Life, the Universe and Everything

Whyisitamistaketothinkyoucansolveanymajorproblemsjustwithpotatoes?HowtheplanetKrikkit,hostiletoanythingthatisnotKrikkit,comestobeencasedinaSlo-timeenvelope...WhyArthurDenthassuchanurgentwishtoreturntheAshestoLord'sCricketGround,andwhyacanofGreekoliveoilbecomeshismostprizedpossession,symbolizingasitdoestheonenessofthings...HowtheCampaignforRealTimeisdeterminedtoreversetheerosionofthedifferencesbetweenonecenturyandantohercausedbyeasytimetravel...Allthesemysteriesandmorecometolightinthis,thesecondvolumeoftheHitchhikertrilogy.FollowArthurDentonadaywhichbeginswithhisvisitfromWowbaggertheInfinitelyProlonged(whosegoalistoinsulteveryoneintheuniverse--alphabetically)andendswiththeTruth,theWholeTruthandNothingbuttheTruth--whichturnsouttohaveentirelytoomuchtodowithfrogs.