Monopoly
The World's Most Famous Game--And How It Got That Way
Orbanes, Philip E.
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BOOK SUMMARY
The amazing story of how America's best-selling game helped shape our aspirations and captivated the world
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Philip Orbanes, master of all things Monopoliana, traces the remarkable story of the worlds most famous board game, from its origins as a collegiate teaching tool in the early twentieth century through Monopolys explosive growth in the postwar decades, to the games current status as a fixture in homes across the globe. Along the way, Orbanes includes memorable Monopoly personality portraits, surprising Monopoly legends and lore, and an extraordinary tour of the ingenious advertising that contributed to the games rise in popularity. This is the first and only book to cover comprehensively the origin, growth, and global reach of the game that has become a universal and everyday cultural icon.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0306815745
ISBN(13-digit): 9780306815744
Dewey Decimal: 794
Library of Congress: bl2007027285
Book Publisher: Perseus Books Group
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 262
