Compulsion Play (23 results)

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condition: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: FAIR CONDITION. First Edition. xliii +132 PAGES. THE 1" X 1/.2" BOTTOM PAPER OF THE DUST JACKET SPINE HAS BEEN TORN AWAY. THE JACKET IS IN A PROTECTIVE MYLAR WRAPPER. THE "CHEAP" PAPER IS TONED WITH AGE. THE INTERIOR OF THE BOOK IS OTHERWISE TIGHT AND CLEAN. THERE IS A FORMER BOOK OWNER'S INSCRIPTION, NAME AND ADDRESS ON THE FIRST FREE END PAGE. THIS IS AN INTERESTING THEATRE PLAYSCRIPT OF MEYER LEVIN'S POPULAR BEST SELLING BOOK "COMPULSION." THE PLAY WAS STAGED IN 1957 IN TWO ACTS AND 24 SCENES ON BROADWAY. THE LENGTHY FOREWARD BY MEYER LEVIN ON PAGES v--xl (20) PAGES CONTAINS A LENGTHY CRITICISM OF THE PLAYSCRIPT BY THE AUTHOR MEYER LEVIN ,OF THE BOOK"COMPULSION, " THE AUTHOR OF THE ORIGINAL BOOK CLAIMS THAT HE WAS NOT ALOWED TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE WRITING OF THE PLAY BY THE BROADWAY PRODUCERS OF THE PLAY . HE CLAIMS FURTHER THAT SUCH A PRACTICE WAS A COMMON EVENT ON BROADWAY IN THE NEW YORK THEATRE DISTRICT. HE POSES THE RATIONAL FOR SUCH RESTICTIONS AS A CULTURE OF NEW YORK THEATRE PRODUCERS. , THE PLAY CONSISTS OF AN INTERVIEW OF THE ONE REMAINING MURDERER OF A SMALL BOY IN CHICAGO IN 1924. THE BOOK IS LISTED IN "CHICAGO IN STORY A LIERARY HISTORY" BT CLARENCE A, ANDREWS" WHO STATES THAT MEYER LEVIN ACCUSED A ROBERT THOM OF BEING THE REWRITER OF HIS TALE OF THE LEOPOLD AND LOEB MURDER CRIME. THE STORY WAS ALSO MADE INTO A MOVIE IN 1959 THAT STARRED ORSON WELLES. Size: 5" X 7 7/8".

Hardback or Cased Book. Condition: New. Gamer Nation: The Rise of Modern Gaming and the Compulsion to Play Again. Book.

Hard Cover. First Edition (stated). Pages browned, else very good plus in very good dustwrapper, with slight wear to tips and spine ends, slightly tanned spine.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Stated First Printing). The Book Is Bound In Orange With Black Lettering On The Spine. The Top Edges Are Dyed Black. The Pages Have Tanned Because Of Age And Paper Quality. Former Owner's Signature Near The Upper Edge Of The Ffep. The Unclipped Jacket Has Minor Wear And Light Sunning Of The Spine.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Buch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - A tech-industry insider takes a critical look at the effect games are having on our short- and long-term happiness and assesses the cultural prospects of a society increasingly obsessed with gaming.The American 'game economy' has become an enormous enterprise, devouring roughly one-ninth of America's entire economic output. This overview of arguably the most influential segment of the entertainment industry examines the perspectives of gaming enthusiasts, addicts, designers, arcade owners, psychologists, philosophers, and more. Weighing the positive and negative aspects of games, the author considers their effect not only upon the players but upon culture and society. What trade-offs are being made when people play games for twenty-plus hours a week The author puts particular emphasis on Candy Crush, whose enormous popularity has left all other games far behind. Since 2013 it has been installed over a billion times and its simplicity has disrupted previous game-design assumptions, proving new games don't have to be sophisticated and graphically immersive.He also offers insights from interviews with experts on the mechanics of manipulation. Sophisticated psychological tools are used to design games that are compelling, irresistible, and possibly addicting. In a few case, obsessive game-playing has been the cause of death.Whether you enjoy games as a harmless pastime or are suspicious of their effects on the quality of your family's life, you'll want to read this wide-ranching exploration of the growing game phenomenon.

