{"product_id":"alternate-worlds-brian-h-schneider-9798273036949","title":"Alternate Worlds: A memoir from the early days of playing and making Magic: the Gathering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlternate Worlds is a Magic: the Gathering memoir written by Brian Schneider, one of the game's early R\u0026amp;D leads, about the fun and merit of growing up a gamer.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eConsider Alternate Worlds a love letter to Magic: the Gathering, to gamers, and to anyone who woke up one day and thought, \"I miss my friends.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIf I were to summarize why this book exists, I'd say that I got pretty fed up with the cloning culture in the gaming industry and just wanted to make something that felt like the opposite of that. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eI wanted to create something that felt loved, just to do it, and Alternate Worlds is that creation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book itself is a \"Magic deck\" of sixty short, delightful, stories -- all tales about lessons learned along the way. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll profits from Alternate Worlds will be donated periodically to nonprofit organizations of the highest need.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brian H. Schneider\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273036949\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.59lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Brian H. Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47931194441983,"sku":"9798273036949","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_276b239e-ccf2-476d-b645-29279d8de614.jpg?v=1766347092","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alternate-worlds-brian-h-schneider-9798273036949","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}