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Reddit mentions of The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Release date | April 2002 |
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Hitchhikers guide to the galaxy series. Either the 2nd or 3rd book I believe? They're all fairly short, I bought ultimate edition on Amazon and get all like 5 of them together.
Edit: for everyone asking, here's the book I got
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0345453743/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apap_8nOngEkZkw2tO
My friend, if you enjoy this tidbit, you shall love the series. There should be a few good deals if you need it.
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Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Best if the entire series is read (you can get all 5 books in one hardcover on Amazon for about $13: http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1323379697&sr=1-1 )
You can get the complete collection (that's 5 books + a short story) from Amazon for only $13 -- do yourself a favor and check it out. It's the funniest, most insanely clever and entertaining book I've ever read.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1397525423&sr=8-2&keywords=the+hitchhikers+guide+to+the+galaxy
I'm shocked that Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams hasn't been mentioned yet. 5 books for $11, the most fun I've had reading something in a long time.
I would go to a small café in Rickmansworth, England, order some drink, and write on a napkin something like...
>I've suddenly realized what it is that has been going wrong all this time. I finally know how the world can be a good and happy place. This time it is right, it will work, and no one will have to get nailed to anything! It's really quite simple and obvious, once you get it. You just have to understand this:
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I'd leave exactly 42 bucks on my wallet and, if possible, be wearing a shirt with dolphings and/or mice drawing. Works better if it's on a Thursday.
Too Long : Didn't Get It? Check page 5 here.
wait, you noticed this and you really don't know. go down to the library and pick up a copy of the hitch hikers guide to the galaxy
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The HItchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.
The one I linked to is actually a collection of all 5 in the Trilogy, but it is so worth reading. Also, I thoroughly enjoyed anything I've read by Vonnegut.
If you like Sci-Fi, check out Orson Scott Card's work. I'd start with Ender's Game. What Would Satan Do?. Don't let the title discourage you. It offers a very interesting take on the apocalypse. I am currently reading Immaculate Deception, very interesting.
Ive had some help from an old friend of mine from when I was a kid. His name was Douglas Adams and basically he says that if something out of the ordinary happens, no matter how inconceivable, all you have to do is remember these words "DON'T PANIC"
You should get the whole series. The link is for American Amazon; I don't know if there's a British version of Amazon or not...
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0345453743?pc_redir=1411929427&robot_redir=1
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy includes all 5 that were written by Douglas Adams. The one I have on my shelf has a different cover than what Amazon currently shows, but it looks like it's all there. There is another Hitchhiker's book by Eoin Colfer working on Douglas Adams' notes called And Another Thing... you might also want to check out. Though you're probably better off switching to Dirk Gently before you get to that one.
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I concur. The best way to read The Hitchhiker's Guide is to buy the Ultimate Edition and smash through it in as few sessions as possible. The idea is to make your brain explode.
I do this every once in a while (I think I've done it three times). My best time was finished in two sittings.
I can't pick a favorite book, 2 that come to mind though for me are both Satire
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Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
> that movie
Hm. If you haven't - check out the books.
The film may be cute but the books are otherworldly. Then you can make yourself sad about Adams' passing with The Salmon of Doubt.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325104122&sr=8-1
Some of the best books I've read came from people recommending them to me. Please don't ever feel terrible for asking.
It might be a good idea to start with some fun books:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy! Carson McCuller's The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is one of my all time favorite books. If you want something more lighthearted, check out any book in P.G. Wodehouse's Jeeves series. The Code of the Woosters is probably my favorite one.
Yes, I would recommend this if you aren't looking for anything too serious. Adams' presentation method is definitely comedic, but that just makes it more enjoyable. Adams is a genius when it comes to irony and he also does a pretty good job of getting his science right(when he is being serious). But like I said, if you want super serious, don't go for this. If you do go for it, I recommend getting The Ultimate Guide, which is all five books plus a bonus story.
Or worse, five.
I really need a new book
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Hm, well if you haven't read Douglas Adams' Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy it's FANTASTIC and you should read it. It's especially good since you haven't read in a while and it doesn't really have boring moments where you would get disinterested.
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Terry Pratchett - all of them, but in particular, Night Watch
Daniel Keyes - Flowers for Algernon I've linked to a book with the short story rather than the novel as I think the former is better.
Douglas Adams - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series
If you enjoyed the first three, I would wager that you will enjoy the remaining books. I would agree that they are not as amazing as the first few but they are still very funny.
You can grab the complete edition for under $15 on Amazon. I would also recommend Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency and the Salmon of Doubt. It's a half completed Dirk Gently book with additional writings of Adams what was put together after he passed away.
OP my only suggestion would be : DON'T PANIC
You can thank me in advance.
I have this http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743 $13 for all in a convenient package is hard to turn down.
I know I do not qualify for the contest (I got here from /r/personalfinance of all places =) but in honor of towel day I would suggest:
Douglas Adams - Hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy
or, and this one is ever better
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide
Hey! I've never been an avid reader, but I wouldn't mind starting. Here's a book that I've been wanting to read.
How about the alien from most of the book's covers? This guy. Might be good for the top bar as well.
Oh crud I've been wanting to read this. I's the end of the month though and my library does a used book sale on the last week, maybe I will get lucky and find it, but just in caAaaaASsseeEee. (I also have Nook which I think lets you lend a book for a week if anyone wants to share with me lol!)
