false 1598985 117 The first book in [book: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] "trilogy". Join Douglas Adams's hapless hero Arthur Dent as he travels the galaxy with his intrepid pal Ford Prefect, getting into horrible messes and generally wreaking hilarious havoc. Dent is grabbed from Earth moments before a cosmic construction team obliterates the planet to build a freeway. You'll never read funnier science fiction; Adams is a master of intelligent satire, barbed wit, and comedic dialogue. <I>The Hitchhiker's Guide</I> is rich in comedic detail and thought-provoking situations and stands up to multiple reads. Required reading for science fiction fans, this book (and its follow-ups) is also sure to please fans of Monty Python, Terry Pratchett's Discworld series, and British sitcoms. 3078186 book 1979 total:77013|5:33231|4:23555|3:13520|2:4327|1:2380| 77013 311969 97582 2454 5 20 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1988 Fri Jun 29 11:36:35 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 29 12:08:19 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 9 false false Sun Jul 01 11:30:42 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 11:37:56 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 10 false false Wed May 07 09:12:04 -0700 2008 Thu May 01 12:37:42 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 09:12:04 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 15 false false Tue Jan 15 13:33:54 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 16 09:38:06 -0800 2008 5 5 false false Fri Dec 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 15:24:34 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 26 15:33:16 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 5 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1981 Thu Apr 24 10:28:46 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 02 10:32:37 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 9 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Tue Apr 01 22:42:15 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 01 22:44:31 -0700 2008 4 3 false false Mon Mar 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 05:27:17 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 07:40:51 -0700 2009
But I picked it up on a whim at the bookstore yesterday -- the price was right: $1 -- began readi...more...]]> 5 3 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 1994 Wed Aug 15 14:55:24 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 08:50:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 3 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Fri May 11 08:31:21 -0700 2007 Fri May 11 08:32:04 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Jul 11 04:04:28 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 15:09:46 -0700 2007 don't you think you're taking your job a bit too much seriously? Please, relax for a while.

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If ever there was more helpful a phrase in the history of all that is written, that phrase should be terminated. "Don't Panic" should be reason enough to give this book a five star rating, but since you're probably not going to read it solely on that bit of informat...more...]]> 3 2 false false Mon May 25 20:27:18 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 12:24:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 20:27:18 -0700 2009
But it doesn't change the fact that in my opinion, space is unquestionably, unconditionally, positively BORING. I w...more...]]> 5 3 false false Tue Mar 31 18:41:50 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 18:46:20 -0700 2009
I listened to the radio series.
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I want to share my favorite part of the book as well as the movie (I am aware of the BBC production, which also has this scene but I prefe the movie)! The Whale:
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