''The Book of Philip K. Dick'' is a collection of

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stories by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published by DAW Books in 1973. The book was subsequently published in the United Kingdom by Coronet in 1977 under the title ''The Turning Wheel and Other Stories''. The stories had originally appeared in the magazines '' Startling Stories'', ''Science Fiction Stories'', ''

Galaxy Science Fiction ''Galaxy Science Fiction'' was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published in Boston from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by a French-Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break into the American market. World Editi ...

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Orbit Science Fiction ''Orbit Science Fiction'' was an American science fiction magazine anthology published in 1953 and 1954 by the Hanro Corporation. Only 5 issues were published, each of which were edited by Donald A. Wollheim, although Jules Saltman was credite ...

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Amazing Stories ''Amazing Stories'' is an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction. Science fiction stories had made regular appearances ...

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The Turning Wheel "The Turning Wheel" is a novelette by American science fiction writer Philip K. Dick. It was published in ''Science Fiction Stories No. 2'', 1954. Plot The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future where global civilization is governed by a h ...

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Adjustment Team "Adjustment Team" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was first published in ''Orbit Science Fiction'' (September–October 1954, No. 4) with illustration by Faragasso. It was later reprinted in ''The Sands of ...

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Breakfast at Twilight "Breakfast at Twilight" is a science fiction short story by American writer Philip K. Dick. It was received by the Scott Meredith Literary Agency on January 17, 1953 and first published in ''Amazing Stories'', July 1954. It appears in the second v ...

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Shell Game The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is often portrayed as a gambling game, but in reality, when a wager for money is made, it is almost always a confidence trick used to perpetrate fraud. In con ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Book of Philip K. Dick, The 1973 short story collections Short story collections by Philip K. Dick DAW Books books

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