Read "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"

I’ve read the first few pages of the third (I believe?) book in the series. I bought it from the library for 10 cents, it’s really old, it’s really beat up, but it’s mine. :D So this means I can procrastinate on reading it until summer. Or something. Hopefully before Towel Day because I can tell from Douglas Adams’ style of writing I’ll already like the series so I already respect him as an author. :3
But I don’t want to participate in Towel Day if I haven’t acutally read HHGTTG.

I’m trying to read this before Towel Day so I don’t look like an idiot who doesn’t know what I’m talking about because I only saw the movie.
I saw the complete 5 novels in 1 book at Barnes and Noble the other day, I think I’m gonna ask for that for my birthday.