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Beverly Hills Library . . . . . sep 28 2002 — bookish1.dat

The aftermath of the Beverly Hills library visit continues to abound. I am really enjoying Douglas Adams' last book, The Salmon of Doubt, Hitchhiking the Galaxy One Last Time. But it makes me sad, too. It turns out he wasted a huge amount of time trying to get Hitchhiker made into a film, when he could have been writing funny stuff. There are three great things in this book. Wait a minute, four. No wait...

First, Douglas Adams describes exactly how to make a proper cup of tea. I have been trying this and it really makes a difference. The water, when poured over the teabag, must be boiling AT THE TIME OF POURING. Second, the cup or teapot must have been pre-heated with boiling water.

Second, it is always good to be reminded how wonderful P.G. Wodehouse is. For Douglas Adams, P.G. Wodehouse is the finest writer that ever lived, even more of a genius than Shakespeare. Upon rereading some of Wodehouse's stories, I am inclined to agree that this is true.

Third, Adams' account of the journey to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro wearing a rhinocerous suit is probably worth purchasing the book, but there is also a nice chapter 'for kids only' that my ten-year-old thanked me for passing in front of his eyes.

Hitchhike over to amazon.com and fish for the Salmon of Doubt

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