A Mind Forever Voyaging: A History of Storytelling in Video Games
By: Dylan Holmes
3.70
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
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By: Mary Beard
3.59
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
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2. Nutcracker
By: E.T.A. Hoffmann , Ralph Manheim , Maurice Sendak
3.93
Format: 245 pages, Hardcover
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3. Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland / Through the Looking-Glass
By: Lewis Carroll , John Tenniel , Martin Gardner
4.06
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By: Arthur C. Clarke
4.12
Format: 243 pages, Paperback
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By: Wil Wheaton , David Kushner
3.99
Format: 11 pages, Paperback
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6. Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
By: Jane McGonigal
3.93
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7. The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World
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3.06
Format: 405 pages, Hardcover
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By: Patrick Rothfuss
4.07
Format: 240 pages, ebook
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By: David Graeber
4.03
Format: 335 pages, Hardcover
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4.06
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4.41
Format: 430 pages, Hardcover
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By: Chris Hadfield
3.92
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4.06
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By: Sid Meier
4.19
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
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4.40
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4.32
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3.90
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18. Disrupting the Game: From the Bronx to the Top of Nintendo
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3.83
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
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3.87
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3.59
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21. A Mind Forever Voyaging: A History of Storytelling in Video Games
By: Dylan Holmes
3.70
Format: 248 pages, Paperback
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