Thanks for doing this! Pretty sure I haven't been gifted. If I'm wrong, somebody correct me.
Here's my link: http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&amp;colid=3BV6ORTEG1H7I&amp;coliid=I2VKFBD1WLM9QG
Used is fine, so it should be under the $10 limit, Sexy Rexy. Just make sure you unleash the dragon.
Edit: woops, forgot my intro, here it is:
http://www.reddit.com/r/Random_Acts_Of_Amazon/comments/1jbcw4/intro_and_gifted_hello_there/
Absolute favorite book is A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter Miller Jr. It's everything I love about sci-fi. Book series that I grew up with and still love are Dangerous Angels by Francesca Lia Block, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams, and The Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis.
Not in base 11. Anyway, here, read this and you'll be all better dear.
http://mitadmissions.org/blogs/entry/its_more_than_a_job
Read that.
Now read it again, and focus on the significance of the essays.
Being well-read gives you a common connection or foundation with others who are similarly well-read.
Being well-read helps you develop stronger language context skills, and a more broad vocabulary which will be useful to you when you have to describe deeply meaningful topics about yourself and your dreams in 400 words or less.
Search A2C for how many interviewers or application essays asked the applicant to discuss their favorite book, or something they recently read. It's a common theme.
Ask Google how many books Bill Gates and James Mattis read in an average month.
You say you're interested in STEM. Ok, here are two books IMMENSLY popular with the nerd-crowd:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Dune
Please, don't say or think "But, I've already seen those movies..."
No movie has ever been as detailed in conveying a story as the book.
And if robots & robotics are seriously among your interests, Asimov is pretty much required reading.
I, Robot
There are a few different printings of the full series.
Here's a link to the first one I found on Amazon The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
It's not particularly about being less depressed and all that, but I guarantee it will make you feel better.
>"Dave saves the universe"
That's a trilogy right there.
Boringly named man has space adventure is indeed a trilogy.
The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy by Douglas Adams
Have fun!
I got The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as a gift and it's awesome. Has all 5 books plus a short story ("Young Zaphod Plays it Safe"). I've re-read the whole thing cover to cover a few times.
The fifth book is a little depressing, but still good. The author's life had turned to shit, and it shows in his writing. Still, it's a hell of a good way to wrap up the stories.
Always good to know the events of the last 100 years, I think.
Douglas Adams is one of the finest examples of british humor I could possible recommend, and I do so often.
Science Fiction and Mark Twain? Sign me up.
I would recommend getting the Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide which has all the books in the series, instead of just the second one.
I've had a kindle for a month or so but have been too busy to do much reading. Anyway here's what I have (I tend to enjoy science fiction / satire)
Get what I got wayyy cheaper
Read the excerpt it will leave you wanting more.
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This! Or surprise me!
Nope. I wasn't that lucky. But as I mentioned, I bought it in a thrift shop. It was 2 or 3 bucks, used.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Ultimate-Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy/dp/0345453743/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1395037957&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=hitchhikers+guide+to+the+galaxy+omnibus
> 1. the world exists
refer to the one book that has the ultimate answer, it has all the answers on why the world(earth) exists.
points 2-5 are hence pre-empted.
If you want something a bit emotionally draining at points, Blindness by Saramago is a good one. It's about a sudden epidemic of blindness, and how the world reacts. And they don't react well. Very much worth your time, but just a forewarning, there is a part that's a bit... rapey.
If you want something very character driven, I liked Ender's Game and the following two branches. The branch that follows Ender (Speaker for the Dead, Xenocide, and Children of the Mind) get a bit philosophical and more and more sci-fi, so I don't know how much I'd recommend it. I kept through it for the characters though. The other branch follows a character named "Bean" from the first book (Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon, Shadow Puppets, Shadow of the Giant) and is a lot more military focused, talking about interactions between world powers and military groups. I liked that branch a bit more.
I only ask that if you read those, you get them from the library so that you don't purchase them. I don't like where he sends his money, but that's your choice. I usually don't recommend him to people solely because of that.
Last but not least, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy and the rest of the series (The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life the Universe and Everything, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish, Mostly Harmless, And Another Thing...) is FANTASTIC. I recommend this to EVERYONE. Funny, witty, clever, and well written and the guy who wrote it was a good guy too. I'd say buy the complete edition where all the books are in one. I'm not a huge book guy, but I was able to soar through this with no problem. I'm not even gonna say what it's about, but I will say the part about sandwiches is basically my life advice to anyone who asks for some.
Happy reading!
Basically what everyone else has said...YES! I would recommend The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide--it has all 5 of the books in one, and is much more cost effective than getting them individually.
Try Chuck Palahniuk's Invisible Monsters, Survivor or Lullaby. They aren't super long and are gory enough to keep most people grotesquely attentive. If you don't read much they might help you get back into it. Palahniuk has really gone downhill in his recent books (haven't read the newest one because the last few were so bad) but his old stuff is phenominal.
I agree that the Harry Potter books are good but they don't really capture you until the third book. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series is a good choice- you can usually get all the books in one bound edition for cheap at Barnes and Noble or amazon.
Four random books from my nearest shelf: Underground Bases and Tunnels, Man's Search for Meaning, The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog, Amberville.
Can't say I have read the five books you listed, but based on what I've heard about them... Amberville would probably be something you'd enjoy. :)
Edit: Have to throw this in: The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. ;)