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The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy: A Trilogy in Five Parts (Hardcover)

by Douglas Adams (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 784 pages
  • Publisher: William Heinemann Ltd (16 Oct 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0434003484
  • ISBN-13: 978-0434003488
  • Product Dimensions: 21.4 x 14.6 x 5.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,986 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Earth is destroyed to make way for a Hyperspatial express route, Arthur Dent discovers that space is big, as he is taken on a hair-raising tour of the Galaxy and its very strange inhabitants, by his friend Ford Perfect. This is a new edition which incorporates the fifth part of the trilogy.

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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars DO buy this edition, 27 Jan 2004
Although the page says 'A Trilogy in Four Parts', the actual book is the updated one including Mostly Harmless (as you can see if you click on the photo of the book cover), so ignore the review that says its incomplete. My copy was delivered today and I can definatley say its the 'Trilogy in Five Parts', not four
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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC!, 19 Oct 1999
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The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the best series of books I have ever read. I discovered them courtesy of my brother around 5 years ago, I read the 'trilogy' and have since become a ver avid fan. The chronicles of Arthur Dent, Ford Prefect and the rest of the gang are always guaranteed to make me laugh, and the books are always very well-written by Douglas Adams, as the pace never slows and there is never a dull (or unfunny moment). I live my life according to these books, as I'm sure any of my friends will testify. If you're thinking of buying this book, I would definitely recommend it to anyone after a comedy novel, a sci-fi novel or just a new outlook on life as a whole.
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A book that knows where its towel is....., 3 Oct 2003
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Oh, this is just hilarious.The cleverest and funniest book(well, set of five) that I have ever read! I really love this!
The story, which was adapted by Douglas Adams from his hit radio series, concerns a hapless Earthling, Arthur Dent, who wakes up one morning to find the council preparing to demolish his home. By coincidence, this is also the day when the alien Vogons demolish the planet Earth to make way for a hyperspace express bypass...
If you think this is weird, then believe me, it gets much, much weirder than this.
It is really fantastic. I can't believe that a book can mix comedy, sci-fi and philosophy so well. I read this in a Chemistry lesson (I am at school) and had to hide my face in the book because I was laughing so much. :D Douglas Adams had to be a genius to come up with this. I love it.
Re: towels; you will have to read the book if you wish to know why I think this book knows where its towel is...have fun!
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