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Counter-Clock World - Philip K. Dick

Pre-empting novels such as the Booker Prize-winning ‘Time’s Arrow’ by as much as twenty years, Counter-Clock world is a story of racial tensions told against the background of the year 1998 in which time flows in reverse as people are born old only to grow younger and younger.Time runs backwards in the Counter-Clock World. Old people emerge from their graves, grow to middle age, youth, adolescence and childhood to be finally unborn in their mothers wombs. The most powerful – and most feared – organisation in the world is the Library, in charge of expunging the written records of events, which have no longer happened.When a powerful black leader is reborn, the Library''s one concern is to eliminate him before the renewal of racial violence tears the country apart. But in this counter-clock year of 1998 it isn''t that simple…This eerie and unforgettable premise encapsulates Philip K Dick''s ambitious and inimitable approach to fiction writing. The attempts of his characters to cope with the bizarre reality of a world that runs backwards while their minds run forwards like ours, operate as a stunning critique of the way in which we perceive our own civilization.

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 2 - Philip K. Dick

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning new edition of Philip K Dick's work includes the influential 'Adjustment Team' and 'The Father Thing', as well as a litany of mind-expanding other works.Work your way through some of the most influential stories from the 20th century, which have had a massive impact on popular culture. 'I am bowled over. I am so impressed by the variety in stories, and how interesting the individual story ideas are' Goodreads reviewer, 'Philip K.Dick is a master of messing with your head in a story' Goodreads reviewer, 'Enter the Mind of a Genius . . .This collection of short stories by Philip K. Dick are great, thought provoking, funny, and some really frightening' Goodreads reviewer, 'This blew my mind, and then some. The ideas and concepts alone need five stars.What an amazing man' Goodreads reviewer,

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 3 - Philip K. Dick

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning new edition of Philip K Dick's work includes the influential 'Minority Report' and 'Sales Pitch', as well as a litany of mind-expanding other works.Work your way through some of the most influential stories from the 20th century, which have had a massive impact on popular culture. 'First time I have read Philip K. Dick and I thoroughly enjoyed his stories and the suspense that he puts into them' Goodreads reviewer, 'Most of the stories had something to say about society.It was interesting to see how 50 years later so many of the fears and criticism was still relevant. Highly recommended' Goodreads reviewer, 'Dick's stories are often surprising and spin a captivating yarn, but they are also teeming with fascinating ideas which ensure their ability to age well and keep modern readers interested' Goodreads reviewer, 'Each tale is filled with twists and turns, and it's a total pageturner' Goodreads reviewer,

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 4 - Philip K. Dick

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning new edition of Philip K Dick's work includes the influential 'We Can Remember It For You Wholesale' and 'The Electric Ant', as well as a litany of mind-expanding other works.Work your way through some of the most influential stories from the 20th century, which have had a massive impact on popular culture. 'A great collection, showcasing Dick's evolution' Goodreads reviewer, 'my reason for giving the book a five-star rating has to do with my emotional state I felt when I closed the last page. I feel that I delved into a more extensive realm of PKD's mind by reading this collection' Goodreads reviewer, 'An amazing collection of downright bizarre fiction.So many excellent stories that it would be hard to pick a favorite' Goodreads reviewer,

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Five Great Novels - Philip K. Dick

Five of Philip K. Dick''s best novels in one fantastic value volume: the best of SF''s visionary masterThis volume contains DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? (filmed as BLADERUNNER), MARTIAN TIME SLIP, UBIK, THE THREE STIGMATA OF PALMER ELDRITCH and A SCANNER DARKLY. Taken together they represent the best of Philip K. Dick''s unique imagination. In Dick''s writing nothing is what it seems, our sense of the world''s order is fatally undermined and mass media tells us nothing but artful lies. Films such as THE MATRIX and THE TRUMAN SHOW would not have been made but for Philip K. Dick. His work has never been more timely.

