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The inspiring, long-awaited autobiography of video-game designer and DOOM cocreator John Romero

John Romero, gaming’s original rock star, is the cocreator of DOOM , Quake , and Wolfenstein 3-D , some o…

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Play Nice: The Rise, Fall, and Future of Blizzard Entertainment

New York Times bestselling author and the gaming industry's preeminent investigative journalist Jason Schreier examines three decades of ups and downs at Blizzard Entertainment leading up to a hostile…

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Blood, Sweat, and Pixels

Developing video games—hero's journey or fool's errand? The creative and technical logistics that go into building today's hottest games can be more harrowing and complex than the games themselves, of…

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The life and career of the legendary developer celebrated as the “godfather of computer gaming,” and creator of Civilization.

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Control Freak: My Epic Adventure Making Video Games

The designer of Unreal and Gears of War offers an eye-opening personal account of the video game industry as it grew from niche hobby to hundred-billion-dollar enterprise.Video games are dominating th…

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The Last Action Heroes: The Triumphs, Flops, and Feuds of Hollywood's Kings of Carnage

The behind-the-scenes story of the action heroes who ruled 1980s and ’90s Hollywood and the beloved films that made them stars, including Die Hard, First Blood, The Terminator , and more.

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The fascinating story of how Unix began and how it took over the world. Brian Kernighan was a member of the original group of Unix developers, the creator of several fundamental Unix programs, and the…

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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture

Masters of Doom is the amazing true story of the Lennon and McCartney of video John Carmack and John Romero. Together, they ruled big business. They transformed popular culture. And they provoked a na…

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iWoz: Computer Geek to Cult Icon: How I Invented the Personal Computer, Co-Founded Apple, and Had Fun Doing It

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Source Code: My Beginnings

The origin story of one of the most influential and transformative business leaders and philanthropists of the modern age.

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The Ultimate History of Video Games: From Pong to Pokemon - The Story Behind the Craze That Touched Our Lives and Changed the World

Inside the Games You Grew Up with but Never Forgot
With all the whiz, bang, pop, and shimmer of a glowing arcade. The Ultimate History of Video Games reveals everything you ever wanted to know and more…

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