"The book tells the story of a psychiatrist named Luke Rhinehart who, feeling bored and unfulfilled in life, starts making decisions based on the roll of a die. Along the way, there is sex, rape, murder, ""dice parties"", breakouts by psychiatric patients, and various corporate and governmental machines being put into a spin. There is also a description of the cult that starts to develop around the man, and the psychological research he initiates, such as the ""Fuck without Fear for Fun and Profit"" program. The Dice Man The Dice Man is a novel published in 1971 by George Cockcroft"
"of sections taken from other, fictional books, and so provides a multi-faceted account of ‘one of the greatest figures in the 20th and 21st Century’. A sequel set 20 years after ""The Dice Man"", which tells the story of Luke Rhinehart’s son, Larry, who has built a highly successful and stable life, having rejected his father’s embracing of Chance. On a quest to find his father however, Larry’s life of order and routine becomes enveloped in chaos, the legacy of his father’s work. From a draft written at the same time as ""The Dice Man"", this comic novel celebrates the"
"a Mystery Writers of America Special Award a year after she published her last novel ... and by the award, as early as 1923, of an honorary Doctorate in Literature from George Washington University."" On November 9, 1956, Rinehart appeared on the CBS Television interview program ""Person to Person"". She died at age 82 at her apartment at 630 Park Avenue in New York City. Rinehart wrote hundreds of short stories, poems, travelogues and articles. Many of her books and plays were adapted for movies, such as ""The Bat"" (1926), ""The Bat Whispers"" (1930), ""Miss Pinkerton"" (1932), and ""The Bat"""
"them to be quiet. When the masked man sneaks in through a window, the unknown man apprehends him and reveals that he, the unknown man, is the real Detective Anderson; the Bat (the masked man) had pretended to be Anderson. Mary Roberts Rinehart was one of the most successful American mystery writers of the early 20th century. After starting her writing career with short stories, she achieved popular success with the publication of her 1908 novel ""The Circular Staircase"". In 1909 Broadway producers Lincoln Wagenhals and Collin Kemper asked Rinehart to adapt her novella ""Seven Days"" for the stage. She"
"from the earth itself. The book consists of hundreds of “real” definitions of common words as well as essays, adages, satirical illustrations and artworks. Though best known as a novelist, Rhinehart has also written nine screenplays. Five are based directly on his novels: ""The Dice Man"", ""The Search for the Dice Man"", ""Whim"", ""Naked Before the World"", and ""White Wind, Black Rider"". Two are direct ""Dice Man"" sequels featuring the original Luke Rhinehart character: ""The Dice Lady"" (co-written with Peter Forbes) and ""Last Roll of the Die"" (co-written with Nick Mead). Two other screenplays, ""Mawson"" and ""Picton's Chance"", are original"
"(1959 remake). In 1933 RCA Victor released ""The Bat"" as one of the earliest talking book recordings. She co-wrote the 1920 play ""The Bat"" which was later adapted into the 1930 film ""The Bat Whispers"". The latter influenced Bob Kane in the creation of Batman's iconography. Based on Rinehart's novel ""Lost Ecstasy"" (1927), ""I Take This Woman"" (1931), starring Carole Lombard and Gary Cooper, was an early sound film based on Rinehart's works. While many of her books were best sellers, critics were most appreciative of her murder mysteries. Rinehart, in ""The Circular Staircase"" (1908), is credited with inventing the"
"about Luke and some of the people influenced by his novels. This resurgence has continued unabated to this day. Another documentary was produced in 2004, a collaboration between Rhinehart and director Nick Mead, ""Dice Life: The Random Mind of Luke Rhinehart"". Inspired by The Dice Man and written by Paul Lucas, the play ""The Dice House"" was premiered in the UK in 2001 and was staged at the Arts Theatre in London's West End in 2004. Four seasons of a TV travel series called ""The Diceman"" were made between 1998 and 2000 by the Discovery Channel. The destinations and activities"
"The Search for the Dice Man The Search for the Dice Man was written by George Cockcroft under the pen name Luke Rhinehart. It is the official sequel to ""The Dice Man"", and was published in 1993. Other books by George Cockcroft with the same themes: ""The Dice Man"", ""Adventures of Wim"", ""The Book of the Die"". The book is set 20 years after the end of ""The Dice Man"", and Luke's dicechild, Larry Rhinehart, has grown up to become a hotshot investor on the stock market. He has totally rejected his father's reverence for chance: he sees it as"
