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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—The Washington Post Book World Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read Seconds before Earth is demolished to make way for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised edition of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy who, for the last fifteen years, has been posing as an out-of-work actor. Together, this dynamic pair began a journey through space aided by a galaxyful of fellow travelers: Zaphod Beeblebrox—the two-headed, three-armed ex-hippie and totally out-to-lunch president of the galaxy; Trillian (formerly Tricia McMillan), Zaphod’s girlfriend, whom Arthur tried to pick up at a cocktail party once upon a time zone; Marvin, a paranoid, brilliant, and chronically depressed robot; and Veet Voojagig, a former graduate student obsessed with the disappearance of all the ballpoint pens he’s bought over the years. Where are these pens? Why are we born? Why do we die? For all the answers, stick your thumb to the stars! Praise for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy “A whimsical oddyssey . . . Characters frolic through the galaxy with infectious joy.”—Publishers Weekly “Irresistable!”—The Boston Globe

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Adams's beloved and enduring sci-fi/comedy classic is now available in this beautiful, clothbound, elegantly presented book, filled with never-before-published material, original scripts from the BBC radio series, and much more to please any fan.

The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish is the fourth installment in Douglas Adams' bestselling cult classic, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 'trilogy'. This edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by Neil Gaiman. There is a knack to flying. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. It's not an easy thing to do, and Arthur Dent thinks he's the only human who's been able to master this nifty little trick – until he meets Fenchurch, the woman of his dreams. Fenchurch once realized how the world could be made a good and happy place. Unfortunately, she's forgotten. Convinced that the secret lies within God's Final Message to His Creation, they go in search of it. And, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it . . . Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the last of the 'trilogy of five', Mostly Harmless.

So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish

Young Zaphod Plays It Safe

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The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Considerado um dos maiores clássicos da literatura de ficção científica, O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias vem encantando gerações de leitores ao redor do mundo com seu humor afiado. Este é o primeiro título da famosa série escrita por Douglas Adams, que conta as aventuras espaciais do inglês Arthur Dent e de seu amigo Ford Prefect. A dupla escapa da destruição da Terra pegando carona numa nave alienígena, graças aos conhecimentos de Prefect, um E.T. que vivia disfarçado de ator desempregado enquanto fazia pesquisa de campo para a nova edição do Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias, o melhor guia de viagens interplanetário. Mestre da sátira, Douglas Adams cria personagens inesquecíveis e situações mirabolantes para debochar da burocracia, dos políticos, da "alta cultura" e de diversas instituições atuais. Seu livro, que trata em última instância da busca do sentido da vida, não só diverte como também faz pensar.

O guia do mochileiro das galáxias

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The Meaning of Liff

Terry Jones

Sur la planète Blérontin, on s'apprête à inaugurer en grande pompe le Starship Titanic, formidable vaisseau spatial, dernière création de Leovinus, le plus grand inventeur de l'univers et de tous les temps. Or, bien évidemment, l'engin a été saboté - une bombe intelligente a été placée à son bord - et toutes les conditions sont donc rassemblées pour que ce premier vol expérimental soit une catastrophe sans précédent mettant notamment en grave péril les vies des passagers : Leovinus, un perroquet de la planète Yassacan, un journaliste nommé Le Journaliste et un trio d'innocents humains...

Starship Titanic

Praticamente Inofensiva é tão polêmico quanto seu criador. Muitos o consideram o último volume da série O Mochileiro das Galáxias e outros afirmam tratar-se de um título independente, que apenas utiliza os mesmos personagens. Parte dessa controvérsia se deve aos 13 anos que separam este livro da primeira aventura de Arthur Dent, já que Adams iniciou a coleção no final dos anos 1970 e somente em 1992 retomou a história. As inúmeras mudanças políticas, culturais e, principalmente, tecnológicas que aconteceram nesse período influenciaram os rumos da narrativa e tornaram Praticamente Inofensiva uma obra singular. Mas, em vez de perder o tom, Adams é ainda mais irônico e profundo ao divagar sobre a vida, o Universo e tudo mais. Situações hilárias, personagens imprevisíveis, descrições poéticas e paisagens surrealistas se mesclam com perfeição, resultando numa trama cheia de suspense, comédia e filosofia. Depois de muitos anos, Arthur Dent, Tricia McMillan e Ford Prefect se reencontram. Mas o que deveria ser uma festejada reunião de velhos amigos se transforma numa terrível confusão que põe em risco a vida de todos. Praticamente Inofensiva é o toque final de Adams nessa divertida história: ele é o último presente do autor para os mais de 15 milhões de fãs que adotaram sua obra como ícone de uma geração.

Praticamente Inofensiva

Presents a dictionary of such items as "Tingrith," or the feeling of aluminum foil against your fillings, and "Ahenny," the way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.

