The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Rating | : | 4.98 (716 Votes) |
Asin | : | 0345453743 |
Format Type | : | paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 832 Pages |
Publish Date | : | 2017-04-27 |
Language | : | English |
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Zarking good time. The Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy is one of the most famous pieces of science fiction in the English language. The story has been adapted into almost every medium, from radio to novels to tv to movies. And it's easy to see why it's so popular. This was one of the funniest books I've ever read.Guide is primarily about the adventures of Arthur, an ordinary average guy forced to leave earth and go on a jo. Ben Gruber said One of your new favorite books. One of the best books of the past century, and easily one of my absolute favorites. Buy it immediately and plan to read it for a month straight, then reread it! Adams' humor and wit is perfectly channeled into an amazing series of stories, from the misadventures of Arthur Dent to the very creation of humanity - the HHGTTG is a book that will literally change the way you think about the meaning of life, t. Mandatory reading. Amazon Customer If you haven't read these books yet, do yourself a favor and buy this collection. Most emphatically if you enjoy Monty Python, Fawlty Towers, Blackadder, or Mr. Bean. This is British humor to the bone. (not really a surprise when you realize that Douglas Adams worked with several members of Python before writing this book, but I digress.It's funny. It's imaginative. Yes it has massive plot holes througho
The universe, that is. At last in paperback in one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchiker series.The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the GalaxySeconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. So to speak.Mostly HarmlessJust when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. 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 UniverseFacing annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. 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?. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription conspires to thrust him back to reality. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew.So Long, and Thanks for All the FishBack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that th
--Brooks Peck. As the series progresses, its wackier elements diminish, but the satire of human life and foibles is ever present. It's safe to say that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is one of the funniest science fiction novels ever written. Then in The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Arthur and his new friends travel to the end of time and discover the true reason for Earth's existence. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish recounts how Arthur finds true love and "God's Final Message to His Creation." Finally, Mostly Harmless is the story of Arthur's continuing search for home, in which he instead encounters his estranged daughter, who is on her own quest. This omnibus edition begins with The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, in which Arthur Dent is introduced to the galaxy at large when he is rescued by an alien friend seconds before Earth's destruction. Adams spoofs many core