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 | The Mind GameHector Macdonald
| Ben partakes in a groundbreaking experiment on human emotions, convinced by his Oxford professor. The text contains many references to game theory and theprisoner's dilemma, as well as a caution against assuming everything is a zero sum game.
>> read about how this relates to game theoryAuthor's web site, Review at murderoutthere.com
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 | Enduring LoveIan McEwan
| A four player prisoner's dilemma inspires an introspective monologue about selfishness, social good, and cooperation.
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 | Jurassic ParkMichael Crichton
| Ian Malcolm brings wit and chaos theory to the world of dinosaurs, noting that "you forget that they are alive, that they have an intelligence of their own." A mathematician at the University of Texas at Austin makes several veiled references to game theory. |  |
 | A Beautiful MindSylvia Nasar
| A biography of John Nash, the Nobel Prize winning economist and creator of the eponymous equilibrium notion. Written by the New York Times economics correspondent.Review at Salon, SIAM News
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 | The GodfatherMario Puzo
| The classic Mafia story includes many examples of commitment, including taking hostages to ensure the safety of rival Families.
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 | The Royal GameStefan Zweig
| In no other work does the game of chess take on symbolism of Nazism, schizophrenia, and fate. "But are we not already guilty of an insulting limitation in calling chess a game? Isn't it also a science, and art?" |  |
 | PreyMichael Crichton
| Some emailed that the book contains (as yet unidentified) game-theoretic themes. |  |
 | Split InfinityPiers Anthony
| To stay in the science fiction world of Proton, Stiles must master The Game, which actually consists of many, many games. |  |