills such as inserting 'for sure' at the start of every sentence, talking about key sponsors while sounding like the force is draining from your body, and psychologically crushing your teammate without him noticing. How to be F1 Champion also sets out a strategy for hiring your entourage, and how to treat them once they're on the payroll. Helpful illustrations accompany the text throughout. See you on the podium!

How to be Formula One Champion

BBC Books

If you like the Top Gear TV show but you wish it was made of paper and didn't move around so much, this is the answer to your prayers. The Big Book of Top Gear is packed full of all the chunky, meaty, sometimes-a-bit-on-fire goodness of the telly programme, with the added bonus that you can read it in the bath. Among other things you'll find: * 27 previously unknown facts about the Stig * some of the most powerful cars ever to attack the track * the raunchy story of Richard Hammond's love affair with a small Opel * an essential guide to May-style sheds for the modern gentleman * everything you wanted to know, but never found out, about Top Gear's most exciting trips * comprehensive, fully illustrated arguments against both public transport and the humble caravan Packed with action and all the power you'd expect from the petrol heads at Top Gear, The Big Book 2009 is the must-have for fans of Top Gear, from teenagers to grandads and everyone in between.

The Big Book of Top Gear 2009

Featuring all the best bits from the 2009 annual plus tonnes of new features, The Big Book of Top Gear 2010 will be a powerful force to match that of the TV show. There'll be more juicy revelations about The Stig, the next instalment in the Bigglesmay saga, behind the scenes gossip from the Top Gear set, supercars, retrocars, concept cars, crap cars, and plenty more jokes at the expense of Jeremy Clarkson. You'll get the lowdown on all the new fastest laps, the best and worst of the new cars, and all the madcap adventures featured in the new series, including the presenters' return to the US to road-test a new generation of American muscle cars, and a potentially ill-conceived roadtrip through Vietnam. We can only imagine what Clarkson et al got up to. You thought the Top Gear phenomenon couldn't get any bigger - it just did.

The Big Book of Top Gear 2010

Life is full of complications. From buying petrol and driving on a motorway to using a microwave oven and becoming a Formula 1 driver, all men have suffered from the stresses and inconveniences of the modern world. Happily, this handy book will solve all of these problems by applying the unique brand of Top Gear logic to a range of everyday situatons, such as making a ham sandwich, designing a supercar, receiving directions and, of course, how to parachute into a moving car.

Vital Survival Tips for the Modern Man

Top Gear - How to Parachute Into a Moving Car

I was Top Gear's script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn't feel like something you should get paid for. From the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on Top Gear was quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across the world's busiest shipping lane in a pick-up truck. We also got chased by an angry mob, repeatedly sparked fury in newspapers, and almost killed one of our presenters. I realised that I had quite a few stories to tell from behind the scenes on the show. I remembered whose daft idea it was to get a dog. I recalled the willfully stupid way in which we decorated our horrible office. I had a sudden flashback to the time a Bolivian drug lord threatened to kill us. I decided I should write down some of these stories. So I have. I hope you like them. And now, a quote from James May: 'Richard Porter has asked me to "write a quote" for his new book about the ancient history of Top Gear. But this is a ridiculous request. How can one "write a quote"? Surely, by definition, a quote must be extracted from a greater body of writing, for the purpose of illustrating or supporting a point in an unrelated work. I cannot "write a quote" any more than I could "film an out-take". 'Porter, like Athens, has lost his marbles.'

Inside the Madness and Genius of TOP GEAR

And On That Bombshell

Crossing the channel in a battered pick-up truck. Cruising the streets in a convertible people-carrier. Firing up a snowbine harvester to clear a runway for a plane to (crash) land.

the secrets behind Top Gear's craziest creations

Ambitious but rubbish

Simon Aspinall

This is the first dedicated field guide for the United Arab Emirates. The UAE is an increasingly popular tourist destination, with a good infrastructure for visitors. This new field guide is based on the bestselling Birds of the Middle East (2nd edition) and covers all the birds of these Gulf states. The new text written by Simon Aspinall and Richard Porter is specific to the Gulf, and new maps are provided for all breeding birds and regular visitors. The plates are recomposed from Birds of the Middle East, with three extra plates of introduced species.

Birds of the United Arab Emirates

From the Austin Allegro to the Renault Safrane, and from the MGB to the Volkswagen Beetle, this book brings together 50 of the worst cars ever to grace the roads of Britain. The book features everything from the aesthetically pathetic to the mechanically misguided and includes tales of the most bizarre and appalling cock-ups in motoring history. With full-colour photos to illustrate each entry, this chronicle of classically Crap Cars will transport you back to the beige and brown world of the seventies and eighties and your very own Morris Marina.