"was written in Deya, Majorca, in 2326. According to the book, an entire industry has grown up publishing books about a Montauk named Wim - including ""The Gospel According to Luke"" (Luke Forth, not Luke Rhinehart) and the screenplay of a movie. The screenplay is possibly in there as a result of Luke Rhinehart's continuing frustration in trying to get ""The Dice Man"" turned into a good movie. Adventures of Wim, then, is an effort to create a new interpretation of the story of Wim, drawing on the many previous efforts, and so providing a multi-faceted and whimsical account of"
"Mary Roberts Rinehart Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876September 22, 1958) was an American writer, often called the American Agatha Christie, although her first mystery novel was published 14 years before Christie's first novel in 1920. Rinehart is considered the source of the phrase ""The butler did it"" from her novel ""The Door"" (1930), although the novel does not use the exact phrase. Rinehart is also considered to have invented the ""Had-I-But-Known"" school of mystery writing, with the publication of ""The Circular Staircase"" (1908). Mary Roberts Rinehart was born Mary Ella Roberts in Allegheny City, Pennsylvania, now a part of"
"Behold the Man (novel) Behold the Man (1969) is a science fiction novel by British writer Michael Moorcock. It originally appeared as a novella in a 1966 issue of ""New Worlds""; later, Moorcock produced an expanded version which was first published in 1969 by Allison & Busby. The title derives from the Gospel of John, Chapter 19, Verse 5: ""Then Jesus came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe. And Pilate said to them Behold the Man."" In the novel, Moorcock weaves an existentialist tale about Karl Glogauer, a man who travels from the year 1970 in"
"K. (novel) K. is a crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) set in post-Victorian era Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907. The novel tells the story of Sidney, who takes in a boarder with the initial K. and whose presence leads to mystery. Ms Rinehart is considered the American Agatha Christie. Rinehart invented the phrase ""the butler did it"", and wrote hundreds of short stories, plays, travelogues and special interest articles. ""K"" is a romance set in the industrial Victorian era. When Sidney takes in a border with"
"of the last days of Poe's life. Here, the author pursues a mysterious serial killer whose murders are directly inspired by his stories. Charles Dickens' unfinished novel ""The Mystery of Edwin Drood"" (1870) was completed by another author and eventually adapted to the screen. Two films, now believed lost, were made in 1909 and 1914. Universal produced ""The Mystery of Edwin Drood"" (1935). The story was remade again in 1993. Universal, known mostly for its long list of classic horror films, also created perhaps the first supernatural horror-whodunit hybrid with ""Night Monster"" (1942). American author Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958), is"
"the initial ""K"", her life becomes entwined with the mystery surrounding ""K"". Lies and intrigue surround Sidney. A film version of ""K."", starring Virginia Valli and Percy Marmont, was released on 17 November 1924 by Universal Pictures as a ""Universal Jewel"" release, K. (novel) K. is a crime novel by the American writer Mary Roberts Rinehart (1876–1958) set in post-Victorian era Allegheny, Pennsylvania, which has been a part of the city of Pittsburgh since 1907. The novel tells the story of Sidney, who takes in a boarder with the initial K. and whose presence leads to mystery. Ms Rinehart is"
"as a way to overcome procrastination, and in a lecture he floated the idea of living by the dice: the reaction was equal parts intrigue and disgust, and it was at this point he realized the idea of “dicing” could be developed into a novel. In 1969, while Rhinehart was teaching a study abroad program on the island of Mallorca, an Englishman starting a new publishing house happened to stop at a cafe in the same village, Deià, and read a partial manuscript of The Dice Man. Rhinehart was subsequently offered an advance payment for publication. Shortly afterwards, Rhinehart was"
"gratitude and amusement. It was later revealed the “Death Letter” was instigated as a playful hoax by Rhinehart himself. In July 2018, Rhinehart appeared as a Guest of Honor at the International Art Book and Film Festival (FILAF) in Perpignan, France, after which he undertook an interview tour of Paris and London. Rhinehart has written eleven books, within four main categories and styles: These follow the distinctive style of his first book, The Dice Man. From one chapter to the next Rhinehart switches between first- and third-person views and intersperses the narrative flow with (fictional) excerpts from journals, minutes of"
