The Making Of The Hitchhiker S Guide To The Galaxy

Author : Robbie Stamp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Film (Motion picture)
ISBN : 0752225863

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The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Robbie Stamp Pdf

Boxtree is delighted to announce the acquisition of The Making of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Written by Robbie Stamp, Executive Producer of the forthcoming film, this will be an insiders guide to one of the most eagerly anticipated film events of 2005. The unique combination of CGI technology and Jim Henson puppeteering will create a groundbreaking interpretation of this classic novel. Including an exclusive interview with Garth Jennings and Nick Goldsmiththe film's director and producerThe Making of the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy will focus on the craft of the making of the film. From storyboard to set, to the intricacies involved in the making of The Heart of Gold, The Vogons, the guide itself and Marvin, this will be a visually striking companion to the movie. Of particular appeal to the legions of Douglas Adams' fans will be the inclusion of never-before-seen reproductions of annotated scripts and storyboards plus a detailed breakdown of the wealth of insider jokes and cultural cross-references in the film. A major film for Disney and will be cross promoted with global brands such as Nokia and MacDonalds. Film release date May 6 2005. Film cast includes John Malkovich, Bill Nighy, and Martin Freeman.

Author : Paul Simpson
Publisher : Boxtree, Limited
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Film (Motion picture)
ISBN : 0752225855

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The Making of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Paul Simpson Pdf

The making of the most astonishing adventure in the Universe -- 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', a film event of 2005.

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 233 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330513081

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pdf

'One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius' - David Walliams An international phenomenon and pop-culture classic, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy has been a radio show, TV series, novel, stage play, comic book and film. Following the galactic (mis)adventures of Arthur Dent, Hitchhiker’s in its various incarnations has captured the imaginations of curious minds around the world . . . It's an ordinary Thursday lunchtime for Arthur Dent until his house gets demolished. The Earth follows shortly afterwards to make way for a new hyperspace express route, and his best friend has just announced that he's an alien. At this moment, they're hurtling through space with nothing but their towels and an innocuous-looking book inscribed, in large friendly letters, with the words: DON'T PANIC. The weekend has only just begun . . . This 42nd Anniversary Edition includes exclusive bonus material from the Douglas Adams archives, and an introduction by former Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies. Continue Arthur Dent's intergalactic adventures in the rest of the trilogy with five parts: The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish, and Mostly Harmless.

Author : John Swartzwelder
Publisher : Zebra Press
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UVA:X004943523

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The Time Machine Did it by John Swartzwelder Pdf

"Comical novel about Detective Frank Burly who get gets embroiled in time travel and criminal activity during his attempts at helping his new client--Wikipedia

Author : N. Joll
Publisher : Springer
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-30
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230392656

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Philosophy and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by N. Joll Pdf

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy provides an excellent way of looking at some intriguing issues in philosophy, from vegetarianism and Artificial Intelligence to God, space and time. This is an entertaining yet thought provoking volume for students, philosophers and fans of The Hitchhiker's series.

Author : Douglas Adams,James Goss
Publisher : Random House
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-01-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781473530591

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Doctor Who and the Krikkitmen by Douglas Adams,James Goss Pdf

Rediscover the lost Doctor Who adventure by Douglas Adams. Intergalactic war? That’s just not cricket ... or is it? The Doctor promised Romana the end of the universe, so she’s less than impressed when what she gets is a cricket match. But then the award ceremony is interrupted by eleven figures in white uniforms and peaked skull helmets, wielding bat-shaped weapons that fire lethal bolts of light into the screaming crowd. The Krikkitmen are back. Millions of years ago, the people of Krikkit learned they were not alone in the universe, and promptly launched a xenophobic crusade to wipe out all other life-forms. After a long and bloody conflict, the Time Lords imprisoned Krikkit within an envelope of Slow Time, a prison that could only be opened with the Wicket Gate key, a device that resembles – to human eyes, at least – an oversized set of cricket stumps... From Earth to Gallifrey, from Bethselamin to Devalin, from Krikkit to Mareeve II to the far edge of infinity, the Doctor and Romana are tugged into a pan-galactic conga with fate as they rush to stop the Krikkitmen gaining all five pieces of the key. If they fail, the entire cosmos faces a fiery retribution that will leave nothing but ashes...