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The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick

A dazzling speculative novel of 'counterfactual history' from one of America's most highly-regarded science fiction authors, Philip K. Dick's The Man in the High Castle includes an introduction by Eric Brown in Penguin Modern Classics. Philip K. Dick's acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out. In a neutral buffer zone in America that divides the world's new rival superpowers, lives the author of an underground bestseller. His book offers a new vision of reality - an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers were defeated - giving hope to the disenchanted. Does 'reality' lie with him, or is his world just one among many others? Philip Kindred Dick (1928-82) was born in Chicago in 1928. His career as a science fiction writer comprised an early burst of short stories followed by a stream of novels, typically character studies incorporating androids, drugs, and hallucinations. His best works are generally agreed to be The Man in the High Castle and ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick Volume 1 - Philip K. Dick

The definitive editions of Philip K. Dick's short stories, containing some of the most defining works in the Science Fiction genre. This stunning new edition of Philip K Dick's work includes the influential 'Beyond Lies the Wub' and 'Second Variety', as well as a litany of mind-expanding other works.Work your way through some of the most influential stories from the 20th century, which have had a massive impact on popular culture. 'One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction' Sunday Times'No other writer of his generation had such a powerful intellectual presence' Brian Aldiss'Thought-provoking,original,deeply moving. HIGHEST RECOMMENDATION' Goodreads reviewer, 'Very fun.Classic PKD' Goodreads reviewer, 'Wow. Every single story in this book could be made into a contemporary movie' Goodreads reviewer, 'Absolutely brilliant . .. Strongly recommend to everyone (even those who normally do not like science fiction)' Goodreads reviewer,

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The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick

An official tie-in edition of Philip K. Dick''s dazzling speculative novel to accompany the new TV series, executive produced by Ridley Scott. Philip K. Dick''s acclaimed cult novel gives us a horrifying glimpse of an alternative world - one where the Allies have lost the Second World War. In this nightmare dystopia the Nazis have taken over New York, the Japanese control California and the African continent is virtually wiped out. In a neutral buffer zone in America that divides the world''s new rival superpowers, lives the author of an underground bestseller. His book offers a new vision of reality - an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers were defeated - giving hope to the disenchanted. Does ''reality'' lie with him, or is his world just one among many others?''The most brilliant science fiction mind on any planet''Rolling Stone''Dick''s finest book, and one of the very best science fiction novels ever published''Eric Brown

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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick

The science fiction masterpiece behind the cult classic films Bladerunner and Bladerunner 2049.World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn''t ''retiring'' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard''s world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted ...Readers have been blown away by Philip K. Dick:''Now I understand what all the fuss is about. The guy is a visionary . . . Every paragraph launches us forward, demands our attention . . . a classic example of the finest science fiction'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''Probably my favourite Philip K. Dick book . . . set in a dystopian Earth much dilapidated after ''World War Terminus'' . . . I cannot praise this book enough, it really is ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Deus Irae - Philip K. Dick

Po třetí světové válce vznikne kolem arcilotra Carltona Lufteufela náboženská sekta, která svého vůdce nechá prohlásit bohem a dá mu i nové jméno: Deus Irae. Málokdo tohoto temného titána kdy spatřil, ale jeden člověk potom zatouží: je to Tibor McMasters, malíř z malého města v americkém Utahu, který se narodil bez rukou i nohou a provozuje své umění díky robotickým končetinám. Mc-Masters si užívá své proslulosti, ale pak přijde zakázka od nové sektocírkve, aby vymaloval Lufteufelův portrét. Malíř se rozhodne stanout novému bohu tváří v tvář, protože jedině tak ho bude moci zvěčnit pro příští generace.Knihu napsal Philip K. Dick společně s Rogerem Zelaznym.

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Rádio Svobodný Albemut - Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick se ve svém románu, který vznikl v roce 1976, ale publikován byl až po autorově smrti, vrací k tématu svých vrcholných děl Valis a Temný obraz. Vystupuje tu hrdina s autorovým jménem, který se chce vyhnout světové válce, rozpoutané vyšinutým prezidentem Spojených států amerických. Jeho přítel právě začal chytat rádiové signály z vesmíru, které by mohly pocházet jednak od příslušníků neznámé civilizace, ale taky od samotného Boha.

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Kaňte, mé slzy, řekl policista - Philip K. Dick

Jason Taverner, televizní hvězda, kterou každý den sledují milióny oddaných diváků, se probouzí v levném hotelovém pokoji a následně zjišťuje, že ho nikdo nezná. Bez dokumentů prokazujících pouhou jeho existenci se ocitl v klaustrofobickém policejním světě plném informátorů a udavačů, kde je jen otázkou času, kdy vzbudí pozornost mocných a bude zatčen. Před více než pětačtyřiceti lety vytvořil Philip K. Dick ve své fantazii svět, v němž jsou lidé sledováni na každém kroku. Svět, v němž se nelze vyhnout slídivým očím a žít svobodně. Svět nemálo podobný tomu, ve kterém žijeme dnes… Román Kaňte, mé slzy, řekl policista získal Pamětní cenu Johna W. Campbella a byl nominován na ceny Hugo a Nebula.

