Douglas Adams
Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.Douglas Noel Adams was an English author, humourist, and screenwriter, best known for The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGTTG). Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy developed into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime. It was further developed into a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and a 2005 feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame.Adams also wrote Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (1987) and The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (1988), and co-wrote The Meaning of Liff (1983), The Deeper Meaning of Liff (1990) and Last Chance to See (1990). He wrote two stories for the television series Doctor Who, co-wrote City of Death (1979), and served as script editor for its seventeenth season. He co-wrote the sketch "Patient Abuse" for the final episode of Monty Python's Flying Circus. A posthumous collection of his selected works, including the first publication of his final (unfinished) novel, was published as The Salmon of Doubt in 2002.Adams was a self-proclaimed "radical atheist", an advocate for environmentalism and conservation, and a lover of fast cars, technological innovation, and the Apple Macintosh.
The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)
Douglas Adams
When a passenger check-in desk at London's Heathrow Airport disappears in a ball of orange flame, the explosion is deemed an act of God. But which god, wonders holistic detective Dirk Gently? What god would be hanging around Heathrow trying to catch the 3:37 to Oslo? And what has this to do with Dirk's latest--and late-- client, found only this morning with his head revolving atop the hit record "Hot Potato"? Amid the hostile attentions of a stray eagle and the trauma of a very dirty refrigerator, super-sleuth Dirk Gently will once again solve the mysteries of the universe...
Life, the Universe and Everything (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #3)
Douglas Adams
Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!
“Wild satire . . . The feckless protagonist, Arthur Dent, is reminiscent of Vonnegut heroes.”— Chicago Tribune
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads—so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.
They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vice president of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-president of the galaxy; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox.
How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert “universal” Armageddon and save life as we know it—and don’t know it!
“Adams is one of those rare an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has reading.”— Arizona Daily Star
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency (Dirk Gently, #1)
Douglas Adams
What do a dead cat, a computer whiz-kid, an Electric Monk who believes the world is pink, quantum mechanics, a Chronologist over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge (poet), and pizza have in common?
Apparently not much; until Dirk Gently, self-styled private investigator, sets out to prove the fundamental interconnectedness of all things by solving a mysterious murder, assisting a mysterious professor, unravelling a mysterious mystery, and eating a lot of pizza – not to mention saving the entire human race from extinction along the way (at no extra charge).
To find out more, read this book (better still, buy it, then read it) – or contact Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency. ‘A thumping good detective-ghost-horror-whodunnit-time travel-romantic-musical-comedy epic.’ The author
Last Chance to See
Douglas Adams
Join author Douglas Adams and zoologist Mark Carwardine as they take off around the world in search of exotic, endangered creatures.
The Private Life of Genghis Khan
Douglas Adams
Автостопом по Галактике. Ресторан "У конца Вселенной"
Douglas Adams
"Автостопом по галактике", стартовав в качестве радиопостановки на Би-би-си, имел грандиозный успех. Одноименный роман в 1984 году возглавил список английских бестселлеров, а сам Адамс стал самым молодым писателем, получившим награду "Золотая ручка", вручаемую за 1 млн. проданных книг.
Телепостановка 1982 года упрочила успех серии книг про "Автостоп", а полнометражный фильм 2005 года при бюджете в $50 млн. дважды "отбил" расходы на экранизацию и был номинирован на 7 премий.
Популярность сатирической "трилогии в пяти частях" выплеснулась в музыкальную и компьютерную индустрию. Так, группы Radiohead, Coldplay, NOFX используют цитаты из романа Адамса, а Level 42 названа в честь главной сюжетной линии романа.
Young Zaphod Plays It Safe (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #0.5)
Douglas Adams
Young Zaphod Plays it Safe is a novella by Douglas Adams set in his The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy universe. It doesn't appear as a standalone work, but is included with several collections. The story is a prequel to the events in The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy and has the young Zaphod Beeblebrox working as a salvage ship operator. He guides some bureaucrats to a crashed spaceship which may be leaking some hazardous materials. The bureaucrats are determined to "make it safe". The comic asides in the story include some of the time travel paradoxes which are a common running theme in Adams' SF work, and plenty of material about lobsters
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide: Five Complete Novels and One Story (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
Douglas Adams
At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
"Life, the Universe and Everything"
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
"Mostly Harmless"
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
Also includes the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe".
