Product Description
How shall we begin?This is the story of a book called The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy—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.orThis is the story of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, 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.orThis 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’s Guide to the Galaxy. Together they begin a journey through the galaxy aided by quotes from The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, with the words don’t panic written on the front. (“A towel is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.”)In their travels they meet:•Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch President of the Galaxy•Trillian—Zaphod’s girl friend, formerly Tricia McMillan, whom Arthur once tried to pick up at a cocktail party•Marvin—a paranoid android, a brilliant but chronically depressed robot•Veet Voojagig—former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he bought over the yearsTo find the answers to these burning questions: Why are we born? Why do we die? And why do we spend so much time in between wearing digital watches? read The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy. But remember . . . don’t panic, and don’t forget to bring a towel.

Amazon.com Review
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. The Hitchhiker's Guide 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.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 872 reviews)

Great book by Jourdan Miller

5 Stars
November 05, 2009
I kept hearing how good this book was and finally saw it on amazon, so I picked it up and it did not disappoint! The book is funny and you will get quite a few more jokes/cultural references (at least if you hang out with a nerdy crowd). Get it!

Witty bullpoop by Adam Rose (Portland, OR)

3 Stars
November 02, 2009
Adams is witty, creative, and obviously intelligent. However, he does not tell a good story. The book is just one witty thing after another, but it never goes anywhere. Not worth the time.

Reading with Tequila by Jennifer (New Jersey, USA)

4 Stars
October 26, 2009
This book was a very easy, very fast read. Much more entertaining than the 2005 movie. It was very sci-fi and very different from anything I have ever read. Aliens aren't something I generally enjoy in my entertainment but I really enjoyed the humorous approach and casualness of the book. I was so blown away even though there were aliens and it mostly took place in outer space.

One of the Funniest Novels I Have Read by TSabonis (Sioux City, IA, USA)

5 Stars
October 26, 2009
This novel is a wonderfully paced comical satire on ... life the universe and everything. Filled superb writing and quirky storyline this book is short enough to read in one day. Thankfully there are four sequels in this trilogy there is no shortage of adventures and insane situations for Arthur, Zaphod, Ford, Trillian, Marvin and whoever is met page to page. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys rambling humor. While the book is confusing, it only makes you want to turn the pages more. The writing style reminded me of Joseph Heller. I may be one of a handful of people who have ever compared Heller to Adams, but the irreverence and the quick chatter gave me a definite feel of Heller. One of these reviews said that this book was a great work of British comedy, don't let that scare you, it is really a great work of comedy. Also don't let the Science Fiction genre scare you either. This novel is so snappy and "plausible" that you get so caught up in the characters and story that you forget it is science fiction. T

GREAT BUY, THE BEST BOOK OF MY purchase by Hernan Soberon (Medellin, Colombia)

5 Stars
October 16, 2009
I buy 4 books with this one, This one was by far the best of all. Great book, Great design, Great size of the letter font, great hard cover. Everything was perfect about this book.

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