Wer oder was ist "Ubik"? Nach einhelliger Meinung Philip K. Dicks bester Roman und sein neben der Valis-Trilogie größtes visionäres Werk. "Dieses Buch stellt Philip K. Dick endgültig auf eine Stufe mit den großen amerikanischen Autoren des 20. Jahrhunderts. Und ich spreche von den wirklich Gro[...]

Noen venner søker etter meningen med livet og utforsker den visjonære åpenbaringen til en mann kalt Horselover Fat. Det viser seg at Horselover har fått sine visjoner fra en guddommelig kraft kalt "Vast Active Living Intelligence System", forkortet VALIS.[...]

Philip K Dicks hyllade mästerverk romanen Ubik i översättning och med efterord av Johan Frick. Philip K Dick må vara mest känd för de berättelser som nått vita duken, som till exempel Blade Runner och Total Recall men hans produktion var mycket större än så och för de verkliga finsmakarn[...]

Nu ska sporten inta sin naturliga plats i den finlandssvenska litteraturen. Det finns bohemer med bollsinne, det finns litteraturkritiker som springer maraton och många författare som dribblar som gudar.Bakom idrottsvärldens krav på prestationer och medaljer ligger ett mentalt omklädningsrum. D[...]

Hämärän vartija (A Scanner Darkly) on amerikkalaisen tieteiskirjailijan Philip K. Dickin tuotannon keskeisiä teoksia. Vuonna 2006 ilmestyi kirjan pohjalta tehty filmatisointi, jossa näyttelivät mm. Keanu Reeves ja Winona Ryder. Elokuva herätti paljon huomiota ja nosti kirjan entistäkin ajank[...]

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Doing Research in Business and Management brings the theory and techniques of research methods to life and covers all of the areas of research, from a review of secondary data or literature, or writing a research proposal, to completing an entire research project. The book is written for students on[...]

Discussing the field of modeling and simulation of communication systems, this book includes material on modeling and simulation of nonlinear systems, with a section on measurement techniques, channel modeling and three case studies. It also contains a set of problems at the end of the book.[...]

Of the twenty-three Brazilian policemen interviewed in depth for this landmark study, fourteen were direct perpetrators of torture and murder during the three decades that included the 1964-1985 military regime. These "violence workers" and the other group of "atrocity facilitators" who had not, or [...]

Examines the range of challenges in general obstetrics, medical complications of pregnancy, prenatal diagnosis, fetal disease, and management of labor and delivery. This title presents an evidence-based approach to the available management options, equipping you with the appropriate strategy for eac[...]