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1980-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0847976416

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The Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pdf

Author : Thessaly La Force
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-13
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780316225007

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My Ideal Bookshelf by Thessaly La Force Pdf

The books that we choose to keep -- let alone read -- can say a lot about who we are and how we see ourselves. In My Ideal Bookshelf, dozens of leading cultural figures share the books that matter to them most; books that define their dreams and ambitions and in many cases helped them find their way in the world. Contributors include Malcolm Gladwell, Thomas Keller, Michael Chabon, Alice Waters, James Patterson, Maira Kalman, Judd Apatow, Chuck Klosterman, Miranda July, Alex Ross, Nancy Pearl, David Chang, Patti Smith, Jennifer Egan, and Dave Eggers, among many others. With colorful and endearingly hand-rendered images of book spines by Jane Mount, and first-person commentary from all the contributors, this is a perfect gift for avid readers, writers, and all who have known the influence of a great book.

Author : Eoin Colfer
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2010-05-27
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780241959527

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And Another Thing ... by Eoin Colfer Pdf

Discover the sixth book in the ludicrously inaccurately named Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy trilogy, as broadcast on BBC Radio 4 and featuring original cast members including Simon Jones, Geoff McGivern, Mark Wing-Davey and Sandra Dickinson. Arthur Dent led a perfectly ordinary, uneventful life until the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy hurled him deep into outer space. Now he's convinced a cruelly indifferent universe is out to get him. And who can blame him? His life is about to collide with a pantheon of unemployed gods, a lovestruck green alien, a very irritating computer and at least one very large slab of cheese. If, that is, everyone's favourite renegade Galactic President can get him off planet Earth before it is destroyed . . . again. 'A triumph, fabulous. Colfer has given us a delight' Observer 'I haven't read anything in a long time that made me laugh as much' The Times 'Chock-full of fanciful, inventive one-liners and asides, brimming with a burning sense of the ridiculousness of life' Independent on Sunday 'The best post-mortem impersonation I have ever read' Mark Lawson, Guardian

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781529048476

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The Original Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Radio Scripts by Douglas Adams Pdf

March 1978 saw the first ever transmission of Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on BBC Radio 4; the beginning of a cult phenomenon. March 2020 marks the 42nd anniversary of that first transmission – 42 being the answer, of course, to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. To mark the occasion, Pan Macmillan are bringing back into print The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Original Radio Scripts with an introduction from Simon Jones. The collection also includes the previously 'lost' Hitchhiker script from the 25th anniversary edition, 'Sheila's Ear' and the original introductions by producer Geoffrey Perkins and Douglas Adams. This collection, which is a faithful reproduction of the text as it was first published in 1985, features all twelve original radio scripts – Hitchhiker as it was written and exactly as it was broadcast for the very first time. They include amendments and additions made during recordings and original notes on the writing and producing of the series by Douglas Adams and Geoffrey Perkins. For those who have always loved Douglas Adams, as well as for his new generation of fans, these scripts are essential reading and a must-have piece of Adams memorabilia. This special anniversary edition will accompany reissued eye-catching editions of the five individual Hitchhiker books coming in March 2020: The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, The Restaurant at the End of the Universe, Life, the Universe and Everything, So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish and Mostly Harmless.

