{"product_id":"9780345455291","title":"The Salmon of Doubt: Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time (Dirk Gently Series #3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn Friday, May 11, 2001, the world mourned the untimely passing of Douglas Adams, beloved creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy\u003c\/i\u003e, dead of a heart attack at age forty-nine. Thankfully, in addition to a magnificent literary legacy—which includes seven novels and three co-authored works of nonfiction—Douglas left us something more. The book you are about to enjoy was rescued from his four computers, culled from an archive of chapters from his long-awaited novel-in-progress, as well as his short stories, speeches, articles, interviews, and letters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a way that none of his previous books could, \u003ci\u003eThe Salmon of Doubt\u003c\/i\u003e provides the full, dazzling, laugh-out-loud experience of a journey through the galaxy as perceived by Douglas Adams. From a boy’s first love letter (to his favorite science fiction magazine) to the distinction of possessing a nose of heroic proportions; from climbing Kilimanjaro in a rhino costume to explaining why Americans can’t make a decent cup of tea; from lyrical tributes to the sublime pleasures found in music by Procol Harum, the Beatles, and Bach to the follies of his hopeless infatuation with technology; from fantastic, fictional forays into the private life of Genghis Khan to extended visits with Dirk Gently and Zaphod Beeblebrox: this is the vista from the elevated perch of one of the tallest, funniest, most brilliant, and most penetrating social critics and thinkers of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to the wonderful mind of Douglas Adams.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47045427495152,"sku":"9780345455291","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345455291_p0.jpg?v=1763687674","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345455291","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}