FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. It is, perhaps, the perfect video game. Simple yet addictive, Tetris delivers an irresistible, unending puzzle that has players hooked. Play it long enough and you'll see those brightly colored geometric shapes everywhere. You'll see them in your dreams. Alexey Pajitnov had big ideas about games. In 1984, he created Tetris in his spare time while developing software for the Soviet government. Once Tetris emerged from behind the Iron Curtain, it was an instant hit. Nintendo, Atari, Sega.game developers big and small all wanted Tetris. A bidding war was sparked, followed by clandestine trips to Moscow, backroom deals, innumerable miscommunications, and outright theft. New York Times .bestselling author Box Brown untangles this complex history and delves deep into the role games play in art, culture, and commerce. For the first time and in unparalleled detail, Tetris: The Games People Play tells the true story of the world's most popular video game.

Tetris: The Games People Play (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

Comics & Graphic Novels

Brown, Box

Graphic Novels

Turtleback Books

The Great Disappointment collects work from Box Brown's web and print comic, Everything Dies. This first volume features the non-fiction and auto-bio stories such as: The Great Disappointment, The Great Upsucking, Alpha, Omega, Ben Died of a Train and many others. More than anything, Everything Dies' chief success is that it is an exercise in theological reverse-engineering, breaking down theunfathomable whole to better understand all of its working parts. Until Moses comes down from Mt Sinai with the instruction manual, I, for one, am more than happy to watch Box Brown work on it. Martin Steenton, Avoid the Future blog *Notable comic in The 2011 Best American Comics Anthology *Winner of two 2011 Ignatz Awards (Best Series, Best Mini-comic for Ben Died of a Train.)

The Great Disappointment

Lulu Press, Inc.

Rugrats: Bestest Comics Book 1 (Rugrats, 1)

Children's Books

Naujokaitis, Pranas T.

Humor

KaBOOM

This timeless anthology is a knockout featuring fan favorite superstars and the biggest moments from the WWE's diverse history. Going beyond what you get to see on TV and Pay-Per-View, WWE: Then. Now. Forever. is an anthology collection taking fans through the greatest moments of Sports Entertainment history. From legendary Wrestlemania matches to sizzling Summer Slam feuds, the biggest and best moments are highlighted, showcasing fan-favorite superstars like Dusty Rhodes, Shawn Michaels, Triple H, Razor Ramon, Daniel Bryan, Sasha Banks, The New Day, and more! Featuring an all-star roster of writers and artists including Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Jim Rugg, Ed McGuinness, Rob Guillory, Dan Mora, Andy Belanger, Jorge Corona, and Daniel Bayliss, this anthology celebrates the rich history of WWE throughout its many eras.

WWE: Then Now Forever Vol. 1

Hopeless, Dennis

Boom! Studios

All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! Hang on to your diapies, babies! All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! Tommy, Chucky, Phil and Lil have noticed something - they are being watched. Somehow their parents can see every little thing that they can do. They're going to have to find a way to have fun while avoiding the electronic eyes of the babycam! Written by Box Brown (Andre the Giant, Tetris) and illustrated by newcomer Lisa Dubois, and featuring a world-war-Cynthia story by Pranas Naujokaitis (Adventure Time: Ice King) these adventures will keep you up way past bedtime.

Rugrats Vol. 1

Naujokaitis, Pranas

All-new Rugrats adventures with the most intrepid toddlers to ever bust out of a playpen! A BABY’S GOTTA DO WHAT A BABY’S GOTTA DO! Everyone’s favorite imaginative tikes are back for another adventure. Diapers fly when Grandpa Lou’s crazy conspiracy story he read online leads Tommy to believe that everyone is being replaced by giant lizard people. It's up to Tommy, Chuckie, Phil, and Lil to get to the bottom of it all! Written by Box Brown (Andre the Giant, Tetris) and illustrated by the dazzling Lisa Dubois and Ilaria Catalani, and featuring a new Rugrats tale by Pranas Naujokaitis (Adventure Time: Ice King), don’t miss out on these all-new baby adventures!

Rugrats Vol. 2

This anthology contains a wealth of new content, celebrating the versatility and diversity of WWE throughout its various eras. Go further than what you get to see on TV and WWE Network. WWE: Then. Now. Forever. Vol. 2 is the next stage in the smash anthology series taking fans through the greatest moments of Sports Entertainment history. From moments of pure power in Survivor Series to ridiculous Royal Rumble brawls, the biggest and best moments are brought together here, showcasing fan-favorite superstars Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, The Undertaker, Macho Man Randy Savage, Goldberg, Brock Lesnar, The Shield, and more! Featuring an all-star roster of writers and artists including Dennis Hopeless, Box Brown, Ryan Ferrier, Kendall Goode, Lucas Werneck, Rodrigo Lorenzo, Daniel Bayliss, and a special story co-written by WWE Superstar AJ Styles, this anthology takes it beyond the ring and celebrates the rich history of WWE.

WWE: Then Now Forever Vol. 2

Styles, AJ

Humor & Entertainment

In 1518, during his violent colonial campaign, Cortés introduces hemp farming to Mexico. In secret, locals begin cultivating the plant for consumption. Cannabis makes its way to the United States by means of the immigrant labour force. Once the plant has been shared with black labourers in the USA, it doesn’t take long for American lawmakers to decry cannabis as the vice of "inferior races”. Enter an era of propaganda designed to whip up fear amongst the public. Dishonest and discriminatory campaigns, spearheaded by legislators and the press, spread vicious lies about a plant that has been used by humanity for thousands of years. The result: cannabis is given a schedule 1 classification, alongside heroin. In this entertaining and expertly crafted graphic novel, Box Brown offers a rich, persuasive and eye-opening guide to the complex and troubled history of weed in America.

Cannabis: An American History

Selfmadehero

The first volume of Box Brown's anthology series, Number! This includes two new stories, Kayfabe Quarterly, and The Documentarian. In Kayfabe Quarterly, a young fan's run-in with legendary wrestler Diamond Dick Corduroy causes him to re-examine his life and soon sets him on the path of creating his own 'zine, Kayfabe Quarterly. And in The Documentarian, we get a brief look at the life of a documentary filmmaker.

Number 1

Retrofit Comics LLC

The second volume of Box Brown's anthology series, Number! This includes two new stories, "Sk8rh8r" and "Elroy Mirrors' Big Score". In "Sk8rh8r", 33-year-old Rose skateboards drunk to grab some delicious burgers and runs into both Buddy Bob and the police, while in "Elroy Mirrors' Big Score", Elroy tries to build his documentary film career while dealing with his more successful friends, the strange subjects of his films, and his direction in life.

Number 2

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