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The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

By: Philip K. Dick

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The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

By: Philip K. Dick

A glimpse into the mind of the bestselling science fiction author through a collection of his personal, metaphysical, religious, visionary writings. 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 e-book includes a sample chapter from A Scanner Darkly by Philip K. Dick. “A dyspeptic dystopian’s mad secret notebooks, imposing order—at least of a kind—on a chaotic world…Fascinating and unsettling.”—Kirkus Reviews

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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054754927X

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9780547549279

Space, Time, and Aliens

Collected Works on Cosmos and Culture

By: Steven J. Dick

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Space, Time, and Aliens

Collected Works on Cosmos and Culture

By: Steven J. Dick

In this comprehensive and interdisciplinary volume, former NASA Chief Historian Steven Dick reflects on the exploration of space, astrobiology and its implications, cosmic evolution, astronomical institutions, discovering and classifying the cosmos, and the philosophy of astronomy. The unifying theme of the book is the connection between cosmos and culture, or what Carl Sagan many years ago called the “cosmic connection.” As both an astronomer and historian of science, Dr. Dick has been both a witness to and a participant in many of the astronomical events of the last half century. This collection of papers presents his reflections over the last forty years in a way accessible to historians, philosophers, and scientists alike. From the search for alien life to ongoing space exploration efforts, readers will find this volume full of engaging topics relevant to science, society, and our collective future on planet Earth and beyond.

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Springer Nature

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3030416143

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9783030416140

Life on Other Worlds

The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate

By: Steven J. Dick

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Life on Other Worlds

The 20th-Century Extraterrestrial Life Debate

By: Steven J. Dick

Are we alone in the universe? From canals on Mars to the search for ET, the debate goes on. Lucid and accessible, this otherworldly guide chronicles the history of the 20th century obsession with extraterrestrials.

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Cambridge University Press

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0521799120

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9780521799126

Heart

An American Medical Odyssey

By: Dick Cheney,Jonathan Reiner

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Heart

An American Medical Odyssey

By: Dick Cheney,Jonathan Reiner

Former Vice President Dick Cheney and his longtime cardiologist, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, share the story of Cheney’s thirty-five-year battle with heart disease—providing insight into the incredible medical breakthroughs that have changed cardiac care over the last four decades. For as long as he has served at the highest levels of business and government, Vice President Dick Cheney has also been one of the world’s most prominent heart patients. Now, for the first time ever, Cheney, together with his longtime cardiologist, Jonathan Reiner, MD, shares the very personal story of his courageous thirty-five-year battle with heart disease, from his first heart attack in 1978 to the heart transplant he received in 2012. In 1978, when Cheney suffered his first heart attack, he received essentially the same treatment President Eisenhower had had in 1955. Since then, cardiac medicine has been revolutionized, and Cheney has benefitted from nearly every medical breakthrough. At each juncture, when Cheney faced a new health challenge, the technology was one step ahead of his disease. Cheney’s story is in many ways the story of the evolution of modern cardiac care. Heart is the riveting, singular memoir of both doctor and patient. Like no US politician has before him, Cheney opens up about his health struggles, sharing harrowing, never-before-told stories about the challenges he faced during a perilous time in our nation’s history. Dr. Reiner provides his perspective on Cheney’s case and also gives readers a fascinating glimpse into his own education as a doctor and the history of our understanding of the human heart. He masterfully chronicles the important discoveries, radical innovations, and cutting-edge science that have changed the face of medicine and saved countless lives. Powerfully braiding science with story and the personal with the political, Heart is a sweeping, inspiring, and ultimately optimistic book that will give hope to the millions of Americans affected by heart disease.

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397

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Simon and Schuster

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1476725411

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9781476725413

Plurality of Words

The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Democritus to Kant

By: Steven J. Dick

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Plurality of Words

The Extraterrestrial Life Debate from Democritus to Kant

By: Steven J. Dick

This book analyses the debate over extraterrestrial life from Aristotle to Kant.

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CUP Archive

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0521319854

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9780521319850

Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

By: Dick Forsman

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Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

By: Dick Forsman

This book is the ultimate flight-identification guide for the raptors of the Western Palaearctic, covering Europe, North Africa, the Middle East (including Arabia) to Central Asia. Raptors are notoriously hard to identify, even if seen well, and represent perhaps the toughest of all ID challenges for birders. This guide provides identification information for all 60 species that regularly occur in the region, to subspecific level. The text covers every plumage and age in detail, with each species account accompanied by a range of photographs covering all the principal plumages. Based on this stunning photographic coverage, most of which has never been published before, this book represents a landmark in bird identification books and a major work for all raptor enthusiasts.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472925556

