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Halo 2 Hacks
O'Reilly Media, Inc. 2007; US$ 19.99Even if you've finished Halo 2 in Legendary Mode, you're not done with this game. Not by a long shot. You know there's a lot more you can squeeze out of Halo 2, and with the clever hacks we have in store, you'll turn the game into a whole new experience. Halo 2 Hacks is the creation of consummate gamer and Microsoft insider Stephen Cawood, an original... more...
The Discipline of Leisure
Berghahn Books 2008; US$ 70.00The burgeoning social scientific study of tourism has emphasized the effects of the post-industrial economy on travel and place. However, this volume takes some of these issues into a different area of leisure: the spare-time carved out by people as part of their everyday lives - time that is much more intimately juxtaposed with the pressures and influences... more...
The Evolution of Fantasy Role-Playing Games
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers 2010; US$ 35.00Tracing the evolution of fantasy gaming from its origins in tabletop war and collectible card games to contemporary web-based live action and massive multi-player games, this book examines the archetypes and concepts within the fantasy gaming genre alongside the roles and functions of the game players themselves. Other topics include: how The Hobbit... more...
Counterplay
University of California Press 2011; US$ 19.95?Chess gets a hold of some people, like a virus or a drug,? writes Robert Desjarlais in this absorbing book. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, Desjarlais guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new ?anthropology of passion.? Immersing us... more...
Serious Leisure and Nature
Palgrave Macmillan 2011; US$ 90.00Leisure activities undertaken in nature are immensely popular. This book examines the new serious leisure concept of nature challenge activity (NCA), exploring how NCA unfolds in an aesthetically appealing natural environment with implications for consumption and environmental sustainability. more...
Players Unleashed!
Amsterdam University Press 2011; US$ 45.00A compelling examination of the practice and implications of modding as they apply to the best-selling computer game The Sims more...
Endgame
Constable & Robinson 2011; US$ 13.11When Bobby Fischer died in January 2008, he left behind a confounding legacy. Everyone knew the basics of his life: he began as a brilliant youngster, then became the pride of American chess, then took a sharp turn, struggling with paranoia and mental illness. But nobody truly understood him. What motivated him from such a young age, and what was... more...
The Mammoth Book of Chess
Constable & Robinson 2009; US$ 11.65Comprehensive, up to date, and clear, this invaluable guide will help even less experienced players to progress to good club level and better. It offers a complete guide to the main opening gambits along with hundreds of test positions for players at every level. Graham Burgess, FIDE Master, shows you all you need to know, from entering the world... more...
Go! More Than a Game
Tuttle Publishing 2011; US$ 16.95Invented 2500-4000 years ago, the game of Go has enthralled hundreds of millions of people in Asia, where it is an integral part of the culture. In the West, hundreds of thousands have learned of its pleasures, especially after the game appeared in a number of hit movies, TV series, and books, and was included on major Internet game sites. By eliciting... more...
100 Computer Games to Play Before You Die
John Blake 2011; US$ 9.99From unforgettable classics such as Donkey Kong and Space Invaders to such modern phenomena as Grand Theft Auto and Wii Sports?the genuine masterpieces of computer games Pac-Man, Space Invaders, Sonic the Hedgehog, Prince of Persia?computer games have been drawing people in for decades. But which of the vast array are true classics worth becoming... more...









