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Pinball machines.
Amusements.
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Pinball wizards : ja...
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Pinball wizards : jackpots, drains, and the cult of the silver ball / Adam Ruben.
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Ruben, Adam, author.
Chicago, Illinois : Chicago Review Press, 2018.
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Pinball machines.
Amusements.
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9781613735916 (paperback)
161373591X (paperback)
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265 pages ; 23 cm
Contents:
Admirable occupations for reasonable creatures -- A vicious form of amusement -- Come to PAPA -- "It's more fun to compete" -- How Josh and Zach's dad saved pinball -- Space invaders -- Come (back) to PAPA -- The day pinball died -- Everything nobody needs -- Backglass to the future -- PAPA19: judgment day.
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"Pinball's history is America's history, from gambling and war-themed machines to the arcade revolution and, ultimately, the decline of the need to leave your house. The strangest thing about pinball is that it persists, and not just as nostalgia. Pinball didn't just stick around--it grew and continues to evolve with the times. Somehow, in today's iPhone world, a three-hundred-pound monstrosity of wood and cables has survived to enjoy yet another renaissance. Pinball is more to humor writer Adam Ruben than a fascinating book topic--it's a lifelong obsession. Ruben played competitive pinball for years, rising as high as the 80th-ranked player in the world. Then he had children. Now, mired in 9,938th place--darn kids--Ruben tries to stage a comeback, visiting pinball museums, gaming conventions, pinball machine designers, and even pinball factories in his attempt to discover what makes the world's best players, the real wizards, so good. Along the way, Ruben examines the bigger story of pinball's invention, ascent, near defeat, resurgence, near defeat again, and struggle to find its niche in modern society"--Amazon.com.
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