Condition: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 277 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | A tech-industry insider takes a critical look at the effect games are having on our short- and long-term happiness and assesses the cultural prospects of a society increasingly obsessed with gaming.The American "game economy" has become an enormous enterprise, devouring roughly one-ninth of America's entire economic output. This overview of arguably the most influential segment of the entertainment industry examines the perspectives of gaming enthusiasts, addicts, designers, arcade owners, psychologists, philosophers, and more. Weighing the positive and negative aspects of games, the author considers their effect not only upon the players but upon culture and society. What trade-offs are being made when people play games for twenty-plus hours a week? The author puts particular emphasis on Candy Crush, whose enormous popularity has left all other games far behind. Since 2013 it has been installed over a billion times and its simplicity has disrupted previous game-design assumptions, proving new games don't have to be sophisticated and graphically immersive. He also offers insights from interviews with experts on the mechanics of manipulation. Sophisticated psychological tools are used to design games that are compelling, irresistible, and possibly addicting. In a few case, obsessive game-playing has been the cause of death. Whether you enjoy games as a harmless pastime or are suspicious of their effects on the quality of your family's life, you'll want to read this wide-ranching exploration of the growing game phenomenon.

Condition: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 278 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | A tech-industry insider takes a critical look at the effect games are having on our short- and long-term happiness and assesses the cultural prospects of a society increasingly obsessed with gaming.The American "game economy" has become an enormous enterprise, devouring roughly one-ninth of America's entire economic output. This overview of arguably the most influential segment of the entertainment industry examines the perspectives of gaming enthusiasts, addicts, designers, arcade owners, psychologists, philosophers, and more. Weighing the positive and negative aspects of games, the author considers their effect not only upon the players but upon culture and society. What trade-offs are being made when people play games for twenty-plus hours a week? The author puts particular emphasis on Candy Crush, whose enormous popularity has left all other games far behind. Since 2013 it has been installed over a billion times and its simplicity has disrupted previous game-design assumptions, proving new games don't have to be sophisticated and graphically immersive. He also offers insights from interviews with experts on the mechanics of manipulation. Sophisticated psychological tools are used to design games that are compelling, irresistible, and possibly addicting. In a few case, obsessive game-playing has been the cause of death. Whether you enjoy games as a harmless pastime or are suspicious of their effects on the quality of your family's life, you'll want to read this wide-ranching exploration of the growing game phenomenon.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Light toning to type on spine of d.w. First Play edition; foreword by the author; previous owners stamp on ffep.; 132pp. Scarce. Based on the best selling novel of the 1950's.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. DJ in archival cover. Pages toned. Stated first printing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Hardback. Dust Jacket. 8vo. pp 132. Original publisher's orange cloth, lettered black at the spine. Signed presentation from the author on the front endpaper, "Best wishes, Meyer Levin, 1959." Slight surface wear to covers and slight tanning to pages, otherwise near very good in slightly used, near very good dust jacket. Signedes.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Octavo, orange cloth lettered in black; unclipped pictorial dust jacket. First edition of Meyer's highly successful dramatization of his 1956 novel about the 1920s Leopold-Loeb murder. A presentation copy, inscribed: "For William Gibson, from one for the slide - Meyer Levin, 1959," on the front endpaper. William Gibson authored endearing works like "The Miracle Worker" (1959). A significant work with a distinguished provenance. Inscribed by Author(s).

hardcover. Condition: fine. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. First. Small 8vo, orange cloth, d.w. New York: Simon & Schuster, (1959). First Edition. Fine. Meyer's dramatization of his 1956 novel. The pages are tanned, as usual, due to bad quality paper. Signed and dated 1959 by Levin on the half-title.

Hardback. Condition: New. This item is printed on demand. New copy - Usually dispatched within 5-9 working days.

Condition: good. This book is in Good condition. There may be some notes and highligting but otherwise the book is in overall good condition.