Non-Fiction Books About Video Games
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Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture
by:
David Kushner
4.29 avg rating — 19,677 ratings 2. 
Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
by:
Blake J. Harris
3.97 avg rating — 11,820 ratings 
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Reality is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World
by:
Jane McGonigal
3.79 avg rating — 8,270 ratings 
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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
by:
Steven L. Kent
4.14 avg rating — 2,961 ratings 9. 
Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life
by:
Chris Kohler
3.99 avg rating — 440 ratings 10. 
Game Over, Press Start to Continue: How Nintendo Conquered the World
by:
David Sheff
4.11 avg rating — 1,560 ratings 11. 
Press Reset: Ruin and Recovery in the Video Game Industry
by:
Jason Schreier
4.05 avg rating — 7,656 ratings 12. 
All Your Base Are Belong to Us: How Fifty Years of Videogames Conquered Pop Culture
by:
Harold Goldberg
3.59 avg rating — 885 ratings 13. 
What Video Games Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy
by:
James Paul Gee
3.89 avg rating — 1,319 ratings 14. 
High Score! The Illustrated History of Electronic Games
by:
Rusel DeMaria
3.94 avg rating — 241 ratings 15. 
Gamers at Work: Stories Behind the Games People Play
by:
Morgan Ramsay
3.67 avg rating — 135 ratings 
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The Micro Kids: An 80s Adventure with ZX Spectrum, Commodore 64 and more
by:
Gary Plowman
3.96 avg rating — 71 ratings 23. 
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The Tetris Effect: The Game that Hypnotized the World
by:
Dan Ackerman
3.71 avg rating — 866 ratings 25. 
Coming of Age in Second Life: An Anthropologist Explores the Virtually Human
by:
Tom Boellstorff
3.61 avg rating — 390 ratings 
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Arcade Mania: The Turbo-Charged World of Japan's Game Centers
by:
Brian Ashcraft
3.65 avg rating — 179 ratings 28. 
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Game On!: Video Game History from Pong and Pac-Man to Mario, Minecraft, and More (Game On, 1)
by:
Dustin Hansen
3.96 avg rating — 622 ratings 31. 
Video Game Storytelling: What Every Developer Needs to Know about Narrative Techniques
by:
Evan Skolnick
3.99 avg rating — 482 ratings 
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Réquiem para el Jefe Final. Antología de la música en los videojuegos
by:
Edgar S. Fuentes
3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings 45. 
Trigger Happy: Videogames and the Entertainment Revolution
by:
Steven Poole
3.48 avg rating — 277 ratings 
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The Art of Failure: An Essay on the Pain of Playing Video Games (Playful Thinking Series)
by:
Jesper Juul
3.63 avg rating — 352 ratings 
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Getting Gamers: The Psychology of Video Games and Their Impact on the People who Play Them
by:
Jamie Madigan
4.04 avg rating — 463 ratings 
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The State of Play: Law, Games, and Virtual Worlds (Ex Machina: Law, Technology, and Society, 2)
by:
Bernard J. Paris
3.73 avg rating — 22 ratings 54. 
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Stay Awhile and Listen: Book I - How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire 3.82 avg rating — 611 ratings
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Game Sound: An Introduction to the History, Theory, and Practice of Video Game Music and Sound Design
by:
Karen Collins
4.07 avg rating — 101 ratings 58. 
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Playing with Sound: A Theory of Interacting with Sound and Music in Video Games
by:
Karen Collins
3.84 avg rating — 32 ratings 60. 
How to Talk about Videogames (Volume 47) (Electronic Mediations)
by:
Ian Bogost
3.65 avg rating — 236 ratings 61. 
Anime and the Visual Novel: Narrative Structure, Design and Play at the Crossroads of Animation and Computer Games
by:
Dani Cavallaro
3.78 avg rating — 18 ratings 61. 
Hardcore Gaming 101 Presents: Contra and Other Konami Classics
by:
Kurt Kalata
3.63 avg rating — 19 ratings 63. 
Power-Up: How Japanese Video Games Gave the World an Extra Life
by:
Chris Kohler
3.99 avg rating — 440 ratings 64. 
The State of Play: Creators and Critics on Video Game Culture
by:
Daniel Goldberg
3.61 avg rating — 305 ratings 64. 
Prepare to Meet Thy Doom: And More True Gaming Stories
by:
David Kushner
3.23 avg rating — 416 ratings 66. 
Opening the Xbox: Inside Microsoft's Plan to Unleash an Entertainment Revolution
by:
Dean Takahashi
4.05 avg rating — 148 ratings 66. 
The Xbox 360 Uncloaked:: The Real Story Behind Microsoft's Next-Generation Video Game Console
by:
Dean Takahashi
4.03 avg rating — 86 ratings 
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The History of Nintendo (1980-1991) - The Game & Watch
by:
Florent Gorges
3.94 avg rating — 83 ratings 71. 
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The Anatomy of Super Mario (The Anatomy of Games Volume 1)
by:
Jeremy Parish
3.67 avg rating — 52 ratings 
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Pure Invention: How Japan's Pop Culture Conquered the World
by:
Matt Alt
4.18 avg rating — 3,063 ratings 77. 
Service Games: The Rise and Fall of SEGA: Enhanced Edition
by:
Sam Pettus
3.71 avg rating — 291 ratings 
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Hardcore Gaming 101 Digest Vol. 1: Strider and Bionic Commando
by:
Kurt Kalata
3.20 avg rating — 20 ratings 
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The Comic Book Story of Video Games: The Incredible History of the Electronic Gaming Revolution 3.68 avg rating — 563 ratings
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Bits Sticks and Buttons. The Unofficial Guide to the 50 Greatest Arcade Games
by:
Sean Newton
4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings 93. 
Fun Inc.: Why Play is the 21st Century's Most Serious Business
by:
Tom Chatfield
3.40 avg rating — 321 ratings 93. 
Which Console Rules the Next-Gen?: XBOX One Vs. PlayStation 4
by:
Amber Richards
3.86 avg rating — 7 ratings 93. 
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Vault Dweller's Secrets: An Unauthorized Guide to Fallout 4
by:
Corey Hardin
4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings 93. 
