{"product_id":"the-tetris-effect-dan-ackerman-9781610396110","title":"The Tetris Effect: The Game That Hypnotized the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe definitive story of a game so great, even the Cold War couldn't stop it\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Tetris is perhaps the most instantly recognizable, popular video game ever made. But how did an obscure Soviet programmer, working on frail, antiquated computers, create a product which has now earned nearly 1 billion in sales? How did a makeshift game turn into a worldwide sensation, which has been displayed at the Museum of Modern Art, inspired a big-budget sci-fi movie, and been played in outer space? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A quiet but brilliant young man, Alexey Pajitnov had long nurtured a love for the obscure puzzle game pentominoes, and became obsessed with turning it into a computer game. Little did he know that the project that he labored on alone, hour after hour, would soon become the most addictive game ever made. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fast-paced business story, reporter Dan Ackerman reveals how Tetris became one of the world's first viral hits, passed from player to player, eventually breaking through the Iron Curtain into the West. British, American, and Japanese moguls waged a bitter fight over the rights, sending their fixers racing around the globe to secure backroom deals, while a secretive Soviet organization named ELORG chased down the game's growing global profits. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tetris Effect\u003c\/i\u003e is an homage to both creator and creation, and a must-read for anyone who's ever played the game-which is to say everyone.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Ackerman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1610396111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610396110\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e PublicAffairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2017","brand":"Dan Ackerman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43938770583807,"sku":"9781610396110","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_fa977ca6-7222-49c7-8356-74734baf335d.jpg?v=1681437622","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-tetris-effect-dan-ackerman-9781610396110","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}