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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

by Philip K. Dick

ISBN: 0783895186
ISBN-13: 9780783895185
Format: Hardcover

Summary

This book, which inspired the cult classic film BLADE RUNNER, examines what it means to be human through the story of renegade androids that want to be free to live like people.

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Bibliographic Details

Publisher: Thorndike Pr
Published date: 2001
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 1.25 pounds
Pages: 281

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Hardcover Large Print - Thorndike Pr (2001) - from $50.00
Paperback Reissue - Ballantine Books (1996) - from $9.50

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