Crap Cars

We Have Young Women In All Walks Of Life They work in hospitals in the marketplace. All of them doing quite well. In this story a woman is connected to the FBI. But she is not an agent. She ends up doing a lot of clandestine work for the FBI. Not only does she do the work. She runs into the mob and takes them head on. No, she's not the Battery bunny. But she keeps on ticking. Suspense Filled Book With a Strong Iron-Willed Chloe This is a suspense filled book. I have created, a woman character named Chloe. She is not only beautiful but intelligent, strong, loving and faithful. On the other hand. You will love this type of women, and we see them in everyday life. So you should read every page. Then present this book to your best friend. They will read this story and feel good about themselves. Chloe Will Have You Laughing If I could get a copy into every single young woman's hand. I would do so. You'll have an opportunity today to find out what my little story is all about. As mentioned above, Chloe will have you laughing, she will have you thinking she'll have you crying right along with her and in the end.You'll want to hug her for the wonderful job that she's is doing.

Pulp thrillers, mystery lover

Chloe: Mystery Thriller & Suspense

Giles Chapman

As solid and dependable as the man himself, Dad's car was often almost a member of the family, whisking you to exciting days out, or just to visit relatives to the chant of "Are we there yet?" Maybe in an idle moment Dad dreamed of driving something fast, but the demands of family life meant hard tops and firm suspension--anything less than four doors would have been wildly hedonistic. Even though the family car may not have been the very essence of rock 'n' roll, Dad was proud of it. Spanning the 1950s to the 1980s, this is a celebration of the heyday of the Dad car. From beloved family workhorses like the Ford Cortina and Vauxhall Viva to the rakish excitement of the Rover 3500 and Citroen CX, 60 of the best-known and best-loved family cars of all time are organized into categories such as Sporty Dad, Frugal Dad, and Compact Dad, with an affectionate and witty article dedicated to each car. Reflecting on a time when the nearest thing to an airbag was hiding behind your brother, this is a celebration of cars that were as flawed and as loveable as Dad himself.

Top Gear: My Dad Had One of Those

Birds of the Middle East – the definitive field guide to the birds of this magical region – just got even better. This enhanced fixed-format version of the book – featuring songs and calls – is set to change birding, forever. Optimised for tablets, it features the book in crisp, clear high-resolution. Superb colour plates of the highest detail lie opposite comprehensive identification text and accurate range maps. In addition, this e-book features songs, calls and other sounds from 750 species, placed conveniently next to the accompanying species text. The 940 sounds included on this e-book represent more than 95% coverage of regular species in the region. This epic collection of images and sounds represents a step change in the way birders operate. No more carrying heavy books into the field. No more trying to remember sounds days or weeks after the event, while all other methods for taking sounds into the field are consigned to the dustbin. This e-book provides a complete field-based ID solution – no birder will want to be without it. (Note: Audio may not play on all devices. Please check your user manual for details).

Birds of the Middle East

इस रंग पुस्तक के साथ सरल और आसानी से रंगने वाले मंडलों का आनंद लें। बच्चों के लिए हमारे मंडल रंग भरने वाली किताब बच्चों और शुरुआती लोगों के लिए सुंदर मंडलों की खोज करने का एक शानदार तरीका है। प्रत्येक पृष्ठ में मूल आकार और सममित पैटर्न होते हैं जो कला के आकर्षक कार्यों को बनाना आसान बनाते हैं। रंगकर्मी प्रत्येक मंडल के साथ विभिन्न रंगों का उपयोग कर सकते हैं और एक समय में एक रंग पर ध्यान केंद्रित करते हुए आराम कर सकते हैं। आप इस पुस्तक को क्यों पसंद करेंगे आराम से रंग भरने वाले पन्ने। आपके द्वारा रंगा गया प्रत्येक पृष्ठ आपको एक आरामदेह दुनिया में ले जाएगा जहाँ आपकी ज़िम्मेदारियाँ फीकी पड़ने लगेंगी ... सुंदर चित्रण। हमने आपकी रचनात्मकता को व्यक्त करने और उत्कृष्ट कृतियों को बनाने के लिए आपके लिए 20 अनूठी छवियों को शामिल किया है। आप इस पुस्तक के लिए कौन से रंग चुनेंगे? एकतरफा पन्ने। अन्य रंगीन पुस्तकों में पाई जाने वाली ब्लीड-थ्रू समस्या को कम करने के लिए प्रत्येक छवि को अपने स्वयं के ब्लैक-समर्थित पृष्ठ पर रखा जाता है। सभी कौशल स्तरों के लिए बढ़िया। आप अपनी इच्छानुसार प्रत्येक पृष्ठ को रंग सकते हैं और रंग करने का कोई गलत तरीका नहीं है (भले ही आप एक नौसिखिया हों)। एक अद्भुत उपहार बनाता है। किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को जानिए जिसे रंगना पसंद है? उन्हें भी एक प्रति प्राप्त करके मुस्कुराएं। आप एक साथ रंग भी सकते हैं! अभी खरीदें और आराम करें ...

