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Title: Beyond Bedlam Title Record # 56208
Author: Wyman Guin
Date: 1951-08-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: novella
Language: English
Synopsis: A story about a world where everyone is schizophrenic. Everyone has a side personality. Everyone is using compulsory drugs to separate and control the personalities. Apparently going to this kind of lifestyle prevents all wars and violence. The two personalities everyone has are called hypoalter and hyperalter and the prevalent personality is switched every five days.
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Current Tags: split personality (1), near future (1), only Earth (1), only humans (1), sociology (1), psychology (1) Add Tags

Other Titles

Translations Translated Serializations
Year Language Title
1984Translated by Jacques Polanis
French Plus fort que la camisole
1986Translated by Reinhold H. Mai
German Jenseits allen Wahns
Year Language Title
1953Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Oltre la follia (Part 1 of 2)
1953Translated by an uncredited translator
Italian Oltre la follia (Part 2 of 2)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Galaxy Science Fiction, August 1951 1951-08-00 ed. H. L. Gold World Editions, Inc.  
$0.35?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
164
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 Emsh Checkmark
Galaxy Reader of Science Fiction 1952-02-00 ed. H. L. Gold Crown Publishers  
$3.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
566
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Richard Arbib Checkmark
I Romanzi di Urania #29 1953-12-10 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 29
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
160
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
I Romanzi di Urania #30 1953-12-20 ed. Giorgio Monicelli Mondadori 30
Lit 150?Lit: Italian lira. ISO code: ITL in 1861-1999
160
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 Curt Caesar Checkmark
Spectrum II 1962-09-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (1))  
18/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Spectrum II 1963-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Harcourt, Brace & World  
$4.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Spectrum II 1963-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Doubleday Canada  
$3.75?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Spectrum II 1963-12-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest The Science Fiction Book Club (UK)  
11/6?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
271
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth  
Spectrum II 1964-07-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Berkley Medallion F950
$0.50?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
256
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.
anth Checkmark
Spectrum II 1965-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Pan Books M75
5/-?Prior to decimilisation (1968-1971), UK books were priced in shillings, or shillings and pence, where 20 shillings equals one pound and 12 old pence equals one shilling. Shillings were indicated with a variety of suffixes, e.g. 3s, 3', 3", 3/ all mean 3 shillings. Any number after that is additional pence, usually 6 (half a shilling) but sometimes 3 or 9 (a quarter of a shilling or three-quarters of a shilling).
286
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.
anth Checkmark
Spectrum II 1967-05-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Berkley Medallion X1451
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
256
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.
anth Paul Lehr Checkmark
Living Way Out 1967-08-00 Wyman Guin Avon S298
$0.60?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
208
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 Ronald Walotsky Checkmark
Living Way Out 1967-08-00 Wyman Guin Avon S298
C$0.60?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
208
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 Ronald Walotsky Checkmark
Great Short Novels of Science Fiction 1970-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-01960-1
$0.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
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.
anth Donna Violetti Checkmark
Great Short Novels of Science Fiction 1970-07-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books 0-345-01960-1
C$0.95?C$: Canadian dollar. ISO code: CAD
viii+
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.
anth Donna Violetti Checkmark
Spectrum II 1971-00-00 ed. Kingsley Amis, Robert Conquest Pan Books 0-330-02712-3
£0.30?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
286
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.
anth Checkmark
Great Short Novels of Science Fiction 1971-12-00 ed. Robert Silverberg Ballantine Books (UK) 0-345-01960-1
£0.35?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
viii+
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.
anth Chris Foss  
Beyond Bedlam 1973-00-00 Wyman Guin Sphere Books 0-7221-4141-6
£0.40?£: UK pound. ISO code: GBP
206
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 Jim Burns Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels 1980-11-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Priam Books / Arbor House 0-87795-295-7
$9.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
768
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.
anth  
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels 1980-12-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House 0-87795-295-7
$19.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
768
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novels 1981-05-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Arbor House / SFBC 5754
$6.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
viii+
753
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Antler & Baldwin, Inc. Checkmark
Histoires de sociétés futures 1984-05-00 ed. Jacques Goimard,
Demètre Ioakimidis?Demetre Ioakimidis
,
Gérard Klein?Gerard Klein
Le Livre de Poche (La grande anthologie de la science-fiction #3811) 2-253-03463-0   445
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.
anth Manchu Checkmark
Licht- und Schattenjahre 1986-01-00 ed. Werner Fuchs Droemer Knaur (Knaur Science Fiction & Fantasy #5838) 3-426-05838-3
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark. ISO code: DEM in 1948-1999
272
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.
anth Tim White Checkmark
Worlds Imagined 1989-04-00 ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Robert Silverberg Avenel Books 0-517-68029-7
$8.98?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
x+
704
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
anth Checkmark
Beyond Bedlam 2016-04-23 Wyman Guin Project Gutenberg 51842
$0.00?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
chap  
Escape from Doom / Beyond Bedlam 2017-01-26 ed. uncredited Armchair Fiction (Armchair Sci-Fi & Horror Double Novels #199) 978-1-61287-357-2 / D-199
$12.95?$: US dollar. ISO code: USD
240
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.
anth Ed Emshwiller  
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