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9781472925558

Classifying the Cosmos

How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape

By: Steven J. Dick

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Classifying the Cosmos

How We Can Make Sense of the Celestial Landscape

By: Steven J. Dick

Since the invention of the telescope 400 years ago, astronomers have rapidly discovered countless celestial objects. But how does one make sense of it all? Astronomer and former NASA Chief Historian Steven J. Dick brings order to this menagerie by defining 82 classes of astronomical objects, which he places in a beginner-friendly system known as "Astronomy’s Three Kingdoms.” Rather than concentrating on technicalities, this system focuses on the history of each object, the nature of its discovery, and our current knowledge about it. The ensuing book can therefore be read on at least two levels. On one level, it is an illustrated guide to various types of astronomical wonders. On another level, it is considerably more: the first comprehensive classification system to cover all celestial objects in a consistent manner. Accompanying each spread are spectacular historical and modern images. The result is a pedagogical tour-de-force, whereby readers can easily master astronomy’s three realms of planets, stars, and galaxies.

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Springer

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3030103803

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We are the Work

By: Dick Bathrick

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We are the Work

By: Dick Bathrick

We Are The Work" is about how Men Stopping Violence (MSV), a small, social justice nonprofit, got to do big things, about the intriguing characters that formed and were informed by MSV's mission, about how men and women learned to work in solidarity to address men's violence against women (VAW), about their successes and failures, the lessons which became the Core Principles that guide their work. One of those principles, We Are the Work, means that no matter where or when you enter the struggle to end VAW you have to start and stay with examining yourself. You have to identify both your strengths and your "blind spots." And It's not about whether or how you transcend those "blind spots." It's that you have to know that they're there and how you will address them. This book tells the stories that illuminate those personal and institutional challenges. The rhetoric and analyses used to tackle this thorny issue are only part of the story. "We Are the Work" gets to how all of that talk about eliminating violence against women stands up to real-world challenges. Here are the take-home lessons from 30 years in the trenches of social justice work.

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221

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WestBow Press

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149072107X

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9781490721071

Dear Grandkids, the Future Is Yours

By: Dick De Jounge

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Dear Grandkids, the Future Is Yours

By: Dick De Jounge

Earlier generations and grandparents are part of history, the future is our children's. Based on a time line of history, in reference to the evolution of religions, the book discusses enlightenment of our time. We can learn from history how to meet the future in respect of Freedom, Equality and Secular Democracy.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1456862839

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The Real RFK Jr.

Trials of a Truth Warrior

By: Dick Russell

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The Real RFK Jr.

Trials of a Truth Warrior

By: Dick Russell

An epic biography filled with drama, conflict, and surmounted challenges. The Real RFK Jr. is an intimate biographical portrait examining the controversial activist's journey from anguish and addiction to becoming the country's leading environmental champion fighting government corruption, corporate greed, and a captured media. Written by his longtime colleague Dick Russell, the biography also exposes the misconceptions and explains the rationale behind Kennedy's campaign to protect public health. Provided exclusive source material, including access to Kennedy’s unpublished writings and personal journals, the author conducted dozens of interviews with him as well as numerous friends and associates. Russell delves into everything from Kennedy’s sometimes death-defying river rafting adventures to his pioneering legal cases against polluters such as Smithfield Foods and Monsanto, while founding the world’s largest water protection group. The Real RFK Jr. also examines Kennedy’s pursuit of the truth about the assassinations of his father and uncle, the wrongful murder conviction of his cousin, and the false narratives around the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Simon and Schuster

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1510776109

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9781510776104

Animals in Disasters

By: Dick Green

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Animals in Disasters

By: Dick Green

Animals in Disasters is a comprehensive book on animal rescue written by Dr. Dick Green who shares his experiences, best practices and lessons learned from well over 125 domestic and international disasters. It provides a step-by-step process for communities and states to more effectively address animal issues and enhance their animal response capabilities. Sections include an overview of the history of animal rescue, where we are today, and the steps needed to better prepare for tomorrow. This how-to book for emergency managers who want to develop programs, craft policy, and build response capability/capacity is an ideal companion to their work.

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Butterworth-Heinemann

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0128139242

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9780128139240

Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

By: Dick Hilmer

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Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

By: Dick Hilmer

This comprehensive guide for travellers to this region provides information on all aspects of travel including hotels, dining, annual events and outdoor activities.

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590

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Insiders' Guide (CT)

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1573801631

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9781573801638

44 [i.e. Forty Four]

By: Jimmy Breslin,Dick Schaap

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44 [i.e. Forty Four]

By: Jimmy Breslin,Dick Schaap

This is a novel based upon historical realities-the son of Sam Killings in New York City in 1976 and 1977.

