Overview
From Douglas Adams (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy) and John Lloyd (Blackadder, QI), this is the 42nd anniversary edition of The Meaning of Liff. Revised, updated and ready to change your life. In life, there are hundreds of familiar experiences, feelings and objects for which no words exist, yet hundreds of strange words are idly loafing around on signposts, pointing at places. The Meaning of Liff connects the two. BERRIWILLOCK (n.) - An unknown workmate who writes 'All the best' on your leaving card. ELY (n.) - The first, tiniest inkling that something, somewhere has gone terribly wrong. GRIMBISTER (n.) - Large body of cars on a motorway all travelling at exactly the speed limit because one of them is a police car. KETTERING (n.) - The marks left on your bottom or thighs after sunbathing on a wickerwork chair. OCKLE (n.) - An electrical switch which appears to be off in both positions. WOKING (ptcpl.vb.) - Standing in the kitchen wondering what you came in here for. ***** Praise for Douglas Adams: 'Sheer delight' - The Times 'One of the world's sanest, smartest, kindest, funniest voices' - Independent on Sunday 'Magical . . . read this book' - Sunday Express 'A pleasure to read' - The New York Times
Full Product Details
Author: Douglas Adams ,
John Lloyd
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Imprint: Pan Books
Dimensions:
Width: 11.90cm
, Height: 2.40cm
, Length: 18.90cm
Weight: 0.246kg
ISBN: 9781035051458
ISBN 10: 1035051451
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 23 October 2025
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
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Reviews
One of the greatest achievements in comedy. A work of staggering genius -- David Walliams, author of <i>Gangsta Granny</i> on <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i> Packed with that unique energy, all barmy and bristling and bold . . . above all, it dares to be silly. Fiercely, beautifully silly -- Russell T. Davies, writer and producer of Doctor Who on <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i> Really entertaining and fun -- Michael Palin, broadcaster and comedian (Monty Python) on <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i> Fizzing with ideas . . . brilliant -- Charlie Brooker, writer and producer of Black Mirror on <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>
Author Information
Douglas Adams created all the various and contradictory manifestations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: radio, novels, TV, computer game, stage adaptations, comic book and bath towel. He lectured and broadcast around the world and was a patron of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund and Save the Rhino International. Douglas Adams was born in Cambridge, UK and lived with his wife and daughter in Islington, London, before moving to Santa Barbara, California, where he died suddenly in 2001. John Lloyd is one of the most successful television comedy producers of all time, having been responsible for Not the Nine O'Clock News, Blackadder, QI and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