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
Douglas Adams
Alternate cover editions for this ISBN can be found here and here.
'People of Earth, your attention please. This is Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz of the Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council.
Plans for development of the outlying regions of the galaxy require the building of a hyperspatial express route through your star system, and regrettably your planet is scheduled for demolition.
The process will take slightly less than two of your Earth minutes. Thank you.'
DON'T PANIC
For Arthur Dent, earthling and homeowner, the severe case of planning blight announced above is the overture to a quite remarkable set of travels, guided en route by an equally remarkable book--a book more popular than the Celestial Home Care Omnibus, cheaper than the Encyclopedia Galactica, it's...THE HITCH HIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY!
--back cover
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Illustrated Edition
Douglas Adams
A beautifully illustrated edition of the New York Times bestselling classic, timed to celebrate the pivotal 42nd anniversary of the original publication--with never-before-seen illustrations by award winner Chris Riddell.
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1)
Douglas Adams
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time
Douglas Adams
Douglas Adams changed the face of science fiction with his cosmically comic novel The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and its classic sequels. Sadly for his countless admirers, he hitched his own ride to the great beyond much too soon. Culled posthumously from Adams’s fleet of beloved Macintosh computers, this selection of essays, articles, anecdotes, and stories offers a fascinating and intimate portrait of the multifaceted artist and absurdist wordsmith.
Join Adams on an excursion to climb Kilimanjaro…dressed in a rhino costume; peek into the private life of Genghis Khan—warrior and world-class neurotic; root for the harried author’s efforts to get a Hitchhiker movie off the ground in Hollywood; thrill to the further exploits of private eye Dirk Gently and two-headed alien Zaphod Beeblebrox. Though Douglas Adams is gone, he’s left us something very special to remember him by. Without a doubt.
Vodič kroz Galaksiju za autostopere
Douglas Adams
Vodič kroz Galaksiju za autostopere – Zauvijek duhovito. Zauvijek genijalno.
40. obljetnica prvoga izdanja Vodiča kroz Galaksiju za autostopere!
Prvi nastavak serijala Vodič kroz Galaksiju za autostopere.
Toga je četvrtka ostao bez kuće jer ju je lokalno vijeće odlučilo srušiti i sagraditi obilaznicu.
Odmah potom saznao je da njegov najbolji prijatelj Ford Prefect nije besposleni glumac, a ni zemaljac, već izvanzemaljac koji već petnaest godina istražuje naš planet ne bi li napisao članak za novo izdanje galaktički popularnog Vodiča kroz Galaksiju za autostopere, svojevrsne enciklopedije za intergalaktičke putnike.
Arthuru Dentu učinilo se da je upravo doživio smak svijeta – previše loših informacija u kratkom vremenu. No kad mu Ford Prefect otkrije da je na pomolu pravi pravcati smak svijeta i da će za trenutak-dva Zemlja biti razrušena zbog gradnje hipersvemirske ekspresne obilaznice kroz Sunčev sustav, Arthuru Dentu ne preostane ništa drugo nego s prijateljem izvanzemaljcem otputovati u crnu ozvjezdanu prazninu...
"Mahnita odiseja... Radost, ludilo i nevjerica pršte iz svake rečenice."
- Publishers Weekly
"Neodoljivo!"
- The Boston Globe
"Iznimno duhovito, nadahnuto ludilo. Završava prebrzo."
- The Washington Post Book World
"Putovanja Arthura Denta savršena su satira naših dana."
- Chicago Tribune
"Jednostavno rečeno, Vodič kroz Galaksiju za autostopere najduhovitija je znanstvenofantastična satira... Douglasove lude ideje savršeno prate jedna drugu i pletu duhovitu priču."
- School Library Journal
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
Douglas Adams
Don't Panic: collected together in the Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy are the five titles that comprise Douglas Adams' wildly popular and wholly remarkable comedy science fiction series, with a special introduction from the author himself.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. The Galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it’s very hard to get a cup of tea.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'Where shall we have dinner?' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Following a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown . . .
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realised how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . .
Mostly Harmless
Arthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all - he's encountered most of them before . . .
The Hitchiker's Guides
Douglas Adams
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy of Five
Douglas Adams
A phenomenon across all formats, this 42nd anniversary paperback omnibus contains the complete Hitchhiker's Guide trilogy in five parts, charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space and time. Share and enjoy.
