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	The Meaning of Liff - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It should be noted that the cover of the book usually bears the tagline "This book will change your life!", either as an integral part of its cover or as an adhesive label.
		For instance, any book the dust jacket of which bears the words.
		The book is named after the town of Liff in Scotland.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Meaning_of_Liff (383 words)

	The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book was a fundraising book issued on behalf of Comic Relief in 1986.
		The book is of particular interest to fans of Douglas Adams' work as it contains several items written by him which are hard to find or exclusive to the collection.
		The book promised that profits would be distributed "80% to SAVE THE CHILDREN FUND and OXFAM for famine relief and 20% to Charity Projects to support young people faced with the problems of drug abuse, homelessness and disability here in Britain."
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/The_Utterly_Utterly_Merry_Comic_Relief_Christmas_Book (477 words)

	Douglas Adams
		Douglas Noel Adams (March 11, 1952 - May 11, 2001), was a British comic author, most notably the author of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - a twelve-"fit" (i.e.
		The accompanying book, entitled Douglas Adams's Starship Titanic, was written by Terry Jones, since Adams was too busy with the computer game to do both.
		In May 2002, The Salmon of Doubt was published, presumably as his last book, including many short stories, essays, letters, and eleven chapters of his unfinished novel, The Salmon of Doubt, which was to be a new Dirk Gently novel.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/do/Douglas_Adams.html (712 words)

	Penguin Classics: Features
		Then will Father Christmas die too?' This identification of Dickens with the festival of Christmas, so deeply inscribed in the popular culture of the English-speaking world, began when he was still a young man, just over a month short of his thirty-second birthday, but already firmly established as England's favourite novelist.
		The revival of interest in Christmas traditions that developed among the literati during the 1820s and 1830s was not primarily inspired by zeal for promoting the exercise of Christian charity.
		Dickens's major Christmas theme of home and family love is prominent in all these little books, and the use of the supernatural, that element he deemed so essential for a real Christmas tale, is crucial to them all (except the Battle, where its absence is damaging, as Dickens recognized).
	www.penguinclassics.co.uk /nf/shared/WebDisplay/0,,203903_1_10,00.html (4303 words)

	Fantasy 2002 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		He left school at 17, worked in a book warehouse, and later in trade and law publishing - here he invented the concept of `fractal litigation’, whereby the flapping of a butterfly’s wings on one side of the world results in a massive compensation claim on the other.
		His first book The Crime Studio, published in 1994, was generally regarded as a `cry for help’.
		A polychrome soap, a holographic puzzle, a philosophical trip, corrosive relief from the blandness of the times, the Accomplice books are above all an excuse to just hang around there.
	www.tangled-web.co.uk /new/new02/fantasy02.html (3252 words)

	Daily Llama - NEWS 2003_03_09 - New Book About Python Collaborator Douglas Adams
		The book was penned by Mike "M.J." Simpson, who has been a chronicler and biographer of Douglas Adams for years.
		This book is the culmination of more than 20 years of research into the life and career of Douglas Adams.
		The first two-thirds of the book was assembled by Douglas Adams' editor and consists of essays, lectures, magazine articles, and other short pieces written by Adams.
	www.dailyllama.com /news/2003/llama187.html (573 words)

	Amazon.com: The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time: Books: Douglas Adams,Simon Jones,Christopher ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The books were sweet, the BBC series was sweeter, and I believe the recent movie captured well the strange creatures and circumstances of Hitchhiker's Guide.
		The third part of the book is another prime reason to save it for last, as it contains the beginning to the third Dirk Gently novel that Adams hinted may in fact be turned into the sixth Hitchhiker book instead.
		That's all folks, no more, you can wait for another book if you'd like but I fear it won't be coming, rather depressing but ultimately you know once and for all that you've reached the bittersweet end to the works of Douglas Adams, and must wonder about what you should start reading now.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1590071514?v=glance (2865 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		He had, of course, long ago taken the precaution of removing the only extant copies of the books on his reading list from the university and college libraries, as a result of which he had plenty of time to, well, to do whatever it was he did.
		Utterly without value, of course." He put it down peremptorily and gazed off into the old minstrel gallery, which appeared to anger him for some reason.
		The other book was more recent, and by an odd coincidence was a guide to the Greek islands.
	www.myths.com /pub/fiction/science-fiction/adams/gently.txt (20975 words)

	wotmania: feed your wheel of time addiction
		Included are a letter to the editor of a U.K. boy's magazine (written in 1965, when Adams was 12); a reminiscence about his lifelong love for the Beatles, written when he was in his 40s; a 1991 piece from Esquire entitled "My Nose"; and an undated article for the Independent espousing his preference for whiskey.
		Posted by Aeneason 12/28/2005 9:35:06 AM Plot Smmary: Well, you can't really summarize the plot in a book full of notes, chapters, speeches, etc. from some writers computer that he is no longer using.
		I thought some of the longer speeches in the middle section of the book sounded forced and were not as clever as some of the others, but still, they were great.
	www.wotmania.com /storebook.asp?ID=270 (613 words)

