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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams · 1979

A comic science-fiction classic about absurdity, technology, and the search for meaning.

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The Economic Times · 2026-06-18 · accessed 2026-06-18

The article lists The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy among books recommended by Musk.

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