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Oko na nebi - Philip K. Dick

Osm lidí, osm individualit. Mysl každého z nich obsahuje temná zákoutí, která zůstávají skryta pod jejich nenápadným zevnějškem. Co se ale stane, když se po nehodě částicového urychlovače ocitnou uvězněni v sérii halucinogenních světů, stvořených na míru jejich hodnotovým systémům? Ve svém raném románu Philip K. Dick nastoluje otázky subjektivního vnímání reality, (ne)možnosti poznání lidské osobnosti na základě vnějšího pozorování a také víry v sebe sama.

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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep?: The Best of the SF Masterworks - Philip K. Dick

World War Terminus devastated the Earth. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard searches for the renegade replicants he is sent to 'retire', while he dreams of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of natural life. The opportunity of a lifetime: kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward.But in Deckard's world things aren't that simple, and his assignment turns into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the hunter becomes the hunted . . .Voted in a Locus poll as one of the 100 pre-1990 SF Novels, Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep spawned two blockbuster movies. Philip K. Dick won multiple awards for his works, examining human identity, psychology, conspiracy and paranoia, challenging the idea of objective truth in a manner that remains relevant today.'A masterclass in sci-fi wonderment' - Empire'One of the most original practitioners writing any kind of fiction' - The Sunday Times Welcome to The Best Of The Masterworks: a selection of the finest in science fiction

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The Simulacra - Philip K. Dick

A prescient tale of political satire set in a near future America by a master of the genreA few years from now the President of the USA will be an android and his entire government a fraud. Everyone in the country is maladjusted. Doesn't seem possible, does it? Welcome to the world of Dr. Superb, the sole remaining psychotherapist.Philip K. Dick tells a story of desperate love, lethal body odour and an attempted fascistic takeover of the USA and shows that there is always another layer of conspiracy beneath the one we see.

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Three Early Novels - Philip K. Dick

At the beginning of his career, Philip K. Dick, whose later work won him widespread acclaim as the world''s greatest science fiction writer, wrote a number of short novels which were published as paperback originals back-to-back in dual volumes with works by writers who were then more famous. Considerably more straightforward than his later novels, these stories are nevertheless unmistakably the work of the author of DO ANDOIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? and UBIK in their quirky exuberance and originality.THE MAN WHO JAPED: Following a devastating nuclear war, the Moral Reclamation government took over the world and forced its citizens to live by strictly puritanical rules - no premarital sex, drunkenness, or displaying of neon signs - all of which are reinforced through a constant barrage of messaging to the public. The chief purveyor of these messages is Alan Purcell, next in line to become head of the propaganda bureau. But there is just one problem: a statue of the government''s founder has been vandalized and the head is hidden in Purcell''s closet. VULCAN''S HAMMER: After the 20th century''s devastating series of wars, the world''s governments banded together into one globe-spanning entity, committed to peace at all costs. Ensuring that ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Nick and the Glimmung - Philip K. Dick

Philip K. Dick's only children's book finally back in print - with many subtle nods to his most famous SF work.

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Our Friends From Frolix 8 - Philip K. Dick

For all the strange worlds borne of his vast and vivid imagination, Philip K. Dick was largely concerned with humanity''s most achingly familiar heartaches and struggles. In OUR FRIENDS FROM FROLIX 8, he clashes private dreams against public battles in a fast-paced and provocative tale that ultimately addresses our salvation both as individuals and a whole.Nick Appleton is a menial labourer whose life is a series of endless frustrations. Willis Gram is the despotic oligarch of a planet ruled by big-brained elites. When they both fall in love with Charlotte Boyer, a feisty black marketer of revolutionary propaganda, Nick seems destined for doom. But everything takes a decidedly unpredictable turn when the revolution''s leader, Thors Provoni, returns from ten years of intergalactic hiding with a 90-ton protoplasmic slime that is bent on creating a new world order.

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Philip K. Dick - Laurent Queyssi, Mauro Marchesi

One of the greatest writers in science fiction history, Philip K. Dick is mostly remembered for such works as Blade Runner, Minority Report, and Total Recall. His dark, fascinating work centred on alternate universes and shifting realities in worlds often governed by monopolistic corporations and authoritarian governments. His own life story seems a tussle with reality, cycling through five marriages and becoming increasingly disjointed with fits of paranoia and hallucinations fuelled by abuse of drugs meant to stabilise him. His dramatic story is presented unvarnished in this biography.

