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Life, the Universe and Everything

By Douglas Adams

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| Paperback | 9780330267380

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"HYSTERICAL!"
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
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 anniContinue

"HYSTERICAL!"
--The Philadelphia Inquirer
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!
"ADAMS IS ONE OF THOSE RARE TREASURES: an author who, one senses, has as much fun writing as one has reading."
--The Arizona Daily Star

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  • 42 - Douglas Adams' Amazingly Accurate Answer to Life, the Universe and Everything by Peter Gill

    A common question about Douglas Adams’ famous Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy is just why Adams chose the number 42 as the answer to life, the universe and everything. In a charming trivia book, author Peter Gill takes 50 pages or so to look into th ... (read full critics)

    thebookbag published on Sat, 16 Apr 2011

  • H2G2 Review: Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams (Pan)

    Life, the Universe and Everything by Douglas Adams Published by Pan and Out Now You’d think that being just under 200 pages that Douglas Adams would be a quick read wouldn’t you? Well you’d be wrong. You could speed read him and I’m sure you’d get a ... (read full critics)

    nextread published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  • "I always thought something was fundamentally wrong with the universe".

    A whole bunch of weirdoes...delightfully nuts!! It cracked me up!!

    "Six by nine. Forty two."
    "That's it. That's all there is."

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    Turpentine said on Aug 19, 2010 about the Audio CD edition | Add your feedback

  • I don't know why, but this is a particular favourite of mine in the series.

    Jonathan Culverhouse. Author of Underkingdom: Disco Goblins vs The Machine, a fantasy novel for children.
    www.underkingdom.co.uk

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    Jonathan Culverhouse said on Jul 20, 2010 | Add your feedback

  • all right. it does not really stand at the same level as the guide, or the restaurant at the end of the world.
    it is nevertheless hilarious.

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    Federico said on Feb 5, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

  • Book 3 in the H2G2 series. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and Zaphod are on the quest to find the ultimate question. Don't get your hopes up after seeing the title, the book is very disappointing. The fun never rises above mediocre. Cricket fans might want to note that a lot of the story involves their g ... (continue)

    Book 3 in the H2G2 series. Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and Zaphod are on the quest to find the ultimate question. Don't get your hopes up after seeing the title, the book is very disappointing. The fun never rises above mediocre. Cricket fans might want to note that a lot of the story involves their game and the climax does happen at Lord's. This book is not worth reading, can be skipped.

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    Ashwin Nanjappa said on Jun 9, 2007 | Add your feedback

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