A Dictionary of Things There Aren't Any Words for Yet-- But There Ought to be

The Deeper Meaning of Liff

Gareth Roberts

At the age of 5, Skagra decided emphatically that God did not exist. This revelation tends to make most people in the universe who have it react in one of two ways - with relief or with despair. Only Shagra responded to it by thinking, "Wait a second. That means there's a situation vacant." This epic "lost" adventure from 1979 features the Fourth Doctor and Romana as played by Tom Baker and Lalla Ward, written by Doctor Who's then script editor Douglas Adams.-- Cover.

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O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias - Volume 1

James Goss

Unter der Regentschaft des geheimnisvollen "Captain" ist Zanak ein zufriedener und wohlhabender Planet. Meistens. Wenn es in den Minen keine wertvollen Mineralien und Edelsteine mehr zum Schürfen gibt, genügt es völlig, dass der Captain ein neues goldenes Zeitalter verkündet, und sie füllen sich wieder. Ein Wirtschaftswunder - also kann da offensichtlich etwas nicht stimmen. Der Piratenplanet ist ein von James Goss verfasster Roman, der auf der 1978 geschriebenen Drehbuch von Douglas Adams basiert.

Der Piratenplanet

Doctor Who

Dirk Gently is a detective - well, a sort of detective. There is a long and honourable tradition of great detectives and Dirk Gently does not belong to it. Sherlock Holmes observed that once you have eliminated the impossible, then whatever remains, howev

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La vita, l'Universo e tutto quanto

Don't Panic: collected together in the Hitchhiker's Guide Trilogy are the five titles that comprise Douglas Adams' wildly popular comedy science fiction series, with a special introduction from the author himself. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy One Thursday lunchtime the Earth gets unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. For Arthur Dent, who has only just had his house demolished that morning, this seems already to be more than he can cope with. Sadly, however, the weekend has only just begun, and the Galaxy is a very very very large and startling place. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe When all questions of space, time, matter and the nature of being have been resolved, only one question remains - 'Where shall we have dinner?' The Restaurant at the End of the Universe provides the ultimate gastronomic experience, and for once there is no morning after to worry about. Life, the Universe and Everything In consequence of a number of stunning catastrophes, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a hideously miserable cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot possibly get any worse, they suddenly do. He discovers that the Galaxy is not only mind-bogglingly big and bewildering but also that most of the things that happen in it are staggeringly unfair. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Just as Arthur Dent's sense of reality is in its dickiest state he suddenly finds the girl of his dreams. He finds her in the last place in the Universe in which he would expect to find anything at all, but which 3,976,000 people will find oddly familiar. They go in search of God's Final Message to His Creation and, in a dramatic break with tradition, actually find it. Mostly Harmless Arthur Dent has settled down on the small planet Lamuella and has embraced his role as a Sandwich Maker. However, his plans for a quiet life are thrown awry by the unexpected arrival of his daughter. There's nothing worse than a frustrated teenager with a copy of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in their hands. When she runs away, Arthur goes after her determined to save her from the horrors of the universe. After all - he's encountered most of them before . . .

A Trilogy in Five Parts

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Omnibus

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Part three of the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy of five books. Featuring exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction from Simon Brett, producer of the original radio broadcast.In Life, the Universe and Everything, the third book in Douglas Adams' blockbuster sci-fi comedy series, Arthur Dent finds himself enlisted to prevent a galactic war.Following a number of stunning catastrophes, which have involved him being alternately blown up and insulted in ever stranger regions of the Galaxy, Arthur Dent is surprised to find himself living in a cave on prehistoric Earth. However, just as he thinks that things cannot get possibly worse, they suddenly do. An eddy in the space-time continuum lands him, Ford Prefect, and their flying sofa in the middle of the cricket ground at Lord's, just two days before the world is due to be destroyed by the Vogons.Escaping the end of the world for a second time, Arthur, Ford, and their old friend Slartibartfast embark (reluctantly) on a mission to save the whole galaxy from fanatical robots. Not bad for a man in his dressing gown.Follow Arthur Dent's galactic (mis)adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.

Life, the Universe and Everything: Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Book 3

Após as loucas aventuras vividas com seus estranhos amigos em O Guia do Mochileiro das Galáxias e O Restaurante no Fim do Universo, Arthur Dent ficou cinco anos abandonado na Terra Pré-Histórica. Mesmo depois de tanto tempo, ele ainda acordava todas as manhãs com um grito de horror por estar preso àquela monótona e assustadora rotina. Talvez Arthur até preferisse continuar isolado em sua caverna escura, úmida e fedorenta a encarar a próxima aventura para a qual seria forçosamente arrastado: salvar o Universo dos temíveis robôs xenófobos do planeta Krikkit. Esse é o terceiro volume da "trilogia de cinco" de Douglas Adams, um dos mais cultuados escritores de ficção científica de todos os tempos. Seu humor corrosivo e sua habilidade em criar situações improváveis tornam seus livros fundamentais para qualquer um que tenha capacidade de debochar de si mesmo. Usando o planeta Krikkit como paródia da nossa sociedade e das guerras raciais, Adams cria uma história divertida, inteligente e repleta dos mais inusitados significados sobre a vida, o Universo e tudo mais.

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