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Viking Adult

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0670324329

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9780670324323

The Life and Ideas of James Hillman

Volume II: Re-Visioning Psychology

By: Dick Russell

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The Life and Ideas of James Hillman

Volume II: Re-Visioning Psychology

By: Dick Russell

James Hillman, who died in 2011 at the age of eighty-five, has been described by poet Robert Bly as “the most lively and original psychologist” of the twentieth century. Based on author Dick Russell’s interviews with Hillman and dozens of people who knew him, Volume Two of The Life and Ideas of James Hillman takes up Hillman’s mid-life when he set about returning psychology to its Soul-rich roots in Greek mythology and Renaissance esotericism. From his base teaching at Zurich’s Jung Institute, we follow Hillman’s growing international prominence as a maverick in the field, coinciding with his relationship and eventual marriage to Patricia Berry. They would be instrumental in formulating Archetypal Psychology, along with a group of young compatriots in what became known as Spring House. The new ideas taking shape moved psychology away from the dominant scientific/medical model with its focus on treating the isolated individual, expanding into the fertile realm of culture and the imagination. Amid prodigious writings and lectures, Hillman made mythology and even alchemy relevant to our times. Delivering the prestigious Terry Lectures at Yale and being nominated for a Pulitzer Prize, Hillman returned to America after living primarily in Europe for thirty years. To the surprise of many, he settled in Dallas and helped found an Institute of Humanities and Culture while taking up how to re-imagine city planning. Equally surprising was Hillman’s subsequent move to rural Connecticut, where he and Pat Berry resided in a nineteenth-century farmhouse. Starting in the mid-’80s, Hillman became a pioneering teacher in the mythopoetic men’s movement alongside Robert Bly and Michael Meade—where deep talk about fathers and sons and male-female relationships offered a new kind of group therapy, a cultural therapy. As Thomas Moore said of Hillman, he possessed a “genius for taking any theme and shedding serious fresh light on it.” Along the way, Hillman’s insights came to encompass all of the arts, a “poetic basis of mind” that connected him to many of the most influential artists and thinkers of the modern era.

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Simon and Schuster

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1956763198

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9781956763195

In the Name of the People: Perpetrators of Genocide in the Reflection of Their Post-War Prosecution in West Germany

The `Euthanasia' and Aktion Reinhard Trial Cases

By: Dick De Mildt

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In the Name of the People: Perpetrators of Genocide in the Reflection of Their Post-War Prosecution in West Germany

The `Euthanasia' and Aktion Reinhard Trial Cases

By: Dick De Mildt

In the Name of the People explores the profile of the perpetrators of Nazi genocide as reflected in postwar German trial sentences. It investigates their social background, their `route to crime', and their role in the Nazi extermination apparatus. In addition, it studies the postwar prosecution of these genocidal criminals in West Germany. It describes and analyses the obstacles, `bottlenecks', and omissions in the prosecuting policies and presents their statistical record. It examines the way in which postwar German courts dealt with these criminals by an in-depth study of the trial sentences against two specific groups of genocidal perpetrators: the `Euthanasia' and `Aktion Reinhard' killers. Through a scrutiny of the argumentation of the various courts' sentences in these cases, it presents a detailed picture of the grounds for acquittal, conviction and punishment. It discusses the controversial differentiation of `murder' and `complicity in murder' with regard to these genocidal perpetrators and highlights the ways in which the courts handled complicated questions, such as acting under superior orders, duress, and coercion. The study is intended for a readership consisting of historians, sociologists, criminologists, legal experts and others interested in the `fieldworkers' and modus operandi of the Nazi genocide and Germany's postwar judicial reaction to it.

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Martinus Nijhoff Publishers

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9004637168

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9789004637160

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The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

The Exegesis of Philip K. Dick

Space, Time, and Aliens

Space, Time, and Aliens

Life on Other Worlds

Life on Other Worlds

Heart

Heart

Plurality of Words

Plurality of Words

Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Flight Identification of Raptors of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Classifying the Cosmos

Classifying the Cosmos

We are the Work

We are the Work

Dear Grandkids, the Future Is Yours

Dear Grandkids, the Future Is Yours

The Real RFK Jr.

The Real RFK Jr.

Animals in Disasters

Animals in Disasters

Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

Cape Cod, Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard

44 [i.e. Forty Four]

44 [i.e. Forty Four]

The Life and Ideas of James Hillman

The Life and Ideas of James Hillman

In the Name of the People: Perpetrators of Genocide in the Reflection of Their Post-War Prosecution in West Germany

In the Name of the People: Perpetrators of Genocide in the Reflection of Their Post-War Prosecution in West Germany

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