Author : Quentin Meillassoux,Isaac Asimov
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-11-22
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781937561949

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Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction by Quentin Meillassoux,Isaac Asimov Pdf

In Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction, Quentin Meillassoux addresses the problem of chaos and of the constancy of natural laws in the context of literature. With his usual argumentative rigor, he elucidates the distinction between science fiction, a genre in which science remains possible in spite of all the upheavals that may attend the world in which the tale takes place, and fiction outside-science, the literary concept he fashions in this book, a fiction in which science becomes impossible. With its investigations of the philosophies of Hume, Kant, and Popper, Science Fiction and Extro-Science Fiction broadens the inquiry that Meillassoux began in After Finitude, thinking through the concrete possibilities and consequences of a chaotic world in which human beings can no longer resort to science to ground their existence. It is a significant milestone in the work of an emerging philosopher, which will appeal to readers of both philosophy and literature. The text is followed by Isaac Asimov’s essay “The Billiard Ball.”

Author : Charles L. Marohn, Jr.
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781119564812

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Strong Towns by Charles L. Marohn, Jr. Pdf

A new way forward for sustainable quality of life in cities of all sizes Strong Towns: A Bottom-Up Revolution to Build American Prosperity is a book of forward-thinking ideas that breaks with modern wisdom to present a new vision of urban development in the United States. Presenting the foundational ideas of the Strong Towns movement he co-founded, Charles Marohn explains why cities of all sizes continue to struggle to meet their basic needs, and reveals the new paradigm that can solve this longstanding problem. Inside, you’ll learn why inducing growth and development has been the conventional response to urban financial struggles—and why it just doesn’t work. New development and high-risk investing don’t generate enough wealth to support itself, and cities continue to struggle. Read this book to find out how cities large and small can focus on bottom-up investments to minimize risk and maximize their ability to strengthen the community financially and improve citizens’ quality of life. Develop in-depth knowledge of the underlying logic behind the “traditional” search for never-ending urban growth Learn practical solutions for ameliorating financial struggles through low-risk investment and a grassroots focus Gain insights and tools that can stop the vicious cycle of budget shortfalls and unexpected downturns Become a part of the Strong Towns revolution by shifting the focus away from top-down growth toward rebuilding American prosperity Strong Towns acknowledges that there is a problem with the American approach to growth and shows community leaders a new way forward. The Strong Towns response is a revolution in how we assemble the places we live.

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Del Rey
Page : 1136 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2010-09-29
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307498465

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The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pdf

In one complete volume, here are the five classic novels from Douglas Adams’s beloved Hitchhiker series. Now celebrating the pivotal 42nd anniversary of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, soon to be a Hulu original series! The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read) Seconds before the Earth is demolished for a galactic freeway, Arthur Dent is saved by Ford Prefect, a researcher for the revised Guide. Together they stick out their thumbs to the stars and begin a wild journey through time and space. The Restaurant at the End of the Universe The 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. Life, the Universe and Everything The 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. So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish Back 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. Mostly Harmless Just 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 Guide from a hostile alien takeover? Can he save his daughter from herself? Includes the bonus story “Young Zaphod Plays It Safe” “With droll wit, a keen eye for detail and heavy doses of insight . . . Adams makes us laugh until we cry.”—San Diego Union-Tribune “Lively, sharply satirical, brilliantly written . . . ranks with the best set pieces in Mark Twain.”—The Atlantic

Author : Douglas Adams
Publisher : Perfection Learning
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1995-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0756953944

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Pdf

Just before the Earth is demolished, Arthur Dent is plucked off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect.

Author : Sakka Keihan
Publisher : J-Novel Club
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-04-14
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9781718302020

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Isekai by Sakka Keihan Pdf

Traveling to another world, either by accident, magic summoning, death, cruel twist of fate, on a research assignment, or just on vacation, means dealing with a whole lot of change all at once. In this compilation, the authors of the SAKKA KEIHAN writing circle explore the ins and outs of what to expect when you’ve been transported to another plane of existence. Six different short stories cover the authors’ ruminations on how to get by in these other worlds, whether you’re headed over voluntarily or finding yourself just trying to survive. You’ll probably want to bring a towel; things are going to get slimy. Don’t think it’ll save you from a fireball, however.