The Variable Man by Philip K. Dick

LibriVox recording of The Variable Man, by Philip K. Dick.
Read by Gregg Margarite (1957-2012).
Predictability has come a long way. The computers of the future can tell you if you’re going to win a war before you fire a shot. Unfortunately they’re predicting perpetual standoff between the Terran and Centaurian Empires. What they need is something unpredictable, what they get is Thomas Cole, a man from the past accidently dragged forward in time. Will he fit their calculations, or is he the random variable that can break the stalemate? - The Variable Man first appeared in the September, 1953 issue of Space Science Fiction magazine. (Summary by Gregg Margarite)
The Variable Man (Chapters 1 - 2) - 00:00
The Variable Man (Chapter 3) - 01:06:37
The Variable Man (Chapter 4) - 01:45:52