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Božská invaze - Philip K. Dick

Božskou invazi, druhý díl své gnostické "božské" trilogie, napsal Dick na sklonku života v roce 1980 a tematicky jí navazuje na svůj předchozí román Valis. V Božské invazi, odehrávající se dvě stě let po událostech zachycených ve Valisu, nechává Dick Boha prohrát souboj se zlem a anděla zla Beliála ovládnout svět. Jedinou nadějí se stává návrat Boha ve formě chlapce počatého kolonistkou nehostinné planety vzdáleného hvězdného systému CY30-CY30B. Podaří se novodobému mesiáši porazit Beliála a všechny jeho pozemské kliky a vymanit lidstvo ze zóny zla? Božská invaze je románem o hledání Boha, člověka a božské podstaty v lidech.

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Předposlední pravda - Philip K. Dick

Paranoidní thriller od velmistra žánru sci-fi vrhá čtenáře do chmurného světa budoucnosti, do Ameriky zničené válkou, mezi Američany, kteří sice žijí hluboko pod povrchem zemským, protože jinde není bezpečno, zato ctí svého prezidenta, jenž k nim pravidelně moudře promlouvá a ani trochu nestárne. Podobně jako v některých svých dalších prózách, i zde P. K. Dick nepředvádí své prapodivné vize a neuvěřitelné mezilidské vztahy, ale dotýká se jejich prostřednictvím toho, co je nám všem až příliš dobře známé: prapodivných lidských charakterů a odpudivých pohnutek k tomu nejhanebnějšímu, čeho je člověk schopen.

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Ubik - Philip K. Dick

A classic science fiction tale of artifical worlds by one of the great American writers of the 20th centuryGlen Runciter is dead.Or is he?Someone died in the explosion orchestrated by his business rivals, but even as his funeral is scheduled, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping and regressing in ways which suggest that their own time is running out.If it hasn''t already.Readers minds have been blown by Ubik:''Sheer craziness, a book defying any straightforward synopsis . . . a unique time travel adventure that could only be concocted from the fertile psychedelic imagination of the incomparable PKD'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''This pre-cyberpunk gigglefest was an absolute joy to behold . . . I would bill it as a Truman Show-Hitchhiker''s Guide to the Galaxy-Barbarella-type of sci-fi'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''If you have not read PKD before I highly recommend Ubik as the gateway into his wonderfully weird fiction. I kind of envy you'' Goodreads reviewer, ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐''UBIK is much stranger and more darkly humorous than Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep . . . although there are many humorous elements, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Man In The High Castle - Philip K. Dick

''Dick''s best work, and the most memorable alternative world tale...ever written'' SCIENCE FICTION: THE 100 BEST NOVELSIt is 1962 and the Second World War has been over for seventeen years: people have now had a chance to adjust to the new order. But it''s not been easy. The Mediterranean has been drained to make farmland, the population of Africa has virtually been wiped out and America has been divided between the Nazis and the Japanese. In the neutral buffer zone that divides the two superpowers lives the man in the high castle, the author of an underground bestseller, a work of fiction that offers an alternative theory of world history in which the Axis powers didn''t win the war. The novel is a rallying cry for all those who dream of overthrowing the occupiers. But could it be more than that?Subtle, complex and beautifully characterized, The Man in the High Castle remains the finest alternative world novel ever written, and a work of profundity and significance.

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The Broken Bubble - Philip K. Dick

Four people''s lives intertwine and collide in this early novel from one of the SF greatsSan Francisco in the 1950s, a turning point in American culture: the rise of rock and roll and the teenage lifestyle. Jim Briskin is a disc jockey on radio KOIF. He''s still in love with his ex-wife, Pat - even though she''s about to marry someone else at the station - and she''s vacillating between them. But when he takes her to visit the desperate household of two of his teenage fans, she seduces the boy into abandoning his pregnant wife - who then claims Jim as her protector and support.And all around them the cultural upheaval of postwar American society is manifest, by teenage outcasts who have a remote-controlled Nazi automobile they use to bump into the rich kids'' cars; by Thisbe Holt, the dancer who performs for conventioneers by stuffing herself inside a clear plastic bubble; by blaring used-car ads and the conflict between generations. Dick gives us a vision of redemption tempered with layered ironies and a lot of real humour.

