{"id":1342,"date":"2021-07-07T12:49:46","date_gmt":"2021-07-07T18:49:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/strong-wp.cloud.fruitionqa.com\/?page_id=1342"},"modified":"2024-10-18T11:13:35","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T15:13:35","slug":"books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/about\/books\/","title":{"rendered":"Books"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"heroInternal__bgImage \" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dusk-Museum-entrance-400-1.jpg');\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"heroInternal bgGradient bgGradient__small\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Dusk-Museum-entrance-400-1.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n                <h1>Books<\/h1>\n                <svg id=\"animateLink\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 300 11\"><g id=\"Layer_2\" data-name=\"Layer 2\"><g id=\"Layer_1-2\" data-name=\"Layer 1\"><path stroke=\"#ffd204\" fill=\"none\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" stroke-width=\"5\" class=\"cls-1\" d=\"M0,2.5c8.82,0,8.82,6,17.65,6s8.82-6,17.64-6,8.82,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.82,6,17.64,6,8.83-6,17.65-6,8.82,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.64-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.82-6,17.65-6,8.82,6,17.64,6,8.83-6,17.65-6,8.83,6,17.65,6,8.83-6,17.66-6,8.82,6,17.65,6\"><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n                                            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"row\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n            <ul id=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"breadcrumbs\"><li class=\"item-home\"><a class=\"bread-link bread-home\" href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\" title=\"Homepage\">Homepage<\/a><\/li><li class=\"separator separator-home\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"breadsep\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/themes\/navigation-pro\/images\/triangle-right.svg\"> <\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container copyFull\" style=\"padding:0px 0px;\">\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-12\">\n           <p>The Strong publishes and co-publishes books that illuminate its collecting and interpretative activities and advance the study of play.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-bottom:5%;padding-top:5%\" class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-container alignfull gb-block-container\"><div class=\"gb-container-inside\"><div class=\"gb-container-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-columns gb-layout-columns-1 one-column gb-columns-center\"><div class=\"gb-layout-column-wrap gb-block-layout-column-gap-2 gb-is-responsive-column\" style=\"max-width:1053px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-genesis-blocks-gb-column gb-block-layout-column\"><div class=\"gb-block-layout-column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/PathwayToTheSelf_0.jpg\" alt=\"Play A Basic Pathway to Self book\" class=\"wp-image-1359 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play: A Basic Pathway to the Self<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Based on the exceptional scholarship of distinguished sociologist Thomas S. Henricks, this penetrating, accessible, and wide-ranging collection presents the culmination of his efforts\u2014through the <em>American Journal of Play<\/em> in particular\u2014to elucidate what play is and what it means to human beings. The book presents five of his original essays and an interview that previously appeared in the journal with the addition of a new essay, a historiographical study of play scholarship. It also includes a foreword by Scott Eberle, former editor of the <em>American Journal of Play<\/em>.<br>&nbsp;<br>Now retired, Henricks was the J. Earl Danieley Professor of Sociology and Distinguished University Professor at Elon University, where he also served as dean of the social sciences department and associate dean of the university, from 1977 to 2018. His publications include <em>Play and the Human Condition; Selves, Societies<\/em>, <em>and<\/em> <em>Emotions: Understanding the Pathways of Experience<\/em>; <em>Play Reconsidered: Sociological Perspectives on Human Expression<\/em>; and <em>Disputed Pleasures: Sport and Society in Preindustrial England<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size gb-block-button\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/store.museumofplay.org\/Webstore\/shop\/ViewItems.aspx?CG=Strong1&amp;C=LIB#1519\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em\">Order Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"209\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/book-cover.jpeg\" alt=\"Play for Life book\" class=\"wp-image-1358 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Play for Life: Play Theory and Play as Emotional Survival <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Play for Life: Play Theory and Play as Emotional Survival<\/em> is an edited compilation that contains, among other features, the final book-length manuscript of Brian Sutton-Smith, preeminent play scholar of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. The book is compiled and edited by Charles Lamar Phillips and three members of The Strong\u2019s <em>American Journal of Play<\/em> editorial team: G. Rollie Adams, Scott Eberle, and Patricia Hogan. It includes a foreword by Thomas Henricks, professor at Elon University and one of the nation\u2019s most prominent play theorists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Play for Life: Play Theory and Play as Emotional Survival<\/em> includes an autobiographical examination of Sutton-Smith\u2019s career (first published in The Strong\u2019s <em>American Journal of Play<\/em>) and a complete bibliography of Sutton-Smith\u2019s authored, coauthored, edited, and coedited books, chapters of books, and articles. In the section \u201cPlay as Emotional Survival,\u201d Sutton-Smith presents the thesis that play is a response to six fundamental emotions\u2014surprise, fear, anger, disgust, happiness, and sadness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-2 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-font-size gb-block-button\" style=\"font-size:20px;line-height:1.2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/store.museumofplay.org\/Webstore\/shop\/ViewItems.aspx?CG=Strong1&amp;C=LIB#1519\" style=\"border-radius:5px;color:#ffffff;background-color:#3373dc;padding-top:10px;padding-right:1em;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:1em\">order online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"652\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HistoryofVideoGames-lpr.jpg\" alt=\"A History of Video Games in 64 Objects book\" class=\"wp-image-1355 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HistoryofVideoGames-lpr.