"[Barrowcliffe] writes how D&D twisted his teenage development — and about how twisted teenage development is in general. It's easy to read in a weekend, and thanks to several hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered recountings of dialogue-heavy extreme nerdiness, begs a movie adaptation."—Seattle Times  “Barrowcliffe's retrospective self-awareness is by turns poignant and amusing ... as fantasy movies dominate the box office; the author offers a timely, appropriate memoir of addiction recovery ... worth a few hours holed up in the basement." -Kirkus Reviews  "I urge you to buy it yourself and make up your own mind. You'll love discussing it with your friends. There's not a whole lot written about gaming, especially from the inside, and The Elfish Gene belongs in every gamer's library." -Enter the Octopus Blog "This is a good, funny book, and I am enjoying the heck out of it so far.  Barrowcliffe ... has an excellent writing style that is light and funny, and when he describes the game, you feel his excitement as he rolls the dice.... I hope [it] intrigues you as much as it intrigued me." -Geekscribe.com Summer, 1976. Twelve-year-old Mark Barrowcliffe had a chance to be normal. He blew it. While other teenagers were being coolly rebellious, Mark—and twenty million other boys in the 1970s and ’80s—chose to spend his entire adolescence pretending to be a wizard, a warrior, or an evil priest. Armed only with pen, paper, and some funny-shaped dice, this lost generation gave themselves up to the craze of fantasy role-playing games. Spat at by bullies and laughed at by girls, they now rule the world. They were the geeks, the fantasy war gamers, and this is their story.  Mark Barrowcliffe grew up in Coventry, England. He worked as a stand-up comedian before writing his first hit novel, Girlfriend 44. He has written two other acclaimed comic novels, Lucky Dog and Infidelity for First-Time Fathers. He lives in Brighton, England.

The Elfish Gene: Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange

Humor & Entertainment

Barrowcliffe, Mark

Humor

Soho Press

Distilled from hundreds of hours of interviews, Manson's story reveals an enormous amount of new information about his life and how it led to the 1969 Tate-LaBianca murders, and provides grim insight into the making of a criminal mind. 16 pages of photos.

Manson: In His Own Words

Biographies & Memoirs

MANSON, Charles as told to Nuel Emmons

Regional U.S.

The fourteenth and final Florentine mystery featuring Marshal GuarnacciaMarshal Guarnaccia’s sense of malaise sets in as Florence closes for the summer holiday. But outside the quiet city, a wealthy young woman is shot to death in her parents’ villa. A single mother pursuing her doctorate seems an unlikely target for slaughter, but perhaps the marshal can parse the truth from her unusual family.

Vita Nuova

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

NABB, MAGDALEN

Mystery

Praise for R.T. Raichev: Fascinating.-Lady Antonia Fraser, author of the Jemima Shore seriesAgatha Christie fans will find much to like in this traditional whodunit.-Publishers WeeklyAntonia Darcy is a terrific sleuth, and Raichev is a very clever writer, indeed.-BooklistFans of cozies will love the light touch.-Kirkus ReviewsMystery writer Antonia Darcy and her husband, Major Hugh Payne, are persuaded to visit a fan's home. They become suspicious when the dying master of nearby Ospreys leaves his fortune to her.R.T. Raichev's previous novels are The Hunt for Sonya Dufrette and The Death of Corinne.

Assassins at Ospreys

R.T. Raichev

Antonia Saw the Oryx First

A young woman doctor in Africa, facing exile, seeks to touch the culture she was raised in through a young African woman whom she has saved with Western surgery.

Literature & Fiction

Thomas, Maria

United States

Back by popular demand, this directory of private pre-schools in Manhattan has been updated and revised for the fourth time.   Class size, tuition, curriculum, total enrollment, hours, admissions procedures, facilities, and educational approaches are covered thoroughly. In addition, the book describes each school and its faculty, student body, and parent community in a way that will assist parents in making decisions about their child's future education. The book conveys the personality of each school, allowing parents to choose and eliminate without having to go through the arduous work of gathering all the information from individual institutions and fellow parents. This directory is a perennial reference for anyone contemplating private nursery-school education in New York.

The Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools

FAULHABER, LINDA

Reference

1st edition trade paperback, fine (as new)

Antonia Saw The Oryx First

Maria THomas

Come to Africa and Save Your Marriage and Other Stories: Stories

Niall and Christine left their careers in New York City for a simpler, more authentic life in a cottage outside the tiny village of Kilmihil in County Clare. "Their tale is a delightful romance."—The New York Times Book Review

O Come Ye Back to Ireland: Our First Year in County Clare

Travel

WILLIAMS, Niall

Breen, Christine

Europe

Manhattan Directory of Private Nursery Schools

Faulhaber

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