{"product_id":"lies-inc-paperback","title":"Lies, Inc. - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip K. Dick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA masterwork by Philip K. Dick, this is the final, expanded version of the novella \u003ci\u003eThe Unteleported Man\u003c\/i\u003e, which Dick worked on shortly before his death. In \u003ci\u003eLies, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003e fans of the science fiction legend will immediately recognize his hallmark themes of life in a security state, conspiracy, and the blurring of reality and illusion.\u003c\/p\u003eIn this dystopian vision of the future, overpopulation has turned cities into cramped industrial hothouses. For those sick of their depressing reality, one corporation, Trails of Hoffman, Inc., promises an alternative: Take a teleport to Whale's Mouth, a colonized planet billed as the supreme paradise. The only catch is that you can never return. When a neurotic man named Rachmael ben Applebaum discovers that the promotional films of happy crowds cheering their newfound existence on Whale's Mouth are faked, he decides to pilot a spaceship on the eighteen-year journey there to see if anyone wants to come back.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePhilip K. Dick knew better than anyone how to recognize the disturbances of exile. Roberto Bolano \u003cbr\u003eWhen catastrophic overpopulation threatens Earth, one company offers to teleport citizens to Whale s Mouth, an allegedly pristine new home for happy and industrious emigres. But there is one problem: the teleportation machine only works in one direction. When Rachmael ben Applebaum discovers that some of the footage of happy settlers may have been faked, he sets out on an eighteen-year journey to see if anyone wants to come back.\u003ci\u003eLies, Inc.\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Philip K. Dick s final novels, which he expanded from his novella \u003ci\u003eThe Unteleported Man\u003c\/i\u003e shortly before his death. In its examination of totalitarianism, reality, and hallucination, it encompasses everything that Dick s fans love about his oeuvre. \u003cbr\u003eOver a career that spanned three decades, Philip K. Dick (1928 1982) wrote 121 short stories and 45 novels, establishing himself as 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\u003e A Scanner Darkly\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 18, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47228398239993,"sku":"9780547572567","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cFcramZEYkxzUGxwRENjMzI3Ky9CZz09.webp?v=1768290654","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lies-inc-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}