मंडल: लड़कों, लड़कियों और &#

Good old Dad and his good old Dad's car. As solid and dependable as the man himself, if a little less balding, Dad's car was almost a member of the family, whisking you to exciting days out, or just to visit boring relatives in distant parts of the country to the chant of 'are we nearly there yet?' Like the man behind the wheel, Dad's car made you feel safe and secure, because it was as reassuring and sensible as he was. Maybe in an idle moment Dad dreamt of driving something rakish and fast, just like in idle moments he dreamt that your Mum was Twiggy, but the demands of family life meant soft tops, hard suspension and anything even remotely sporty were off the cards. Even anything less than four doors would have been wildly hedonistic. But although the family car may not have been the very essence of rock 'n' roll, Dad was proud of it. Spanning the 1950s to the '80s, this is a celebration of the heyday of the Dad car. From much loved family workhorses like the Ford Cortina and Vauxhall Viva to the rakish excitement and playground kudos of the Rover 3500 and Citroen CX, all the great Dad cars are here. Reflecting a time before people carriers and lifestyle off roaders, when the nearest thing to an airbag was hiding behind your fat brother, this is a celebration of simple, honest cars that were as flawed and as loveable as your Dad himself.

The brand spanking new edition of the nation's favourite annual for grown up kids -- The Big Book of Top Gear is back! There'll be something to satisfy every Top Gear fan in The Big Book of Top Gear 2012. It's overflowing with Top Gear genius, geeky automotive facts, photographs of the slickest, fastest cars on the planet (and a few old bangers). With all this, and much, much more, it's literally the loudest, most ambitious, most powerful and explosive book in the world.

Top Gear Christmas

"Journey to Eden is an immediate page-turner with a compelling narrative and imaginative story line. Romance-filled drama, electric in pace, authentic in backgroung, it contains a new hypothesis which if correct will completely change our thinking about time . . . ."Jonathan Aitken, former British Cabinet Minister

A Novel of Love, Faith and the Origins of the Universe

Journey to Eden

There'll be something to satisfy every Top Gear fan in The Big Book of Top Gear 2011, which will be overflowing with comedy gags, geeky car facts, photographs of the slickest, fastest cars on the planet (and a few old bangers), plus plenty of Clarkson, Hammond and May trivia.

The Big Book of Top Gear 2011

She was weak. Although she struggled, there was no need for a quick kill. She wouldn't get away. He slid his knife down her body looking for the perfect place to begin. He could enjoy the luxury of torturing this one. Already he was feeling excited. This one would last a long time. Oh yes, a very long time... “Please, Mister,” she whimpered. “I'm doing' no harm to nobody. I'm just out to give a good time to anybody that wants it. Please, Mister, don't kill me.?” Her voice was soft. Not loud and brassy like he expected. “Shut up.” He ordered

A Hellish Book of Untold Horror and Teen Mystery

London Lunatic

Even chile peppers of the same variety can range widely in their heat - some jalapenos chile peppers are mild and others are spicy hot! Here is a simple test too test your chile pepper. First cut chile pepper open and bring it close to your nose. It the chile pepper is hot, you will immediately feel a tingling sensation, which can vary in intensity. If you sense no tingling, the chile pepper is mild. In India, most households always keep a stack of fresh hot green chilis at hand, and use them to flavour most curries and dry dishes. It is typically lightly fried with oil in the initial stages of preparation of the dish. Some states in India, such as Rajasthan, make entire dishes only by using spices and chilies. We have compiled a lot of perverse information on Chili Peppers. Enjoy.

A Gardener's Guide to Preserving, and Cooking, Choos

Complete Chile Pepper Book

Designing and making cars is an expensive thing to do. So is racing them. All told, the car business spends billions every year and with such vast sums at stake you'd think the people involved wouldn't give desk space to Captain Cockup. Sadly, you would be wrong.

50 Great Motoring Cock-Ups

Top Gear - Epic Failures

The fully revised second edition of this bestselling field guide.

Richard Porter

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