Playing at the World -- My Winter Reading Material

Here is a book I have decided to tackle over the coming winter break. "Playing at the World: A History of Simulating Wars, People, and Fantastic Adventure from Chess to Role-Playing Games" by Jon Peterson. It is a mammoth book at over 700 pages. I have the Kindle version.

Here is the review from Goodreads http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15784870-playing-at-the-world