This document is the opening pages of The Divine Madness of Philip K. Dick, a full-length biographical and psychological study by Kyle Arnold, published by Oxford University Press in 2016 as part of the Inner Lives series. The work represents a serious scholarly engagement with Dick's biography through the lens of psychology, examining the intersection of mental instability, mystical experience, and creative genius that defined Dick's life and literary output. The book's Library of Congress cataloging data lists its primary subjects as Dick's psychology, his family life, the history and criticism of American science fiction, and the broader relationship between psychology and literature (LC Classification PS3554.I3Z545 2016). A frontispiece photograph by Tessa B. Dick (Dick's fifth wife) is used with permission, indicating the cooperation or at least acquiescence of Dick's surviving family in the project. Published by OUP's academic imprint at 198 Madison Avenue, New York, the book carries the institutional weight of one of the world's most prestigious university presses, distinguishing it from the many popular and fan-produced biographical accounts of Dick. Arnold's approach, as suggested by the title's invocation of 'divine madness' -- a concept with roots in Plato's Phaedrus linking creative inspiration to a form of sacred insanity -- positions Dick's visionary experiences not merely as symptoms of mental illness but as potentially meaningful encounters that fueled his most profound fiction. The first edition was published in 2016, printed by Sheridan in the USA. This work joins the major biographical studies of Dick by Lawrence Sutin (Divine Invasions, 1989), Gregg Rickman (To the High Castle, 1989; Philip K. Dick: In His Own Words, 1984), and Emmanuel Carrere (I Am Alive and You Are Dead, 1993) as one of the essential biographical treatments of the author's life, with a distinctive emphasis on the psychological dimensions of his creative process.