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Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World - Philip Matyszak

An overview of the lost peoples and cultures who flourished and fought for survival alongside the Egyptians, Greeks and Romans. Who were the Philistines? What was a Pyrrhic victory? Were the Vandals really vandals? Why should you speak to a Samaritan? Beyond the Greeks, Romans and Hebrews of the Classical and biblical eras, a rich diversity of peoples helped lay the foundations of the modern world. Philip Matyszak brings to life the cultures and individuals that made up the busy, brawling multicultural mass of humanity that emerged from the ancient Middle East and spread across the Mediterranean and Europe.He explores the origins of forty forgotten peoples, their great triumphs and defeats, and considers the legacy they have left to us today, whether it be in fine art or everyday language. This carefully researched and illuminating history is the perfect introduction for the modern reader, packed with surprising facts and fascinating stories, detailed maps and beautiful illustrations of artefacts and sites of interest. Forgotten Peoples of the Ancient World offers a new understanding of these important civilizations that have been obscured by the passage of time.

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Homes For Our Time. Contemporary Houses around the World - Philip Jodidio, S. Peter Dance

Discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This dependable global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-comers like Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Organized by architect and brimming with crisp photography and plans, the result is a sweeping survey of the contemporary house. Across small cottages and lavish villas, beach houses and forest refuges, discover the world’s finest crop of new homes. This cutting-edge global digest features such talents as Shigeru Ban, MVRDV, and Marcio Kogan alongside up-and-coming names like Aires Mateus, Xu Fu-Min, Vo Trong Nghia, Desai Chia, and Shunri Nishizawa. Here, there are homes in Australia and New Zealand, from China and Vietnam, in the United States and Mexico, and on to less expected places like Ecuador and Costa Rica. The result is a sweeping survey of the contemporary house and a revelation that homes across the globe may have more in common than expected. Among guava trees and abandoned forts in Western India is a sanctuary designed for and by Kamal Malik of Malik Architecture. The House of Three Streams is a sprawling spectacle with high ceilings, verandas, and pavilions, perched atop a ridge overlooking ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Do Androids Dream Of Electric Sheep? - Philip K. Dick

World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn''t ''retiring'' them with his laser weapon,he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life.Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard''s world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter rather than the hunted ...

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The Man in the High Castle - Philip K. Dick

NOW AN AMAZON ORIGINAL SERIES''Truth, she thought. As terrible as death. But harder to find.''America, fifteen years after the end of the Second World War. The winning Axis powers have divided their spoils: the Nazis control New York, while California is ruled by the Japanese. But between these two states - locked in a cold war - lies a neutal buffer zone in which legendary author Hawthorne Abendsen is rumoured to live. Abendsen lives in fear of his life for he has written a book in which World War Two was won by the Allies. . .

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How to Draw the World - Philip Brownell

A biography of the book that inspired Prince to adopt purple as his signature color, Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Richard Powers to become a writer, and countless other creative people to become artists.A primer on the art and design of children''s picture books, renowned children''s literature scholar Philip Nel takes the reader on an illustrated tour through all that made Crockett Johnson''s Harold and the Purple Crayon an astonishing success: from Harold''s clear line, Johnson''s carefully planned improvisation, the Garamond typeface, the real “Harolds” who inspired the title character, how Johnson overcame his editor''s initially lukewarm reaction, to the role of the book''s three colors (purple, brown, white), and whether or not the tan-hued Harold himself is a child of color. In a series of microhistories that ripple outward from Harold and the Purple Crayon, 30 brief chapters explore the big ideas behind this small book. Johnson''s classic raises questions about the nature of reality; creative expression during the Cold War; the implied audience of children''s literature; abstract art versus representational art; and the color of crayons, ink, and people. All of these questions depend upon how children''s picture books work--in this case, the apparent invisibility of Johnson''s design choices, the limits ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Ubik - Philip K. Dick

Glen Runciter is dead.Or is he?Someone died in the explosion orchestrated by his business rivals, but even as his funeral is scheduled, his mourning employees are receiving bewildering messages from their boss. And the world around them is warping and regressing in ways which suggest that their own time is running out.If it hasn''t already.

