<p><b><i>The Salmon of Doubt</i> is Douglas Adams's indispensable guide to life, the universe and everything. It includes short stories and eleven chapters of a Dirk Gently novel that Douglas Adams was working on at the time of his death, and features an introduction by Stephen Fry.</b><br><br>This sublime collection dips into the wit and wisdom of the man behind <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>, uncovering his unique comic musings on everything from his school-trousers to malt whisky and from the letter Y through to his own nose, via atheism, hangovers and fried eggs.<br><br>These hilarious collected writings reveal the warmth, enthusiasm and ferocious intelligence behind this most English of comic writers; a man who was virtually an unofficial member of the Monty Python team. <br><br>Douglas Adams on his passion for P. G. Wodehouse, The Beatles and the perfect cup of tea alone make this a