Collected together in this omnibus are the five titles that comprise Douglas Adams' wildly popular and wholly remarkable comedy science fiction 'trilogy', introductions to each book, expanded material from the Douglas Adams archives plus a bonus short story, Young Zaphod Plays It Safe, and a special undeleted scene . . .
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be rather a lot to cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun. The Galaxy may offer a mind-boggling variety of ways to be blown up and/or insulted, but it’s very hard to get a cup of tea.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'Where shall we have dinner?' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.
Life, the Universe and Everything
Following a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons. Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown.
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick - until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realised how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . .
Mostly Harmless
Arthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all - he's encountered most of them before.
This publishing phenomenon began as a radio drama and now exists in a number of wildly contradictory versions (including a TV series, a movie and a towel) - this version, produced by Douglas Adams' original publisher, is, at least, definitively inaccurate.
À Boleia pela Galáxia
Douglas Adams
Segundos antes de a Terra ser destruída para dar lugar a uma auto-estrada intergaláctica, o jovem Arthur Dent é salvo pelo seu amigo Ford Prefect, um alienígena disfarçado de actor desempregado e que se encontra a trabalhar numa nova edição do guia À Boleia Pela Galáxia.
Juntos, viajam pelo espaço na companhia do presidente da galáxia (ex-hippie, com 2 cabeças e 3 braços), Marvin (robot paranóico com depressão aguda), e Veet Voojagig (antigo estudante obcecado com todas as canetas que comprou ao longo dos anos).
Onde estão essas canetas? Porque nascemos? Porque morremos? Porque passamos tanto tempo entre as duas coisas a usar relógios digitais? Se quer obter estas respostas, estique o polegar e apanhe uma boleia pela galáxia.
The Meaning of Liff (Meaning of Liff, #1)
Douglas Adams
In life and, indeed, in liff, there are many hundreds of common experiences, feelings, situations and even objects which we all know and recognize, but for which no words exist. This text uses place names to describe some of these meanings.
Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti
Douglas Adams
Le stravaganti vicende di Arthur Dent e Ford Prefect, surreali e irriverenti viaggiatori delle galassie, nel romanzo che ha dato inizio alla “trilogia in cinque parti” divenuta un cult.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Primary Phase
Douglas Adams
The most useful advice ever given, 'Don't panic', can be found within the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The day aliens decide to demolish the Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass is the day when Arthur Dent realises the futility of such advice. The story begins when Arthur, not really your average man-in-the-street, finds that his planet is suddenly destroyed around him, and the great hitch-hike begins... Starring Peter Jones as The Book, Simon Jones as Arthur Dent and Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect, this is the first Douglas Adams' legendary radio series.
3 CDs. 3 hrs.
The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #2)
Douglas Adams
alternate edition for ISBN 0345418921/9780345418920
Facing annihilation at the hands of the warlike Vogons is a curious time to have a cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his curious comrades in arms as they hurtle through space powered by pure improbability - and desperately in search of a place to eat. Among Arthur's motley shipmates are Ford Prefect, a long-time friend and contributor to the The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the three-armed, two-headed ex-president of the galaxy; Tricia McMilan, a fellow Earth refuge who's gone native (her name is Trillian now); and Marvin, who suffers nothing and no one gladly.
Source: douglasadams.com
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
Douglas Adams
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
"Life, the Universe and Everything"
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
"Mostly Harmless"
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
Also includes the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe".
The Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker's Guide ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox--the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? Why do we spend so much time between wearing digital watches? For all the answers stick your thumb to the stars. And don't forget to bring a towel!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Four (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1-4)
Douglas Adams
THE HITCHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY: One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass. For Arthur, who has just had his house demolished, this is too much. Sadly, the weekend's just begun. THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE: When all issues of space, time, matter and the nature of being are resolved, only one question remains: Where shall we have dinner? The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience and, for once, there is no morning after. LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING: In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. And then, just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse, they suddenly do. SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH: Arthur Dent's sense of reality is in its dickiest state when he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams. They go in search of God's Final Message and, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Four Parts
Douglas Adams
Charting the whole of Arthur Dent's odyssey through space are:
THE HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY.
One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun, and the Galaxy is a very very very large and startling place.
THE RESTAURANT AT THE END OF THE UNIVERSE.
When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains --- "Where shall we have dinner?" The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about.
LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING.
