Don't Panic: Douglas Adams & The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (Paperback)

from Meggo

A fascinating look at Douglas Adams' life (a bit) and the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (a lot). It was most fascinating for revealing the tortured process that Adams underwent in writing his books, plays and radio programs. Perhaps not a book for anyone except Hitchhiker's fans, this is still...

from PDCRead

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy was first broadcast at 22.30 on a Wednesday evening in 1978 where the BBC almost hoped that no one would hear it. Radio programmes in those days almost never got reviews either, so there was a collective dropping of jaws when it turned out that there were two ...

from being_b

As much about Douglas Adams as about the many incarnations of the Guide- and that's not a complaint!

from booklove2

I didn't think this book would be necessary but I thought every page had something informative, either about Douglas Adams himself or all of the incredible Hitchhiker's Guide elements available in almost every media format (even towels!) I will be doing further research on such things. I also lik...

from keyboardcouch

This book is a very pleasant stroll through Douglas Adams' literary biography. There's not much in it that I didn't know already but Gaiman's tone is so engaging that I didn't mind hearing it again.