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The book is of particular interest to fans of Douglas Adams' work as it contains several items written by him which are hard to find or exclusive to the collection. Besides the novella Young Zaphod Plays it Safe and the short story The Private Life of Genghis Khan, which have since appeared in The Salmon of Doubt, the book also contains Adams' short story A Christmas Fairly Story (written in collaboration with Terry Jones) and three supplements to The Meaning of Liff.
Items by other authors include:
- Adrian Mole's Christmas, an exclusive addition to Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole series.
- A New Decade of Heroic Failures, an exclusive addition to Stephen Pile's Book of Heroic Failures.
- Tie-ins to popular TV comedies of the day including Yes Minister, The Young Ones and Spitting Image.
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