title: The Philip K. Dick Reader
author:  Philip K. Dick 
description: His religions, psychoses, divorces, and drug use aside, Philip K. Dick changed the face of American science fiction with his mind-bending writing. There may be readers who have only heard of him as the mind behind <i>Blade Runner</i> (based on his novel <i><a href="/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345404475/${0}">Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?</a></i>). But even casual PKD fans should take a look at these 24 short stories, among them, "Second Variety," from which the movie <i>Screamers</i> was made, and "We Can Remember It for You Wholesale," basis of the Schwarzenegger film <i>Total Recall</i>. Other standouts include "The Turning Wheel," "The Last of the Masters," "Tony and the Beetles," and "The Minority Report." Readers will recognize PKD's trademark themes: capitalism and the American dream run amok, a disquieting loss of ability to distinguish friends from enemies, and humans versus machines.
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  Table of Contents
  
  [Title Page](Dick_9780307425348_epub_tp_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 1](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c01_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 2](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c02_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 3](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c03_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 4](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c04_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 5](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c05_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 6](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c06_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 7](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c07_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 8](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c08_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 9](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c09_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 10](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c10_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 11](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c11_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 12](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c12_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 13](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c13_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 14](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c14_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 15](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c15_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 16](Dick_9780307425348_epub_c16_r1.htm)
  
  [Chapter 17](Dick_9780307425348_e