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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter
Extra Lives Why Video Games Matter
Author: Tom Bissell
Tom Bissell is a prizewinning writer who published three widely acclaimed books before the age of thirty-four. He is also an obsessive gamer who has spent untold hours in front of his various video game consoles, playing titles such as Far Cry 2, Left 4 Dead, BioShock, and Oblivion for, literally, days. If you are reading this flap...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780307378705
ISBN-10: 0307378705
Publication Date: 6/8/2010
Pages: 240
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Pantheon
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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Great book with a number of loosely related essays on why Video Games are important by someone who can actually write. I particularly liked his essay about playing Grand Theft Auto while high on cocaine.


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