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Books Game Designers Should Read

Books that every game designer will find valuable.

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1	The Art of Game Design: A Book of Lenses by Jesse Schell 4.40 avg rating — 2,737 ratings score: 4,166, and 42 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
2	A Theory of Fun for Game Design by Raph Koster (Goodreads Author) 3.94 avg rating — 2,800 ratings score: 2,077, and 21 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
3	The Design of Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 4.13 avg rating — 36,380 ratings score: 1,467, and 15 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
4	Rules of Play: Game Design Fundamentals by Katie Salen 3.98 avg rating — 907 ratings score: 1,385, and 14 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
5	Educational Game Design Fundamentals: A Journey to Creating Intrinsically Motivating Learning Experiences by George Kalmpourtzis (Goodreads Author) 4.58 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 1,100, and 11 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
6	Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World by Jane McGonigal 3.80 avg rating — 7,599 ratings score: 995, and 10 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
7	Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi 4.07 avg rating — 67,809 ratings score: 887, and 9 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
8	Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner 4.29 avg rating — 15,135 ratings score: 770, and 8 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
9	Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1) by Orson Scott Card 4.30 avg rating — 1,228,184 ratings score: 595, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
10	Neuromancer (Sprawl, #1) by William Gibson 3.90 avg rating — 284,246 ratings score: 591, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
11	Challenges for Game Designers by Brenda Brathwaite 4.02 avg rating — 277 ratings score: 582, and 6 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
12	Game Feel: A Game Designer's Guide to Virtual Sensation by Steve Swink 3.95 avg rating — 295 ratings score: 488, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
13	Persuasive Games: The Expressive Power of Videogames by Ian Bogost 3.83 avg rating — 326 ratings score: 483, and 5 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
14	The Hero With a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell 4.12 avg rating — 38,232 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
14	Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter by Tom Bissell 3.53 avg rating — 3,401 ratings score: 393, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
16	The Invisible Game: Mindset of a Winning Team by Zoltan Andrejkovics (Goodreads Author) 4.42 avg rating — 195 ratings score: 300, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
17	Perdido Street Station (New Crobuzon, #1) by China Miéville (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 68,645 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
17	Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World by Haruki Murakami 4.14 avg rating — 114,821 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
17	Characteristics of Games by George Skaff Elias 4.14 avg rating — 181 ratings score: 297, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
20	The Player of Games (Culture, #2) by Iain M. Banks 4.26 avg rating — 64,976 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
20	Rise of the Videogame Zinesters: How Freaks, Normals, Amateurs, Artists, Dreamers, Drop-outs, Queers, Housewives, and People Like You Are Taking Back an Art Form by Anna Anthropy (Goodreads Author) 3.87 avg rating — 661 ratings score: 293, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
22	Chris Crawford on Game Design by Chris Crawford 3.72 avg rating — 174 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
22	Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art by Scott McCloud (Goodreads Author) 3.99 avg rating — 114,312 ratings score: 290, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
24	Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies by Jared Diamond 4.03 avg rating — 348,073 ratings score: 289, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
25	A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction by Christopher W. Alexander 4.41 avg rating — 4,506 ratings score: 286, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
26	The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference by Malcolm Gladwell 3.98 avg rating — 745,605 ratings score: 281, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
27	The Kobold Guide to Board Game Design by Mike Selinker 4.07 avg rating — 503 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
27	Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences by Tynan Sylvester 4.40 avg rating — 272 ratings score: 200, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
29	Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play Element in Culture by Johan Huizinga 4.02 avg rating — 2,044 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
29	The Ultimate Guide to Video Game Writing and Design by Flint Dille 3.63 avg rating — 286 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
31	The Image of the City by Kevin Lynch 4.06 avg rating — 3,451 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
32	Designing Virtual Worlds by Richard Bartle 3.97 avg rating — 159 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
32	Free: The Future of a Radical Price by Chris Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.82 avg rating — 16,380 ratings score: 196, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
34	The Grasshopper: Games, Life and Utopia by Bernard Suits 4.14 avg rating — 356 ratings score: 195, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
35	The Art of Game Design: A Deck of Lenses by Jesse Schell 4.40 avg rating — 2,737 ratings score: 194, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
36	100 Principles of Game Design by Wendy Despain 4.14 avg rating — 35 ratings score: 193, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
37	Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made by Jason Schreier (Goodreads Author) 4.22 avg rating — 14,299 ratings score: 192, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
38	Postmortems from Game Developer: Insights from the Developers of Unreal Tournament, Black & White, Age of Empire, and Other Top-Selling Games by Austin Grossman (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 40 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
38	The Well-Played Game: A Player's Philosophy by Bernie DeKoven 3.95 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 190, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
40	A Game Design Vocabulary: Exploring the Foundational Principles Behind Good Game Design by Anna Anthropy (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 98 ratings score: 188, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
41	An Introduction to Game Studies by Frans Mäyrä (Editor) 3.69 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 179, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
42	The Art Of Computer Game Design by Chris Crawford 3.75 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 177, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
43	Unit Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism by Ian Bogost 3.68 avg rating — 202 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
43	Racing the Beam: The Atari Video Computer System by Nick Montfort 4.07 avg rating — 708 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