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HistoryofVideoGames-lpr-230x300.jpg 230w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A History of Video Games in 64 Objects <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore the evolution of video games, from <em>Pong<\/em> to <em>Pok\u00e9mon Go<\/em>, in <em>A History of Video Games in 64 Objects<\/em> written by The Strong\u2019s World Video Game Hall of Fame and published by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpercollins.com\/products\/a-history-of-video-games-in-64-objects-world-video-game-hall-of-fame?variant=32206097809442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">HarperCollins<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Drawing on the museum\u2019s unparalleled collection of electronic games and related artifacts, this groundbreaking book tells how video games have transformed over time through in-depth stories and engaging photographs. Learn about <em>Tennis for Two<\/em> (1958) and the computer revolution, <em>The Oregon Trail<\/em> (1971) and the rise of educational gaming, <em>Pac-Man<\/em> (1980) and the popularity of arcades; and evolution of console systems from Ralph Baer\u2019s Brown Box to the Atari 2600 and beyond.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>A History of Video Games in 64 Objects<\/em> is available on Amazon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/History-Video-Games-64-Objects-ebook\/dp\/B073ZCMJDZ\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=33A927SXTYMLL&amp;dchild=1&amp;keywords=a+history+of+video+games+in+64+objects&amp;qid=1631628863&amp;sprefix=A+history+of+video+%2Caps%2C183&amp;sr=8-1\">Order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/classic-toys-book.jpg\" alt=\"Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame book\" class=\"wp-image-1357 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/classic-toys-book.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/classic-toys-book-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Get reacquainted with the greatest toys of all time in a lavishly illustrated book, <em>Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame<\/em>, authored by Scott G. Eberle, former vice president for play studies at The Strong, and copublished with Running Press.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The book traces the history of some of the toys that have been inducted into the prestigious National Toy Hall of Fame\u2014toys Americans have grown up with and still love today. In this coffee-table compendium of photos, anecdotes, and fascinating historical facts, you will discover how these toys came to be\u2014who invented them, how they were made, where they were sold, why we played with them, and what made them so popular. From alphabet blocks to View-Masters, these are the toys that have engaged and delighted multiple generations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Classic Toys of the National Toy Hall of Fame<\/em> is available for purchase on Amazon. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Classic-Toys-National-Hall-Fame\/dp\/0762435658\/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=classic+toys+of+the+national+toy+hall+of+fame&amp;qid=1631628936&amp;sr=8-1\">Order Now<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-top\" style=\"grid-template-columns:19% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"677\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HanbookStudyPlay-sm_0.jpg\" alt=\"The Handbook of the Study of Play book\" class=\"wp-image-1356 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HanbookStudyPlay-sm_0.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/HanbookStudyPlay-sm_0-203x300.jpg 203w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Handbook of the Study of Play<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Handbook of the Study of Play<\/em> brings together diverse thinkers across academic disciplines to explore the vital role of play in human development. The two-volume set is published by The Strong and Rowman &amp; Littlefield Publishers and coedited by The Strong\u2019s Scott Eberle, former vice president for play studies; James Johnson, professor of education at Pennsylvania State University; Thomas Henricks, professor at Elon University; and David Kuschner, associate professor emeritus at the University of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>The Handbook of the Study of Play<\/em> tackles important questions about educational policy, literacy, fitness, the role of play in brain development, spontaneity and pleasure, well-being and happiness, fairness, and the fuller realization of the self. It also describes how different professions incorporate findings from play theory and research into applied settings. It is available for purchase online through <a href=\"https:\/\/rowman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rowman &amp; Littlefield<\/a> and other retailers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/07\/8-1-book-review-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read a review<\/a> of <em>The Handbook of the Study of Play<\/em> published in the Fall 2015 issue of the <em>American Journal of Play<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cta-banner-block alignfull\" style=\"background-image: url('https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Play-Rochester-The-Strong-Museum-Hero-Image-2.jpg');\">\n    <div class=\"faded-overlay\"><\/div>    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"grid\">\n            <div class=\"col-12\">\n                <div class=\"inner\">\n                    <div class=\"img-wrap\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"main-img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/uploads\/2021\/06\/kids-playing.jpg\" alt=\"An image of two little girls holding hands and gesturing excitedly while they play at The Strong museum.\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-bracket left\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/themes\/navigation-pro\/images\/light-dark-purple-bracket.svg\" alt=\"image decoration top left\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-bracket right\" src=\"https:\/\/www.museumofplay.org\/app\/themes\/navigation-pro\/images\/light-dark-purple-bracket.svg\" alt=\"image decoration bottom right\">                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content\">\n                    <h2 class=\"has-theme-secondary-color\">Make a Donation Today<\/h2>\n                    <div style=\"color:#fff;\"><p>Become a champion for play and help make a difference in the lives of the children and families who play, learn, and grow with The Strong.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n                    \n                                            <div class=\"donateWrapper\">\n                            <div id=\"donateLine\" class=\"donateGrow\"><\/div>\n                            <a class=\"donateButton wp-block-button__link has-text-color no-border-radius donateButtonShow\" href=\"https:\/\/store.museumofplay.org\/Webstore\/shop\/ViewItems.aspx?CG=Strong1&#038;C=DON\">Make a Donation Now<\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":81,"featured_media":0,"parent":765,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"fullwidth.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"8657,7708,7909,8650,9065,7070","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","_genesis_hide_title":true,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":true,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1342","page","type-page","status-publish","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.3 - 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