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008			170117s2017 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2017001975
020			_a9781250082725 (hardback)
020			_z9781250082732 (e-book)
042			_apcc
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dDLC _dMvI
050	1	0	_aGV1312 _b.D66 2017
082	0	0	_a794 _223
084			_aHIS054000 _2bisacsh
100	1		_aDonovan, Tristan,
245	1	0	_aIt's all a game : _bthe history of board games from Monopoly to settlers of Catan / _cTristan Donovan.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aNew York : _bThomas Dunne Books, _c2017.
300			_aviii, 292 pages ; _c24 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_a"Board games have been with us longer than even the written word. But what is it about this pastime that continues to captivate us well into the age of smartphones and instant gratification? In It's All a Game, British journalist and renowned games expert Tristan Donovan opens the box on the incredible and often surprising history and psychology of board games. He traces the evolution of the game across cultures, time periods, and continents, from the paranoid Chicago toy genius behind classics like Operation and Mouse Trap, to the role of Monopoly in helping prisoners of war escape the Nazis, and even the scientific use of board games today to teach artificial intelligence how to reason and how to win. With these compelling stories and characters, Donovan ultimately reveals why board games have captured hearts and minds all over the world for generations"-- _cProvided by publisher.
526	0		_aAccelerated Reader AR _bMG+ _c8.8 _d16 _z190555.
650		0	_aBoard games _xHistory.
650		0	_aBoard games _xSocial aspects.
650		7	_aHISTORY / Social History. _2bisacsh
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