The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern Gaming
By: Steven L. Kent
4.12
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
The definitive behind-the-scenes history of video games’ explosion into the twenty-first century an…
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1. Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
By: Johan Huizinga
3.80
Format: None pages,
Discusses the cultural phenomenon of the human play instincts and play acting in modern western soc… 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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3. The Comedians: Drunks, Thieves, Scoundrels, and the History of American Comedy
By: Kliph Nesteroff
3.81
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In The Comedians, comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff brings to life a century of American comedy with… read more
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4. J.R.R. Tolkien: A Biography
By: Humphrey Carpenter
3.94
Format: 456 pages, Paperback
The authorized biography of the creator of Middle-earth. In the decades since his death in Septembe… read more
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5. 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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6. Prepare to Meet Thy Doom: And More True Gaming Stories
By: David Kushner
3.53
Format: None pages, Audiobook
From "Masters of Doom" author, David Kushner, comes "Prepare to Meet Thy Doom", a compilation of tr… read more
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7. 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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8. Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
By: Blake J. Harris
3.84
Format: 255 pages, Hardcover
Following the success of The Accidental Billionairesand Moneyballcomes Console Wars--a mesmerizing,… read more
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9. Replay: The History of Video Games
By: Tristan Donovan
4.18
Format: None pages, Paperback
A riveting account of the strange birth and remarkable evolution of the most important development … read more
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10. The Heist (Isaac Bell #14)
By: Clive Cussler
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition
Detective Isaac Bell faces an attack on the Federal Reserve in an all-new adventure in the #1 New Y… read more
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11. Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
By: Hannah Ritchie
4.29
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
‘Truly essential’ MARGARET ATWOOD Feeling anxious, powerless or confused about the future of our p… read more
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12. Where the Body Was
By: Ed Brubaker
4.14
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
Like a true crime podcast crossed with a long-lost diary, Where the Body Was is unlike anything Bru… read more
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13. Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
By: Sid Meier
4.19
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming,” an… read more
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"In the right context, a game is not just a vehicle for fun, but an exercise in self-determination and confidence."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Separately is probably how I work best with everyone, to be honest. I'm an introvert who likes people: I want to collaborate on the whole, but do my part individually."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Whatever it is you want to be good at, you have to make sure you continue to read, and learn, and seek joy elsewhere, because you never know where inspiration will strike."-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
"Games were not just a diversion, I realized. Games could make you feel. If great literature could would its power through nothing but black squiggles on a page, how much more could be done with movem…"-Sid Meier, Sid Meier's Memoir!: A Life in Computer Games
14. MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios
By: Joanna Robinson
4.22
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "A superb chronicle of how Marvel Studios conquered Hollywood…. T… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
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15. Alien III
By: William Gibson
3.45
Format: 136 pages, Audible Audio
Audible is bringing William Gibson’s uncovered Alien III script to life in audio for the first time… read more
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16. The Man Who Solved the Market: How Jim Simons Launched the Quant Revolution
By: Gregory Zuckerman
4.03
Format: 359 pages, Paperback
Gregory Zuckerman, the bestselling author of The Greatest Trade Ever and The Frackers, answers the … read more
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17. The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop
By: Jonathan Abrams
4.21
Format: 544 pages, Hardcover
The essential oral history of hip-hop, from its origins on the playgrounds of the Bronx to its reig… read more
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18. The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
By: Max Fisher
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From a New York Times investigative reporter and Pulitzer Prize finalist, “an essential book for ou… read more
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"Remember that the number of seconds in your day never changes. The amount of social media content competing for those seconds, however, doubles every year or so, depending on how you measure it. Imag…"-Max Fisher, The Chaos Machine: The Inside Story of How Social Media Rewired Our Minds and Our World
19. 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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20. 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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21. Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
By: Scott J. Shapiro
3.96
Format: 420 pages, Hardcover
An entertaining account of the philosophy and technology of hacking--and why we all need to underst… read more
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"The problem with solutionism... It assumes that rationality has the tools to solve every problem. ... We think problems are decidable because we only see the decidable ones. We don't see the infinite…"-Scott J. Shapiro, Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
22. Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
By: Jen Psaki
3.96
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Former White House Press Secretary and current MSNBC host Jen Psaki shares the surprising lessons s… read more
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"There was also a large crew of people who tried to nickname the previously mentioned Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework "BIF". If you would like your audience to start making fun of a big, serious, …"-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
"I've spent time with a lot of very busy people - business leaders, prominent journalists, and multiple presidents. Despite the unusually high demands on their schedules, something they all have in co…"-Jen Psaki, Say More: Lessons from Work, the White House, and the World
23. The Ultimate History of Video Games, Volume 2: Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and the Billion-Dollar Battle to Shape Modern Gaming
By: Steven L. Kent
4.12
Format: 592 pages, Paperback
The definitive behind-the-scenes history of video games’ explosion into the twenty-first century an… read more
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- audiobook
- history
- video games
- historical
- nonfiction
- gaming
- games
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24. Not All Fairy Tales Have Happy Endings: The rise and fall of Sierra On-Line
By: Ken Williams
4.01
Format: 410 pages, Kindle Edition
Sierra On-Line was one of the very first computer game companies and at one time dominated the indu… read more
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25. The Experience Machine
By: Andy Clark
3.93
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A grand new vision of cognitive science that explains how our minds build our worldsFor as long as … read more
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26. 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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27. How To Make The Best Coffee At Home
By: James Hoffmann
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
World-leading coffee expert and best-selling author of The World Atlas of Coffee shows you how to m… read more
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28. The Star Wars Archives: Episodes I-III 1999-2005
By: Paul Duncan
4.60
Format: 599 pages, Hardcover
From the moment Star Wars burst onto the screen in 1977, audiences have been in equal parts fascina… read more
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29. Long Live Mortal Kombat: Round 1 - The Fatalities and Fandom of the Arcade Era
By: David L. Craddock
4.10
Format: 607 pages, Hardcover
To politicians and parents, Mortal Kombat was a menace to society. To gamers, it was a way of life.… read more
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30. A History of Video Games in 64 Objects
By: World Video Game Hall of Fame
3.89
Format: 341 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by the groundbreaking A History of the World in 100 Objects, this book draws on the unique… read more
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31. Easy to Learn, Difficult to Master: Pong, Atari, and the Dawn of the Video Game
By: David Kushner
3.61
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
The gripping origin story of Pong, Atari, and the digital icons who defined the world of video game… read more
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