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The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch - Philip K. Dick

In the overcrowded world and cramped space colonies of the late twenty-first century, tedium can be endured through the use of the drug Can-D, which enables the user to inhabit a shared illusory world.But when industrialist Palmer Eldritch returns from an interstellar trip, he brings with him a new drug, Chew-Z, which is far more potent than Can-D. But could the permanent state of drugged illusion it induces be part of something much more sinister?

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Time Out Of Joint - Philip K. Dick

Ragle Gumm is an ordinary man leading an ordinary life, except that he makes his living by entering a newspaper contest every day - and winning, every day.But he gradually begins to suspect that his life - indeed his whole world - is an illusion, constructed around him for the express purpose of keeping him docile and happy. But if that is the case, what is his real world like, and what is he actually doing every day when he thinks he is guessing ''Where Will The Little Green Man Be Next?''

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Eye In The Sky - Philip K. Dick

Dreams, nightmares and realities: a classic by the author of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?What begins as an ordinary laboratory visit turns into a bizarre and apocalyptic experience when a particle-light beam slices across the visitors'' paths, plunging them into different worlds constructed from their innermost dreams and fears. As emergency works scramble to free them from the wreckage, their minds begin an incredible journey through one fantastic shared world after another.

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Blade Runner - Philip K. Dick

As the eagerly-anticipated new film Blade Runner 2049 finally comes to the screen, rediscover the world of Blade Runner . . . World War Terminus had left the Earth devastated. Through its ruins, bounty hunter Rick Deckard stalked, in search of the renegade replicants who were his prey. When he wasn't 'retiring' them with his laser weapon, he dreamed of owning a live animal - the ultimate status symbol in a world all but bereft of animal life. Then Rick got his chance: the assignment to kill six Nexus-6 targets, for a huge reward. But in Deckard's world things were never that simple, and his assignment quickly turned into a nightmare kaleidoscope of subterfuge and deceit - and the threat of death for the hunter, rather than the hunted . . .

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Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said - Philip K. Dick

Another classic novel from the world''s greatest writer of science fictionJason Taverner is a Six, the result of top secret government experiments forty years before which produced a handful of unnaturally bright and beautiful people ... and he''s the prime-time idol of millions until, inexplicably, all record of him is wiped from the data banks of Earth. Suddenly he''s a nobody in a police state where nobody is allowed to be a nobody.Will he ever be rich and famous again? Was he, in fact, ever rich and famous?

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Solar Lottery - Philip K. Dick

The operating principle was random selection: positions of public power were decided by a sophisticated lottery. Everyone had a chance, everyone could live in hope that they would be chosen to be the boss, the Quizmaster. But with the power came the game - the assassination game - which everyone could watch on TV. Would the new man be good enough to avoid his chosen killer? Which made for fascinating and exciting viewing, compelling enough to distract the public''s attention while the Big Five industrial complexes run the world, the solar system and the people, unnoticed and completely unopposed. Then, in 2203, with the choice of a member of a maverick cult as Quizmaster, the system developed a little hitch...

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Deus Irae - Roger Zelazny, Philip K. Dick

After World War III, the Servants of Wrath cult deified the mysterious Carlton Lufteufel, creator of the doomsday weapon that wiped out much of humanity. But to worship the man, they need an image of him as a god, and no one has ever seen him. So the high priests send a limbless master painter named Tibor McMasters into the wilderness on a mission to find Lufteufel and capture his likeness. Unfortunately for Tibor, the nation''s remaining Christians do not want him to succeed and are willing to kill to ensure that the so-called Deus Irae remains hidden. This hallucinatory tale through a nuclear wasteland asks what price the artist must pay for art and tries to figure out just what makes a god.

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Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said - Philip K. Dick

Another classic novel from the world''s greatest writer of science fictionJason Taverner is a Six, the result of top secret government experiments forty years before which produced a handful of unnaturally bright and beautiful people ... and he''s the prime-time idol of millions until, inexplicably, all record of him is wiped from the data banks of Earth. Suddenly he''s a nobody in a police state where nobody is allowed to be a nobody.Will he ever be rich and famous again? Was he, in fact, ever rich and famous?

