Divine Invasions

Divine Invasions
Author: Lawrence Sutin
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2006
Genre: Authors, American
ISBN: 9780575078581

A biography of one of the most culturally significant authors in the world. Philip K Dick loosened the bonds of the genre, ultimately making his reputation as a literary writer who happened to write speculative fiction.

The Divine Invasion

The Divine Invasion
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2005-03-08
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 140009576X

n The Divine Invasion, Philip K. Dick asks: What if God--or a being called Yah--were alive and in exile on a distant planet? How could a second coming succeed against the high technology and finely tuned rationalized evil of the modern police state? The Divine Invasion "blends Judaism, Kabalah, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity into a fascinating fable of human existence" (West Coast Revew of Books). From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Exegesis of Philip K Dick

The Exegesis of Philip K Dick
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 1003
Release: 2011-11-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0547549253

"A great and calamitous sequence of arguments with the universe: poignant, terrifying, ludicrous, and brilliant. The Exegesis is the sort of book associated with legends and madmen, but Dick wasn't a legend and he wasn't mad. He lived among us, and was a genius."-Jonathan Lethem Based on thousands of pages of typed and handwritten notes, journal entries, letters, and story sketches, The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick is the magnificent and imaginative final work of an author who dedicated his life to questioning the nature of reality and perception, the malleability of space and time, and the relationship between the human and the divine. Edited and introduced by Pamela Jackson and Jonathan Lethem, this will be the definitive presentation of Dick's brilliant, and epic, final work. In The Exegesis, Dick documents his eight-year attempt to fathom what he called "2-3-74," a postmodern visionary experience of the entire universe "transformed into information." In entries that sometimes ran to hundreds of pages, Dick tried to write his way into the heart of a cosmic mystery that tested his powers of imagination and invention to the limit, adding to, revising, and discarding theory after theory, mixing in dreams and visionary experiences as they occurred, and pulling it all together in three late novels known as the VALIS trilogy. In this abridgment, Jackson and Lethem serve as guides, taking the reader through the Exegesis and establishing connections with moments in Dick's life and work.

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2004-12-14
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1400095743

The Transmigration of Timothy Archer, the final novel in the trilogy that also includes Valis and The Divine Invasion, is an anguished, learned, and very moving investigation of the paradoxes of belief. It is the story of Timothy Archer, an urbane Episcopal bishop haunted by the suicides of his son and mistress--and driven by them into a bizarre quest for the identity of Christ. From the Trade Paperback edition.

What If Our World Is Their Heaven?

What If Our World Is Their Heaven?
Author: Gwen Lee
Publisher: ABRAMS
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2002-12-31
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1468302280

Interviews with the genius behind The Man in the High Castle and countless other science fiction classics. In the field of science fiction, Philip K. Dick is unparalleled. His novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? became the classic film Blade Runner. His short story “The Minority Report” was adapted for the screen by Steven Spielberg. The Man in the High Castle has become a hit series on Amazon, and those titles represent only a small fraction of his work. In November 1982, six months before the author’s untimely death, journalist Gwen Lee recorded the first of several in-depth discussions with Philip K. Dick that continued over the course of the next three months. This transcription is a fascinating read for anyone interested in the field of science fiction. “These transcripts bring fresh insights—notably, into the imaginative biotech plot line of the unwritten The Owl in Daylight . . . Dick also discusses music, writing, philosophers and his 1974–1975 mystical visions, when the revelation of his son’s undiagnosed birth defect—‘down to anatomical details’—saved the child’s life . . . Fans will rejoice.” —Publishers Weekly

The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281

The Mongol Invasions of Japan 1274 and 1281
Author: Stephen Turnbull
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2013-01-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1849082502

An illustrated account of one of the most important campaigns in the history of Japan and the origin of the kami kaze - a key part of Japanese national identity. From his seat in Xanadu, the great Mongol Emperor of China, Kubla Khan, had long plotted an invasion of Japan. However, it was only with the acquisition of Korea, that the Khan gained the maritime resources necessary for such a major amphibious operation. Written by expert Stephen Turnbull, this book tells the story of the two Mongol invasions of Japan against the noble Samurai. Using detailed maps, illustrations, and newly commissioned artwork, Turnbull charts the history of these great campaigns, which included numerous bloody raids on the Japanese islands, and ended with the famous kami kaze, the divine wind, that destroyed the Mongol fleet and would live in the Japanese consciousness and shape their military thinking for centuries to come.

Ubik

Ubik
Author: Philip K. Dick
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2012
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0547572298

A mind-bending, classic Philip K. Dick novel about the perception of reality. Named as one of Time's 100 best books.

A Life of Philip K. Dick

A Life of Philip K. Dick
Author: Anthony Peake
Publisher: Arcturus Publishing
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2013-10-09
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1782129146

Philip K. Dick was a writer who drew upon his own life to address the nature of drug abuse, paranoia, schizophrenia and transcendental experiences of all kinds. More than 10 major Hollywood movies are based on his work including Blade Runner, A Scanner Darkly, Total Recall, Minority Report and The Adjustment Bureau. Born in 1929 just before the Great Crash, Dick's twin sister died when she was a month old and his parents were divorced by the time he was three. In his teens, he began to show the first signs of mental instability, but by then he was already producing fiction writing of a visionary nature.

The Search for Philip K. Dick

The Search for Philip K. Dick
Author: Anne R Dick
Publisher: Tachyon Publications
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1616960396

Offering an intimate perspective on the life of an important, prolific author, this revealing biography uncovers the inner workings of a cult figure through his tumultuous relationship with his third wife. Brilliant and charismatic, Philip K. Dick was known as a loyal friend, father, and husband, as well as a talented science fiction writer. His six-year marriage to the woman he described as “the love of his life” and his intellectual equal was full of passion—the meeting of soul mates. But behind the façade of an untroubled life was a man struggling with his demons, unable to trust anyone, and reliant upon his charm to navigate his increasingly dark reality and descent into drugs and madness. Exposing personal details of their married life as well as the ways he continued to haunt her even after their relationship collapsed, Anne Dick provides thorough research combined with personal memories of this mysterious man.