	The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy - MadnessWiki (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The books are described as "a trilogy in five parts", having been described as a trilogy on the release of the third book, and then a "trilogy in four parts" on the release of the fourth book.
		It was not truly clear that the series was over (since it was already a trilogy with five books) until Adams died of a heart attack at age 49 in 2001.
		A hardback edition was published by Harmony Books, a division of Random House in the United States in October 1980, and the 1981 US paperback edition was promoted by the give-away of 3,000 free copies in the magazine Rolling Stone to build word of mouth.
	www.madnesscombat.com /wiki/index.php/The_Hitchhikers_Guide_to_the_Galaxy (5974 words)

	DNA/Forum/Info
		It was the Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book, about 12 years ago.
		It was for Comic Relief to raise money for famine relief.
		We sold 500,000 pretty fast, and then we were attacked by the church for one item about the Nativity, told from the point of view of one of the sheep.
	www.douglasadams.com /cgi-bin/mboard/info/dnathread.cgi?195,1 (110 words)

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	Douglas_Adams Information - Online Prescription Medication Directory
		Hitchhiker's began on radio, and developed into a "trilogy" of five books (which sold more than fifteen million copies during his lifetime) as well as a television series, a towel, a comic book series, a computer game and a feature film that was completed after Adams's death.
		The books formed the basis for other adaptations, such as three-part comic book adaptations for each of the first three books, an interactive text-adventure computer game, and a photo-illustrated edition, published in 1994.
		This book, edited by Paola Cavalieri and Peter Singer launched a wider-scale project in 1993, which calls for the extension of moral equality to include all great apes, human or nonhuman.
	www.prescriptiondrug-info.com /drug_information_online.asp?title=Douglas_Adams (7398 words)

	Библиотека Luksian key \| SF Author Lists archive by John Wenn.
		The book list and story list are given in several formats: by author, by title, items originally published this year, by subject (books) and by contents (books).
		Although his first book wasn't that bad; what the sword actually did was fairly clever, and the background was well sketched (even if it did have the cliche Inn in the middle of no-where, where do they earn their money?).
		The fourth book in the series is a prequel, but retains some of the tone of the third, making it an odd mixture.
	lib.luksian.com /textsfnf/bibliogr/020 (6980 words)

	Exclusive Interview With Douglas Adams (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It's certainly the book I've enjoyed writing the most for ages, and I feel that I've now got a sort of new lease on life, because I was getting so bloody bored with Hitchhiker's.
		I regard writing the books as part of what I have to do, it's my job -- and it's hard to convey that to people when you come out and have to be this sort of "other" creature, which is DOUGLAS ADAMS in big caps.
		When he was doing a book based on Not the Nine O'Clock News a few years later, he found, in the bottom of his drawer, all these things we'd done and put them in the book.
	eeeeeegp.com /NotGiants/Projects/Adams.html (6283 words)

	Cool questions and answers with Douglas Adams
		The character Richard is reading the telephone directory, is distracted, and his colleague Kate suggests that the reason phone books keep you guessing until the end is that "Zbiginew did it." This could just be a case of an interestingly spelled name at the end of the alphabet, and I can accept that.
		However, while I'm waiting for the next stage of the HH movie to happen (I can't talk about what's happening just at present, but there'll be news soon) one of several projects I'm working on in parallel is the screenplay of DGHDA.
		Q: All the women in DNA's books remind me either of the women in the Georgy Girl or the women in the movie Blowup..
	www.douglasadams.se /stuff/qanda.html (2156 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Life, the Universe and Everything (Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy): Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Not quite up to the standard of the first two books in the series, Life, the Universe and Everything is nevertheless clever enough and funny enough to be essential for fans of the earlier novels.
		One of my favourite parts of the book is that describing the alien with a chip on his shoulder: Bitter about the treatment he has received from his fellow space creatures, he makes it his mission to personally insult every living organism in the universe.
		Aside from coming up with the idea of the Hitchhiker series, I think this book is Douglas Adams at his very best – the notion of bistromathics (eating in a bistro allowing you to travel vast distances) was quite hilarious.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0330267388 (1475 words)

	Amazon.ca: The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		It is unbelievable that the various chapters of the book have not been given individual track numbers.
		For my own use, before I could bear to listen to this audio book, I had to rip the entire 7-disc set and segment it so I could handle it in reasonable chunks.
		This is inexcusable and irritating, especially for an audio book that retails for $45.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1590071514 (956 words)

	Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul Book at Shop Ireland
		I must move more of his books higher up my to be read pile.
		Douglas Adams is also known for co-editing and contributing to "The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Books", "Monty Python's Flying Circus" and was re-editing the first Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy screenplay.
		Dirk Gently is one of the funniest epitomes of the anti-hero in comic fantasy, and to lose him before the end is tragic.
	www.shopireland.ie /books/reviews/0330309552/2 (1045 words)

	Britannica India: Biographies
		The Britannica Discovery Library is a charming, lavishly illustrated, 12-volume set of "concepts and values" books specifically created for young students.
		In full Douglas Noël Adams British comic writer whose works satirize contemporary life using a luckless protagonist who deals ineptly with societal forces beyond his control.
		The books in the series are The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980), Life, the Universe and Everything (1982), So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (1985), More Than Complete Hitchhiker's Guide (1990), and Mostly Harmless (1992).
	www.britannicaindia.com /biographies_newtry.asp?id=195 (304 words)

