 
 Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge in March 1952. He is best known as the creator of The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, which started life as a BBC Radio 4 series. The book went on to be a No. 1 bestseller. He followed this success with The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980); Life, The Universe and Everything (1982); So Long and Thanks for all the Fish (1984); Mostly Harmless (1992) and many more. He sold over 15 million books in the UK, the US and Australia. Douglas died unexpectedly in May 2001 at the age of 49. Douglas Adams (1952-2001): British science fiction writer and master of humor and satire. His representative works include the roaming guide to the Milky Way galaxy and the roaming guide to the lost world He is also an active playwright, musician, environmental activist and very popular speaker. In 2001, his early death at the age of 49 caused great shock and mourning in the science fiction and fantasy community. Zoologist Mark Carwardine is an active and outspoken conservationist, award-winning writer, TV- and radio - presenter, widely published photographer, magazine columnist and consultant. He presented the weekly programme Nature on BBC Radio 4 for many years and is co-presenter, with Stephen Fry, of the BBC-TV series Last Chance to See. The author of more than 50 books, including several bestsellers, he has been Chairman of prestigious Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition since 2005. Mark Carwardine (1959 -): British zoologist, freelance writer and photographer. Co authored with Douglas Adams, a guide to the lost world.  Descriptive writing of a high order ... this is an extremely intelligent book ― The Times In every case, the presence and personality of the endangered animals rise off the page - even when the authors dont manage to find them. The writing may be witty, but this book is a sobering reminder of what a very great deal we have to lose ― Independent on Sunday This is life or death stuff, but Adams is a writer who chooses not to shake his finger at the reader. He fails completely in the self-righteous-piety department. Instead he invites us to enter a conspiracy of laughter and caring ― Los Angeles Times It is a book one reads in a rush, always looking forward to the next perverse paragraph, wise insight or felicitous phrase ― The Canberra Times Last Chance to See brings out the best in Adams writing ... constantly springing on the reader the kind of dizzying shift in perspective that was the stock in trade of Hitchhiker ― The Listener ★ illustrated version of the popular science masterpiece of the author of the roaming guide to the galaxy ★ travel around the world and explore rare wild animals. Its sad, warm and hilarious ★ introduction to the long article by Richard Dawkins, author of selfish gene ★ goodreads "top 50 science books in history" ★ among all my works, the lost world roaming guide is a cherished book by Zui—— Douglas Adams ★ without Douglas Adams, the world has become a poorer, darker and more lonely place. I really cant think of any other public figure who can arouse such a wide resonance. Douglas is especially popular with scientists. He knows them, and he can express more clearly what makes scientists "blood boil"—— Richard Dawkins (author of selfish genes)
★ this is a matter of life and death. But Douglas never dictated to readers from above, but invited readers into a world full of laughter and love—— Los Angeles Times  Ai Ai lemur: it looks very strange, like a big cat with bat ears and Beaver teeth. Its tail is like a huge ostrich feather, with a dead tree branch like middle finger. A pair of huge eyes seem to penetrate you and peep into another different world behind you. Rhinoceros: its like an excavator quietly weeding. Every huge part exudes terrible attraction. We felt as if we had experienced a three body problem, swinging between the gravity of two rhinoceros. Owl Parrot: a bird that cant keep up with the beat. Extremely fat, they seem to have forgotten not only how to fly, but also how to fly. A worried owl parrot sometimes runs up a tree, jumps, falls like a brick and falls to the ground. No one can write that except Douglas Adams. Without Douglas, the world became a poorer, darker and lonelier place. Fortunately, his works remain forever. Douglas is insulated from boredom. Every page of this book reflects the light of science, humor and insight through the rainbow prism of "incomparable imagination". And every page makes us laugh. NOTE: This item is eligible for FREE Click and Collect without a minimum order subject to availability. FREE Click and Collect with Pickup Locationsu003c/b>","position":"triggerBottom"}" style="box-sizing: border-box;"> Details ‘Descriptive writing of a high order… this is an extremely intelligent book’ The Times                 | |||||||||||||||||||
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