8 Best history books like Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31) by Kyle Orland

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Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31)

By: Kyle Orland

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Min…

If you liked the history plot in Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31) by Kyle Orland , here is a list of 8 books like this:

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1. Shiver: Selected Stories

By: Junji Ito

4.34

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

A best-of story selection by the master of horror manga.This volume includes nine of Junji Ito’s be… read more

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2. Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

By: Tom Bissell

3.52

Format: 204 pages, Hardcover

Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of t… read more

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  • gaming
  • games
  • nonfiction
  • video games
"Hocking was slender in the way that writers and musicians are sometimes slender: not out of any desire or design but rather because his days were spent being consumed rather than consuming."

-Tom Bissell, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

"And so, my beloved Kermit, my dear little Hussein, at the moment America changed forever, your father was wandering an ICBM-denuded watseland, nervously monitoring his radiation level, armed only wit…"

-Tom Bissell, Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

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3. The Age of Reason

By: Thomas Paine

4.12

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

The Age of Reason represents the results of years of study and reflection by Thomas Paine on the pl… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
"One good schoolmaster is of more use than a hundred priests."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"The world is my country, mankind are my friends, to do good is my religion."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"A multiplication of beliefs acts as a division of belief; and in proportion as anything is divided, it is weakened."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

"It is from the Bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine, and murder; for the belief of a cruel God makes a cruel man."

-Thomas Paine, The Age of Reason

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4. The Design of Everyday Things

By: Donald A. Norman

4.11

Format: 559 pages, Paperback

Anyone who designs anything to be used by humans -- from physical objects to computer programs to c… read more

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  • nonfiction
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5. Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

By: Jeff Ryan

4.50

Format: 182 pages,

The story of Nintendo's rise and the beloved icon who made it possible. Nintendo has continually s… read more

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  • history
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • gaming
  • games

6. 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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7. How I Became a Famous Novelist

By: Steve Hely

4.65

Format: None pages,

What Pete Tarslaw wants is simple enough: a realistic amount of fame that will open new avenues of … read more

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8. Witch King

By: Martha Wells

3.71

Format: 415 pages, Hardcover

"I didn't know you were a... demon." "You idiot. I'm the demon." Kai's having a long day in Marth… read more

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"Mother bared her fangs. "Stop being overdramatic." Kai would have loved to, if dramatic things would stop happening to him."

-Martha Wells, Witch King

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9. Every Man for Himself and God Against All: A Memoir

By: Werner Herzog

4.25

Format: 367 pages, Kindle Edition

Legendary filmmaker and celebrated author Werner Herzog tells in his inimitable voice the story of … read more

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  • nonfiction
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10. Saga, Volume 11

By: Brian K. Vaughan

4.26

Format: 153 pages, ebook

While Hazel and her family fight for scraps to survive, the rich and powerful race to forge new all… read more

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11. The Raven Tower

By: Ann Leckie

3.92

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

Gods meddle in the fates of men, men play with the fates of gods, and a pretender must be cast down… read more

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"Can you hear me now? I'm talking to you."

-Ann Leckie, The Raven Tower

"What is it that makes language a far more powerful—and risky—tool for gods than it is for even humans? What is it that makes gods gods? What am I?"

-Ann Leckie, The Raven Tower

"Given a bit more time he might have realized that what kept him alive was the same god whose continued existence drained his power so relentlessly."

-Ann Leckie, The Raven Tower

"Perhaps the length of one’s life was not important—except in the way it is to so many living beings, desperate to avoid death. Perhaps, long or short, it mattered how one spent that time."

-Ann Leckie, The Raven Tower

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12. Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

By: Stuart Russell

4.06

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A leading artificial intelligence researcher lays out a new approach to AI that will enable us to c… read more

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  • nonfiction
"To get just an inkling of the fire we're playing with, consider how content-selection algorithms function on social media. They aren't particularly intelligent, but they are in a position to affect t…"

-Stuart Russell, Human Compatible: Artificial Intelligence and the Problem of Control

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13. Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road

By: Kyle Buchanan

4.33

Format: 384 pages, Hardcover

A full-speed-ahead oral history of the nearly two-decade making of the cultural phenomenon Mad Max:… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
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14. The Mysteries

By: Bill Watterson

3.76

Format: 72 pages, Hardcover

A New York Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and Indie Bestseller. From Bill Watterson, bests… read more

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15. Star Trek: Lower Decks

By: Ryan North

4.25

Format: 120 pages, Paperback

Ensign, report to the bridge! Board the U.S.S. Cerritos for a mission to the enigmatic Qvanti syste… read more

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16. Solutions and Other Problems

By: Allie Brosh

4.21

Format: 519 pages, Hardcover

Allie Brosh returns with a new collection of comedic, autobiographical, and illustrated essays. … read more

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  • nonfiction
"If you can't win, start playing a different game and score just as many points."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Death can take away your friends and pets, but it can't take away the weird shit they did."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"That's the scary thing about decisions: you don't know what they are when you're making them."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

"Woah there, Scooter...looks like you might be starting to veer towards nihilism...anyway, it's sand time now."