"the established order. The other possibility is that all this was nothing more than a hallucination which Kinnal experienced under the influence of his drug, and that what he started ended with him. Both possibilities are left open—which evidently was Silverberg's deliberate intention. A Time of Changes A Time of Changes is a 1971 science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg. It won the Nebula Award for that year, and was also nominated for the 1972 Hugo and Locus Awards. The novel is set in a culture where the first person singular is forbidden, and words such as ""I"""
"Rinehart & Company. The novel has earned a cult following. Being set during the 1990s as opposed to the 1960s in the original story, the film takes a modern overtone including Baby Jane being a film actress instead of a vaudevillian, and Blanche's use of the stairlift and cassette tape. Characters Elvira Stitt the cleaning lady and Edwin Flagg are replaced with Dominick the physical therapist and Billy Korn. The film also features scenes depicting the 1990s downtown district of Hollywood. What Ever Happened to... What Ever Happened to... is a 1991 American made-for-television thriller film directed by David Greene"
"Classified"" #14-16 for DC, and the one-shot ""Strange Westerns starring the Black Rider"" for Marvel. Starting in 1994, he wrote a series of young adult books for Avon, including the ""DNAgers"" series (with his wife, Terry) and the ""Countdown"" series. ""Countdown to Flight"" was selected by NASA for its school curriculum on the Wright Brothers. In the mid-2000s, Englehart turned his 1980 novel, ""The Point Man"", into Book Zero for a series concerning its hero, Max August. The first sequel, ""The Long Man"", was published in 2009, ""The Plain Man"" in 2011, and ""The Arena Man"" in 2013. In the"
"The Raging Moon The Raging Moon (released in the US as Long Ago, Tomorrow) is a 1971 British film starring Malcolm McDowell and Nanette Newman and based on the book by British novelist Peter Marshall. Adapted and directed by Bryan Forbes (Newman's husband), this ""romance in wheelchairs"" was considered unusual in its time owing in part to the sexual nature of the relationship between McDowell and Newman, who play disabled people. The film received two Golden Globe nominations, for Best Foreign Film (English Language), and Best Song for ""Long Ago Tomorrow"". Bruce Pritchard (Malcolm McDowell) is a 24-year-old working-class man"
"I could have saved at least three lives by revealing to the Inspector the conversation I heard through that fortuitous hole in the floor."" The phrase ""The butler did it,"" which has become a cliché, came from Rinehart's novel ""The Door"", in which the butler actually ""did"" murder someone, although that exact phrase does not appear in the work. Tim Kelly adapted Rinehart's play into a musical, ""The Butler Did It, Singing"". This play includes five lead female roles and five lead male roles. Autobiography Mary Roberts Rinehart Mary Roberts Rinehart (August 12, 1876September 22, 1958) was an American writer,"
"a slow start, Anderson felt that the last act of the film moved rapidly and that the rapidly and that the romantic elements ""served to increase and accentuate the suspense,"" rather than detracting from the plot. Wolf in Man's Clothing Wolf in Man's Clothing is a mystery novel by Mignon G. Eberhart. It was published by Random House in 1942 and issued in the UK by Collins Crime Club the following year. It was reissued by Bison Books in 1996. The novel was the sixth and penultimate entry in Eberhart's ""Sarah Keate"" series. Isaac Anderson of the ""New York Times"""
"Man in the Wilderness Man in the Wilderness is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. The scout is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions. He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment. The story is loosely based on the life of Hugh Glass. It stars Richard Harris as Zachary Bass and John Huston as Captain Henry. The expedition in the movie is notable for bringing a large boat"
"The Man Who Awoke The Man Who Awoke is a science fiction novel by Laurence Manning. It was initially serialized in five parts during 1933 in ""Wonder Stories"" magazine. In 1975 it was published by Ballantine Books as one complete novel. Norman Winters puts himself into suspended animation for 5,000 years at a time. The stories detail his ensuing adventures as he tries to make sense of the societies he encounters each time he wakes. Part 1 of the series describes Norman Winters’ previous life and his process of suspended animation. After the disappearance of Norman Winters, his son, Vincent,"
"was awarded with two Guldbagge Awards. The Abominable Man The Abominable Man (, meaning ""The abominable man from Säffle"") is a 1971 police procedural novel by Swedish writers Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö. It is the seventh book in their series about Martin Beck. The plot follows Martin Beck and his colleagues trying to solve a murder on a senior policeman, known for his brutality against others. While the investigation is ongoing, a well armed man climbs up on a roof in Stockholm. One of Donald Knuth's favourite novels, he described it as ""one of Sjöwall and Wahlöö's brilliantly Swedish"
