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…
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1. Insanely Great: The Life and Times of Macintosh, the Computer that Changed Everything
By: Steven Levy
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
The creation of the Mac in 1984 catapulted America into the digital millennium, captured a fanatic … read more
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- nonfiction
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- technology
2. Hackers: Heroes of the Computer Revolution
By: Steven Levy
4.16
Format: 354 pages, Paperback
A mere fifteen years ago, computer nerds were seen as marginal weirdos, outsiders whose world would… read more
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- nonfiction
- history
- technology
3. When Worlds Collide (When Worlds Collide, #1)
By: Philip Wylie , Edwin Balmer , John Varley
3.96
Format: 425 pages, Paperback
A runaway planet hurtles toward the earth. As it draws near, massive tidal waves, earthquakes, and … read more
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4. 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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- gaming
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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. The Making of Prince of Persia
By: Jordan Mechner
3.40
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
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7. Stay Awhile and Listen : How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire
By: David L. Craddock , Andrew Magrath , Monica Cesario , None
2.00
Format: 161 pages, ebook
Two companies. Two opposing cultures. One multi-billion-dollar video-game empire. Stay Awhile and L… read more
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8. 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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9. 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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10. Shadows of the Empire
By: Steve Perry
3.62
Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback
Here is the untold story of the events that took place between the movies The Empire Strikes Backan… read more
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11. Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them
By: None
4.65
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Video games are big business. They can be addicting. They are available almost anywhere you go and … read more
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12. iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It
By: Steve Wozniak , Gina Smith
3.96
Format: 236 pages, Paperback
"iWoztraces the life and times of a brilliant, gifted... individual whose contributions to the scie… 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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- video games
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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. The Singularity Trap
By: Dennis E. Taylor
4.05
Format: 12 pages, Audible Audio
After scrimping and saving for two years, Ivan Pritchard lands a berth with the mining ship Mad Ast… read more
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15. The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage
By: Nick de Semlyen
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved… read more
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- history
- biography
- memoir
- nonfiction
- audiobook
16. Number Go Up: Inside Crypto's Wild Rise and Staggering Fall
By: Zeke Faux
4.26
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
In 2021 cryptocurrency went mainstream. Giant investment funds were buying it; celebrities like Tom… read more
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- history
- technology
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- audiobook
17. Los Misterios de Monkey Island
By: Nicolas Deneschau
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Este libro pretende ser un homenaje a las aventuras de Guybrush Threepwood, el gran pirata. Pero ta… read more
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18. 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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- video games
- nonfiction
- gaming
- games
- technology
19. Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons & Dragons
By: Ben Riggs
3.97
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
Role-playing game historian Ben Riggs unveils the secret history of TSR ― the company that unleashe… read more
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- audiobook
20. Down with the System: A Memoir (of Sorts)
By: Serj Tankian
4.47
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An exhilarating, thoughtful, and beautifully written debut memoir by musician, songwriter, and lead… read more
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- biography
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- nonfiction
- audiobook
21. 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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- history
- video games
- nonfiction
- gaming
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- business
- technology
22. 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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- nonfiction
- history
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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
23. Tracers in the Dark: The Global Hunt for the Crime Lords of Cryptocurrency
By: Andy Greenberg
4.50
Format: 367 pages, Hardcover
Over the last decade, a single innovation has massively fueled digital black markets: cryptocurrenc… read more
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- technology
- nonfiction
- business
- audiobook
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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- video games
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- business
- technology
25. 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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- video games
- nonfiction
- gaming
- business
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26. What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
By: Annie Kotowicz
4.40
Format: 118 pages, Kindle Edition
In this intimate and insightful mix of memoir and manifesto, Annie Kotowicz invites you inside the … read more
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"There are billions of us -- humans everywhere, with access to our own minds and no one else's, tossing one another songs and sentences to bridge the gap."-Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
"I’ve noticed a communication pattern among autistics, myself included—we often try to express solidarity through similarity. “I’ve been through something like that"-Annie Kotowicz, What I Mean When I Say I'm Autistic: Unpuzzling a Life on the Autism Spectrum
27. Bedside Manor
By: Jack Townsend
4.37
Format: 153 pages, Kindle Edition
“We were a thousand miles away from home when the car gave up the ghost…” When Jack’s car breaks d… read more
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28. 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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29. Once Upon Atari: How I made history by killing an industry
By: Howard Scott Warshaw
4.20
Format: 387 pages, Kindle Edition
Video games set the world on fire, and Atari lit the match. This is an intimate view into the drama… read more
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- gaming
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30. 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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- biography
- video games
- nonfiction
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- audiobook
31. The Sierra Adventure: The Story of Sierra On-Line
By: Shawn Mills
4.30
Format: 361 pages, ebook
The Sierra Adventure tells the story of legendary computer game company Sierra On-Line, developer o… read more
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