In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse, they suddenly do. He discovers that the Galaxy is not only mind-boggling big and bewildering but also that most of the things that happen in it are staggeringly unfair.
SO LONG, AND THANKS FOR ALL THE FISH.
Just as Arthur Dent's sense of reality is in its dickiest state he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams. He finds her in the last place in the Universe in which he would expect to find anything at all, but which 3,976,000 people will find oddly familiar. They go in search of God's Final Message to His Creation and, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it.
La vita, l'universo e tutto quanto (Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti, #3)
Douglas Adams
Gli abitanti meccanici del pianeta Krikkit sono stufi di guardare il cielo stellato sopra le loro teste, con tutto quell'inutile, monotono scintillio. Così decidono, semplicemente, di distruggerlo, facendo scomparire l'intero universo. Solo cinque individui possono opporsi ai loro folli piani: il terrestre Arthur Dent, viaggiatore dello spazio e del tempo, con il suo inseparabile amico alieno Ford Prefect, che, giusto per provare una nuova esperienza, decide di andare fuori di testa; insieme a loro l'indomabile Slartibartfast, vicepresidente della Campagna per il Tempo Reale che viaggia su un'astronave alimentata dal comportamento irrazionale; il mostruoso Zaphod Beeblebrox, dotato di due teste e tre braccia, e la sensualissima Trillian. Per la strana brigata inizia così un'altra pazzesca avventure...
Guía del autoestopista galáctico
Douglas Adams
Un jueves a la hora de comer, la Tierra es inesperadamente demolida para poder construir una nueva autopista hiperespacial. Arthur Dent, un tipo de lo más corriente que esa misma mañana ha visto cómo echaban abajo su propia casa, considera que eso supera lo que una persona puede soportar. Pero, desgraciadamente, el fin de semana no ha hecho más que empezar, y la galaxia es un lugar extraño y sorprendente. Arthur huirá de la Tierra junto a un amigo suyo, Ford Prefect, que resultará ser un extraterrestre emparentado con Zaphod Beeblebrox, un pirata esquizoide de dos cabezas que fue Presidente de la Galaxia, en la nave del cual conocerá al resto de personajes que lo acompañarán a lo largo de su periplo espacial: un androide paranoide y una terrícola que, como él, ha logrado escapar. Gracias a esta ineludible aventura, Dent descubrirá muchas cosas acerca de la existencia, pero tal como aconseja la "Guía del autoestopista galáctico", que no cunda el pánico.
Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis (Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis, #1)
Douglas Adams
Vor 30 Jahren wurde von einem der größten Verlage Ursa Minors (und der Erde) das bemerkenswerteste Buch, das je veröffentlicht wurde, der Menschheit zugänglich gemacht: Per Anhalter durch die Galaxis.
Für Arthur Dent ist es ein ganz normaler Donnerstag, bis sein Haus von Planierraupen niedergewalzt wird. Kurz darauf wird allerdings auch die gesamte Erde von einem vogonischen Bautrupp plattgemacht, weil sie einer Hyperraum-Umgehungsstraße weichen muss. Aber da hat sich Arthurs bester Freund schon längst als Alien entpuppt, und sie sausen durchs Weltall mit nichts als ihren Badetüchern und einem harmlos wirkenden Buch, auf dem in großen, freundlichen Buchstaben »KEINE PANIK« steht. Und dabei hat das Wochenende gerade erst angefangen…
Life, the Universe, and Everything (Hitchhiker's Guide, #3)
Douglas Adams
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky above their heads--so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals stand between the white killer robots of Krikkit and their goal of total annihilation.
They are Arthur Dent, a mild-mannered space and time traveler, who tries to learn how to fly by throwing himself at the ground and missing; Ford Prefect, his best friend, who decides to go insane to see if he likes it; Slartibartfast, the indomitable vicepresident of the Campaign for Real Time, who travels in a ship powered by irrational behavior; Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-head honcho of the Universe; and Trillian, the sexy space cadet who is torn between a persistent Thunder God and a very depressed Beeblebrox.
How will it all end? Will it end? Only this stalwart crew knows as they try to avert "universal" Armageddon and save life as we know it--and don't know it!
--booksontape.com
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Nearly Definitive Edition (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy #1-5)
Douglas Adams
The thirty-fifth anniversary omnibus edition of 'the greatest sci-fi novel of all time.'
