The Book of the Die
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Luke Rhinehart. The Book of the Die
The. Book of the Die
CONTENTS
PREFACE
PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN
PROLOGUE IN HEAVEN
One & One SELF
WHIM AND THE PSYCHIATRIST
PARABLE OF THE LION
HOW WHIM KNOWS WHO’S WHO
LUKE PRAYS
One & Two SERIOUSNESS
ON BEING HUMAN
PARABLE ABOUT A LIGHT FAILURE
WHIM AND THE THREE SEEKERS
WHIM ADMITS HE’S A MESS
WHIM TRIES TO BE SERIOUS
One & Three LIFE AND DEATH
THE COMPLETE BOOK OF ZEN I
TWO PARABLES ABOUT WHIM AND DEATH
A PARABLE OF ONE MAN’S DYING
DEATH AND A LIFE INSURANCE SALESMAN
WHIM MEETS DEATH
One & Four PURPOSE AND SUCCESS
WHIM AND SUCCESS
WHO’S UP, WHO’S DOWN
AN ADVANTAGE OF FAILURE
WHIM REACTS TO SUCCESS
WHIM’S PARABLE OF THE THREE WISE MEN
One & Five DISASTER
LUKE AND DISASTER
WHIM, THE PRIEST, AND THE PILOT
THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING SMALL AND SLOW
One & Six EMPTINESS
Two & Two CONFLICT
Two & Three THE PAST
Two & Four BELIEFS
Two & Five GOOD AND EVIL
Two & Six INSIGHT
Three & Three PATHS
Three & Four ILLUSIONS
Three & Five WE THE CREATORS
Three & Six DICING
Four & Four SOCIETY
Four & Five LOVE
Four & Six HERE
Five & Five CHAOS
WHIM MEETS FRANZ KAFKA
A DICE WORLD
WHIM AND THE ERASER
A DAY IN THE DICE OF RANDOM LIVING
Five & Six CHANCE
CHANCE SPEAKS FROM THE WHIRLWIND
LUKE’S PRAYER
What is God? The axle of the roulette wheel
THE LOVE OF CHANCE IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM
Six & Six PLAY
PLAYING AT GURU I
PLAYING AT GURU II
EPILOGUE
AUTHOR’S NOTE
About the Author
BY THE SAME AUTHOR
SOME SQUARE COMMENTS ON LIVING BY THE CUBE
Copyright
About the Publisher
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Luke Rhinehart
And thanks too to Francis and Chris, who had nothing to do with this particular book, but who are owed thanks in general for years of support; and to Dan Mandel, who always does well no matter the paucity of potential reward; and to Susan Opie and Andrew Ashton at HarperCollins, who went way out of their way to design a book whose look mirrors its contents.
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‘At last we’d know,’ sighed the Lord Chance softly, his eyes glowing.
‘I’ll do it,’ announced Whim. ‘I shall become a human being.’
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