	Torsten Hiddessen - Douglas Adams
		He's also written a couple of Dr. Who episodes, and the fairly good Dirk Gently books including "Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency" (1987) and "The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul" (1988).
		He also wrote non-fiction books like "Last Chance to See" (1991, together with Mark Carwardine - VERY GOOD indeed!), "The Meaning of Liff" (1983) and "The Deeper Meaning of Liff" (1990, both together with John Lloyd).
		And last but no least "The Utterly, Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book" (1986, together with Peter Fincham).
	www.hiddessen.de /Douglas.html (164 words)

	Douglas Adams Biography
		Adams was also an environmental activist who campaigned on behalf of a number of endangered species.
		Adams had named their 1994 album, The Division Bell by picking the words from the lyrics to one of its tracks.
		Young Zaphod Plays it Safe (first published in The Utterly Utterly Merry Comic Relief Christmas Book; a reworked version appeared in The Wizards of Odd, The Salmon of Doubt, and some omnibus editions of the series)
	www.biographybase.com /biography/Adams_Douglas.html (1175 words)

	Rowan Atkinson Video/Audio/Book Appearances (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Comic Relief: Rude For A Reason: Dear Lord We ask you to bless this comic variety show here tonight.
		This book includes the complete script, plus scenes that were cut from the film, anecdotes, and observations from the author.
		This book provides essential background information on the lives and work of the all time great stars featured in Funny Business and also on many of the other key performers in film, TV and radio who have kept audiences in stitches over the years.
	www.indyworld.com /comics/atkinson (6227 words)

	ZZ9 - Media - Douglas Adams related books
		The following list is of books Douglas Adams played a part in - either by being the subject of, the inspiration behind or a contributor to - but are not "his works" per se.
		Books related to or contributed to by Douglas Adams
		The Utterly, Utterly Amusing And Pretty Damn Definitive Comic Relief Revue Book
	www.zz9.org /media/related.html (120 words)

	archive news, Jan 2005, at Planet Magrathea (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Not unexpectedly, a couple of AICN's legion of readers were in the audience for last night's test screening in LA and the site has posted a double review (the first is relatively spoiler-free, the second has spoilers).
		As somebody reasonably familiar with the books, the first reviewer professes himself 75% satisfied, being mainly critical of the acting rather than the adaptation or production.
		Douglas Adams' American publishers have evidently decided that the movie tie-in covers are too wacky and have produced these editions of books 2 to 5 which will be published by Del Rey in April.
	www.planetmagrathea.com /january05.html (7516 words)

	The Meaning of Liff (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Better known for authoring a book with the words 'Don't Panic' on the cover, Douglas Adams also spawned a book sporting the slightly less catchy 'This book will change your life'.
		The book attaches meanings in search of words to place-names in search of meanings.
		While much of the book is amusing the examples below have been chosen because they are the Liff words which I have actually adopted into my vocabulary (I was inspired to add this page to my site while searching for a ludlow).
	www.2000ad.org /oscar/liff.htm (417 words)

	Douglas Adams @ Famous.y2u.co.uk (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Adams was a British comic radio dramatist and author, most notably of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (HHGG or H2G2); at the time of his death, this book series had sold more than fifteen million copies.
		This had nothing to do with Christmas except in an early draft (which would have had Marvin the Paranoid Android revealed as the "star" followed by the Three Wise Men); it was called the Christmas Episode because it was first broadcast on December 24, 1978 (Christmas Eve).
		The BBC has broadcast an adaptation of the final three books in the Hitchhikers series for radio with the surviving members of the original radio cast.
	famous.y2u.co.uk /F_Douglas_Adams.htm (4197 words)

	[No title]
		THE COMPLETE(ISH) DOUGLAS ADAMS BIBLIOGRAPHY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Yes, granted there was that rather splendid bibliography in 'Book & Magazine Collector' last year [For gods sake Simo put a sock in it - rest of committee], but some items were only mentioned in passing and a couple were (gasp) omitted.
		This list of Douglas' UK works is far more complete, but I'm still open to correction if you spot any mistakes.
		Douglas' work has been translated into umpteen languages, and if you go abroad might like to look out for copies, especially as evry country gives the books completely different covers.
	home.in.tum.de /~creighto/dna/adams-bibliography (282 words)

	Daily Llama - SPAM - Graham Chapman Books
		(book contains scripts and photos, with program notes throughout by Terry Jones and Michael Palin, book includes "Introduction" by John Cleese and the cast; also starred Graham Chapman)
		(a large collection of comic writing about what life will be like in the 1990s; contributors include Tony Hendra, George Carlin, Penn and Teller, Bob Saget, and Bill Murray; Graham Chapman is credited on the team of writers but he is not credited for having contributed a specific chapter)
		(Most of the material in this book has never before been published and offers unique insights into Chapman's life as well as his lasting impact on British comedy.
	www.dailyllama.com /spam/books/chapman.html (646 words)

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