{"product_id":"reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal-9780143120612","title":"Reality Is Broken: Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World","description":"\"McGonigal is a clear, methodical writer, and her ideas are well argued. Assertions are backed by countless psychological studies.\" --\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Powerful and provocative . . . McGonigal makes a persuasive case that games have a lot to teach us about how to make our lives, and the world, better.\" --\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Jose Mercury News\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jane McGonigal's insights have the elegant, compact, deadly simplicity of plutonium, and the same explosive force.\" --\u003cb\u003eCory Doctorow, author of \u003ci\u003eLittle Brother \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA visionary game designer reveals how we can harness the power of games to boost global happiness. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith 174 million gamers in the United States alone, we now live in a world where every generation will be a gamer generation. But why, Jane McGonigal asks, should games be used for escapist entertainment alone? In this groundbreaking book, she shows how we can leverage the power of games to fix what is wrong with the real world-from social problems like depression and obesity to global issues like poverty and climate change-and introduces us to cutting-edge games that are already changing the business, education, and nonprofit worlds. Written for gamers and non-gamers alike, \u003ci\u003eReality Is Broken\u003c\/i\u003e shows that the future will belong to those who can understand, design, and play games. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJane McGonigal is also the author of \u003ci\u003eSuperBetter: A Revolutionary Approach to Getting Stronger, Happier, Braver and More Resilient.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jane McGonigal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143120611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143120612\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/27\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/08\/2012 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012","brand":"Jane McGonigal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43993931579647,"sku":"9780143120612","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1d6e27d-0993-4a6e-bd8a-2658398015ed.jpg?v=1683327139","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/reality-is-broken-jane-mcgonigal-9780143120612","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}