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Hitchhiker: A biography of Douglas Adams
(M.J. Simpson)
2003 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-82488-3 (hardback)
2003 Hodder & Stoughton ISBN 0-340-82766-1 (trade paperback)
2004 Hodder & Staughton ISBN tba (paperback)
Indexing: BookMenace?, BioMenace?, HitchMenace?
A detailed biography by a recognised DNA expert, covering his
childhood, career before the HHGTTG radio series, and developments
Hitchhiker- and otherwise-related since then (including what DNA
was actually working on before his death, and what happened to
The Digital Village).
Clarifies some tall stories and provides material from various
sources.
d@vid Apr 24 03:
while it can be argued that SalmonofDoubt is really only for the
uberfan, Hitchhiker has a depth of coverage and enough new material
(well, as new as biography can be) to justify the interest of a
not-so-hardcore fan; naturally, I have both