"The Man Who Japed The Man Who Japed is a science fiction novel by American writer Philip K. Dick, first published in 1956. Although one of Dick's lesser-known novels, it features several of the ideas and themes that recur throughout his later works. The ""jape[s]"" or practical jokes of the novel begin with a statue's unconventional decapitation. ""The Man Who Japed"" was first published by Ace Books as one half of Ace Double D-193, bound dos-à-dos with ""The Space Born"" by E. C. Tubb. ""The Man Who Japed"" is set in the year 2114. After a devastating twentieth century limited"
"Northern Virginia. ""The Circular Staircase"" pioneered what became known as the ""had I but known"" school of mystery writing, which often feature female protagonists and narrators who foreshadow impending danger and plot developments by reflecting on what they might have done differently. Rinehart employed this formula in many of her later works, and it inspired dozens of subsequent stories. The novel was adapted for the screen twice: as a silent film in 1915, and for the television series ""Climax!"" in 1956. Its best known adaptation was as the play ""The Bat"", which became a major Broadway hit and inspired a"
"The Leopard Man The Leopard Man is a 1943 horror film directed by Jacques Tourneur based on the book ""Black Alibi"" by Cornell Woolrich. It is one of the first American films to attempt an even remotely realistic portrayal of a serial killer (although that term was yet to be used). The story, set in New Mexico, begins as Jerry Manning (Dennis O'Keefe) hires a leopard as a publicity stunt for his night-club performing girlfriend, Kiki (Jean Brooks). Her rival at the club, Clo-Clo (Margo), not wanting to be upstaged, startles the animal and it escapes the club into the"
"Jean Campbell III. Following her divorce from Dr. Campbell, she married Harvey Breit in 1955. With Breit she adapted R. K. Narayan's novel ""The Guide"" for Broadway. ""The Guide"" opened at the Hudson Theatre in 1968, but closed after just five performances. The play, writes Professor of Theatre Arts Thomas S. Hischak, ""was too foreign for Broadway critics and playgoers"". In 1973 Rinehart married the conservationist Hilary Barratt-Brown. Her poetry collection ""Against the Loss of Night: Poems"" was published in 1986. Patricia Rinehart Patricia Rinehart (1930–1996) was an American poet and playwright. Her father was the writer and producer Alan"
"by ""Hair"" author Gerome Ragni with music by ""Hair"" composer Galt MacDermot; ""The Leaf People"" (1975), a Joe Papp-produced play by Dennis Reardon depicting the first contact by white men with a hostile tribe of Amazonian Indians; and ""I Won't Dance"" (1981), a murder whodunit play by Oliver Hailey. At one point in 1971, there were four simultaneous O'Horgan-directed productions on Broadway--""Hair"", ""Jesus Christ Superstar"", ""Lenny"", and ""Inner City"". O'Horgan directed and composed the score for the screen adaptation of ""Futz"" with Frederic Forrest, Sally Kirkland, and Jennifer O'Neill, and directed the film version of Eugène Ionesco's ""Rhinoceros"" starring Zero"
"The Man Who Folded Himself The Man Who Folded Himself is a 1973 science fiction novel by American writer David Gerrold, dealing with time travel. It was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novel in 1974 and the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1974. The book explores the psychological, physical, and personal challenges that manifest when time travel is possible for a single individual at the touch of a button. References to both the American Airlines Flight 191 crash and the destruction of the World Trade Center Twin Towers, events which did not occur until 6 years and"
"Theatre, at the time) in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on December 25, 1971. Man in the Wilderness Man in the Wilderness is a 1971 American revisionist Western film about a scout for a group of mountain men who are traversing the Northwestern United States during the 1820s. The scout is mauled by a bear and left to die by his companions. He survives and recuperates sufficiently to track his former comrades, forcing a confrontation over his abandonment. The story is loosely based on the life of Hugh Glass. It stars Richard Harris as Zachary Bass and John Huston as Captain Henry."
"Son of Man (novel) Son of Man is a science fiction novel by American writer Robert Silverberg, published in 1971. The book is about Clay, a 20th-century man, who travels billions of years into the future and meets humanity in its future forms. Some of the issues discussed in the book are sexuality, telepathic communication between people, physical prowess or frailty, division of humans by caste or ability, and the preservation of ancient wisdom, among other things. Norman Spinrad has described it as ""brilliant"". Matt Hughes considers it ""an artifact of its period, a remarkable, heady, head-trippy plunge into a"