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Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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"Explores the world-changing innovations we made while keeping ourselves entertained. Play has always been more important than most people realize. In this vivid examination of the power of play and delight, Steven Johnson offers a surprising history of popular entertainment. Roving from medieval kitchens and ancient taverns to casinos and shopping malls, he locates the cutting edge of innovation wherever people are working hardest to keep themselves...
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English
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On April 27, 1997, four contestants make it to the final cell of the Quigley House, a full-contact haunted escape room in Lincoln, Nebraska, made famous for its monstrosities, booby-traps, and ghoulishly costumed actors. If the group can endure these horrors without shouting the safe word, "reprieve," they'll win a substantial cash prize-a startling feat accomplished only by one other group in the house's long history. But before they can complete...
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English
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"In our always-on, productivity-addicted lifestyles, we tend to think of the pursuit of fun as being indulgent, even immature and childish. When we do find the time to relax or care for ourselves, we tend to turn to activities that are not actually restorative: binging Netflix, scrolling through Twitter, or indulging our FOMO on Instagram. Through years of research, journalist Catherine Price has learned the truth: far from being frivolous or a distraction,...
Author
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
265 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Pinball's history is America's history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolution and, ultimately, to the decline of the need to leave your house. The strangest thing about pinball is that it didn't just stick around--it grew and continues to evolve with the times. Somehow, in today's iPhone world, a three-hundred-pound monstrosity of wood and cables has survived to enjoy yet another renaissance. To writer Adam Ruben, pinball...
19) Parlor games
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Publisher
Addison-Wesley
Pub. Date
[1979]
Physical Desc
112 pages : illustrations ; 15 x 17 cm
Language
English
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