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Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Live in Concert

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How shall we begin?<br><br>This is the story of a book called<i> The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy</i>&#8212;not an Earth book,... Read More
How shall we begin?<br><br>This is the story of a book called<i> The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy</i>&#8212;not an Earth book, never published on Earth and, until the terrible catastrophe occurred, never seen or even heard of by any Earthman. Nevertheless, a wholly remarkable book.<br><br>or<br><br>This is the story of <b>The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy</b>, a number-one best seller in England, a weekly radio series with millions of fanatic listeners, and soon to be a television spectacle on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean.<br><br>or<br><br>This is the story of Arthur Dent, who, secnds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, is plucked off the planet by his friend, Ford Prefect, who has been posing as an out-of-work actor for the last fifteen years but is really a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy. Together they begin a journey through the galaxy aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker&#8217;s Guide to the Galaxy, with t Minimize
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Format: Paperback, Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 01, 1997), ISBN: 97803... Featured Store
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Format: Paperback, Publisher: Ballantine Books (November 01, 1995), ISBN: 9...
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Format: Hardcover, Publisher: Harmony Books (August 01, 2004), ISBN: 978140...
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Authors Douglas Adams
Fiction Genre Unknown
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Professional Reviews
  New York Times Book Review: "[T]he novel...remains, without a doubt, the most cheerful book about the total destruction of Earth and its entire population minus one ever written."
Book Editions
  Format: Paperback
Publisher: Ballantine Books (June 01, 1997)
Measurements: 8.25"(h) x 5.25"(w) x 0.5"(d), 0.4 lbs.
ISBN: 9780345418913
First Line
  "Far out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the Western Spiral arm of the Galaxy lies a small unregarded yellow sun.
Orbiting this at a distance of roughly ninety-eight million miles is an utterly insignificant little blue-green planet whose ape-descended life forms are so amazingly primitive that they still think digital watches are a pretty neat idea."
Review Summary
104 Reviews from Epinions.com
Overall Rating: 5/5 stars
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By: captaind
Aug 26, 2004

Don't Panic! - part one...

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Hilarious, clever, inventive, ingenious, other words beginning with "in"...

Cons: ... the third and fourth books are nowhere near as good as the first two...

Bottom Line:
Like sci-fi? Like to laugh? Love "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" Read More


By: phungus
Mar 7, 2005

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: So funny and clever, highly original

Cons: Very short

Bottom Line:
This should be required reading for all. Read More


By: Staceys1
Aug 10, 2001

The Answer, Of Course, is 42!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Humorous look at space travel

Cons: None

Bottom Line:
A funny science fiction book - not just for science fiction fans. Read More


By: Bruguru
Aug 31, 2000

Don't Panic!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Hilarious, well thought out, colorful metaphors

Cons: None

Bottom Line:
Don't leave home without it. Read More


By: momofchris
Sep 6, 2000

You will laugh outloud while reading!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Excellent and funny story

Cons: Wish there was more


By: Ynmaeven
Apr 16, 2000

The worst Thursday that ever happened...

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Wildly funny

Cons: You might not be able to catch your breath


By: Alkaiser
Aug 10, 2001

Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy: "Bring a Towel."

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Funny. Intelligent. Insert other superlative words here.

Cons: Douglas Adams is dead now.

Bottom Line:
First book I read that really combined sci-fi and humor. Great read. Read More


By: special_k
Jul 28, 2001

The answer is 42

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Hilarious, yet altogether serious

Cons: Confusing at times, just read carefully

Bottom Line:
I'd give it 20 stars if I could Read More


By: DavidWeisman
Jun 23, 2000

If you love and can laugh at science fiction

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Really funny and exciting

Cons: ?


By: HawgWyld
Oct 4, 2000

Watch the earth get destroyed! It's funny!

Author's Rating: 5/5 stars

Pros: Entertaining, humourous and well-written

Cons: Sounds like it all takes place in England, characters are a bit two-dimensional


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