First a legendary radio series, then a bestselling book, and most recently a blockbuster movie, the immensely successful Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy needs no introduction. Reissued in time for the first novel's thirty-fifth anniversary, this hardback omnibus edition include all five parts of the trilogy, incorporating for the first time, Mostly Harmless, along with a guide to the guide and essential notes on how to leave the planet, and a range of exclusive extra material.
This single hardcover edition is indispensable for any would-be galactic traveler and for old and new fans of Douglas Adams, Doctor Who and bestselling science fiction books.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Tertiary Phase (Hitchhiker's Guide: Radio Play, #3)
Douglas Adams
Don’t panic! The Hitchhiker’s saga continues with a full-cast dramatisation of Life, the Universe and Everything, the third book in Douglas Adams’s famous ‘trilogy in five parts.’
‘The pitch here at Lord’s is blackened, lightly smoking down towards square leg – and two men have just materialised on a Chesterfield sofa....’
And so the scene is set for the Tertiary Phase of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, the phenomenon which began life as a BBC radio series and went on to spawn a best-selling series of novels. With this full-cast radio dramatisation, the Guide returns to its original medium with its original cast.
Stranded on prehistoric Earth, Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect find escape in the form of a time-travelling sofa. But as eleven homicidal, bat-wielding robots proceed to blow up Lord’s Cricket Ground, it seems that Arthur is far from Home and Dry. In fact, he is not even Home and Vigorously Towelling Himself Off.
Soon he is on an explosive quest to save the Universe, equipped with only a rabbit bone, a worn dressing gown, and a spaceship which looks remarkably like an Italian bistro.
Simon Jones returns as Arthur, Geoffrey McGivern as Ford, Susan Sheridan as Trillian, Mark Wing-Davey as Zaphod Beeblebrox, and Stephen Moore as Marvin the Paranoid Android. William Franklyn is the Book, the late Douglas Adams himself appears in the role of Agrajag, and guest stars include Richard Griffiths, Chris Langham, Joanna Lumley and Leslie Phillips.
This extended edition features 20 minutes of material not heard on BBC Radio 4.
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: Primary Phase (Hitchhiker's Guide (radio plays))
Douglas Adams
The most useful advice ever given, 'Don't panic', can be found within the Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy. The day aliens decide to demolish the Earth to make way for a hyperspace bypass is the day when Arthur Dent realises the futility of such advice. The story begins when Arthur, not really your average man-in-the-street, finds that his planet is suddenly destroyed around him, and the great hitch-hike begins... Starring Peter Jones as The Book, Simon Jones as Arthur Dent and Geoffrey McGivern as Ford Prefect, this is the first Douglas Adams' legendary radio series.
Also included on this Special Edition is Douglas Adams's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in 1999, which looks at the genesis and phenomenal success of the series.
3 CDs. 3 hrs.
Addio, e grazie per tutto il pesce
Douglas Adams
La vita, l'Universo e tutto quanto, il terzo volume della saga Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti, si concludeva con il protagonista, Arthur Dent, in possesso del prezioso Messaggio Finale di Dio alle Sue Creature. Ma, avendolo sbadatamente dimenticato, Arthur ricorre a ogni espediente per cercare di ricordarselo. Tutto si rivela inutile: il Messaggio è proprio dimenticato. Addio, e grazie per tutto il pesce, quarto episodio dell'epopea, ci riserva la sorpresa di un'inaspettata ricomparsa. Infatti, dopo otto anni di folle girovagare per lo spazio, Arthur e i suoi compagni tornano sulla Terra, decisi a trovare, oltre al messaggio divino, la risposta a due altri quesiti di primaria importanza: cos'è successo esattamente il giorno in cui è stato demolito il pianeta per lasciare spazio ad una circonvallazione iperspaziale? Perché i delfini sono scomparsi con largo anticipo rispetto all'avvenimento?
Autostoperski vodič kroz galaksiju (Autostoperski vodič #1-5)
Douglas Adams
Jedna od najpopularnijih i najčitanijih SF knjiga svih vremena! Kompletna 'autostoperska' serija u jednoj knjizi: Autostoperski vodič kroz galaksiju; Restoran na kraju vaseljene; Život, vaseljena i sve ostalo; Do viđenja i hvala na svim ribama; Uglavnom bezopasni. Iako je nastao davne 1977. godine, prvenstveno kao radio-serijal, Autostoperski vodič kroz galaksiju ne prestaje da oduševljava svojim britkim, intergalaktičkim humorom, nezaboravnim dosetkama i jedinstvenim likovima, koji prolaze kroz najneverovatnije avanture. Kao jedan od najblistavijih primera svojevrsnog parodiranja žanra, ovaj roman postavio je nove, nezaobilazne standarde prema kojima se i dan-danas ravnaju kako čitaoci, tako i drugi pisci.
