This warm portrait of Douglas Adams by his close friend, Nick Webb (himself a noted publisher) is here brought up-to-date to include the recent legacy of one of the world's most beloved writers. 'A Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', the 'trilogy' of five books, sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime and continues to find new audiences. The book captures the largeness of this man who gave the big things in life their proper due. His childhood was unusual, his enthusiasms overwhelming, his gift for friendship immense and his private life intense. Nick Webb, with the help of the Adams family and their mutual friends, has created a wonderful portrait of a brilliant and complex man whose early death is still mourned by millions of fans around the world.