New Releases by Richard Hammond

Everyday things are used to show how science works.

Even more fantastic activities from Richard Hammond''s new TV series Blast Lab on ABC3. If your child loves the fun filled science of Blast Lab, then get them active at home with this exciting activity book packed with things to do and challenges from the series.

Weird, wild and just plain gross questions and answers inspired by Richard Hammond''s TV series Blast LabYour child will have a fantastic time finding out all sorts of amazing answers to extraordinary questions of the like posed to Richard Hammond and his Blast Lab boffins. Do fish drink water? Why does your leg fall asleep? Do insects fart? Where does all the sand in the Sahara come from? Why is there no gravity in space? How big is a lightning bolt? How fast can a snail actually move? Why do people have red eyes in photographs taken with a flash? Has it ever rained frogs? Why does popcorn pop? Why do we hiccup? Find the answers to all these questions and much much more.If your child has a question, Richard Hammond and Blast Lab have probably got the answers in this hilarious fact-packed guide.

The life and times of the No.1 bestselling author of ON THE EDGE. The wry, honest and often hilarious chronicles of a very brave and clever TV presenter, Arctic Explorer and general drawer of the Short Straw. As one third of the BBC''s Top Gear team, Richard Hammond''s year since his near-fatal accident has been full of stunts and drama. From a race to the North Pole (with skis and dog-sled) to a journey through Botswana in a car named Oliver, and a seventeen-mile run through floods to his Gloucestershire home, in order to get to his daughter''s birthday party, the year has been eventful, to say the least . . .With his boundless optimism in the face of certain failure, Richard Hammond has become one of our funniest writers about a life (and a job) which constantly present a challenge.

Top Gear''s Richard Hammond is in the driving seat for this turbo-charged tour through the nuts and bolts of car technology. Underneath the hood of every car there''s a lot of fast, furious, and spectacular science going on. G-force, combustion, power: you name it, a car''s got it. Help your child discover all about the science of cars with this explosive tour of automobiles in Car Science. Find out how cars revolutionized the world and see how a car functions with jaw-dropping diagrams, cutaway drawings and cool graphics. Steer to the fundamental science behind the mechanics and then sit back for an exciting look into the future of minimal emissions, maximum fun.

Examines the make-up of the universe in relation to gravity, the creation of stars, the concept of the new string theory, cosmic rays, black holes, and other scientific discoveries.

Gripping account by Richard Hammond of life before and after his terrifying high-speed car crash.

¿Crees que la Física es aburrida? ¡Piénsalo otra vez! Te proponemos un viaje emocionante y lleno de energía a través del tiempo, el espacio y más allá. Un viaje en el que descubrirás que la Física no solo está en los laboratorios sino que forma parte de tu vida y puedes encontrarla en la cocina, el baño, el coche... ¡Incluso dentro de ti! ¿Sabes por qué la Tierra no deja de girar? ¿O por qué se te encoge el estómago cuando bajas por la montaña rusa? ¿O cómo caminan las moscas por el techo sin caerse? ¿O por qué el cielo es azul? Encuentra la respuesta a estas y muchas más preguntas. ¡Alucina con la Física!

RICHARD HAMMOND''S CAR CONFIDENTIAL, packed with information and wit, is a must for anyone even remotely interested in cars. It includes an enormous variety of hints and tips: car and traffic etiquette; how to buy a car; the seven ages of the motorist from learning how to drive when you are 18 to driving the wrong way down motorways when you are 80; a spotter''s guide to motorists in the style of a WW2 manual; customizing - what is OK and what isn''t; cool hearses to be buried in; and the alternative guide to road rage. There are also lots of lists of everything - such as the top noble failures: did you know that Chrysler put out a car aimed at women called the ''Femme'' which came in one colour, pink, with matching pink handbag and lipstick? Or the top mad moments in motorsport history,dubious highway codes, most amazing roads... The odd, the mad, the bad, the curious or ridiculous are all here in this wonderful, witty and incredibly useful compendium of everything to do with cars and their drivers - all we ever needed to know about the modern world of motoring.

One positive if belated aspect of ''Cool Britannia'' is that British-originated cars have become (again?) among the coolest on the planet. Range Rover, Mini, Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Aston Martin - especially the Aston Martin - these are names not only of historic significance but have a new resonance in the contemporary world too. But what of the not so cool cars, the cars you shouldn''t opt to buy - and those you shouldn''t even be seen in or alongside? No, not the Skoda or station wagon, which have a heroic anti-car coolness of their own, but the Golf or Astra or professional footballer''s Ferrari.This is a book that jumps from an enormous height on personalised number plates, but celebrates Jarvis Cocker''s decision to drive a station wagon and Roger Moore a Renault 5. It questions what happens to the status of your car after you have seen Bernard Manning or Jade Goodie posing next to a model of it in the newspaper.So there is a ''Showroom Questionnaire'' for car manufacturers to check out their customers before they deign to sell them a car that might become irrevocably uncool as a result. As funny as it is cool and aspirational, WHAT NOT TO DRIVE will entertain all who love the information, banter and humour of BBC TV''s Top Gear.