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Wild Woman - Forrester Philippa

An engaging blend of conservation stories and humorous, personal anecdotes from Philippa Forrester about women who, like her, choose to live and work in the wild.In Wild Woman, Philippa Forrester considers the grit and determination required for women to maintain connections to wildlife and succeed in the traditionally male-dominated fields of conservation and environmental biology. She shares stories of female conservation heroes and other extraordinary wild women working in nature and investigates the ways in which the natural world is a vital ''medicine'' for our mental health.Talking to women from around the world, Philippa studies and celebrates what it means to be a wild woman. From the sixteenth-century botanist who was the first woman to circumnavigate the globe to modern-day women responding to bear attacks in Yellowstone, working to rewild reserves in South Africa, photographing Caribou in the Arctic and more, Philippa examines how these women benefit from a life spent in the wilderness and also considers what the natural world gains from them.Relating some of her own experiences from three decades spent travelling around the world and working in some of the wildest places on Earth, Philippa asks: what does it take for a woman to live or work ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lost Cities of the Ancient World - Philip Matyszak

The ruins of ancient Athens, Luxor, and Rome are familiar cornerstones of world history, visited by travelers from across the globe. But what about the cities that have dropped off the map? That have been submerged under water, or swallowed up by the sands of time? Where are they, and what can they tell us about our past?Lost Cities of the Ancient WorldMatyszak reveals a dynamic network of peoples and cultures who fought and traded between themselves, exchanging inventions, ideas, and philosophies, with the result that people as far apart as Catalhöyükin Turkey and Skara Brae in Scotland’s Orkney Islands shared a common heritage. By examining the motivations that first drew populations to gather and settle together, as well as the challenges that led to their cities’ abandonment, this visually striking and often surprising book offers us a fresh perspective on our urban origins.

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I Paint What I Want to See - Philip Guston

Illuminating reflections on painting and drawing from one of the most revered artists of the twentieth century''Thank God for yellow ochre, cadmium red medium, and permanent green light''How does a painter see the world? Philip Guston, one of the most influential artists of the twentieth century, spoke about art with unparalleled candour and commitment. Touching on work from across his career as well as that of his fellow artists and Renaissance heroes, this selection of his writings, talks and interviews draws together some of his most incisive reflections on iconography and abstraction, metaphysics and mysticism, and, above all, the nature of painting and drawing.''Among the most important, powerful and influential American painters of the last 100 years ... he''s an art world hero'' Jerry Saltz, New York Magazine''Guston''s paintings make us think hard'' Aindrea Emelife, Guardian

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Panini World Class 2024 - samolepky - box (36 ks)

Box obsahuje 36 balíčků samolepek s fotbalisty z kolekce Panini World Class 2024. Každý balíček obsahuje 5 náhodných samolepek vhodných pro sbírání a vkládání do alba. Rozměry balení jsou 8,5 x 8,5 x 10,5 cm.

  • Kompletní box s 36 balíčky samolepek
  • Obsahuje slavné fotbalisty z kolekce World Class 2024
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 3 let
  • Ideální pro sběratelské album

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Degustační balíček World of Bubbles

Degustační balíček World of Bubbles obsahuje opravdové skvosty ze světa bublinek, včetně pravého šampaňského a precizního Crémantu z vinařství Gratien.

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  • Balíček obsahuje precizní Crémant z vinařství Gratien
  • Mistrovské umění výroby šumivých vín

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Johntoy Skládačka duha Happy World bio plastic

Skládačka duha Happy World je didaktická hračka z bio plastu pro děti od 12 měsíců. Skládá se ze sedmi barevných dílů, které umožňují sestavovat tvary a objekty ve 3D. Podporuje rozvoj představivosti, kreativity a motorických dovedností zábavnou formou.

  • Rozvíjí představivost a kreativitu trojrozměrnou skládáním
  • Vyrobeno z ekologického bio plastu, šetrného k dětem i přírodě
  • Sedm barevných dílů umožňuje variabilní sestavování tvarů a objektů
  • Vhodné pro děti již od 12 měsíců, podporuje motorické dovednosti

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Johntoy Měkké kosty do vany Happy World 6 ks

Sada 6 měkkých kostek do vany s motivy písmen a zvířátek v pastelových barvách. Hračka podporuje učení tvarů, velikostí a barev během koupání. Vhodná pro děti od 12 měsíců.

  • Měkký a bezpečný materiál vhodný pro nejmenší děti
  • Vzdělávací prvek s písmeny a zvířátky pro rozvoj poznání
  • Pastelové barvy podporující vizuální vnímání
  • Snadné uchopení a manipulace malými ručkami

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4Home Bavlněné povlečení Dino world, 140 x 200 cm, 70 x 90 cm

Dětské bavlněné povlečení s motivem dinosaurů pro standardní jednolůžko. Sada obsahuje povlak na přikrývku 140x200 cm a povlak na polštář 70x90 cm. Materiál je prodyšný, certifikovaný a vhodný pro citlivou pokožku.