43	Dungeons and Dreamers: The Rise of Computer Game Culture from Geek to Chic by Brad King (Goodreads Author) 3.62 avg rating — 377 ratings score: 174, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar by David Hodgson 4.41 avg rating — 263 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	First Person: New Media as Story, Performance, and Game by Noah Wardrip-Fruin (Editor) 3.71 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Google Sketchup for Game Design: Beginner's Guide by Robin de Jongh (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Virtual Reality: The Revolutionary Technology of Computer-Generated Artificial Worlds-And How It Promises to Transform Society by Howard Rheingold (Goodreads Author) 3.68 avg rating — 128 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Graphic Icons: Visionaries Who Shaped Modern Graphic Design by John Clifford (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 38 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Origins of Architectural Pleasure by Grant Hildebrand 4.16 avg rating — 25 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Possible Worlds, Artificial Intelligence, and Narrative Theory by Marie-Laure Ryan 3.94 avg rating — 34 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	101 Things I Learned in Architecture School by Matthew Frederick (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 4,695 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more (Video Games Book) by Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	ZX Spectrum Games Code Club: Twenty fun games to code and learn by Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 15 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more by Gary Plowman (Goodreads Author) 3.91 avg rating — 46 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
46	Think Like A Game Designer by Justin Gary 4.19 avg rating — 54 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
58	The Art of Deception: Controlling the Human Element of Security by Kevin D. Mitnick 3.77 avg rating — 6,161 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
58	Secret Teachings in the Art of Japanese Gardens: Design Principles, Aesthetic Values by David A. Slawson 4.10 avg rating — 29 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
58	The War of Desire and Technology at the Close of the Mechanical Age by Allucquère Rosanne Stone 3.90 avg rating — 49 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
58	Glued to Games: How Video Games Draw Us In and Hold Us Spellbound by Scott Rigby 3.97 avg rating — 105 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
58	The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 1 by John Szczepaniak 3.69 avg rating — 155 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	Impro: Improvisation and the Theatre by Keith Johnstone 4.24 avg rating — 2,935 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	Morphology of the Folktale by Vladimir Propp really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1,605 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	Pikachu's Global Adventure: The Rise and Fall of Pokémon by Joseph Tobin (Editor) 3.93 avg rating — 85 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	Think Like an Architect by Hal Box 3.98 avg rating — 95 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	The Glass Bead Game by Hermann Hesse 4.12 avg rating — 34,049 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
63	The Untold History of Japanese Game Developers: Volume 2 by John Szczepaniak 4.23 avg rating — 31 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
69	Convergence Culture: Where Old and New Media Collide by Henry Jenkins 3.86 avg rating — 3,678 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
69	Stay Awhile and Listen : How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 471 ratings score: 97, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
71	The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson (Goodreads Author) 3.81 avg rating — 29,257 ratings score: 96, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
72	Doer's Dilemma - Why Achievers Suffer And What To Do About It by Tom E. Jones (Goodreads Author) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 8 ratings score: 95, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
73	The Making of Star Trek by Stephen E. Whitfield 4.10 avg rating — 1,120 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
74	How to Read a Person Like a Book by Gerard I. Nierenberg 3.59 avg rating — 2,307 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
75	Casual Game Design: Designing Play for the Gamer in All of Us by Gregory Trefry 3.62 avg rating — 47 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
75	You Have Died of Dysentery: The creation of The Oregon Trail - the iconic educational game of the 1980s by R. Philip Bouchard 4.36 avg rating — 11 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
75	The Secret History of Mac Gaming by Richard Moss (Goodreads Author) 4.25 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
78	The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers by Christopher Vogler 4.09 avg rating — 8,876 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
78	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic—and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven Johnson (Goodreads Author) 3.86 avg rating — 50,983 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
78	Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld (Boss Fight Books, #22) by David Sudnow 3.84 avg rating — 94 ratings score: 91, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
81	The Visual Time Traveller: 500 Years of History, Art and Science in 100 Unique Designs by Alison Hackett 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
81	Stay Awhile and Listen: Book II - Heaven, Hell, and Secret Cow Levels by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 67 ratings score: 90, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
83	The Computational Beauty of Nature: Computer Explorations of Fractals, Chaos, Complex Systems, and Adaptation by Gary William Flake 4.38 avg rating — 255 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
83	Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation by Blake J. Harris (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 9,836 ratings score: 89, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
85	Mathematical Models in Biology by Leah Edelstein-Keshet 4.27 avg rating — 30 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
85	Dungeon Hacks: How NetHack, Angband, and Other Roguelikes Changed the Course of Video Games by David L. Craddock (Goodreads Author) 3.79 avg rating — 298 ratings score: 88, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
87	Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People Who Play Them by Jamie Madigan (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 275 ratings score: 87, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
88	Digital Storytelling: A Creator's Guide to Interactive Entertainment by Carolyn Handler Miller 3.36 avg rating — 80 ratings score: 86, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
89	Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino 4.10 avg rating — 71,008 ratings score: 85, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
90	Man, Play and Games by Roger Caillois 3.86 avg rating — 417 ratings score: 84, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
91	Third Person: Authoring and Exploring Vast Narratives by Pat Harrigan (Goodreads Author) (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 43 ratings score: 83, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
92	Emotional Design: Why We Love (or Hate) Everyday Things by Donald A. Norman 3.95 avg rating — 4,607 ratings score: 81, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars
93	Fundamentals of Game Design by Ernest Adams 3.87 avg rating — 144 ratings score: 79, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

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