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We Can Remember It For You Wholesale (Collected Short Stories of Philip K.…

by Philip K. Dick

Series: The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick (5)

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Gollancz (2000), Edition: New edition, Paperback, 395 pages

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A classic example of a good collection. A 3.50 average and a clear majority of the stories are above average. A few of the more bizare variety are to be found here, not that bizarre isn't sort of a default condition a lot of the time for PKD.

Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Little Black Box - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The War with the Fnools - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Precious Artifact - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Retreat Syndrome - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : A Tehran Odyssey - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Your Appointment Will Be Yesterday - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Holy Quarrel - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : A Game of Unchance - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Not by its Cover - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Return Match - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Faith of Our Fathers - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Story to End All Stories - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Electric Ant - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Cadbury the Beaver Who Lacked - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : A Little Something for Us Tempunauts - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Pre-Persons - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Eye of the Sibyl - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Day Mr. Computer Fell out of its Tree - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Exit Door Leads In - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Chains of Air Web of Aether - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Strange Memories of Death - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : Rautavaara's Case - Philip K. Dick
Eye of Sibyl and Other Classic Stories : The Alien Mind - Philip K. Dick

Telepathy empathy.

3.5 out of 5

Short alien Lightfoot anew.

3.5 out of 5

Scary Proxmen.

3 out of 5

Terran delusions need for speed.

3.5 out of 5

Problems with mushies.

3 out of 5

Peaks and phases.

3.5 out of 5

Attack conclusion machine creator.

3.5 out of 5

Carny stench of psi-rigging.

3.5 out of 5

Outside judging inside, for once.

4 out of 5

Space casino kill.

4 out of 5

"Don't you see, Mr. Chien? You've learned something. The Leader is not the Leader; he is something else, but we can't tell what. Not yet. Mr. Chien, when all due respect, have you ever had your drinking water analyzed? I know it sounds paranoiac, but have you?"

3.5 out of 5

Frankenstein shagging crunchy god yum.

3.5 out of 5

Mechanical slave tape experiment.

3.5 out of 5

Staid blue chip engineer.

3 out of 5

Time to avoid own deaths.

4 out of 5

Bring out your kids.

4 out of 5

Books, time, cult.

3.5 out of 5

Machine crackers.

3 out of 5

Show some backbone, bibleboy.

4 out of 5

Sick and of sitting around here.

3.5 out of 5

Get the nuts out.

3 out of 5

Slightly warm with the memories.

4 out of 5

Dead monitor restoration, christ.

3.5 out of 5

Dead cat food.

3 out of 5

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  bluetyson | Sep 12, 2008 |
I like PKD's novels, but I love his short stories. This one doesn't disappoint. Only wish I could get some of the other volumes now. ( )
  kristianbrigman | Aug 14, 2007 |
Dick was a prodigious writer, and a compelling storyteller. His short stories are amongst the best ever produced by the genre, and this collection is proof. Running the gamut from comedy to schlock to horror, each one is enjoyable; it's wonderful to note that this collection is volume five - yes, that's right, four more books full of his stories! Yay! ( )
  soylentgreen23 | Dec 25, 2006 |
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Volume 5 of the collected works of Philip K. Dick, The Little Black Box was published in the U.S. in 1987. In the US, Citadel re-published it as The Eye of the Sibyl (1990), and in the UK Grafton re-published it as We Can Remember it for you Wholesale. Confusing, isn't it.
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The Eye of the Sibyl

The Eye of the Sibyl (collection)

The Little Black Box (collection)

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Douglas Quail, a simple and ordinary man, wishes to visit Mars. Unable to afford it, he visits a company, Rekal, that offers implanted memories ("extra-factual memory"). The attempt to implant some racy Mars memories of Quail as a secret agent, reveals that Quail actually is an undercover government assassin with a mind full of dangerous secrets. The Rekal staff quickly get Quail out of there; he heads home and finds certain physical evidence to support his new old memories. The government initially seeks his death but instead Quail manages to make a deal. He returns to Rekal to have his Mars memories once more suppressed, and is offered by way of compensation a set of heroic wish-fulfillment false memories. The Rekal staff begin the memory-implanting procedure — and uncover a different and older set of suppressed memories revealing that the unbelievable memories they are about to insert are already there and are true. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Can_R...

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0806512091, Paperback)

Many thousands of readers consider Philip K. Dick the greatest science fiction mind on any planet. Since his untimely death in 1982, interest in Dick's works has continued to mount and his reputation has been further enhanced by a growing body of critical attention. The Philip K. Dick Award is now given annually to a distinguished work of science fiction, and the Philip K. Dick Society is devoted to the study and promulgation of his works.

This collection includes all of the writer's earliest short and medium-length fiction (including some previously unpublished stories) covering the years 1952-1955. These fascinating stories include We Can Remember It for You Wholesale, The Cookie Lady, The World She Wanted, and many others.

"A useful acquisition for any serious SF library or collection". -- Kirkus Reviews

"The collected stories of Philip K. Dick is awe inspiring". -- The Washington Post

"More than anyone else in the field, Mr. Dick really puts you inside people's minds". -- Wall Street Journal

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