Description
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.
Book Information
ISBN 9781613735916
Author Adam Ruben
Format Paperback
Page Count 288
Imprint Chicago Review Press
Publisher Chicago Review Press
Weight(grams) 367g