Game: A Thriller (42 page)

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Authors: Anders de La Motte

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Copyright © 2010 by Anders de la Motte English language translation copyright © 2013 by Neil Smith This work was originally published as
Geim
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Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Definition

Chapter 1: Wanna Play a Game?

Chapter 2: Trial

Chapter 3: Are You Really Sure You Want to Enter?

Chapter 4: Safe or All In?

Chapter 5: Playing the Game

Chapter 6: All the King’s Horses . . .

Chapter 7: Fair Game

Chapter 8: Hardball

Chapter 9: I Lost the Game

Chapter 10: Hazard

Chapter 11: Name of the Game

Chapter 12: Being Game

Chapter 13: Mind Games

Chapter 14: White Bear

Chapter 15: Are You Really Sure You Want to Exit?

Chapter 16: Who is Playing Who?

Chapter 17: Getting Back In

Chapter 18: Are You Really Sure You Want to Reenter?

Chapter 19: Inside Man

Chapter 20: Payback

Chapter 21: End Games

Chapter 22: An Activity for Recreation

About Anders de la Motte

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