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NO SOPHIE YOU ARE WRONG | |||
'''''The Dice Man''''' was published in ] by ] under the ] ]. It had the confident subheader, "This book can change your life". It quickly became a ], as people read it and passed it around. Some in authority saw it as subversive, reflecting the mood of the early ]s in permissiveness, and ] sentiment, and it was banned in several countries. The book's title inspired the act and ] of ] ]. | |||
It went through a number of republishings - in the ] it got the even more confident subheader "Few novels can change your life. This one will", but was cut somewhat from the original. Perhaps because of this, and despite the author and the character both being from the USA, it was slightly less successful than in the ] and ]. | |||
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The book tells the story of a ] named Luke Rhinehart who, feeling bored and unfulfilled in life, starts making decisions about what to do based on a roll of a dice. Along the way, there is ], ], ], "dice parties", breakouts by ] patients, and various corporate and governmental machines being put into a spin. There is also a description of the ] that starts to develop around the man, and the psychological research he initiates, such as the "] without Fear for Fun and Profit" program. | |||
The themes of the book are continued in '']'', '']'', and '']''. | |||
The book has been republished a number of times: | |||
* ISBN 0-90-073-500-7 - ], ] | |||
* ISBN 0-24-611-058-9 - July, ] | |||
* ISBN 0-58-603-765-9 - ], ] | |||
* ISBN 0-87-951-864-2 - July, ] | |||
* ISBN 0-00-651-390-5 - ], ] | |||
* ISBN 0-00-716-121-2 - ], ] | |||
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NO SOPHIE YOU ARE WRONG