  • 100% bavlněný materiál šetrný k pokožce
  • Praktické zipové zapínání pro snadnou manipulaci
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  • Stejný vzor na obou stranách pro rychlé ustlání

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Philip's RGS World Atlas - Philip's Maps

"An excellent world atlas. Very illuminating, good colours, clear texts...good glossary and, last but not least, up-to-date". Amazon customer review· The perfect world atlas for work, study or leisure· Great value for money· 96 pages of authoritative world maps, physical and political· 70 city maps in the fascinating World Cities section, with full-page satellite images for 10 great cities· Over 35,000 place name indexAll this and a special 32-page introductory section - ''The World in Focus'' - covers key geographical themes such as the Earth''s position in the Solar System, the structure of the Earth, climate and weather, the environment, population, resources, economics and international organizations. Vital information on topics covered in geography, humanities and economics courses.The information-packed World Atlas from Philip''s, published in association with the Royal Geographical Society has been fully updated for this new, 2021 edition

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Philip's RGS World Atlas (A4) - Philip's Maps

Thousands of global facts at your fingertips with the best value quick-reference World Atlas on the market. Both physical and political geography is clearly illustrated alongside the great cities of our planet.The highest peak? The deepest ocean trench? The wettest, driest, longest, largest - we list the world''s fascinating extremes. Crammed with practical information like a Distance Chart for World Cities, World Time Zones, over 200 State Flags and the top 100 most populous countries, we include around 15,000 places indexed for easy checking. Whether for the pub quiz, travel planning or school reference, this great value handy world atlas is crammed with everything you need to know.Alongside the topography and physical attributes of the earth we also show political boundaries and the great global cities, including transport hubs and places of interest from mosques to temples, palaces to zoos and shopping centres to tourist information centres.Features include: * 200 Flags of the world''s major states and territories* 21 City centre maps: transport (road, rail, trams, light railways, bus and railway stations) and places of interest including religious buildings (churches, abbeys, cathedrals, synagogues, shrines, temples, mosques), museums, galleries, theatres, palaces, castles, parks, gardens, zoos, shopping centres, hospitals, Tourist Centres.* World ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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50 Aircraft That Changed the World - Dan Patterson, Ron Dick

The flying machines that pushed the boundaries of aerospace development. "Dick and Patterson have made unusually fine choices.... Reasonable affection for aircraft is shown throughout this attractive, literate volume. Recommended. General readers." --Choice "The team''s selections are defensible, and the illustrations, sidebars, pilot and aircraft profiles, and human-interest stories are all fresh, appealing, and insightful. Recommended for all aeronautical collections." --Library Journal "A close-up survey of 50 of arguably the most remarkable and influential aircraft in aviation history.... Beautifully presented... this book will grace the coffee table of any aviation aficionado." --Airforce Magazine In December of 2019, Vancouver-based airline Harbour Air took to the sky in a 1956 Havilland Beaver retrofitted to fly on battery power. Eschewing gasoline and easily able to fly commuter distances, this old new plane took the first steps of 21st-century flight. 50 Aircraft That Changed the World is about exactly this type of flight revolution. Written by the authors of the widely acclaimed Aviation Century series, it profiles 50 of history''s most influential aircraft and their pilots and designers. Now an aviation classic, the book has been reformatted to a smaller size but otherwise remains the same. It begins with the 1905 Wright Flyer III, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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World Music - Philip V. Bohlman

The term ''world music'' encompasses both folk and popular music across the globe, as well as the sounds of cultural encounter and diversity, sacred voices raised in worship, local sounds, and universal values. It emerged as an invention of the West from encounters with other cultures, and holds the power to evoke the exotic and give voice to the voiceless. Today, in both sound and material it has a greater presence in human societies than ever before. The politics of which world music are a part - globalization, cosmopolitanism, and nationalism - play an increasingly direct role in societies throughout the world, but are at the same time also becoming increasingly controversial. In this new edition of his Very Short Introduction, Philip Bohlman considers questions of meaning and technology in world music, and responds to the dramatically changing political world in which people produce and listen to world music. He also addresses the different ways in which world music is created, disseminated, and consumed, as the full reach of the internet and technologies that store and spread music through the exchange of data files spark a revolution in the production and availability of world music. Finally, Bohlman revises the way ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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