The Salmon of Doubt
Dirk Gently, Book 3
by Douglas Adams
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant, Most Recommended Books, and Science Fiction.
Douglas Adams changed the face of science fiction with his cosmically comic novel The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and its classic sequels. Sadly for his countless admirers, he hitched his own ride to the great beyond much too soon. Culled posthumously from Adamss fleet of beloved Macintosh computers, this selection of essays, articles, anecdote...
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Books Recommended by Naval Ravikant, Most Recommended Books, and Science Fiction.
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Naval Ravikant
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“@cdixon That article is also in his collectedessay book, "The Salmon of Doubt." Recommended.”
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