The Elfish Gene, Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange

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Condition
Good
A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
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“some light spots on top of book on side of pages from dust I think, some scuffs and scratches on ...
Ex Libris
No
Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Custom Bundle
No
Personalize
No
Inscribed
No
Type
Memoirs
Vintage
No
Original Language
English
Personalized
No
Book Series
dungeons and dragons
Cookery Topic
dnd
Special Attributes
soft cover
Age Level
Adults
Subjects
Dungeons and Dragons
Intended Audience
Young Adults, Adults
Signed
No
Literary Movement
fantasy
ISBN
9781569476017
Category

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
SOHO Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1569476012
ISBN-13
9781569476017
eBay Product ID (ePID)
73112580

Product Key Features

Book Title
Elfish Gene : Dungeons, Dragons and Growing Up Strange
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Sociology / General, Personal Memoirs, Literary, Role Playing & Fantasy, Life Stages / Adolescence, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2009
Genre
Literary Criticism, Family & Relationships, Social Science, Games & Activities, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Mark Barrowcliffe
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11 Oz
Item Length
8.7 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
TitleLeading
The
Reviews
"Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe's] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure."-- Entertainment Weekly "Mark Barrowcliffe's humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, 'The Elfish Gene,' is another welcome addition to the growing 'nerdsploitation' genre."--Associated Press "Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight."-- The Seattle Times "In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny."-- The Christian Science Monitor "Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male."-- Publishers Weekly , starred review, "Funny . . . [Barrowcliffe's] gently knowing style makes the pain of identification a pleasure."- Entertainment Weekly "Mark Barrowcliffe's humorous, self-deprecating memoir of his misspent youth, 'The Elfish Gene,' is another welcome addition to the growing 'nerdsploitation' genre."-Associated Press "Hilarious, unbelievably well-remembered . . . begs a movie adaptation. . . . Barrowcliffe writes . . . with uncommon insight."- The Seattle Times "In the best tradition of British humor. . . . Laugh-out-loud funny."- The Christian Science Monitor "Wonderfully captures the insensitivity, insecurity and selfishness of the adolescent male."- Publishers Weekly , starred review
Dewey Decimal
823.92
Synopsis
In the summer of 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 adolescence pretending to be a warrior, an evil priest, or a dwarf. He had discovered Dungeons & Dragons, and his life would never be the same. No longer would he have to settle for being Mark Barrowcliffe, an ordinary awkward teenager from working-class Coventry, England; he could be Alf the Elf, Foghat the Gnome, or Effilc Worrab, an elven warrior with the head of a mule. This is an hilarious memoir of an adolescence spent entirely in the world of fantasy.", In the summer of 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 adolescence pretending to be a warrior, an evil priest, or a dwarf. He had discovered Dungeons & Dragons, and his life would never be the same. No longer would he have to settle for being Mark Barrowcliffe, an ordinary awkward teenager from working-class Coventry, England; he could be Alf the Elf, Foghat the Gnome, or Effilc Worrab, an elven warrior with the head of a mule. This is an hilarious memoir of an adolescence spent entirely in the world of fantasy.

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