The Book of the Die [Paperback]

Luke Rhinehart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 29, 2003

With his bestselling novel The Dice Man, Luke Rhinehart offered the world a provocative antidote to modern dilemmas of choice and modern ennui:: dice living -- making life-changing decisions on a roll of the dice. Now, with his fiction inspiring devotees of the die around the world, Rhinehart has written The Book of the Die – a bible and manual for the dice life. Rhinehart asks: If you're bored, why not roll the dice and – whether it's a change of locale, wardrobe or career – be liberated by chance? The Book of the Die is both an invaluable companion for anyone who has ever thought about letting chance call the shots and a more than just amusing read for the curious. Challenging, clever, and always startling, The Book of the Die includes practical instructions, parables, and reflections on dice living, daring readers to shake up their lives and take chances they never would have imagined.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

The author of the 1960s cult classic The Dice Man has written a self-help companion volume to the underground novel. Luke Rhinehart's The Book of the Die: A Handbook of Dice Living features ancient proverbs, quotations from Asian philosophers, biblical parables and his own Eastern-influenced sketches and aphorisms, all championing a spontaneous, impulsive lifestyle ruled at least in part by chance rather than social rules and expectations. Among the motley, lighthearted offerings is the running story of a mythic character called Whim, who learns to lead a life of the die, as well as suggested dice games for readers that promote spiritual rather than financial growth.
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Review

Praise for THE DICE MAN: 'Touching, ingenious and beautifully comic' Anthony Burgess 'Hilarious and well-written' Time Out --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 351 pages
• Publisher: Overlook TP (July 29, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158567415X
• ISBN-13: 978-1585674152
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,887,443 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Luke Rhinehart is the acclaimed author of nine works of fiction, including most notably THE DICE MAN. In 1995, the BBC called that book one of the fifty most influential books of the last half of the twentieth century," and Loaded Magazine honored it in 1999 by naming it "Novel of the Century". Last year the London Telegraph named it one of the 50 great cult books of the last hundred years. Although first published 40 years ago, the book has been rediscovered in the 21st century, being published or republished in more than 60 countries and translated into 26 languages. It is currently selling more copies than ever and, amazingly, this resurgence of interest is led by young people--readers under 25.

His books SEARCH FOR THE DICE MAN, WHIM and THE BOOK OF THE DIE are also comic and philosophical dramatizations of his ideas, although each unique in its own right.In addition, over the years dozens of pieces of music have been inspired by Luke's ideas, including "Six Different Ways" by The Cure; "Dice Man" by The Fall; "Random I Am" by Millencolin; "Slaughter Of The Soul" by At the Gates; "X, Y and Zee" by Pop Will Eat Itself; "Black Diary" by Jameson; and "Such a Shame" by Talk Talk.