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While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the book’s modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play<span> </span><span class="text-italic">Breakout<span> </span></span>just as one would learn the piano.</p> <p>Featuring a new foreword and freshly edited text,<span> </span><span class="text-italic">Breakout<span> </span></span>makes a perfect addition to Boss Fight’s lineup of critical, historical, and personal looks at single video games. We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Breakout-Pilgrim-Microworld-Fight-Books-ebook/dp/B083PVZZF6/" title="Amazon Kindle Page for Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow" data-external="true">Kindle Store</a><span> </span>* <a href="https://play.google.com/store/books/details/David_Sudnow_Breakout_Pilgrim_in_the_Microworld" title="Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld in the Google Play Store">Google Play</a></p> <p><em><span class="text-italic"><span class="bold">David Sudnow</span></span><span class="text-italic"> is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. 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We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breakout-Pilgrim-Microworld-Fight-Books-ebook\/dp\/B083PVZZF6\/\" title=\"Amazon Kindle Page for Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow\" data-external=\"true\"\u003eKindle Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/David_Sudnow_Breakout_Pilgrim_in_the_Microworld\" title=\"Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld in the Google Play Store\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDavid Sudnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. 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While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the book’s modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ejust as one would learn the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new foreword and freshly edited text,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emakes a perfect addition to Boss Fight’s lineup of critical, historical, and personal looks at single video games. We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breakout-Pilgrim-Microworld-Fight-Books-ebook\/dp\/B083PVZZF6\/\" title=\"Amazon Kindle Page for Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow\" data-external=\"true\"\u003eKindle Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/David_Sudnow_Breakout_Pilgrim_in_the_Microworld\" title=\"Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld in the Google Play Store\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDavid Sudnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Until his passing in 2007, Sudnow taught piano from his own popular Sudnow Piano Method to thousands of students throughout the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" style=\"text-align: center;\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld is a fascinating text and one of the strongest entries Boss Fight has brought to the bookshelf so far.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/unwinnable.com\/2020\/05\/07\/1983-and-the-future-of-videogame-writing\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnwinnable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eengaging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epersonal experience with just enough social commentary to reassure parents that all those quarters may not be lost in vain.” -\u003ca data-external=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-sudnow\/pilgrim-in-the-microworld-eye-mind-and-the-esse\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eExhilarating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[…] whether or not you have ever played a video game.” - The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[…] a most serious study, portending the inevitable changes in the way we view our world.” - Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What a read.” - Harrison G. 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We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breakout-Pilgrim-Microworld-Fight-Books-ebook\/dp\/B083PVZZF6\/\" title=\"Amazon Kindle Page for Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow\" data-external=\"true\"\u003eKindle Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/David_Sudnow_Breakout_Pilgrim_in_the_Microworld\" title=\"Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld in the Google Play Store\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDavid Sudnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Until his passing in 2007, Sudnow taught piano from his own popular Sudnow Piano Method to thousands of students throughout the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" style=\"text-align: center;\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld is a fascinating text and one of the strongest entries Boss Fight has brought to the bookshelf so far.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/unwinnable.com\/2020\/05\/07\/1983-and-the-future-of-videogame-writing\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnwinnable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eengaging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epersonal experience with just enough social commentary to reassure parents that all those quarters may not be lost in vain.” -\u003ca data-external=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-sudnow\/pilgrim-in-the-microworld-eye-mind-and-the-esse\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eExhilarating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[…] whether or not you have ever played a video game.” - The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[…] a most serious study, portending the inevitable changes in the way we view our world.” - Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What a read.” - Harrison G. 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While its earliest critics often scorned the idea of a serious book about an object of play, the book’s modern readers remain fascinated by an obsessive, brilliant, and often hilarious quest to learn to play\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ejust as one would learn the piano.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing a new foreword and freshly edited text,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003eBreakout\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003emakes a perfect addition to Boss Fight’s lineup of critical, historical, and personal looks at single video games. We’re proud to restore this classic to print and share with new audiences Sudnow’s wild pilgrimage into the limitless microworld of play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Breakout-Pilgrim-Microworld-Fight-Books-ebook\/dp\/B083PVZZF6\/\" title=\"Amazon Kindle Page for Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld by David Sudnow\" data-external=\"true\"\u003eKindle Store\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e* \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/David_Sudnow_Breakout_Pilgrim_in_the_Microworld\" title=\"Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld in the Google Play Store\"\u003eGoogle Play\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eDavid Sudnow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"text-italic\"\u003e is the author of Passing On: The Social Organization of Dying and the piano theory book Ways of the Hand, for which he received a Guggenheim Fellowship. Until his passing in 2007, Sudnow taught piano from his own popular Sudnow Piano Method to thousands of students throughout the world.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" style=\"text-align: center;\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"template asset\" data-alt-text=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-id=\"27062935\" contenteditable=\"false\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e“Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld is a fascinating text and one of the strongest entries Boss Fight has brought to the bookshelf so far.” - \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/unwinnable.com\/2020\/05\/07\/1983-and-the-future-of-videogame-writing\/\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eUnwinnable\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eengaging\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003epersonal experience with just enough social commentary to reassure parents that all those quarters may not be lost in vain.” -\u003ca data-external=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kirkusreviews.com\/book-reviews\/david-sudnow\/pilgrim-in-the-microworld-eye-mind-and-the-esse\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eExhilarating\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e[…] whether or not you have ever played a video game.” - The San Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“\u003cspan class=\"bold\"\u003eBrilliant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e[…] a most serious study, portending the inevitable changes in the way we view our world.” - Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“What a read.” - Harrison G. Pink\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NTOmYpMS5os\u0026amp;feature=youtu.be\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eCaleb J Ross video review\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExcerpt: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/looking-back-on-the-hypnotic-charm-of-breakout-1840039640\"\u003eKotaku\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore Reviews:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca title=\"Goodreads Reviews of Breakout: Pilgrim in the Microworld\" href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/49094421-breakout\"\u003eGoodreads\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"} } </script> <script async src="https://wholesale.good-apps.co/storage/js/goodpa_wholesale-boss-fight-books.myshopify.com.js?ver=1732488828&shop=boss-fight-books.myshopify.com"></script> </div></body> </html>