{"product_id":"the-ultimate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-five-novels-in-one-outrageous-volume-9780345453747","title":"The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Five Novels in One Outrageous Volume","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams's beloved Hitchhiker series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003cb\u003eNominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's \u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eSeconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Restaurant at the End of the Universe\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe moment before annihilation at the hands of warmongers is a curious time to crave tea. It could only happen to the cosmically displaced Arthur Dent and his comrades as they hurtle across the galaxy in a desperate search for a place to eat. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife, the Universe and Everything\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe unhappy inhabitants of planet Krikkit are sick of looking at the night sky- so they plan to destroy it. The universe, that is. Now only five individuals can avert Armageddon: mild-mannered Arthur Dent and his stalwart crew. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSo Long, and Thanks for All the Fish\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eBack on Earth, Arthur Dent is ready to believe that the past eight years were all just a figment of his stressed-out imagination. But a gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic inscription thrusts him back to reality. So to speak. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMostly Harmless\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eJust when Arthur Dent makes the terrible mistake of starting to enjoy life, all hell breaks loose. Can he save the Earth from total obliteration? Can he save the \u003ci\u003eGuide\u003c\/i\u003e from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes the bonus story \"Young Zaphod Plays It Safe\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"With droll wit, a keen eye for detail and heavy doses of insight . . . Adams makes us laugh until we cry.\"--\u003ci\u003eSan Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\"Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Del Rey Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345453747\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 832\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.40d","brand":"Douglas Adams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36636415623324,"sku":"9780345453747","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_3db3cd7a-16a9-4411-a727-07f89c041034.jpg?v=1603841892","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-ultimate-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy-five-novels-in-one-outrageous-volume-9780345453747","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}