{"product_id":"games-oligopolists-play-rob-kovitz-9780981286976","title":"Games Oligopolists Play","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"Oligopoly, like international diplomacy, labor-management negotiations, and so on, is one of the speediest and most thrilling of sports.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eGames Oligopolists Play\u003c\/b\u003e features oligopolists playing at Canada's favourite game, along with pointed commentary from noted hockey analysts Brian Mulroney, Jean Chretien and Don Cherry. Handsomely designed and printed, \u003cb\u003eGames Oligopolists Play\u003c\/b\u003e consists of texts and images collected from economic textbooks and various books and articles on hockey that have been recombined, juxtaposed and ordered by the author in a completely subjective manner. Sharp and funny political\/social satire for beginning and advanced fans alike.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Treyf 25th Anniversary edition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003etreyf, adj.  Yiddish] - not kosher, unclean.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Treyf Books by Rob Kovitz are unusual books of an indeterminate type, sort of story-picture montage-remix books for people who can't stomach any more schmaltzy \u003ci\u003eChicken Soup for the Soul.\u003c\/i\u003e Treyf Books are cooked up using texts and images compiled from various sources, usually obsessively related to one or more themes, and then recombined through a process of highly subjective editing, ordering and juxtaposition.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Strange and clever.\" - Globe \u0026amp; Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Funny, but deep.\" - Umbrella\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\"Is this a new form of discourse in step with its multivalent, chaotic times, or just an excuse for intellectual laziness? Only the author knows for sure.\" - Canadian Architect\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Kovitz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0981286976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780981286976\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Treyf Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 84\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 5.00w x 0.17d","brand":"Rob Kovitz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063561449727,"sku":"9780981286976","price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b31dd10-ed41-4f9c-8936-130d354c3e09.jpg?v=1685390294","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/games-oligopolists-play-rob-kovitz-9780981286976","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}