7 best-selling biography books like The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima

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The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

By: Hideo Kojima

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The ferociously talented Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, shares his …

"At this moment, my fingers are on a computer keboard. I'm going to type "geimu" and try to decide how I want the computer to convert it. Will it be a positive [...] (artful dream), or a negative [...] (receive nothing)? Or will i remain as it always has: [...] (video game)?"

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

"At this moment, my fingers are on a computer keboard. I'm going to type "geimu" and try to decide how I want the computer to convert it. Will it be a positive [...] (artful dream), or a negative [...] (receive nothing)? Or will i remain as it always has: [...] (video game)?"

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

"Stories allow you to experience places you could never go - the past, the future, or distant worlds. You can become a different ethnicity or gender. Even when you're reading all by yourself, you're sharing those stories as they unfold before you with countless people whom you've never met. We are alone, but we are connected."

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

"Stories allow you to experience places you could never go - the past, the future, or distant worlds. You can become a different ethnicity or gender. Even when you're reading all by yourself, you're sharing those stories as they unfold before you with countless people whom you've never met. We are alone, but we are connected."

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

If you liked the biography plot in The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid by Hideo Kojima , here is a list of 7 books like this:

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1. Inherit the Stars

By: James P. Hogan

4.06

Format: 216 pages, Mass Market Paperback

THE MAN ON THE MOON WAS DEAD. They called him Charlie. He had big eyes, abundant body hair and … read more

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2. Jacked: The Outlaw Story of Grand Theft Auto

By: David Kushner

4.12

Format: 543 pages, Hardcover

Inside the making of a videogame that defined a generation: Grand Theft AutoGrand Theft Autois one … read more

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  • biography
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • gaming
  • games

3. Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made

By: Jason Schreier

4.75

Format: None pages,

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4. The Woman in the Dunes

By: Kōbō Abe , E. Dale Saunders

3.89

Format: 241 pages, Paperback

The Woman in the Dunes, by celebrated writer and thinker Kobo Abe, combines the essence of myth, su… read more

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  • japanese literature
"Timpului nu-i dai pinteni ca unui cal."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Do you shovel to survive, or survive to shovel?"

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

"Aşa se spune, înfrangerea începe cu teama de a fi înfrant."

-Kōbō Abe, The Woman in the Dunes

5. The Gentle Giants of Ganymede (Giants, #2)

By: James P. Hogan

4.11

Format: 70 pages,

THE END OF EXILE Long before the world of the Ganymeans blew apart, millennia ago, the strange race… read more

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6. Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

By: Wil Wheaton , David Kushner

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Paperback

Masters of Doomis the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video games: John Carmack a… read more

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7. Shadow 81

By: None

4.14

Format: None pages,

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8. The Drifting Classroom, Vol. 1

By: Kazuo Umezz

4.03

Format: 744 pages, Hardcover

A definitive edition featuring an all-new translation and deluxe hardcover design that reestablishe… read more

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9. Doom Guy: Life in First Person

By: John Romero

4.31

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero Jo… read more

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  • biography
  • memoir
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry by Jason Schreier

10. Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry

By: Jason Schreier

4.05

Format: 301 pages, Paperback

From the bestselling author of Blood, Sweat, and Pixels comes the next definitive, behind-the-scene… read more

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  • gaming
  • games
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  • video games
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11. The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

By: Hideo Kojima

3.84

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The ferociously talented Hideo Kojima, creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding, shares his … read more

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  • art
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  • games
"At this moment, my fingers are on a computer keboard. I'm going to type "geimu" and try to decide how I want the computer to convert it. Will it be a positive [...] (artful dream), or a negative [...…"

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

"Stories allow you to experience places you could never go - the past, the future, or distant worlds. You can become a different ethnicity or gender. Even when you're reading all by yourself, you're s…"

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

"We live in the era of the search engine. Gone is the era of finding things on your own. If you want to find something, you can use your computer or phone to easily google it. You can find popular res…"

-Hideo Kojima, The Creative Gene: How Books, Movies, and Music Inspired the Creator of Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid

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12. Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO

By: Sam Bett

4.15

Format: 154 pages, Hardcover

"On my business card, I am a corporate president. In my mind, I am a game developer. But in my hear… read more

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  • biography
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • japanese literature
  • gaming
  • games
Cover of Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo by Reggie Fils-Aimé

13. Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo

By: Reggie Fils-Aimé

3.83

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER LESSONS FROM A BOSS-LEVEL DISRUPTOR AND GAMING LEGEND Reggie Fils-Ai… read more

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  • memoir
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • gaming
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14. Before the Storm (World of Warcraft, #15)

By: Christie Golden

3.94

Format: 281 pages, Hardcover

Taking place after the climactic events of Shadows of Argus, World of Warcraft: Before the Storm te… read more

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  • gaming
  • video games
"... but we cannot go back to happier times. We can only live in the present, and right now that present is painful."

-Christie Golden, Before the Storm (World of Warcraft, #15)

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15. Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games

By: Cliff Bleszinski

3.90

Format: 320 pages, ebook

The designer of Unreal and Gears of War offers an eye-opening personal account of the video game in… read more

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  • memoir
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  • gaming
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16. Batman Earth One: The Complete Collection

By: Geoff Johns

4.30

Format: 464 pages, Paperback

In the tradition of the bestselling Earth One series, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank re-i… read more

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17. Itchy, Tasty: An Unofficial History of Resident Evil

By: Alex Aniel

3.76

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

This is the definitive behind-the-scenes account of Capcom’s horror video game series Resident Evil… read more

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18. SuperMega Saves The Troops

By: Matt Watson

4.42

Format: 197 pages, Kindle Edition

When a covert team of elite American muscle goes missing in the deep mountains of Pakistan, the Uni… read more

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19. You've Got Red on You: How Shaun of the Dead Was Brought to Life

By: Clark Collis

4.40

Format: 408 pages, Hardcover

Softcover edition contains all-new hand-drawn cover artwork by HagCult! As featured in The New York… read more

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20. Death Stranding - Death Stranding: The Official Novelization – Volume 1 (Death Stranding, 1)

By: Hitori Nojima

3.59

Format: 233 pages, Paperback

The first volume of the official novelization of Death Stranding, the new franchise from legendary … read more

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  • video games
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21. Death Stranding - Death Stranding: The Official Novelization - Volume 2

By: Hitori Nojima

3.72

Format: 304 pages, Nook

The second volume of the official novelization of the best-selling and award-winning videogame Deat… read more

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David Kushner

4.12

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John Romero

4.31

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Jason Schreier

4.05

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Peter Benchley , Carl Gottlieb

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Quentin Tarantino

4.06

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Kyle Buchanan

4.33

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Nick de Semlyen

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