Title: Some Kinds of Life

Title: Some Kinds of Life Title Record # 58246
Author: Philip K. Dick
Date: 1953-10-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English

Note: Originally titled The Beleagured, it was renamed for publication in Fantastic Universe. In Pink Beam, Dave Hyde records that "It was published under a pseudonym – 'Richard Phillips' [sic] – [...]. The reason for the pseudonym seems to be that the same issue [...] also carried the short story Planet For Transients by Philip K. Dick. I guess it wasn't done to have two stories by the same writer in the same magazine at the same time."

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Year	Title
1953^ⓘThis pseudonym, a play on 'Phil Dick', is spelled with only one 'p' in Dave Hyde's Pink Beam – as Richard Phillips.	Some Kinds of Life [as by Richard Phillipps]

Year	Language	Title
1986^ⓘTranslated by Uwe Anton	German	Gewisse Lebensformen
1988^ⓘTranslated by Pierre K. Rey	French	Tant qu'il y a de la vie...
1994^ⓘTranslated by Vittorio Curtoni	Italian	Un certo tipo di vita
1995^ⓘTranslated by Bela Wohl	German	Gewisse Lebensformen
1996^ⓘTranslated by Hélène Collon	French	Tant qu'il y a de la vie...

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Title	Date	Author/Editor	Publisher/Pub. Series	ISBN/Catalog ID	Price	Pages	Format	Type	Cover Artist
Fantastic Universe, October-November 1953	1953-10-00	ed. Sam Merwin, Jr.	King-Size Publications, Inc.		$0.50^?$: US dollar	196	digest^?Digest-size magazine, including both standard digest size, at about 7" by 4.5", and also large digest, such as recent issues of Asimov's, which are about 8.25" by 5.125".	mag	Alex Schomburg
Kosmische Puppen und andere Lebensformen	1986-10-00	Philip K. Dick	Heyne (Heyne Science Fiction & Fantasy #4328)	3-453-31321-6	DM 12.80^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	543	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Barclay Shaw
Second Variety	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-053-3	$125.00^?$: US dollar	xiii+ 395	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Second Variety	1987-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Underwood-Miller	0-88733-052-5	$160.00^?$: US dollar	xii+ 395	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Derrière la porte	1988-12-00	Philip K. Dick	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présence du Futur^?Presence du Futur #481)	2-207-30481-7		224	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Elrik
Second Variety	1989-04-00	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	0-575-04460-8	£12.95^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 395	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll
Second Variety	1990-07-00	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20765-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	493	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale	1990-09-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1209-1	$12.95^?$: US dollar	381	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Norris Burroughs
Le presenze invisibili. Volume primo	1994-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Interno Giallo / Mondadori (IperFICTION)	88-04-38520-0	Lit 32,000^?Lit: Italian lira	490	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Giovanni Mulazzani
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale	1995-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Twilight	0-8065-1209-1	$19.95^?$: US dollar	381	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Norris Burroughs
Variante zwei	1995-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Haffmans (Haffmans' Entertainer)	3-251-20183-2	DM 29.50^?DM: German (Deutsche) mark	302	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Nikolaus Heidelbach
Second Variety	1996-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Voyager / HarperCollins	0-586-20765-1	£6.99^?£: UK pound	493	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Nouvelles 1952-1953	1996-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Denoël^?Denoel ( Présences^?Presences )	2-207-24338-9	F250.00^?F: French frank	740	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Elrik , Frank Ronan
Second Variety	1999-08-00	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Orion	1-85798-880-9	£7.99^?£: UK pound	xiv+ 395	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Der unmögliche Planet	2002-07-00	Philip K. Dick	Heyne (Heyne Allgemeine Reihe #13656)	3-453-21731-4	€12.95^?€: Euro	831	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Der unmögliche Planet^?Der unmoegliche Planet	2004-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Heyne	3-453-21731-4	€12.95^?€: Euro	830+ [2]	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Un vaisseau fabuleux et autres voyages galactiques	2005-04-26	Philip K. Dick	Gallimard (Folio SF #213)	2-07-030075-7		373	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Benjamin Carré^?Benjamin Carre
Der unmögliche Planet	2007-00-00	Philip K. Dick	Heyne	978-3-453-21731-7	€12.95^?€: Euro	830	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Hauptmann & Kompanie Werbeagentur
Un vaisseau fabuleux et autres voyages galactiques	2007-01-02	Philip K. Dick	Gallimard (Folio SF #213)	2-07-030075-7		373	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Benjamin Carré^?Benjamin Carre
Variante zwei	2008-01-00	Philip K. Dick	Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins)	978-3-86150-809-0	€14.90^?€: Euro	624	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Urs Jakob
Adjustment Team	2011-10-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-395-2	$40.00^?$: US dollar	484	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
Adjustment Team	2011-11-00	Philip K. Dick	Subterranean Press	978-1-59606-394-5	$60.00^?$: US dollar	484	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Bill Sienkiewicz
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories	2012-06-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press	978-0-8065-3648-4	$15.95^?$: US dollar	400	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Variante zwei	2012-08-00	Philip K. Dick	Zweitausendeins (Haffmans Verlag bei Zweitausendeins)	978-3-86150-809-0		624	hc^?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.	coll	Urs Jakob
Adjustment Team	2015-12-27	Philip K. Dick	Brilliance Audio				digital audio download^?Digital recording in any format that is downloaded directly from the Internet. This category includes podcasts.	coll
Ein kleines Trostpflaster für uns Temponauten	2016-05-00	Philip K. Dick	Fischer Taschenbuch (Fischer Klassik)	978-3-596-90567-6	€11.99^?€: Euro	395	pb^?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.	coll	Carla Nagel
We Can Remember It for You Wholesale and Other Classic Stories	2017-02-00	Philip K. Dick	Citadel Press / Kensington Publishing	978-0-8065-3798-6	$16.00^?$: US dollar	400	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick	2022-01-22	Philip K. Dick			$3.99^?$: US dollar		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 2	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-399-61126-8	£10.99^?£: UK pound		ebook^?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.	coll
The Collected Stories of Philip K. Dick: Volume 2	2023-09-14	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz	978-1-399-61125-1	£10.99^?£: UK pound	624	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Second Variety	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Millennium / Orion	1-85798-880-9	£7.99^?£: UK pound	vi+ 395	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll
Second Variety	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Grafton	0-586-20765-1	£5.99^?£: UK pound	493	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore
Second Variety	date unknown	Philip K. Dick	Gollancz / Orion	978-1-85798-880-2	£7.99^?£: UK pound	[8]+ 395	tp^?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.	coll	Chris Moore

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