Daglas Adams (1952–2001), nenadmašni, višestruko talentovani genije, jedan od najvećih humorista našeg vremena, tehnofil sofisticiranog humora koji je ostavio neizbrisiv trag u baštini svetske kulture.
Knjiga koja je prodata u nekoliko desetina miliona primeraka!
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Douglas Adams
Alternate cover for ISBN 9780345453747
At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
"Life, the Universe and Everything"
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
"Mostly Harmless"
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
Also includes the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe".
A vida, o universo e tudo mais (O mochileiro das galáxias, #3)
Douglas Adams
Após as loucas aventuras vividas com seus estranhos amigos em O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias e O Restaurante no Fim do Universo, Arthur Dent ficou cinco anos abandonado na Terra Pré-Histórica. Mesmo depois de tanto tempo, ele ainda acordava todas as manhãs com um grito de horror por estar preso àquela monótona e assustadora rotina.
Talvez Arthur até preferisse continuar isolado em sua caverna escura, úmida e fedorenta a encarar a próxima aventura para a qual seria forçosamente arrastado: salvar o universo dos temíveis robôs xenófobos do planeta Krikkit.
Praticamente Inofensiva (O Mochileiro das Galáxias, #5)
Douglas Adams
Praticamente Inofensiva é tão polêmico quanto seu criador. Muitos o consideram o último volume da série O Mochileiro das Galáxias e outros afirmam tratar-se de um título independente, que apenas utiliza os mesmos personagens. Parte dessa controvérsia se deve aos 13 anos que separam este livro da primeira aventura de Arthur Dent, já que Adams iniciou a coleção no final dos anos 1970 e somente em 1992 retomou a história.
As inúmeras mudanças políticas, culturais e, principalmente, tecnológicas que aconteceram nesse período influenciaram os rumos da narrativa e tornaram Praticamente Inofensiva uma obra singular. Mas, em vez de perder o tom, Adams parece ainda mais irônico e profundo ao divagar sobre a vida, o Universo e tudo mais. Situações hilárias, personagens imprevisíveis, descrições poéticas e paisagens surrealistas se mesclam com perfeição, resultando numa trama cheia de suspense, comédia e filosofia. Depois de muitos anos, Arthur Dent, Tricia McMillan e Ford Prefect se reencontram. Mas o que deveria ser uma festejada reunião de velhos amigos se transforma numa terrível confusão que põe em risco a vida de todos.
Praticamente Inofensiva é o toque final de Adams nessa divertida história. Não importa se faz parte da "trilogia" ou não: ele é o último presente do autor para os mais de 15 milhões de fãs que adotaram sua obra como ícone de uma geração.
Usando e abusando da mesma imaginação ilimitada que demonstra nos livros anteriores, Adams apresenta em Praticamente Inofensiva uma Mistureba Generalizada de Todas as Coisas que fizeram da coleção um grande sucesso ao redor da Borda Ocidental desta Galáxia.
Até Mais, e Obrigado pelos Peixes! (O Mochileiro das Galáxias, #4)
Douglas Adams
Depois de viajar pelo Universo, ver o aniquilamento da Terra, participar de guerras interestelares e conhecer estranhas criaturas, Arthur está de volta ao seu planeta. Tudo parece igual, mas ele descobre que algo muito estranho aconteceu na sua ausência. Curioso com o fato e apaixonado por uma garota tão estranha quanto o que quer que tenha acontecido, ele parte em busca de uma explicação.
O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias (O mochileiro das galáxias, #1)
Douglas Adams
Trinta anos celebrando a genialidade cômica de Douglas Adams... Considerado um dos maiores clássicos da literatura de ficção científica, O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias vem encantando gerações de leitores ao redor do mundo com seu humor afiado. Este é o primeiro título da famosa série escrita por Douglas Adams, que conta as aventuras espaciais do inglês Arthur Dent e de seu amigo Ford Prefect. A dupla escapa da destruição da Terra pegando carona numa nave alienígena, graças aos conhecimentos de Prefect, um E.T. que vivia disfarçado de ator desempregado enquanto fazia pesquisa de campo para a nova edição do Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias, o melhor guia de viagens interplanetário.
