Top Gear's James May presents his guide to the vital skills every modern man should have.

Being given yet another pointless 'man manual' that told him fifty ways to tie a bow tie in under 30 seconds made James May, co-presenter of The Grand Tour, certain there was a need for another kind of book. This book, in fact.

He reckons there are nine vital things that a chap should be able to do. Not stuff you can download from the internet, but really important things. You never know when you might need to land an A330 Airbus, or deliver twins. And there may well be a moment when being able to play a bit of classical music on the piano is absolutely crucial to your success with women.

So read, learn and be prepared - you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

"His tongue-in-cheek technical explanations here will have you howling with laughter." - The Daily Telegraph

"I'd give my 15-year-old son James May's How to Land an A330 Airbus... It's a really funny book." - Anthony Worral Thompson, Sunday Express S Magazine

"Mandatory lavatory reading for a nation of men" - Independent on CAR FEVER

"'James May is the best thing ever to come out of Top Gear'" - Radio Times

"'Smart, sharply written'" - Guardian on JAMES MAY'S MAGNIFICENT MACHINES

"'The most loveable of the Top Gear presenting trio... there's a sharp and interesting mind under the corduroy. Fascinating.'" - Nottingham Evening Post on JAMES MAY'S MAGNIFICENT MACHINES