{"product_id":"alternate-worlds-9798994247303","title":"Alternate Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlternate Worlds is a Magic: the Gathering memoir written by Brian Schneider, one of the game's early R\u0026amp;D leads, about the fun and merit of growing up a gamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNote from the author: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConsider Alternate Worlds a love letter to Magic: the Gathering, to gamers, and to anyone who woke up one day and thought, \"I miss my friends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I were to summarize why this book exists, I'd say that I got pretty fed up with the mass market cloning culture in the gaming industry and just wanted to make something that felt like the opposite of that.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI wanted to create something that felt loved, just to do it, and Alternate Worlds is that creation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book itself is a \"Magic deck\" of sixty short, delightful, stories -- all tales about lessons learned along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI'm grateful to be able to tell these stories, and I hope you enjoy them!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll profits from Alternate Worlds will be donated periodically to nonprofit organizations of the highest need.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Momimi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798994247303\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.09lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Brian H. Schneider","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52679548403893,"sku":"9798994247303","price":18.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/alternate-worlds-9798994247303","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}