Mestre da sátira, Douglas Adams cria personagens inesquecíveis e situações mirabolantes para debochar da burocracia, dos políticos, da "alta cultura" e de diversas instituições atuais. Seu livro, que trata em última instância da busca do sentido da vida, não só diverte como também faz pensar.
O restaurante no fim do universo (O mochileiro das galáxias, #2)
Douglas Adams
O que você pretende fazer quando chegar ao Restaurante do Fim do Universo? Devorar o suculento bife de um boi que se oferece como jantar ou apenas se embriagar com a poderosa Dinamite Pangaláctica, assistindo de camarote ao momento em que tudo se acaba numa explosão falta?
A continuação das incríveis aventuras de Arthur Dent e seus quatro amigos através da Galáxia começa a bordo da nave Coração de Ouro, rumo ao restaurante mais próximo. Mal sabem eles que farão uma viagem no tempo, cujo desfecho será simplesmente incrível.
O segundo livro da série de Douglas Adams, que começou com o surpreendente O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias, mostra os cinco amigos vivendo as mais inesperadas confusões numa história cheia de sátira, ironia e bom humor.
Com seu estilo inteligente e sagaz, Douglas Adams prende o leitor a cada página numa maravilhosa aventura de ficção científica combinada ao mais fino humor britânico, que conquistou fãs no mundo inteiro. Uma verdadeira viagem, em qualquer um dos mais improváveis sentidos.
Guida galattica per gli autostoppisti: Il ciclo completo
Douglas Adams
Lontano, nei dimenticati spazi non segnati nelle carte geografiche dell'estremo limite della Spirale Ovest della Galassia, c'è un piccolo e insignificante sole giallo. A orbitargli intorno, alla distanza di centoquarantanove milioni di chilometri, si trova un minuscolo, trascurabilissimo pianeta azzurro-verde, le cui forme di vita, discendenti dalle scimmie, sono così incredibilmente primitive da credere ancora che gli orologi da polso digitali siano un'ottima invenzione. Quel pianeta sta per essere distrutto, per lasciare il posto a una gigantesca circonvallazione iperspaziale... Nata da una fortunata serie radiofonica trasmessa dalla BBC, la pentalogia di Adams con le irriverenti e surreali avventure di Arthur Dent e Ford Prefect, viaggiatori delle galassie, è un fenomeno di culto per molti lettori che qui possono trovare riuniti in un unico volume tutti i cinque romanzi.
The Dirk Gently Omnibus (Dirk Gently, #1-2)
Douglas Adams
Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. Dirk Gently, however, does not like to eliminate the impossible.In Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency a simple search for a missing cat reveals two ghosts, a dodo, an Electric Monk, the devastating secret that lies behind the whole of human history and threatens to bring it to a premature close, and, finally, the utterly terrifying reason why Richard MacDuff has had a sofa stuck on his stairs for three weeks.As The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul opens a passenger check-in desk at Terminal Two, Heathrow Airport, shoots up through the roof engulfed in a ball of orange flame. The usual people try to claim responsibility. However, no rational cause can be found for the explosion - it was simply designated an act of God. But, thinks Dirk Gently, which God? And why? What God would be hanging around Terminal Two of Heathrow Airport trying to catch the 15.37 to Oslo?
What do a dead cat, a computer whizz-kid, an electric monk, quantum mechanics, a chronologit over 200 years old, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and pizza have in common? Apparently not much, until Dirk Gently begins his investigation.
The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts
Douglas Adams
* The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
* The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
* Life, the Universe and Everything
* So Long, and Thanks for all the Fish
* Mostly Harmless
Suppose a good friend calmly told you over a round of drinks that the world was about to end? And suppose your friend went on to confess that he wasn't from around here at all, but rather from a small planet near Betelgeuse? And what if the world really did come to an end, but instead of being blown away, you found yourself hitching a ride on a spaceship with your buddy as a travelling companion?
It happens to Arthur Dent.