-Allie Brosh, Solutions and Other Problems

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17. 後遺症ラジオ 1 [Kouishou Radio 1] (PTSD Radio, #1)

By: Masaaki Nakayama

3.87

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

...ha...ir......hand hand and.. ..an..d......fire..... ....be...hin...d......blood......u... ...sh.… read more

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18. Look Out For The Little Guy!

By: Scott Lang

3.54

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

This is the incredible story of an ex-con turned world-saving superhero. In Look Out for the Lit… read more

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19. 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
  • games
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20. The Death I Gave Him

By: Em X. Liu

3.37

Format: 351 pages, Hardcover

A lyrical, queer sci-fi retelling of Shakespeare's Hamlet as a locked-room thriller Hayden Lichf… read more

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21. No One Left to Come Looking for You

By: Sam Lipsyte

3.23

Format: 210 pages, Hardcover

A darkly comic mystery by the author of Hark and The Ask set in the vibrant music scene of early 19… read more

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22. 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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  • gaming
  • games
  • nonfiction
  • video games
Cover of The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood by Brian "Box" Brown

23. The He-Man Effect: How American Toymakers Sold You Your Childhood

By: Brian "Box" Brown

4.04

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

Brian "Box" Brown brings history and culture to life through his comics. In his new graphic novel, … read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history
Cover of Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31) by Kyle Orland

24. Minesweeper (Boss Fight Books, #31)

By: Kyle Orland

3.97

Format: 208 pages, Paperback

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Min… read more

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  • history
  • video games
  • nonfiction
  • gaming
  • games
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25. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 9

By: Akira Himekawa

4.44

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed … read more

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  • video games
Cover of The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 8 by Akira Himekawa

26. The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Vol. 8

By: Akira Himekawa

4.43

Format: 200 pages, Paperback

Once upon a time, wizards tried to conquer the Sacred Realm of Hyrule. The Spirits of Light sealed … read more

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  • video games
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27. The Beauty of Games

By: Frank Lantz

4.10

Format: 181 pages, Kindle Edition

How games create beauty and meaning, and how we can use them to explore the aesthetics of thought.A… read more

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  • gaming
  • games
  • nonfiction
  • video games
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28. Seven Games: A Human History

By: Oliver Roeder

3.90

Format: 320 pages, Hardcover

A group biography of seven enduring and beloved games, and the story of why―and how―we play them. C… read more

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  • games
  • gaming
  • nonfiction
  • history
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29. Open Circuits: The Inner Beauty of Electronic Components (Packaging may vary)

By: Windell Oskay

4.63

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Open Circuits is a photographic exploration of the beautiful design inside everyday electronics. It… read more

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  • nonfiction
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30. Glory Days: Stories

By: Simon Rich

4.14

Format: 224 pages, Audiobook

The new collection of stories capturing the travails of aging Millennials from “one of the funniest… read more

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31. A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of Disinformation

By: Teri Kanefield

4.24

Format: 240 pages, Hardcover

Lies destroy. Disinformation tears at the fabric of democracy.A Firehose of Falsehood: The Story of… read more

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  • nonfiction
  • history

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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter

Tom Bissell

3.52

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The Age of Reason

Thomas Paine

4.12

Transform Your Habits

The Design of Everyday Things

Donald A. Norman

4.11

Transform Your Habits

Super Mario: How Nintendo Conquered America

Jeff Ryan

4.50

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Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 5 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #5)

Hayao Miyazaki , Rachel Balzora Thorn , Walden Wong , Joe Yamazaki , Kaori Inoue , Izumi Evers

4.27

Transform Your Habits

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 3 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #3)

Hayao Miyazaki , Toren Smith , David R. Lewis , Walden Wong , Joe Yamazaki , Kaori Inoue , Izumi Evers

4.09

Transform Your Habits

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 6 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #6)

Hayao Miyazaki , Rachel Balzora Thorn , Walden Wong , Joe Yamazaki , Kaori Inoue , Izumi Evers

3.50

Transform Your Habits

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Vol. 7 (Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, #7)

Hayao Miyazaki , Rachel Balzora Thorn , Walden Wong , Joe Yamazaki , Kaori Inoue , Izumi Evers

3.50

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