{"product_id":"the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy","title":"The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Douglas Adams  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER • “Extremely funny . . . inspired lunacy . . . [and] over much too soon.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Great American Read\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eIt’s an ordinary Thursday morning for Arthur Dent . . . until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly after to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and Arthur’s best friend has just announced that he’s an alien.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter that, things get much, much worse.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith just a towel, a small yellow fish, and a book, Arthur has to navigate through a very hostile universe in the company of a gang of unreliable aliens. Luckily the fish is quite good at languages. And the book is \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e . . . which helpfully has the words DON’T PANIC inscribed in large, friendly letters on its cover.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Adams’s mega-selling pop-culture classic sends logic into orbit, plays havoc with both time and physics, offers up pithy commentary on such things as ballpoint pens, potted plants, and digital watches . . . and, most important, reveals the ultimate answer to life, the universe, and everything.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, if you could only figure out the question. . . .\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52088443732257,"sku":null,"price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/9780345391803.jpg?v=1765396633","url":"https:\/\/www.elmsidegoods.com\/products\/the-hitchhikers-guide-to-the-galaxy","provider":"Elmside Goods ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}