An ordinary guy from a small town in England, Arthur is one lucky sonofagun: his alien friend, Ford Prefect, is in fact a roving researcher for the universally bestselling Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ... and expert at seeing the cosmos on 30 Altairian dollars a day. Ford lives by the Guide's seminal bit of advice: Don't Panic. Which comes in handy when their first ride--on the very same vessel that demolished Earth to make way for a hyperspacial freeway--ends disastrously (they are booted out of an airlock). with 30 seconds of air in their lungs and the odd of being picked up by another ship 2^276,709 to 1 against, the pair are scooped up by the only ship in the universe powered by the Infinite Improbability Drive.
But this (and the idea that Bogart movies and McDonald's hamburgers now exist only in his mind) is just the beginning of the weird things Arthur will have to get used to. For, on his travels, he'll encounter Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-President of the Galaxy; Trillian, a sexy spacecadet he once tried to pick up at a cocktail party, now Zaphod's girlfriend; Marvin, a chronically depressed robot; and Slartibartfast, the award-winning engineer who built the Earth and travels in a spaceship disguised as a bistro.
Arthur's crazed wanderings will take him from the restaurant at the end of the Universe (where the main dish of the day introduces itself and the floor show is doomsday), to the planet Krikkit (locked in Slo-Time to punish its inhabitants for trying to end the Universe), to Earth (huh? wait! wasn't it destroyed?!) to the very offices of The Hitchhiker's Guide itself as he and his friends quest for the answer to the Question of Life, the Universe and Everything ... and search for a really good cup of tea.
Ready or not, Arthur Dent is in for one hell of a ride!
Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #5)
Douglas Adams
Now celebrating the 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series!
“Hitchhiker fans rejoice! . . . [Here’s] more of the same zany nonsensical mayhem.”— The New York Times Book Review
It’s easy to get disheartened when your planet has been blown up and the woman you love has vanished due to a misunderstanding about space/time. However, instead of being disheartened, Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life a bit—and immediately all hell breaks loose.
Hell takes a number of there’s the standard Ford Prefect version, in the shape of an all-new edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, and a totally unexpected manifestation in the form of a teenage girl who startles Arthur Dent by being his daughter when he didn’t even know he had one.
Can Arthur save the Earth from total multidimensional obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter, Random, from herself? Of course not. He never works out exactly what is going on. Will you?
“Douglas Adams is a terrific satirist. . . . He is anything but harmless.”— The Washington Post Book World
So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #4)
Douglas Adams
Including everything you wanted to know about the first three books but never thought to ask.
"HE LOST ALL FAITH IN THE STRAIGHTFORWARD OPERATION OF CAUSE AND EFFECT THE DAY HE GOT UP INTENDING TO CATCH UP WITH SOME READING AND ENDED UP ON A PREHISTORIC EARTH WITH A MAN FROM BETELGEUSE AND A SPACESHIP-LOAD OF ALIEN TELEPHONE SANITISERS...".
Left at the end of LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING with the address for God's Final Message To His Creation, Arthur Dent let this crucial information slip his mind. He tries everything to jog his memory - meditation, mind-reading, hitting himself about the head with blunt objects. But none of it works. Of course, as everyone knows, the answer lies in making life flash before your eyes...
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Secondary Phase (Dramatised)
Douglas Adams
A Special Edition of the original radio series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 1978 and recently voted the Nation's Favourite Audiobook in a Guardian poll.
Starring Peter Jones, Simon Jones, Geoffrey McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey, Susan Sheridan and Stephen Moore, these six episodes (Fit the First to Fit the Sixth) have been remastered to modern-day standards by Dirk Maggs, and for the first time feature Philip Pope's arrangement of the familiar theme tune, with newly recorded announcements by John Marsh.
Also included on this Special Edition is Douglas Adams's Guide to the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, first broadcast in 1999, which looks at the genesis and phenomenal success of the series.
LENGTH
3 hrs and 50 mins
The Ultimate Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, #1-5)
Douglas Adams
At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five novels from Douglas Adams's Hitchhiker series.
"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space.
"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe"
Facing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat.
"Life, the Universe and Everything"
The unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.
"So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish"
Back on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. So to speak.
"Mostly Harmless"
Just when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself?
Also includes the short story "Young Zaphod Plays It Safe".
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Hitchhiker's Guide, #1)
Douglas Adams
Seconds before the Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of «The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy» who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor.
Together this dynamic pair begin a journey through space aided by quotes from «The Hitchhiker's Guide» ("A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have") and a galaxy-full of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox, the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian, Zaphod's girlfriend (formally Tricia McMillan), whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student who is obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the years.
Source: douglasadams.com
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