{"product_id":"time-out-of-joint-paperback","title":"Time Out of Joint - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the Hugo Award-winning author \u003cem\u003eof The Man in the High Castle, \u003c\/em\u003e Philip K. Dick's twisty and paranoid \u003cem\u003eTime Out of Joint\u003c\/em\u003e is \"marvelous, terrifying fun, especially if you've ever suspected that the world is an unreal construct built solely to keep you from knowing who you really are. Which it is, of course\" (\u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The time is out of joint; O curs'd spite, \u003cbr\u003eThat ever I was born to set it right!\" (William Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e, Act I, Scene V)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRagle Gumm has a unique job: every day he wins a newspaper contest. And when he isn't consulting his charts and tables, he enjoys his life in a small town in 1959. At least, that's what he thinks. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then strange things start happening. He finds a phone book where all the numbers have been disconnected, and a magazine article about a famous starlet he's never heard of named Marilyn Monroe. Plus, everyday objects are beginning to disappear and are replaced by strips of paper with words written on them like \"bowl of flowers\" and \"soft drink stand.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Ragle skips town to try to find the cause of these bizarre occurrences, his discovery could make him question everything he has ever known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarvelous, terrifying fun, especially if you ve ever suspected that the world is an unreal construct built solely to keep you from knowing who you really are. Which it is, of course. \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eRagle Gumm has a unique job: every day he wins a newspaper contest. And when he isn t consulting his charts and tables, he enjoys his life in a small town in 1959. At least, that s what he thinks. But then strange things start happening. He finds a phone book where all the numbers have been disconnected, and a magazine article about a famous starlet he s never heard of named Marilyn Monroe. Plus, everyday objects are beginning to disappear and are replaced by strips of paper with words written on them like \"bowl of flowers\" and \"soft drink stand.\" When Ragle skips town to try to find the cause of these bizarre occurrences, his discovery could make him question everything he has ever known.PHILIP K. DICK (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e (based on \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Scanner Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePHILIP K. DICK (1928-1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels and is considered one of the most visionary authors of the twentieth century. His work is included in the Library of America and has been translated into more than twenty-five languages. Eleven works have been adapted to film, including \u003ci\u003eBlade Runner\u003c\/i\u003e (based on \u003ci\u003eDo Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eTotal Recall\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMinority Report\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eA Scanner Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 23, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47384693244082,"sku":"9780547572581","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/dcfdb39d6fa45738656b0722f2d026bc.webp?v=1777890844","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/time-out-of-joint-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}